Rowan Yarns Digital Magazine Rowan Winter Newsletter 2018 | Page 43

Figure 8: Making a bobble (a) To start making a bobble, knit into the front of the next stitch as normal – but keep the loop on the left-hand needle. (b) Knit into the back of the same stitch (c) – (e) Knit into the front, back and front of the same stitch. (f) There are now five stitches from the original one. (g) Turn the work (WS facing) and purl across these five stitches. (h) Turn the work (RS facing) and knit across these same five stitches. (i) Repeat (f) and (g) another two times. (j) Lift the second stitch over the first. (k) Repeat for the third, fourth and fifth stitches so that one stitch remains and the bobble is formed. WINTER 2018 43