Basic Hat Pattern

Here is a basic hat pattern I made for our club's fundraiser. It is really easy to adjust so that it can be used with any yarn. This pattern is for the "standard pattern" It can be adjusted by changing needles, yarn, or the number of stitches. Just keep the CO number a multiple of ten. You can also play with the types of decreases used, the number of decreases, or the length of the brim. It's up to you.

Needles: US #10 circular
US #10 dpn
Yarn: Red Heart
Tapestry Needle

CO 90 sts

Brim:
Work in K1, P1 ribbing (K1, P1 entire brim) for 4 inches

Body:
Knit around until it fits the intended head (try it on yourself!!!)

Decreasing for the Top:
Round 1: (K8, K2tog) around (9 times)
All following rounds: Knit up to K2tog stitch. K2tog (knit k2tog stitch and the stitch behind it together)
Continue in this way until you can't knit with the circular needles anymore and switch to the dpn. Keep going until you have about 6 stitches (the number isn't really important). Thread yarn through remaining stitches and pull closed.