Summer’s Edge Knit Bucket Hat

Shade your eyes in effortless comfort with the Summer’s Edge Bucket Hat! This knit bucket hat is worked from the top down in smooth stockinette stitch, flowing into a flared, face-framing, garter stitch brim. Bold stripes add a touch of texture and a playful pop of color. It’s the perfect companion for those lazy days of late summer that whisper of the coming fall.

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Cascade Sarasota Worsted Yarn

Cascade provided the summery Sarasota Worsted yarn for this knit bucket hat design. The smooth cotton/acrylic blend has beautiful stitch definition and a relaxed drape.

It comes in colors for all seasons, from pastels to brights to neutrals. I combined 202 Jade Green with 209 Yellow and 213 Chilli Pepper.

2025 Two of a Kind Hat and Scarf KAL

This knit bucket hat pattern is part of the Two of a Kind Hat and Scarf Knit Along, which I am co-hosting with Marie from Underground Crafter. This is number 8 of 12 patterns, 6 hats and 6 scarves, throughout the year. Each hat and scarf pair uses the same yarn, but I will design one, and Marie will design the other. Get all the details, other patterns, and the full schedule in the main KAL post.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, Marie’s coordinating scarf design has been delayed (potentially for quite a while). When it becomes available, I will share it here.

Jogless Stripes

Knitting in the round creates a spiral rather than stacked rings of stitches. This means that simple stripes will form a distinct color shift or jog where the first and last stitch of the round meet. Slipping the first stitch of the 2nd round minimizes this jog and creates more seamless or jogless stripes. You’ll see this technique in the striping section of the pattern.

Summer’s Edge Bucket Hat Tutorial

Need a little help with the pattern? Follow along step by step with this full video tutorial!

Summer’s Edge Bucket Hat

Yarn weight and project level images source: Craft Yarn Council

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Sizes

Baby [Toddler, Child, Small, Large]

Circumference before Brim: 13.25 [15, 16.5, 18.25, 19.75]” / 33 [37.5, 41.5, 45.5, 49.5] cm

Brim Circumference: 22 [24.25, 28.75, 31, 33]” / 55 [60.5, 72, 77.5, 82.5] cm

Height (including Brim): 6.25 [7.25, 8.5, 9, 9.75]” / 15.5 [18, 21.5, 22.5, 24.5] cm

To Fit Head Circumference: 14-16 [16-18, 18-20, 20-22, 22-24]” / 35-40 [40-45, 45-50, 50-55, 55-60] cm

Gauge

In Stockinette Stitch: 14.5 sts x 23 rnds = 4″ / 10 cm after blocking

In Garter Stitch: 14.5 sts x 30 rnds = 4″ / 10 cm after blocking

Cotton yarn relaxes a lot with blocking, so take time to block your swatch.

Abbreviations used

• BO = bind off / bind-off
• CO = cast on / cast-on
• k = knit
• k2tog = knit 2 together
• kfb = knit front and back
• m1L = make 1 left
• p = purl
• rep = repeat
• rnd = round
• RS = right side
• sl = slip
• slm = slip marker
• st(s) = stitch(es)
• tbl = through back leg
• WS = wrong side
• yo = yarn over

Recommended Resources

• Summer’s Edge Hat Tutorial
• Long Tail Cast On – Lunchtime Live Ep61
• Knitted Cast On
• Make 1 Right (m1R) and Make 1 Left (m1L) Knitting Increases
• Knit Front and Back Increase (kfb)
• Knit 2 Together (k2tog)

Instructions

With A and leaving a 6″ / 15 cm tail, CO 8 sts using a long-tail cast-on. Join to work in the round. All rnds are worked on the RS.

Crown

Rnd 1: K1, m1L, [k1, pm, m1L] around. (16 sts)

Rnd 2: K around.

Rnd 3: K1, m1L, [k to m, slm, m1L] 7 times, k to end. (24 sts)

Rnds 4-7 [9, 11, 13, 13]: [Rep Rnds 2 & 3] 2 [3, 4, 5, 5] times more. (40 [48, 56, 64, 64] sts)

Sizes Baby & Large only:

Rnds 8-10 [-, -, -, 14-16]: K around.

Rnds 11 [-, -, -, 17]: Rep Rnd 3, removing markers as you come to them, pm for beginning of rnd. (48 [-, -, -, 72] sts)

Sizes Toddler, Child, & Small only:

Rnd – [10, 12, 14, -]: K around, removing markers as you come to them, pm for beginning of rnd.

Rnd – [11-12, 13-14, 15-16, -]: K around.

Rnd – [13, 15, 17, -]: K1, m1L, [k -[8, 14, 32, -], m1L] – [5, 3, 1, -] time(s), k to end of rnd. (- [54, 60, 66, -] sts)

Body (All Sizes)

Rnd 1: K around. (48 [54, 60, 66, 72] sts)

[Rep Rnd 1] 5 [8, 8, 9, 14] times more, or until hat measures approximately 3.25 [4, 4.5, 5, 5.75]” / 8 [10, 11.5, 12.5, 14.5] cm from top of Crown.

First Color B Stripe

Rnd 1: Change to B, k around.

Rnd 2: Sl1, k around.

Next 1 [1, 2, 2, 2] Rnds: K around.

Color C Stripe

Rnd 1: Change to C, k around.

Rnd 2: Sl1, p around.

Rnd 3: K around.

2nd Color B Stripe

Rep First Color B Stripe.

Last Rnd: Change to A, k around.

Brim

Rnd 1: K1, kfb, (k2, kfb) to last st, k1. (64 [72, 80, 88, 96] sts)

Rnd 2: P around.

Rnd 3: K around.

Rnd 4: P around.

Rnd 5: K1, kfb, (k7 [8, 9, 10, 11], kfb) 7 times, k to end. (72 [80, 88, 96, 104] sts)

Rnds 6-8: Rep Rnds 2-4.

Rnd 9: K1, m1L, (k8 [9, 10, 11, 12], kfb) 7 times, k to end. (80 [88, 96, 104, 112] sts)

Sizes Child, Small & Large only

Rnds 10-12: Rep Rnds 2-4.

Rnd 13: K1, m1L, (k – [-, 11, 12, 13], kfb) 7 times, k to end. (- [-, 104, 112, 120] sts)

All Sizes

Last 2 Rnds: Rep Rnds 2 & 3.

I-Cord Bind-Off

Note: “Working needle” is right-hand needle if knitting right-handed and left-hand needle if knitting left-handed.

Cast-on 3 sts with knitted cast-on, k2, k2tog tbl (1 st BO), *sl all 3 sts from working needle back to other needle, k2, k2tog tbl; rep from * until last st has been BO and 3 sts rem on working needle.

Cut yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing. Using long tail and tapestry needle, sew 3 live sts to first 3 CO sts as follows:

Beginning from inside edge (closest to center of hat), pass tail purlwise through first live st on knitting needle.

Pass tail under both legs of first CO st, pass tail knitwise through first live st and remove from knitting needle, pass tail purlwise through 2nd live st.

Pass tail under both legs of 2nd CO st, pass tail knitwise through second live st and remove from knitting needle, pass tail purlwise through 3rd live st.

Pass tail under both legs of 3rd CO st (this one is harder to find, you may need to roll the edge towards you to see it), pass tail knitwise through 3rd live st and remove from knitting needle.

Finishing

Weave in all ends. Wash and block.

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