stitch pattern – the spring bobble stitch pattern

The spring bobble stitch pattern consists of alternating spring stitches on a stockinette background. It’s a stitch pattern, that gives loads of texture to your project. Use it as an accent on scarves, sweaters or cowls. Or perhaps all-over in a dish cloth! This stitch pattern is worked as a multiple of 4 stitches, and in a four-row repeat. Please note that I’ve added 2 edge stitches in garter stitch on both sides of the swatch. These are not included in the stitch pattern description.

Materials used

Yarn: Paintbox Yarns Simply DK, a good value, good quality 100% acrylic yarn, in the color Marine Blue.

Needles: This is a pair of straights that I picked up at the second-hand store when I started knitting, brand unknown.

Stitches used

• k – knit
• p – purl
• RS / WS – right side / wrong side
• rep – repeat
• spring stitch – bring the yarn to the back of the work, and insert the right-hand needle into the next stitch on the left-hand needle as if to knit. Wrap the yarn around both needles for a total of 10 times. Then wrap the yarn around the needle, and pull it through all 10 loops plus the original stitch. Gently pull on the working yarn to cinch the yarn into a coil close to the needle.
• st(s) – stitch(es)
• yo – yarn over

Spring bobble stitch pattern

Set-up row 1 (RS): Knit.
Set-up row 2 (WS): Purl.
Row 1: Knit.
Row 2: P1, *spring stitch, k1, p2; rep from * to 3 sts before end, spring stitch, k1, p1.
Row 3: Knit.
Row 4: P3, *spring stitch, k1, p2; rep from * to 1 st before end, p1.

Repeat rows 1-4 for pattern until desired length.

In the below pictures, you see the patterning first from the right, and then also from the wrong side of the fabric: