12 Days of Christmas Hats: Day 5 - Winter Blossom Newsboy Hat

All of my 12 Days of Christmas Hats were created as Christmas gifts for less fortunate students at my best friend's school in Nashville who do not have adequate winter wear. These patterns are available free of charge, but please consider making a donation here to help brighten a child's Christmas.

Disclaimer: This hat was originally designed for my friend, Cassandra from Cassandra Hamilton Photography. I was intending to sell the pattern, but I have decided to offer it here for free in the hopes that the kids in my best friend's class will get a few more donations from you lovely people.

This hat pattern is sized for an adult (22-24"), but it can be resized as long as after your increase rows you have stitch count that is a multiple of 3.

The pattern for the bill can also be added to any other style of hat you have made. Simply decrease the length of the first row of the bill to fit your hat.

Winter Blossom Newsboy Hat

Materials:

• worsted weight yarn: pictured Deborah Norville Everyday Soft Worsted in Cream
• I hook
• yarn needle

Directions:

Round 1: 11 dc in magic circle

Round 2: ch 2, dc in same space as ch 2, 2dc in each stitch around (22) join with sl st to top of beginning ch 2

Round 3: ch 2, dc in same space as ch 2, *dc in next stitch, 2dc in next, repeat from * (33) join with sl st to top of beginning ch 2

Round 4: ch 2, dc in same space as ch 2, *dc in next 2 stiches, 2dc in next, repeat from * (44) join with sl st to top of beginning ch 2

Round 5: ch 2, dc in same space as ch 2, *dc in next 3 stitches, 2dc in next, repeat from * (55) join with sl st to top of beginning ch 2

Round 6: ch 2, dc in same space as ch 2, *dc in next 4 stitches, 2 dc in next, repeat from * (66) join with sl st to top of beginning ch 2

Round 7: ch 4 (counts as hdc, ch 2), hdc in same stitch, *skip 2 stitches, [hdc, ch 2, hdc] in next stitch, repeat from * to the end of the round, sl st into the second ch of the beginning ch 4.

Round 8: sl st into the ch 2 space, ch 3 (counts as dc), 2dc in same space, 3dc in each ch 2 space around, join with a sl st to the top of the beginning ch 3, sl st into next stitch

Round 9-16: repeats rounds 7 and 8

Round 17-18: sc in each stitch around, join with a sl st, ch 1 (66), fasten off and weave in ends (Stop here for a beanie or continue to add the bill)

Hat Bill

Row 19: mark 22 stitches on the front of the hat, using two strands held together, sc in the front loop only of each of those 22 stitches, ch 1, turn

Row 20: sc in the next 22 stitches, sc in the next 4 stitches in round 18 (26), ch 1, turn

Row 21: sc in the next 26 stitches, sc in the next 4 stitches in round 18 (30), ch, 1 turn

Row 22: sc in next 30 stitches, sc in the next stitch in round 18 (31), ch 1, turn

Row 23: sc in next 30 stitches, sc in the next stitch in round 18 (32), ch 1, turn

Row 24: sc in next 30 stitches, sc in the next stitch in round 18, sl st in the next stitch (34), turn (do not ch 1)

Row 25: sc in the next 33 sc (do not sc in sl st), sc in the next stitch in round 18, st sl in the next stitch (35), fasten off and weave in ends