pointy hat help!

[sjbenner]

I made a hat using various patterns I found on the internet. Problem is the decreases for the crown made the hat very pointy! What is the best way to achieve a flatter top crown on a hat? More markers and more decreases spread throughout the round? I knit a round plain in between each decrease round. I am trying to make a men's hat, and pointy does not look good. Thanks.

[redwitch]

You can block to change shape a bit if it is a natural fibre. You will get a flatter top with more decreases: many patterns instruct you to do a dec. round every round toward the end, or the last few decrease rounds are something like k2tog. around.