Greenstyle Creations Nantucket Bucket Hat

With all my walking this Summer, the one thing that I often wanted, but didn't feel like finding was a hat. Something that would shade my face and neck to give some protection from the sun. I don't feel like getting wrinkles anytime soon. My problem is that I have an unbelievably small head. Seriously - it's tiny. I typically have to buy hats in the kids section, but they can be too shallow. I was excited when I saw the tester call for the Greenstyle Nantucket Bucket Hat.

This was the first Nantucket Bucket Hat that I made. I love it, but it is a bit too bit. My head measured 20.25" and I made the 21". I am thinking about adding a terry cloth band inside the brim to catch sweat and to make it a bit more snug. I used a stretch boardshort from Zenith & Quasar and I love it too much to just pass this hat on to someone else.

I then tried the size 20" and it fits better - in a way. It's now tighter, but not tight enough to fit snuggly again my head, but tight enough that my curly hair keeps it from sitting lower on my head. The one above was loose enough that it fit easily over my curls, this one is just loose enough to sit on top of them.

I made this one with some outdoor canvas fabric that I had leftover from making a cat bed many years ago. When my son saw my hat, he thought I had taken apart the cat bed to make my hat. Why he wouldn't immediately think that his mother might has yards and yards of extra fabric lying around to use escapes me.  

No cat beds were harmed in the making of this Nantucket Bucket Hat. I do like this one and will try to salvage this one as well. I'm thinking about adding an elastic band across the back inside the brim. After I made this version, sizes 19" and 18" were added to the pattern. I plan on making the 19" soon. 

I should also mention that the Nantucket Bucket Hat is reversible! On my first one I lined it with a pink chambray. On both of my hats I used a fusible interfacing on the brim only and only on one side. The hat has two brim options and I used the narrower brim. 

The Nantucket Bucket Hat also has to crown height options. There is standard (what I used) and a tall crown. The pattern also includes placement marks for optional grommets for air flow in the crown. I plan to go back and add them to both of my hats and any future ones that I make. 

My son has already requested a Nantucket Bucket Hat in denim. My husband said he might like one too for when he is fishing or at the garden. My husband is nearly bald and his head and neck sunburn super fast. So I'm hoping he will wear one to help that a bit.

The Nantucket Bucket Hat is a really quick sew! Seriously - you can make it in less than an hour and completely on a sewing machine. No serger needed. It's intended for wovens, but low stretch wovens work well too - just be careful when topstitching the brim. The pattern is free when you purchase $15 worth of Greenstyle patterns in the month of September with the code FREEHAT. If you just want the Nantucket Bucket Hat pattern, it is $8. 

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