Are you ready for the easiest crochet hat pattern? The Striped Herringbone Hat is a wonderful project for beginners because it doesn’t involve increasing or decreasing. It’s worked up as a flat panel and stitched together at the end. In fact, this was the first crochet hat one of my pattern testers made and it looked absolutely gorgeous. Don’t feel intimidated by the name either! If you don’t know how to create the herringbone half double crochet stitch, I will teach you! Everything you need to know is in the pattern so let’s dive in!

The sizing of this hat is fairly flexible and should comfortably fit a child age 4-8. Tension plays an important role in this pattern and stitches that are too tight will result in a hat much smaller. It is recommended that a moderately loose tension is used