`Bico’ means kiss in Galician. I usually like to use the diminutive, ‘biquiño’, more, because it sounds more affectionate. Nevertheless, when I decided to name this garment, I chose the more formal term, simply because the letter ‘ñ’ hardly exists in any other language. Also because ‘bico’ is so easy to pronounce that anybody anywhere in the world can adopt it as their own. I am already imagining someone from Faroe Islands or Timbuktu telling their family that they are knitting a hat called ‘bico’, which, in a far-away language, means kiss. And then, they kiss whomever they are telling. I know I am a fan of impossible stories, but the truth is that thanks to social media, the Internet and globalisation, there are people all around the world knitting my patterns, so why wouldn’t they adopt the word ‘bico’ after knitting this hat? NOTIONS: You must know how to knit, purl, cast-on, and the slip stitches technique. GAUGE: 20 stitches per 26 rows for a 10x10 cm swatch with 4-mm needles or whichever are needed. MATERIALS: 2 skeins of Malabrigo Ríos for the main colour and contrast colour. Around 25 grams of Malabrigo Ríos in a third colour if you want a contrasting rib. For both samples, we have used: In the orange-green version, colours Glazed Carrot and Yerba; the rib is in Teal Feather. In the green-grey version (p. 5), colours Aguas and Whole Grain, the rib is in Lettuce. 4 or 4.5-mm needles, depending on your gauge, and a 40-cm or 80-cm cable, if you want to use the magic loop method. FINISHED MEASUREMENTS: Once blocked the hat measures 52 cm around and 21.5 cm high.