Amanda's Hat: the pattern

I've finished Amanda's hat. Pictures will have to wait until I've given it to her. I made some modifications to the pattern, so here is my version.

AMANDA'S HAT

Worsted weight yarn
Size 8 dpns

Instructions

Cast on 78 stitches onto dpns.

Work in K1P1 rib for one inch.

Increase round: Following k1p1 rib pattern, rib 7, inc 1, rib 8, inc 1, rib 7, inc 1, rib 8, inc 1, rib 8, inc 1, rib 8, inc 1, rib 8, inc 1, rib 8, inc 1, rib 8, inc 1, rib 7, inc 1, p1. (now have 88 stitches).

Work in a 2x2 garter rib pattern until the total length of the cap is 6 inches. The stitch pattern is:

Round 1: K2 P2 around.
Round 2: Knit.

Adding Stripes

In the garter rib pattern, the color change should be made on Round 2 (all knit round).

To make stripes "jogless" (i.e. to make them line up all the way around the hat), follow instructions adapted from Techknitting:

On color change rounds, change colors by knitting the first stitch of the new color as you usually would. Then, knit the rest of the stitches to the end of the round.

On the next round, slip the first stitch of the new color, then knit the rest of the stitches.

On every following round, knit every stitch as usual.

Decreasing the Top

First decrease round (on Rnd 1): (K2 P2tog) around.
Work 5 rounds of pattern as established (knit next round, then k2p1 around; repeat; knit fifth round).

Decrease round 2: (K2tog, p1) around.
Work 3 rounds in pattern as established (knit next round; k1p1 around; knit third round).

Decrease round 3: (K2tog, P2tog) around.
Work 1 round as established (knit).

Decrease round 4: K2tog around.

Break off yarn and run it twice through the remaining stitches, pulling the hole tightly closed.