I cast on 66 stitches using long-tail CO, knit 8 rounds of 1 x 1 ribbing. Increase round: knit around, increasing 6 stitches evenly. Knit plain until hat measures 6 inches from CO edge. Begin decreases:
k10, k2tog repeat from
k across
k9, k2tog repeat from
k across
k8, k2tog repeat from
k across
k7, k2tog repeat from
k across
k6, k2tog repeat from
k across
k5, k2tog repeat from
k4, k2tog repeat from
k3, k2tog repeat from
k2, k2tog repeat from
k1, k2tog repeat from
k2tog repeat from