{"title":"How to Knit a Bobble That Pops - Easy 5-Stitch Bobble","canonicalUrl":"https://www.craftingstepbystep.com/knitting/how-to-knit-a-bobble","category":{"slug":"knitting","name":"Knitting"},"creator":{"name":"Voolenvine","channelUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKOvDKc-vLr_pbVJL7KoLXg","sourceVideoUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgPwbau3pOI"},"tldr":"Learn how to knit a bobble in 10 steps: five stitches from one, four short rows, then a wrap around the base so the bobble stands out.","quickAnswer":"Learn how to knit a bobble in 10 steps: five stitches from one, four short rows, then a wrap around the base so the bobble stands out. A medium project: about 15 minutes. You need 4 things, including DK weight yarn, US 7 knitting needles and stitch markers. The 10 steps start with knit Across to the Bobble Stitch, knit Into the Bobble Stitch Without Dropping It and purl and Knit Into the Same Bobble Stitch.","totalDurationSeconds":466,"videoDurationSeconds":466,"difficulty":"medium","project":{"difficulty":"medium","projectMinutes":15,"waitMinutes":null,"totalMinutes":15,"estimatedCost":null,"yield":null},"tools":["US 7 (4.5 mm) knitting needles","stitch markers","tapestry needle"],"materials":["DK weight yarn"],"steps":[{"number":1,"title":"Knit Across to the Bobble Stitch","text":"Work a right side row as normal until you reach the stitch where the bobble goes. Kristin knits English style, throwing the yarn with her right hand, but the steps are the same if you knit continental. Stop with the bobble stitch sitting first on your left needle. If you knit one stitch too many, like Kristin did, tink it back before you start."},{"number":2,"title":"Knit Into the Bobble Stitch Without Dropping It","text":"Insert your right needle into the stitch as if to knit, wrap the yarn and pull the loop through. Here is the catch. Do not slide the old stitch off the left needle. Leave it right where it is. You now have one new loop on the right needle and the original stitch still waiting on the left, ready to be worked again."},{"number":3,"title":"Purl and Knit Into the Same Bobble Stitch","text":"Bring the yarn to the front and purl into that same stitch, still leaving it on the left needle. Take the yarn to the back and knit into it again. That gives you three new loops. Keep alternating purl and knit until you have five loops on the right needle. You always finish on a knit: knit, purl, knit, purl, knit."},{"number":4,"title":"Make Five Bobble Stitches From One Stitch","text":"Once all five loops are on the right needle, slide the original stitch off the left needle. One stitch has become five. They will look tight and bunched together at the end of the right needle. That is normal. These five stitches are the whole bobble, and the next four short rows turn them into a round little ball."},{"number":5,"title":"Turn and Purl the Five Bobble Stitches","text":"Instead of knitting on, turn your work so the purl side faces you. The five bobble stitches are now first on the left needle. Slip the first stitch purlwise, since you are on the purl side. That counts as stitch one. Purl the next four. You have worked one short row over the bobble stitches only."},{"number":6,"title":"Turn and Knit the Five Bobble Stitches","text":"Turn your work again so the knit side faces you. Slip the first stitch knitwise this time, because you are on the knit side. Knit the second, third, fourth and fifth stitches. Going back and forth like this is what builds the body of the bobble. Each short row adds a little more fabric inside that one small spot."},{"number":7,"title":"Purl Two Together Twice to Shrink the Bobble","text":"Turn to the purl side again. Slip the first stitch purlwise. Then purl the next two stitches together, and purl the last two stitches together. Five stitches are now three. This part gets fiddly because the stitches are packed tight. Kristin's advice is to be patient. Push the stitches near the tip and work slowly."},{"number":8,"title":"Close the Bobble With Slip, Knit Two Together, Pass Over","text":"Turn to the knit side one last time. Slip the first stitch. Knit the next two stitches together. Then lift the slipped stitch over the new stitch and off the needle. Three stitches become one, and the bobble closes into a round ball. You are back to the single stitch you started with."},{"number":9,"title":"Wrap the Yarn Around the Base of the Bobble","text":"This is the move that makes it pop. Bring the yarn to the front of your work. Slip the bobble stitch back to the left needle. Take the yarn to the back and slip the stitch back to the right needle. The working yarn now wraps around the bobble's neck, like a scarf around its chin. Kristin calls it choking the bobble."},{"number":10,"title":"Knit the Next Stitch Tight So the Bobble Pops","text":"Hold the working yarn taut so the wrap stays snug around the base of the bobble. Then knit the next stitch. That locks the wrap in place. The bobble now stands out from the fabric instead of sinking back in. Keep knitting to the next bobble stitch and repeat the whole sequence. It goes quicker every time."}],"commonProblems":[],"recipe":null,"lastUpdated":"2026-11-09T14:50:34.000Z","published":"2026-11-09T14:50:33.814Z","license":"CC BY 4.0. 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