Fitted Twisted-Star Jake Hat

Guys! I finished another hat. I used the same yarn as I did for the Oversized Slouchy Gaby Hat but I used a different color - with gray-blue-green variations. See?

Adorkable.

Here's the pattern:

Gauge: 4 stitches per inch

You'll need both a size 7 and size 8 circular needle.

To begin, cast on 70 stitches with the size 7 needle, and join in the round. Mark the beginning of the row with a stitch marker (I use a hair tie)

For the first twoish inches (I used the length of my middle finger), knit2 and purl2 in the round. You will begin and end each row with a knit2, but hey, who's perfect?

Once the cuff is at the length you want, start knitting in the round, switching to the size 8 needles, and continue knitting until the hat measures about 4ish inches ( I used the length of my palm) from the top of the cuff.

Now it's time to decrease. This decrease will make the pretty twisted star at the top of the hat, like you can see below:

First decrease row: k12, k2tog, repeat to end of row (should be five decreases).

Knit the next row.

Second decrease row: k11, k2tog, repeat to end of row.

Knit the next row.

Continue decreasing every other row, subtracting one from each decrease:

K10, k2tog
k9, k2tog
K8, k2tog
k7, k2tog
K6, k2tog
K5, k2tog

After the k5, k2tog row, I casted off the hat (because at this point I had Jake try it on and it was a perfect fit).

Cast off by cutting the yarn with about ten inches of tail, and weave it through the remaining stitches, and tie it off.

Now take it someplace really cold... :)