Sizes
Fits ages 1 to 2 years

Materials
2 x 50g balls of Debbie Bliss Cathay in Lime
Pair of US 5 knitting needles

Gauge
22 sts and 30 rows to 4in square over St st using US 5 needles

Abbreviations
beg = beginning
cont = continue
dec = decrease
in = inches
k = knit
m1 = make one st by picking up and working into back of loop lying between st just worked and next st
p = purl
patt = pattern
rem = remaining
st(s) = stitch(es)
St st = stockinette stitch
tog = together
yf = yarn forward

Main Hat

With US 5 needles, cast on 94 sts.

Beg with a k row, work 3.5in in St st, ending with a p row and dec 3 sts evenly across last row. 91 sts.

Shape Top

Dec row [K8, k2tog] to last st, k1.

P 1 row.

Dec row [K7, k2tog] to last st, k1.

P 1 row.

Dec row [K6, k2tog] to last st, k1.

Cont in this way and dec 9 sts on every right-side row until 19 sts rem.

P 1 row.

Dec row [K2tog] to last st, k1.

Break yarn, thread through rem 10 sts, pull up and secure.