Guage: 15 sts = 4” (size US 6 dp needles)

PATTERN:
CO 80 stchs.
Rib: k2, p2. repeat till reaches 2 3/8”.
Hat body: Knit till 6 1/4” from co edge. (would do more next time, maybe till 7”?)

Shape top: (will be about 2 1/4”, or 8 rows deep)
Rnd 1: k3, K2tog, K10, sl 1, k1, PSSO, k6, rep from ending k3
Rnd 2: work in knit
Rnd 3: k2, k2tog, k1, sl1, k1, PSSO, k4, rep from ending k2.
Rnd 4: knit
Rnd 5: k1, k2tog, k1, sl1, k1, PSSO, k2, rep from, ending k1
Rnd 6: knit
Rnd 7: k2tog, k1, sl1, k1, PSSO, rep from till end
Rnd 8: k2tog around
Ending: break yarn leaving a 15” tail. Thread yard through remaining stitches.