craftgrrl | Beret/newsboy/cabbie hat?

I really want one of those newsboy/cabbie hats. They sort of look like berets but with a little flap sticking out I guess. (Here is an example: http://www.ezscrubs.com/hats%20699.jpg) But I would rather make it than spend a bunch of money. Does anyone have any tips for this? I doubt I will find a pattern online so I'll probably go look to buy one... but what would I use to make it sort of stiff? And do you think a crocheted one would be really complicated, or should I just stick to sewing? (I can crochet basic things like blankets, scarves, and hacky sacks but I'm pretty good at sewing). Thanks for any help!

And so it's not text-only, here is a sort of craft I did. One of my favorite shirts that I bought at a WWE show for like 25 dollars got its bright blue color ruined by some stray bleach after just one washing. The next time I washed it the same thing happened again so I refused to wear it. Finally I decided to make it look like that was SUPPOSED to happen, so here is the result:

http://icydays.org/!art/rey.jpg :)