New Tuque!

Finally finished the new hat just in time for a dose of winter weather. I had to start this thing a few times because of unfortunate mishaps. The worst was realizing that the free pattern I found on the Internet was about twice the size of my head. Didn't figure that out until the hat was three to four knit sessions along and could've passed as the body of a child's sweater. In the end, I measured the result of this mistake against my head to get an accurate count of stitches to CO (that's Cast On in knitting code) using size 6 round needles.

My basic pattern (developed through much trial & error):
CO 76
K2 (knit two), P2 (pearl two) - 23 rows
K - 29 rows
K 17, K 2 tog (knit two together) - 1 row
K - 6 rows
K 7, K 2 tog - 1 row
K - 1 row (repeat after each successive decrease except the last)
K 6, K 2 tog - 1 row
K 5, K 2 tog - 1 row
K 4, K 2 tog - 1 row
K 3, K 2 tog - 1 row
K 2, K 2 tog - 1 row
K 2, K 2 tog - 1 row
K 2 tog - 1 row
Thread through the remaining stitches and tie 'em off. Don't forget to weave in your wispies!

The hat is snug at the moment, but I anticipate it will stretch to perfection with regular use.