Cupcake hat!

So, I'm going to start posting patterns instead of linking them to other sites... One of my very favorite pattern sites is "suspended", so I kind of had to wing this pattern to make it again.
Also, there was a pineapple hat on said site, and I'm bummed that the pattern is gone for the time being...

So, the credit for this pattern isn't mine... I'm simply sharing!

Material I used :  Caron Simply Soft in Chocolate (cake)  and Persimmon (icing) & scrap yarn in red for pompom.
Needles : sz6 16" circular and dpn for finish (Knitpicks, of course)
Tapestry needle

Abbreviations:
MN : Make nubble - cast on an additional 4 stitches with a knitted cast on, then bind off same 4 stitches (video to follow for additional clarification)
k2tg - Knit 2 together
PM - Place marker
SM - Slip marker
RM - remove marker

What I did:
C/O 80 sitiches with a long tail cast on (size can be adjusted larger, in multiples of 4) with "cake" color
Join in the round without twisting
k2p2 rib, continue  until entire work measures 2"
Switch to "icing" color and k 1 round
Next round :* k1, MN* repeat * until end of round

Knit in stockinette until work measures 5 - 5.5" total
1st row before decrease : *k8, PM* repeat * until end of round
Next - *k6, k2tg, SM* repeat * to end of round
*k5, k2tg, SM* repeat * to end of round
*k4, k2tg, SM* repeat * to end of round
*k3, k2tg, SM* repeat * to end of round
*k2, k2tg, SM* repeat * to end of round
*k1, k2tg, SM*  repeat * to end of round
* k2tg, RM* repeat * to end of round
Continue to k2tg until 3-4 stitches remain.  Thread yarn through stitches, weave in ends

 Make Pompom out of scrap yarn (I have a groovy pompom maker thingie) and attach to top... Viola!
I'm currently making a "red velvet cake" cupcake hat... Dark red for the bottom and cream for the top!
Also going to try more of a textured yarn for the top to make a whipped cream icing... Play with the colors and textures!  I have had several requests for this one already!