Bobble Fans Knitting SStitch Pattern Free
Panel of 15 stitches
Abbreviations:
- k – knit
- p – purl
- yo – yarn over
- st(s) – stitch(es)
- dpn – double-pointed needle
- sl – slip
- tog – together
- psso – pass slipped stitch over
- k1-b – knit 1 through the back loop
- p1-b – purl 1 through the back loop
- MB – Make Bobble (as described below)
- FC – Front Cross (as described below)
- BC – Back Cross (as described below)
- M1 – Make One (as described below)
Special Stitch Instructions:
- Make Bobble (MB): (k1, yo, k1, yo, k1) in next st, turn and p5, turn and k5, turn and p2 tog, p1, p2 tog; turn and sl 1—k2 tog—psso, completing Bobble.
- Self-correction note: The instruction “sl 1—k2 tog—psso” implies a centered double decrease (ssk then pass slipped stitch over). It might be written “sl1, k2tog, psso” for clarity.
- Front Cross (FC): sl 2 sts to dpn and hold in front, p1, then k2 from dpn.
- Back Cross (BC): sl 1 st to dpn and hold in back, k2, then p1 from dpn.
- Make One (M1) purlwise: Lift the running thread between stitches and purl into the back of this thread.
Pattern Rows:
Row 1 (Right side): Purl.
Row 2: Knit.
Row 3: Purl 7, Make Bobble (MB), purl 7.
Row 4: Knit 7, p1-b, knit 7.
Row 5: Purl 4, MB, p2, k1-b, p2, MB, p4.
Row 6: Knit 4, p1-b, k2, p1, k2, p1-b, k4.
Row 7: Purl 2, MB, p1, sl next st to dpn and hold in front, p1, then k1 from dpn (Front Cross, FC); p1, k1-b, p1, sl next st to dpn and hold in back, k1, then p1 from dpn (Back Cross, BC); p1, MB, p2.
Row 8: Knit 2, p1-b, k2, (p1, k1) 3 times, k1, p1-b, k2.
Row 9: Purl 2, FC, p1, FC, k1-b, BC, p1, BC, p2.
Row 10: Knit 3, BC, k1, p3, k1, FC, k3.
Row 11: Purl 4, FC, Make One (M1) purlwise by lifting running thread and purling into the back of this thread; sl 1—k2 tog—psso, M1 purlwise, BC, p4.
Row 12: Knit 5, BC, p1, FC, k5.
Row 13: Purl into front and back of next st, sl 1—k2 tog—psso, purl into front and back of next st, p5.
Row 14: Knit 7, p1, k7.
Rows 15 and 16: Repeat Rows 1 and 2.
Repeat Rows 1-16.
