Crochet the shell stitch Bucket hat

 

Shell stitch bucket hat crochet pattern

The hat is worked with shell stitch from the start, it is slightly different from the usual flat worked

shell stitch as this is worked in rounds from top to bottom. Three steps to achieve the bucket hat, shaping the crown, working in rounds to initially shape it into a beanie and finally work the brim to finally get the bucket hat shape.

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Materials

1 red heart super saver 

5.5 mm crochet hook

Measurements

Circumference: 18 cm

Length: 24 cm

Width: 37 cm

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Abbreviations

Ch: chain

St: stitch

Sc: single crochet

Dc: double crochet

Sk: skip

Shell st: 5 dc in the same stitch

Sl st: slip stitch

Note: 

The pattern is for medium size, for smaller size, you start working in rounds to shape the beanie from round 6. For larger size, you continue increasing the sc in round 9 before you shape the beanie.

Written Pattern 

ch2

Round 1: in the 2nd ch from the hook, 2 sc in every st, join with a sl st. 12

Round 2: ch3, 4 dc in the same st as ch 3, sk2, sc, sk 2, shell st, repeat ( shell st in the next st, sk 2, sc in the following st) till the end of the round

Round 3: ch1, 2sc in every st, join . 24

Round 4: ch1, sc in the same st as ch1,sk 2, shell st, sk2, sc, sk 2, shell st, repeat ( sc, sk 2, shell st, sk2) till the end of the round

Round 5: ch1, 2sc in every st 48

Round 6: Repeat round 2

Round 7: ch1, 2sc, 1sc, 2sc, 1 sc, repeat till the end of the round. 72

Round 8: Repeat round 4

Round 9 to 15: Repeat round 2.

Round 16: ch1, 2sc in the 1st st as ch 1, 1 sc in the next 2 st, repeat, till the end of the round.

Round 17 to 19 : Repeat round 2 .