Cast on 45 stitches, knit in the round until approx 6inches from cast on edge (which will have rolled up a bit).

Begin to decrease to form the crown of the hat:
Row 1:
K6, K2tog, K1, K2tog, K6, K2tog, K1, K2tog, K6, K2tog, K1, K2tog, K6, K2tog, k1, K2tog, K6, K2tog, K1 (leaves 36 stitches remaining)

Row 2:
Knit all stitches

Row 3:
K2tog, K5, K2tog, K2tog, K5, K2tog, K2tog, K5, K2tog, K2tog, K5, K2tog (leaves 28 stitches remaining)

Row 4:
Knit all stitches

Row 5:
K2tog, K3, K2tog, K2tog, K3, K2tog, K2tog, K3, K2tog, K2tog, K3, K2tog (leaves 20 stitches remaining)

Row 6:
Knit all stitches

Row 7:
K2tog, K1, K2tog, K2tog, K1, K2tog, K2tog, K1, K2tog, K2tog, K1, K2tog (leaves 12 stitches remaining)

Closing off the top of the hat wasn’t done as clean as it should have been - need to do a better job next time. Antennae created using a crochet hook.