Bibi Hat with Pompon

Bibi is a hat with pompon and a beautiful japanese knitting stitch, inspired by pattern No. 79 as Hitomi Shida presented it in her wonderful Knitting Stitch Bible.

Skill Level: Advanced
knitted in the round with knit, purl and yarn over stitches
you have to know also how to decrease stitches (k2 tog)

the pattern is a written instruction in german and english and includes a stitching glossary
7 pages PDF

Size:
Head circumference 52 cm / 20.5’’ (child) and
Head circumference 58 cm / 22.8’’ (adult)

finished measurement:
length 18 cm / 7.1’’ without pompom (child)
length 20 cm / 7.8’’ without pompom (adult)

Materials:
The Yarn Collective Bloomsbury DK (100 % Merino Wool, approx. 240 m (263 yds) / 100 g):
1 ball in Colour Oz (106)

Needles:
1 set of 4.5 mm (US 7) two point needles
1 additional two point needle (helpneedle) also size 4.50 mm (US 7)

Gauges:
25 stitches, 30 rows to 10 cm
knitted in pattern 79 from Hitomi Shida
with needles 4.5 mm / US 7,
not washed