Fingering Weight Ribbed Watch Cap

Size: Adult medium

Yarn: 1 skein Trekking XXL or other sock/fingering/baby yarn

Needles: 16" circular and double pointed needles, size 2

Gauge: 15 sts = 1" in unstretched knit 2, purl 2 ribbing

Cast on 168 sts. Join, being careful not to twist. Work in knit 2, purl 2 ribbing until piece measures 9 1/2".

Decrease for top:

Work 1 rnd in ribbing, placing markers as follows: work 20, pm, k 2, pm, work 42, pm, k 2, pm, work 38, pm, k 2, pm, work 42, pm, k 2, pm, work 18.

Rnd 1: Keeping ribbing intact, *work to within 2 sts of marker, work 2 sts tog, slip marker, k 2, slip marker, work 2 sts together, repeat from * around, end knitting the remaining sts.

Rnd 2: Work 1 round even.

Repeat these two rnds until you have 56 sts remaining. K2tog around.

Cut yarn, leaving a long tail. Run tail through the stitches and draw them up tight. Weave end in on inside. Weave in the tail.