hat to fit 42.5 cm brim 23 cm arc
CO 44
first row 1x1 rib
knit several inches
k2tog k4 repeat to end of row (37 stitches)
knit
k2tog k4 repeat to end of row (31)
knit
k2tog k4 repeat to end of row (26)
knit
k2tog k3 repeat to end of row (21)
k2tog k3 repeat to end of row (16)
k2tog k2 repeat to end of row (11)
k2tog k1 repeat to end of row (7) then pull tail through last 7 stitches
something like that
probably would have done it more uniformly but I was winging it

buns
18 strands 60” long, braided together 6 strands each
coiled and elmer’s glued together. Whip stitched to felt and then to the hat.