"Satu Malaysia" Baby Hat (knit)

This is the Malaysian flag



...... and this is the newborn "One Malaysia" Hat I just knitted.

I think I used the wrong shade of yellow. : (






cast on 80 st. with no.4 dpn.
knit red for 5 rows,
Start knitting the red and white stripes for 14 rows
change to blue, knit until the hat measures about 6 inches.
decreasing:
1--k6, k2tog., repeat to end
2 and all even rows thru'row 10---knit all.
3---k5, k2tog, repeat to end
5---k4, k2tog, repeat to end
7---k3, k2tog, repeat to end
9---k2, k2tog, repeat to end.
11--k1, k2tog, repeat to end
12---k2tog , repeat to end
13---k2tog, repeat to end.

cut yarn, leaving a longer tail.
Needle yarn thru. stitches , pull tightly to close.

Make a little pom-pom with yellow yarn.