The Hexagon Bucket Hat brings a retro, seventies feel to a modern bucket shape. Seven African flower hexagons are joined side by side into a band, then the crown and flared brim are worked straight from the band — so there’s no lining up motifs at the end. Each flower uses four colors and only a few metres of each, which makes it a perfect way to use up leftovers, and swapping which color goes in the centre versus the petals gives every hexagon its own personality.

Sizes:

1 (2) 3 – Child (small adult) large adult. Sizes 1 (2) 3 fit a head circumference of 46–50 (50–54) 54–58 cm 18–19.5 (19.5–21) 21–23 in. Finished circumference is 49.7 (53.2) 56.7 cm 19.6 (20.9) 22.3 in. If you are between sizes, size up or use a bigger hook.

Materials:
• 150 (160) 175 m 164 (175) 191 yds or 47 (50) 55 g of your main color, and 30 (30) 35 m 33 (33) 38 yds or 9 (9) 11 g of each of the 4 contrast colors of Drops Safran (50 g = 160 m 175 yds) or other sport weight yarn
• 2.5 mm hook or hook that meets the gauge
• Yarn needle and stitch markers

Gauge:

(2.5 mm hook) One finished hexagon measures 7 (7.5) 8 cm 2.8 (3) 3.2 in from side to side after blocking.

Skill level:

Advanced beginner. Skills used: crochet in the round, working into chain spaces, joining motifs with mattress stitch, increases and decreases. Uses basic stitches plus extended single crochet and triple crochet: sc, esc, hdc, dc, trc, sl st. The pattern includes photos, stitch diagrams for every motif, and a video for the seaming.