Stylish Crochet Newsboy Hat for Kids

Discover the latest trend in children's fashion with our stylish Crochet Newsboy Hat for Kids. Made with high-quality yarn and expert craftsmanship, this hat is not only fashionable but also comfortable to wear. The classic newsboy style adds a touch of sophistication to any outfit, making it the perfect accessory for your little one.

Whether they're heading to school or a playdate, this hat will keep them looking cool and feeling cozy all day long. Available in a variety of colors and sizes, you can find the perfect hat to match your child's unique style. Handcrafted with love and attention to detail, our Crochet Newsboy Hat for Kids is a must-have for any fashion-forward child. The durable construction ensures that this hat will last through all their adventures, while the soft yarn keeps them warm during the colder months. With its versatile design, this hat can be dressed up or down for any occasion, making it a versatile addition to their wardrobe. Treat your little one to a hat that is as unique and special as they are with our Crochet Newsboy Hat for Kids.

Crochet Newsboy Hat Directions

For this kids' size you will need:

• The crochet hook 4.0 mm.
• Drop Belle – 53% cotton, 33% viscose, 14% linen, 50g/1.8oz, 120m/131yds - 2 skeins / 2 colors

Crochet Newsboy Hat Size

Size: below there is a pattern for kids size, the head measurement is 8.7 inch / 51 cm, which fits perfectly on my 7-year-old son.

The Crochet Newsboy Hat can easily be adapted to smaller or larger sizes.

Difficulty Level

Difficulty Level: Level 1 – Easy, suitable for Beginners.

US Crochet Terms

• SlSt – slip stitch
• CH/s – chain/s
• SC – single crochet
• DC - double crochet
• FPDC - front post double crochet
• SC2TOG
• FPDC2TOG
• SK - skip
• T - turn
• ST/s - stitch(es)
• REP - repeat
• YO – yarn over

Special Stitches Used

Special stitches used: front post double crochet (FPDC).

Front and back post crochet stitches are used to create wonderful texture in crochet. Instead of making your stitch through the loops at the top of the stitch, you make it around the stitch. The most challenging aspect of crochet post stitches is knowing where and how to insert the hook. There are front post stitches and back post stitches.

Crochet Instructions for Newsboy Hat

For front post double crochet stitches (FPDC): yarn over, insert your hook from front to back then from back to front around post of stitch indicated, yarn over, pull through stitch, then finish your double crochet as normal, yarn over, pull through 2 loops, yarn over, pull through last 2 loops.

SC2TOG / FPDC2TOG instructions: The TOG crochet abbreviation is simply shorthand for “together,” while the beginning determines the type of stitch. In this case, SC2 stands for “single crochet two" and FPDC2 stands for "front post double crochet two."

How to decrease with sc2tog: Insert hook in next stitch, yarn over and pull yarn through loop (2 loops on hook). Insert hook in next stitch, yarn over and pull yarn through loop (3 loops on hook), yarn over and pull yarn through all 3 loops on hook.

How to decrease with fpdc2tog: yarn over and pull up a loop around next stitch, inserting hook from front to back and from back to front. Yarn over and pull up a loop through 2 loops on hook. Skip next sc. Yarn over and pull up a loop around the next stitch, inserting hook from front to back and from back to front. Yarn over and pull up a loop through 2 loops on the hook. Yarn over and pull yarn through all 3 loops on the hook.

Crochet Newsboy Hat Pattern Notes

1. This pattern below is for kids' size; it can be easily adapted to a smaller or larger size by reducing or increasing the number of stitches as well as the number of rows. Keep in mind that when making a bigger hat size, you will need more yarn.
2. Kids' Size: Head measurement: 8.7 inch / 51 cm.
3. This hat is crocheted in rounds from the top down using front post double crochet stitches and single crochet stitches.
4. A CH 1 at the beginning of the row doesn’t count as a stitch.
5. Work in closed rounds.
6. The brim is crocheted in rows.

I love this Crochet Newsboy Hat and many people do too; they are incredibly popular!

How to Crochet Newsboy Hat / Kids' Size

Written Pattern - Kids' Size

Color A

Make a magic circle.

Work in rounds.

R1: ch3 (1dc) 9 dc in magic ring, slip stitch in the 3rd ch from beginning. (10 dc)

R2: ch1, 1sc in 1st stitch, 1fpdc around 1st stitch, *1sc in next stitch, 1fpdc around the same stitch*, repeat around from * to *, slip stitch in the 1st chain from the beginning. (20 stitches)

Color B

R4: ch1, 1sc in 1st stitch, 1fpdc around next stitch, 1sc in next stitch, 1fpdc around the same stitch, *1sc in next stitch, 1fpdc around next stitch, 1sc in next stitch, 1fpdc around the same stitch*, repeat around from * to *, slip stitch in the 1st chain from the beginning. (40 stitches)

Color A

R5: ch1, 1sc in 1st stitch, 1fpdc in next stitch, 1sc in next stitch, 2fpdc around next stitch, *1sc in next stitch, 1fpdc in next stitch, 1sc in next stitch, 2fpdc around next stitch*, repeat around from * to *, slip stitch in the 1st chain from the beginning. (50 stitches)

R6: ch1, 1sc in 1st stitch, 1fpdc around the next stitch, 1sc in next stitch, 1fpdc around the next stitch, 1sc in next stitch, 1fpdc around the same stitch, *1sc in next stitch, 1fpdc around the next stitch, 1sc in next stitch, 1fpdc around the next stitch, 1sc in next stitch, 1fpdc around the same stitch*, repeat around from * to *, slip stitch in the 1st chain from the beginning. (60 stitches)

Color B

R7: ch1, 1sc in 1st stitch, 1fpdc in next stitch, 1sc in next stitch, 1fpdc in next stitch, 1sc in next stitch, 2fpdc around the next stitch, *1sc in next stitch, 1fpdc in next stitch, 1sc in next stitch, 1fpdc in next stitch, 1sc in next stitch, 2fpdc around the next stitch*, repeat around from * to *, slip stitch in the 1st chain from the beginning. (70 stitches)

Color A

R8: ch1, 1sc in 1st stitch, 1fpdc around the next stitch, 1sc in next stitch, 1fpdc around the next stitch, 1sc in next stitch, 1fpdc around the next stitch, 1sc in next stitch, 1fpdc around the same stitch, *1sc in next stitch, 1fpdc around next stitch, 1sc in next stitch, 1fpdc around next stitch, 1sc in next stitch, 1fpdc around the same stitch*, repeat around from * to *, slip stitch in the 1st chain from the beginning. (80 stitches)

R9: ch1, 1sc in 1st stitch, 1fpdc in next stitch, 1sc in next stitch, 1fpdc in next stitch, 1sc in next stitch, 1fpdc in next stitch, 1sc in next stitch, 2fpdc around the next stitch, *1sc in next stitch, 1fpdc in next stitch, 1sc in next stitch, 1fpdc in next stitch, 1sc in next stitch, 1fpdc in next stitch*, repeat around from * to *, slip stitch in the 1st chain from the beginning. (90 stitches)

Color B

R10: ch1, 1sc in 1st stitch, 1fpdc around the next stitch, 1sc in next stitch, 1fpdc around the next stitch, 1sc in next stitch, 1fpdc around the next stitch, 1sc in next stitch, 1fpdc around the next stitch, 1sc in next stitch, 1fpdc around the same stitch, *1sc in next stitch, 1fpdc around next stitch, 1sc in next stitch, 1fpdc around next stitch, 1sc in next stitch, 1fpdc around the next stitch*, repeat around from * to *, slip stitch in the 1st chain from the beginning. (100 stitches)

Color A

R11: ch1, 1sc in 1st stitch, 1fpdc in next stitch, 1sc in next stitch, 1fpdc in next stitch, 1sc in next stitch, 1fpdc in next stitch, 1sc in next stitch, 1fpdc in the next stitch, *1sc in next stitch, 1fpdc in next stitch, 1sc in next stitch, 1fpdc in next stitch, 1sc in next stitch, 1fpdc in the next stitch*, repeat around from * to *, slip stitch in the 1st chain from the beginning. (110 stitches)

R12: ch1, 1sc in 1st stitch, 1fpdc around the next stitch, 1sc in next stitch, 1fpdc around the next stitch, 1sc in next stitch, 1fpdc around the next stitch, 1sc in next stitch, 1fpdc around the next stitch, *1sc in next stitch, 1fpdc around next stitch, 1sc in next stitch, 1fpdc around next stitch, 1sc in next stitch, 1fpdc around the next stitch*, repeat around from * to *, slip stitch in the 1st chain from the beginning. (120 stitches)

Color B

R13: ch1, 1sc in 1st stitch, 1fpdc around the next stitch, 1sc in next stitch, *1sc in next stitch, 1fpdc around next stitch*, repeat around from * to *, slip stitch in the 1st chain from the beginning. (120 stitches)

Color A

R14 - R16: Repeat R13.

R14 and R15: color A.

R16: Color B.

Color A

R17: ch1, 1sc in 1st stitch, 1fpdc around next stitch, 1sc in next stitch, 1fpdc around the next stitch, 1sc in next stitch, 1fpdc around the next stitch, *1sc in next stitch, 1fpdc around next stitch*. Here there are 3 stitches left in this 12 stitch group: FPDC2TOG (work over 3 stitches); one single crochet between FPDS is skipped.

*1sc in next stitch, 1fpdc around next stitch, 1sc in next stitch, 1fpdc around next stitch, 1sc in next stitch, 1fpdc around next stitch*; repeat around from * to *, slip stitch in the 1st chain from the beginning. (100 stitches)

R18: ch1, 1sc in 1st stitch, FPDC2TOG (work over 3 stitches), one single crochet between FPDS is skipped, 1sc in next stitch, 1fpdc around next stitch; repeat around from * to *, slip stitch in the 1st chain from the beginning. (80 stitches)

Color B

R19: ch1, 1sc in 1st stitch, 1fpdc around next stitch, 1sc in next stitch, FPDC2TOG (work over 3 stitches); *1sc in next stitch, 1fpdc around the next stitch, repeat*; slip stitch in the 1st chain from the beginning. (60 stitches)

Color B

R20: ch1, 1sc in 1st stitch, 1fpdc around next stitch, 1sc in next stitch, *1sc in next stitch, 1fpdc around next stitch*, repeat around from * to *, slip stitch in the 1st chain from the beginning. (60 stitches)

R21-R25: repeat R20.

Brim

With your yarn and hook, work in rows, loosely.

I would recommend using a stitch marker to divide the number of stitches in the last row in half, and place a stitch marker on that stitch at the halfway point of the last row of the hat.

When you finish a new row, remove the marker from the previous row and replace it at the beginning and the end of the stitches in the just finished row.

R1: ch1, 1sc in each stitch around (60 stitches)

R2: ch1, 1sc in next 30 stitches, turn (30 stitches)

R3: ch1, SC2TOG, 1sc in next stitch across, until 2 stitches are left, SC2TOG, turn (28 stitches)

R4: ch1, SC2TOG, 1sc in next stitch across, until 2 stitches are left, SC2TOG, turn (26 stitches)

R5: Repeat R4 (24 stitches)

R6: ch1, 1sc in each stitch across (24 stitches)

Slip Stitch Border

Turn your work and make a slip stitch border around the hat from the brim corner to the next brim corner. Work slip stitch in each stitch around.

Slip stitch in each single crochet in the last row of the hat: slip stitch in each stitch in R25 until the end of the row, turn your work and one more row: slip stitch in each stitch in row R25.

Cut the yarn, weave in the ends.

Optionally: Add 2 buttons of your choice.

End off yarn, weave in ends. Turn your hat the right side out and smooth down.

You are all done with your amazing Crochet Newsboy Hat!