https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/big-bulky-bucket-hat • Posted by leethal
yeah! i knit this up in no time, as an experiment, trying out this top-down idea with some gorgeous handspun, and it worked out so well that i decided to write up the pattern and share it with you!! because it’s knit top-down, you can easily make it exactly as long as you want without having to guess when to start decreasing. (or maybe it’s just me that has a hard time with that…)
yeah! i knit this up in no time, as an experiment, trying out this top-down idea with some gorgeous handspun, and it worked out so well that i decided to write up the pattern and share it with you!! because it’s knit top-down, you can easily make it exactly as long as you want without having to guess when to start decreasing. (or maybe it’s just me that has a hard time with that…)
co 4 sts on dpns join around, kfb into each of the 4 co sts -easiest way for me to do this: ..co 2 sts on each of 2 needles ..kfb into first st with 1 needle, kfb into 2nd st with 2nd needle ..kfb into first st on 2nd needle with 3rd needle, kfb into last st with 4th needle there should now be 2 sts on each of 4 needles kfb first st of each needle as you knit around, until you have 15 sts on each (so 60 sts total) knit around about 9 rows, or about 2 1/2 inches, or until flattened hat measures about 6 inches from top kfb first st of each needle, one round knit 2 rounds with no increases repeat those 3 rows 2 more times knit one more increase round which should give you 19 sts per needle bind off, crochet a trim to prevent curling (in the example i single crocheted around twice, into the back loops only) block as needed if you don’t want a crochet edge, you could probably knit the last 4 or 5 rows in seed stitch instead. depending on your yarn, you may want to use make 1 increases instead of kfb for the bottom section to prevent unwanted bumps.