Replicating A Sunburst Granny Square Bucket Hat For A Friend

Hello everyone✨,

It's another Monday and I'm here to share my crochet work with the amazing people of this community. I've mentioned a few times that for my first year as a crocheter, I wanted to do projects only for myself. Why? Because I'm still fairly new to the world of crocheting and I wouldn't want to mess up a client's request. So, I decided to take one whole year to get better at my skill.

^{Edited on canva}

How has it been so far?

It has been really enthralling. I like how I've been able to make over fifteen projects in the span of seven months. Although the projects are a combination small and big (mostly small) inventions, it still feels amazing that I've come this far. I hope to reach greater heights someday.

With that, I made a crochet bucket hat nineteen days ago which I used as an entry to the just concluded diy hub sun contest. A friend of mine saw the bucket hat and immediately wanted to snatch it from me. After so much dragging and deliberation she suggested that I made a bucket hat for her. Hehe. If she was a random person, I would have turned down this offer but I decided to give it a try.

She sent me a picture of what she wanted and also provided the yarns that I used for the project. Since she provided the yarn, my job was just to make the bucket hat.

Materials Used

• Yarns(yellow, brown and black)
• 4.5mm crochet hook
• Yarn needles
• A pair of scissors

Procedure

Day one: I started by making the "sunburst" granny squares for the side of the bucket hat. Sometime in March, I felt that making granny squares were the toughest things to do but now, I always look forward to making them.

I made five granny squares in total. You can either increase or decrease the number of granny squares depending on how wide your head is.

After making the sunburst granny squares I went ahead to join each piece together using a flat stitch. There are two ways to join the granny squares; using a flat stitch or leaving a long strand and then using a yarn needle.

Day 2: After I finished joining the granny squares, I went ahead to make the top of my bucket hat. She didn't want the top to have a granny square like mine, so I made a normal circle with half double crochets.

With that out of the way, it was time to join the top with the granny squares. At this point, I realised that I didn't keep track of the total number of stitches so I had to start counting. This is to ensure that the stitches on the top and side were equal hence, there would be no lump.

Day 3: it was time to make the flaps of the bucket hat. Again, she said she wanted something long enough to cover her face from the scorching sun and that is exactly what I made for her.

This was how the bucket hat looked once I was done with the flaps but she specifically said that she wanted a yellow line at the end of the bucket hat.

^{The yellow line at the base}

With that, I sewed in the loose ends that I didn't work over, cut out all unnecessary embellishments and I was done with the hat.

^{Me wearing it with the flaps downward}

She liked it very much in the end and I was pleased. It took me three "inconsistent" days to finish this sunburst granny square bucket hat and I must say that my crocheting speed has increased a whole lot.

^{A view with the flaps up}

It can be worn in two different ways; with the flaps folded upwards or with the flaps downwards. I would prefer wearing it with the flaps downward but the owner of the bucket hat prefers it the other way round. So which way would you prefer? Upwards or downwards.

Do have an amazing Monday.

_{All images used belong to me}

With love, wongi ✨