Bobbles
Bobbles are a nice way of having a little eye-catcher in your knitted piece by a few simple steps. The technique is not very complicated, but it makes a lot of difference. There are many different ways to knit a bobble. In this example I will show you how to knit a bobble by increasing stitches and repeated turning.
Abbreviations
For the following instructions, some abbreviations are used:
k
p
st
sts
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knit
purl
stich
stitches
k1, but do not let original st slip off the left needle.
1 new st on right needle, original st on left needle.
Go through the back loop of the original st and k1.
= 2 new sts, original st still not slipped off left needle.
Repeat the two steps 3 more times so that there are 5 new sts on the right needle. Then let the original st slip off the left needle.
Turn work and p5.
Only p the 5 new sts.
Turn work.
k5, turn.
p5, turn.
Go through all 5 sts ...
... and k them together.
= 1 st again.
One bobble is formed.
Proceed to k normally.