Summertime Cuties

Abbreviations

dc – Double crochet

sc – Single crochet

hdc – Half double crochet

dec – Decrease

inc – Increase (Two stitches into the

same space)

pm – Place marker

ch – Chain

Join – Slip stitch into the first stitch

of the round

slst – Slip Stitch

flo – front loop only

** – Repeat from * to * as many times

listed. Ex [*dc1, dc inc*] x6

Materials

– Worsted weight yarn in desired color ( I used a thinner 4

weight by Big Twist and Mainstays)

– Size G – 4.0mm crochet hook.

– Tapestry needle for sewing in ends

– Scissors

– Polyfill or stuffing of your choice! I used scrap yarn!

– Pearl beads for strawberry seeds

– Needle

-Pink and red thread

Base Colors

Strawberry: Big Twist – Bubblegum (now discontinued, but hot

pink is a close replacement), or Varsity Red

Stem: Red Heart – Spring Green

Frog: Big Twist – Light Green. Medium Rose ( Or Mainstays

Pink). Black. White.

Chick: Big Twist – White. Pale Yellow. Varsity Orange. Aqua.

Black.

Red Heart – Pretty N' Pink

Bee: Mainstays – Yellow. White. Black

Gauge: 4 dc and 2 rows per inch. Please check your gauge by

doing a swatch in the round and adjust hook size as needed.

My personal tension tends to be tighter.

Cute bucket hat designs in 3 sizes from

popular or trending themes. My inspo for

these easy to make hats actually came from a

trend of polymer clay rings made to look like

cute little animals. Some of the design was

also drawn from my favorite plushies at home!

Hat Bases

Grab the color needed for your desired hat! I will let you know throughout the rows which

size stops where! ch2 does not count as a stitch at any point in this pattern. See below for

row variations regarding bee sizes and stripe rows.

Increase rows:

To set up the hat we will be using a magic ring OR a ch 3 and slst into the first

ch made. You will be working into the center of this ring. FOR LARGE: If you

have a smaller head to make for (my head is small), only add 12 dc and remove

1 repeat from each row. This will change your total stitch count.

Row 1: ch 2, 13dc into the ring (Pull yarn tail tight if magic ring was used). slst

into the first dc made. -13dc Total

Row2: ch2, dc inc into each stitch around and join. -26dc Total

Row 3: ch2, [*dc inc, dc*] 13x, join. -39dc Total

Row 4: ch2, dc1, [*dc inc, dc 2*] 12x. dc inc, dc in last stitch and join. -52dc Total

Your increase rows end here if you are making a small/newborn size.

Row 5: ch2, [*dc inc, dc 3*] 13x, join. -65dc Total

Your increase rows end here if you are making a medium size

Row 6: ch2, dc 2, [*dc inc, dc 4*] 12x. dc inc, dc 2 and join. -78dc Total

This is the end of increase rows for the adult size!

Crown Rows:

This one row will be worked a different amount of times for each hat!

Row 1: ch2, dc 1 in each stitch around. join

Small: Repeat 6 times -52dc Total

Medium: Repeat 7 times -65dc Total

Large: Repeat 7 times -78dc Total

Feel Free to try on the hat and decide if you need

a deeper crown fit. Just add more of the crown row.

Edging rows do not affect how well the hat will

sit on your head but may slightly obstruct your

view if you make the hat too deep.

Edging

There is no final stitch count for these few rows as they may vary based on

if you went with 12 or 13 dc to begin..

Row 1: ch2, [* In flo, dc inc, dc 2*]

Row 2: ch2, [*dc inc, dc 2*] until all stitches are filled. Join.

Row 3: ch2, [*dc, dc inc*] until all stitches are filled. Join and tie off.

Now is the time to weave in any ends from your hat. You could always finish

your hat here if you want a solid color or to decorate on your own, but the

main part of this pattern is in the decorating I have done!

Small hat:

Row 1-3 Yellow.

Row 4 Black

Row 5 Yellow

Row 6 Black

Row 7 Yellow

Row 8 Black

Row 9 Yellow

Row 10 Black

Edging rows in yellow

Medium hat:

Row 1-4 Yellow

Row 5 Black

Row 6 Yellow

Row 7 Black

Row 8 Yellow

Row 9 Black

Row 10 Yellow

Row 11 Black

Row 12 Yellow

Edging rows in yellow

Large hat:

Row 1- 3 Yellow

Row 4-5 Black

Row 6-7 Yellow

Row 8-9 Black

Row 10-11 Yellow

Row 12-13 Black

Edging rows in yellow

Bee color changes

You can always

change up the

stripes to how you

would prefer them or

even make them

thicker.

The small hats have a circumference of 13-14 inches and is

a good size for your typical newborn!

The medium sized hats have a circumference of 18-19

inches and will fit a 1-3 Year old child. My son is 3 and

this size fits him just fine!

The Large size has a circumference of 20.5-22 inches and

has fit every adult I have tried it on thus far.

Keep in mind that the nature of crochet fabric means it

will stretch and have a bit of give to it.

Chicks

Here I will keep all the instructions for each size separate.

Medium Hat

Beak

With orange you will make a slip knot

and chain 6

We will be working in the round. Do

not join rows.

Row 1: sc inc into second chain from

the hook, sc 3, sc 3 into the last chain.

Continuing down the other side of the

chain for row 1:

sc 3, sc into the same space as the

first sc inc, pm -12sc Total

Row 2: sc inc, sc 5, sc inc, sc 5, pm

-14sc Total

Row 3: sc inc, sc 7, sc inc, sc 5, pm

-16sc Total

Row 4: sc inc, sc 8, sc inc, sc 6, pm

-18sc Total

Row 5: sc, slst and tie off leaving a

long end to sew. Squish it in half as

this is how it will be sewn on!

Eyes (Make 2)

Row 1: Make a magic ring, ch 1, sc 8

into the ring and pm -8sc Total

Row 2: [sc inc] 8x -16sc Total

Join and leave a long end for sewing.

Tighten the tail and weave it in.

Cheeks (Make 2)

Row 1: Make a magic ring, ch1, sc 8

into the ring and pm -8sc Total

Row 2: Working in the round now! [*sc

inc, sc*] 4x, pm -12sc Total

Row 3: [*sc inc, sc*] 6x, pm -18sc Total

Row 4: [*sc 2, sc inc*] 6x, pm -24sc

Total.

Row 5: sc 24 -24sc Total

Tie off leaving a long end to sew.

Tighten the tail and weave it in.

Large Hat

Beak

With orange you will make a slip knot and

chain 8

We will be working in the round, do not join

rows.

Row 1: sc inc into second chain from hook, sc 5,

sc 3 into last chain.

Continuing down the other side of the chain

for row 1:

sc 5, sc into the same space as the first sc inc,

pm -16sc Total

Row 2: sc inc, sc 7, sc inc, sc 7, pm -18sc Total

Row 3: sc inc, sc 9, sc inc, sc7, pm -20sc Total

Row 4: sc 2, sc inc, sc 9, sc inc, sc7, pm -22sc

Total

Row 5: sc 2, slst and tie off leaving a long end

to sew. Squish it in half as this is how it will

be sewn on!

Eyes (Make 2)

Row 1: Make a magic ring, ch 1, sc 8 into the

ring and pm – 8sc Total

Row 2: [sc inc] 8x, pm -16sc Total

Row 3: [*sc inc, sc*] 8x -24sc Total

Join and leave a long end for sewing. Tighten

the tail and weave it in.

Cheeks (Make 2)

Row 1: Make a magic ring, ch1, sc 8 into the

ring and pm -8sc Total

Row 2: Working in the round now! [*sc inc,

sc*] 4x, pm -12sc Total

Row 3: [*sc inc, sc*] 6x, pm -18sc Total

Row 4: [*sc 2, sc inc*] 6x, pm -24sc Total.

Row 5: sc 24 -24sc Total

Row 6: [*sc inc, sc*] 12x -38sc Total

Tie off leaving a long end to sew. Tighten the

tail and weave it in. I like to stretch the

large cheeks out a bit to flatten them a little

more!

Feel free to use felt pieces instead

if you are not one to enjoy the

making and sewing of smaller pieces!

As these are different sizes, I will

leave it to you to pin and sew as

you'd like! Stuff the cheeks lightly

but don't stuff the beaks!

Frog-Bee-Strawberry

Hey, Guess what! Now we get to make a bunch of circles! All of these will be listed with what row ends the size for each hat and part, just

like for the hats!

Again all the sewing is down to preference, besides how the eyes

are sewn together that is! Stuff the stem with leftover yarn or

fiber fill before sewing it on. I tend to sew in and out of the

stitches rather than out and around them, just to keep it clean. For

the strawberry hat seeds I just use matching thread doubled and

sew them on wherever I think looks good. I tie each one individually

and don't weave in the thread. After trying to use yarn for the

seeds.. just trust me when I say this is easier and looks more tidy!

sure to use my photos as reference!

For adding the frogs mouth I had just slip stitched through the hat. You can also just sew it on. It takes me a few

attemps for every frog mouth to sit right!

Photos