If you drop the yarn size and needle size both, your cap will come out smaller. You could keep the needle size the same, and the cap will come out with the stitches a little more open and lacy-looking.
Or you could figure out the pattern repeat for the hat, and use smaller yarn, smaller needles, and one additional repeat of the pattern stitch to make the hat close to the original size.
However, as mentioned above, before you start the hat itself do a gauge swatch and figure out how big your finished hat will be. That will save you a world of hassle.
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Date: 2013-06-27 02:26 am (UTC)Or you could figure out the pattern repeat for the hat, and use smaller yarn, smaller needles, and one additional repeat of the pattern stitch to make the hat close to the original size.
However, as mentioned above, before you start the hat itself do a gauge swatch and figure out how big your finished hat will be. That will save you a world of hassle.