Knitting hats: The purl and knit diamond stitch hat.

Howdy #teamyarnkara hope you are well. I know I haven’t been writing much due to some unavoidable circumstances but I will ensure that I write whenever I can.
Today I would like to let you in on an easy knitting D.I.Y project. In this project we are working with different variations of knit and purl stitches to create a diamond pattern.

MATERIALS NEEDED.
-1 ball of 100gms acrylic yarn.
-A pair of scissors .
-A tape measure.
-Stitch markers .
-A darning needle.
-2 circular knitting needles.

ABBREVIATIONS.
P-Purl
K-Knit
K2TOG-Knit 2 together

SKILLS.
Increases
Decreases

Knitting method for this hat-Circular knitting
Yarn used-KNIT ME CHUNKY yarn.
Needles used-Two 32 inch circular needles, a size 4 mm for the brim and 5 mm for the body.
Head circumference-21 inches
Brim style-Ribbed brim
This pattern works in multiples of 10 in case you need to alter the pattern in any way.

CASTING ON.
Using the long tail cast on method, cast on the required number of stitches, in my case I cast on 100 stitches.
This will work as your foundation chain.Make sure that all your stitches are aligned properly before working your next row.
To create the ribbed brim, you need to work one knit stitch then one purl stitch across your first row. Repeat this for 10 more rows.
ROW 1-10: (K1,P1)
I used a size 4 mm 32 inch circular needles for my brim.

THE BODY.
Switch to a bigger size needle, I switched to a size 5 mm.
ROW 1: *P1, K9*
ROW 2: *K1, P1, K7, P1*
ROW 3: *K2, P1, K5, P1, K1*
ROW 4: *K3, P1, K3, P1, K2*
ROW 5: *K4, P1, K1, P1, K3*
ROW 6: *K4, P1, K1, P1, K3*
ROW 7: *K3, P1, K3, P1, K2*
ROW 8: *K2, P1, K5, P1, K1*
ROW 9: *K1, P1, K7, P1*
ROW 10: *P1, K9*

You are now done with the body of your hat and you can start working your crown.

THE CROWN.
ROW 1: *P1, K7, K2TOG*
ROW 2: *P1, K6, K2TOG*
ROW 3: *P1, K5, K2TOG*
ROW 4: *P1, K4, K2TOG*
ROW 5: *P1, K3, K2TOG*
ROW 6: *P1, K2, K2TOG*
ROW 7: *P1, K1, K2TOG*
ROW 8: *P1, K2TOG*
ROW 9: *K2TOG*