Hexagon Bucket Hat

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.