Crochet A Bunny Bucket Hat

Create your very own adorable bunny bucket hat with the art of crocheting! This fun and stylish project will not only keep you entertained but also result in a cute accessory that you can wear with pride. By following a simple crochet pattern, you can customize the colors and size of the hat to suit your preferences. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced crocheter, this project is perfect for anyone looking to add a touch of whimsy to their wardrobe. Crocheting a bunny bucket hat allows you to showcase your creativity and craftsmanship in a unique way. You can experiment with different yarn textures and embellishments to make your hat truly one-of-a-kind. This project is a great way to unwind and relax while creating something special for yourself or a loved one. So grab your crochet hook and yarn, and get ready to bring this charming bunny bucket hat to life!

Yarn used: 

NOTE: Hold two strands of yarn to crochet the hat. One strand is used to crochet the ears.

MC = Main Color for the Hat (2 strands) outer edge and back of the ears 1 strand only.

CC1 = Band Color (2 strands)

CC2 = Inside Ear Color (1 strand)

I used Red Heart Super Saver. It is an acrylic worsted weight (4) yarn only for this project.

Approx. 200 to 300 yds

Gauge:“L” hook/ 4” x 4” = 5 rows h x 8st’s across

Crochet Hook:L 11/8.00mmH 8/5.00mm (ears)

Supplies:

Yarn needle for sewing on the ears and sewing in the ends.
Ribbon of choice if you choose to embellish with ribbon.

STITCH GUIDE:

MC = Main Color for the Hat (2 strands)

CC1 = Band Color (2 strands)

CC2 = Inside Ear Color (1 strand)
join w/ = join with

slp st = Slip Stitch

ch = Chain 

sc = single Crochet

hdc = half double crochet

hbp hdc = High Back Post Half Double Crochet

dc = double crochet

trb = treble stitch

dec = decrease – yo, insert hook into st, pull up a loop; insert hook into nxt st pull up a loop, yo pull through all 4 loops on the hook

hdc 3 together – yo, insert into st, pull up a loop; insert hook into nxt st pull up a loop; insert hook into nxt st pull up a loop; yo pull thru all 5 loops on hook

yo = yarn over

blo = back loop only

sp = Space

nxt = Next

st = Stitch

* * = Execute sequence between the stars, the number of times stated

x = Times; example Repeat 2 x or 2 times; 3 x or 3 times and so on.

Special Stitches

picot = ch3, slp st in the 1st ch made

dc x st = Cross Stitch or X stitch – Skip st, dc in nxt st, cross back passing the hook in front of prev. st, executing a dc in st that was skipped.

hdc x st = Cross Stitch or X stitch – Skip st, hdc in nxt st, cross back passing the hook in front of prev. st, executing a hdc in st that was skipped.

Designer Notes:

1.Beginning chains do not count as a stitch, unless otherwise noted.

2. The high back post half double crochet will create that ridge at the top of the hat.
3. Weaving ribbon through the Cross Stitches is a nice option. There are so many fun Easter ribbons out there.

4. Putting a pull tie bow with the matching ribbon at the base of a bunny ear, or at the base of both bunny ears is so cute.

5. Use brown or black to make this a unisex hat.

6. Each has two pieces.

1. The front which has a pink center 

2. The back which is a solid color.The sides of the two pieces will be sewn together with a loose slp st, making a picot at the very tip top of the ear.

Child Bunny Bucket Hat – 

Holding 2 strands of yarn, Ch3 join in a ring

Round 1: ch1, 10 hdc in ring; join w/slp st to beg. hdc (10 hdc)

Round 2: ch1, 2hdc in joining st and in each st around; join w/slp st to beg. hdc (20 hdc)

Round 3: ch1, hdc in joining st, 2hdc in nxt st; *hdc in nxt st, 2hdc in nxt st;* 9x; join w/slp st to beg. hdc (30 hdc)

Round 4: ch1, hdc in joining st & nxt st, 2hdc in nxt st; *sc in nxt 2st’s, 2hdc in nxt st;* 9x; join w/slp st to beg. sc (40 hdc)

Round 5: ch1, sc in joining st & nxt 8st’s, 2sc in nxt st; *sc in nxt 9st’s, 2sc in nxt st;* 3x; join w/slp st to beg. sc (44 sc) 5.5” across

Round 6: ch1, hbp hdc in joining st & in each st around; join w/slp st to beg. hbp hdc (44 hbp hdc)

Rounds 7-10: ch1, hdc in joining st; hdc in each remaining st around; join w/slp st to beg. hdc: drop MC and pull up two strand of CC1 at the join at the end of round 10 (44 hdc)

Round 11: ch1, sc in joining st and in each st around; join w/slp st to beg sc (44 sc)

Round 12: ch3 (counts as a dc) cross back in front of the ch3 & dc in the st behind the ch3, which is the last sc of round 12; continue forward and x st in each st around; join w/slp st in the 3rd ch of the beg. ch3 (22 x st’s) 

Round 13: ch1, sc in joining st and in each st around; join w/slp st to beg sc; drop CC1 and pull up two strand of MC at the join at the join (44 sc) 4” h x 22” around
Make sure you are looking at the outside of the hat. The crown of the hat should be facing your chest.

Round 14: ch1, hdc in flo in the joining st, and the next 4 st’s; 2hdc in flo nxt st; *hdc in flo of nxt 5 st’s, 2 hdc in flo of nxt st* 6x; hdc in flo of last 2 st’s; join w/slp st to beg. hdc (51 hdc)

Rounds 15-16: ch1, hdc in joining st and in each st around; join w/slp st to beg. hdc; (51 hdc)

BUNNY EARS FOR CHILD SIZE – MAKE 2 EACH OF BACK OF EAR AND FRONT OF THE EAR. USE ONE STRAND OF YARN AND “H 5.00MM” HOOK.

BACK OF EAR (MAKE 2 FOR CHILD SIZE)

Ch4

Row 1; hdc in 2nd ch from hook, 2hdc in nxt st; hdc in last ts; ch1 & turn (4 hdc)

Row 2: hdc in 1st st, *2hdc in nxt st;*2x; hdc in last st; ch1 & turn (6 hdc)

Row 3: hdc in 1st st; 2hdc in nxt st; hdc in nxt 2st’s, 2 hdc in nxt st; hdc in last st; ch1 & turn (8 hdc)

Row 4-10: hdc in each st across; ch1 & turn (8 hdc)

Row 11: hdc in 1st st; dec; hdc in nxt 2st’s, dec; hdc in last st; ch1 & turn (6 hdc)

Row 12: hdc in 1st st, *dec*2x; hdc in last st; ch1 & turn (4 st’s)

Row 13; hdc in 1st st; dec; hdc in last st; ch1 & turn (3 st’s)Row 14: hdc 3 together, end off.

FRONT OF EAR (MAKE 2 FOR CHILD SIZE) ALL PINK STITCHES ARE IN BOLD PRINT AS AN AID TO HELP YOU KEEP TRACK OF YOUR STITCHES.

Ch4

Row 1; hdc in 2nd ch from hook, drop MC and pull up CC2 at the last pull through of this stitch;2hdc in nxt st; drop cc2 and pull yarn strand to the front of the work, pull up MC at the last pull through;hdc in last st; ch1 & turn (4 hdc)

Row 2: hdc in 1st st, drop MC and pull up CC2 at the last pull through of this stitch*2hdc in nxt st;*2x; drop cc2 and pull yarn strand to the front of the work, pull up MC at the last pull through;hdc in last st; ch1 & turn (6 hdc)

Row 3: hdc in 1st st; drop MC and pull up CC2 at the last pull through of this stitch;2hdc in nxt st; hdc in nxt 2st’s, 2 hdc in nxt st; drop cc2 and pull yarn strand to the front of the work, pull up MC at the last pull through;hdc in last st; ch1 & turn (8 hdc)

Row 4-10: hdc in 1st st; drop MC and pull up CC2 at the last pull through of this stitch;hdc in nxt 6st’s; drop cc2 and pull yarn strand to the front of the work, pull up MC at the last pull through;hdc in last st; ch1 & turn (8 hdc)

Row 11: hdc in 1st st; drop MC and pull up CC2 at the last pull through of this stitch;dec; hdc in nxt 2st’s, dec; drop cc2 and pull yarn strand to the front of the work, pull up MC at the last pull through;hdc in last st; ch1 & turn (6 hdc)

Row 12: hdc in 1st st; drop MC and pull up CC2 at the last pull through of this stitch;*dec*2x; drop cc2 and pull yarn strand to the front of the work, pull up MC at the last pull through;hdc in last st; ch1 & turn (4 st’s)

Row 13; hdc in 1st st; drop MC and pull up CC2 at the last pull through of this stitch;dec; drop cc2 and end off; pull up MC at the last pull through;hdc in last st; ch1 & turn (3 st’s)

Row 14: hdc 3 together, ch1, end off.

WRITTEN INSTRUCTION

ON “HOW TO SEW” THE EAR PIECES TOGETHER.

HOW TO SEW THE BUNNY EARS TO THE CROCHET BUNNY BUCKET HAT

1. PUT THE FRONT EAR PIECE ON TOP OF THE BACK EAR PIECE. MATCH THE SIDES TOGETHER. USING AN H 5.00 CROCHET HOOK, AND APPROXIMATELY 2.5 YDS OF YARN SEW THE EAR PIECES TOGETHER USING A SLP ST.

WITH THE FRONT PIECE FACING YOU, START AT THE BOTTOM CORNER, SEW THEM TOGETHER WITH YOUR CROCHET HOOK, USING A LOOSE SLP ST & MAKE A PICOT STITCH AT THE VERY TIP TOP.

2. AFTER THE EAR IS COMPLETELY SEWN TOGETHER, PINCH THE BOTTOM OF THE EAR TOGETHER TO MAKE IT SMALLER, USING THE YARN TAIL TO SEW AROUND IT TO KEEP IT PINCHED AND SMALL. THEN SHAPE THE EAR SO THAT IT LOOKS LIKE A WAVE. A) MOLDING AND CUPPING THE BOTTOM OUT, LETTING IT CUP AWAY FROM YOU. B) MOLD THE MIDDLE PORTION TOWARD YOU. C) PUSH AND MOLD THE TIP OF THE EAR TOWARD YOU.

3. REPEAT STEPS 1 & 2 UNTIL BOTH EARS ARE FINISHED.

4. PIN THE “PINCHED” PORTION [STEP 2] OF THE EARS TO THE BRIM OF THE HAT, IN THE APPROXIMATE PLACE THAT THE EYEBROWS WOULD BE, AT THE LAST ROUND OF THE COLORED BAND, RIGHT BEFORE THE BRIM FLARES OUT.
A) USING A YARN NEEDLE AND THE YARN TAIL, SEW THE PINCHED PORTION IN PLACE. 

B) USING A DIFFERENT PIECE OF YARN SEW THE MIDDLE PORTION, [STEP2, SUB STEP B] TO THE HAT. YOU MAY WANT TO SLIGHTLY TIP THE EARS TOWARD THE OUTSIDE OF THE HAT, BEFORE SEWING THE MIDDLE PORTION IN PLACE.

5. OPTIONAL: USE A PORTION OF RIBBON AND WEAVE IN AND OUT OF THE CROSS STITCH ROUND, FOR AN EXTRA BIT OF EMBELLISHMENT. YOU CAN ADD A PULL TIE BOW TO THE SIDE OF THE HAT, OR TO THE BASE OF THE EARS.