I’ve just finished this hat for a friend

Yes, we need some bobble-making training please, purplepixie

I love the hat - off now to google 'smock stitch'

Is that self striping yarn purplepixie? I love the colours. I don't knit but I do crochet both regular and tunisian crochet.
I made a hat in tunisian crochet recently, it looks knit. I can't get a pom pom tight enough, they always fall to pieces after a short time. I topped my hat off with a loopy pom pom made with chain stitches joined together.

Yes, the yarn is self striping. King Cole Bramble DK. Not sure of the shade as I threw the band away.

Thank you for the wonderful kind words.

MiniMoon

Is that self striping yarn purplepixie? I love the colours. I don't knit but I do crochet both regular and tunisian crochet.
I made a hat in tunisian crochet recently, it looks knit. I can't get a pom pom tight enough, they always fall to pieces after a short time. I topped my hat off with a loopy pom pom made with chain stitches joined together.

I’ve recently repaired a ‘Santa’ hat knitted for Gds a couple of years ago - the pompom was falling apart. I knitted a sort of rounded-off square in ‘snowflake’ - the fluffy white yarn I’d used for part of the hat anyway, gathered up the sides and stuffed it to a ball shape. It looks fine and at least he won’t be able to pick this one to bits!

Should add that I’d never have thought of this if I hadn’t previously made the big fat Father Christmas in one of the Jean Greenhowe booklets, where his hat bobble is made like that - I just had to make it bigger.

Pixie you are very talented.

Thank you. X