Special Stitches: Bobble Technique in Crochet

Special Stitches

Bobble (Bo): (yo, pick up a loop in st, yo, draw through 2 loops) 5 times, yo, draw through all 6 loops on hook.

The quantity of sts is a multiple of 6 + 3.

Set-Up Row

1 dc in 4th ch from hook, *ch 2, skip next ch, 1 sc in next ch, ch 2, skip next ch, 1 dc in each of the next 3 ch, rep from * across, ending with 1 dc in each of the last 2 ch, turn;

1^st Row

Ch 3, (counts as dc), skip first dc, 1 dc in next dc, *ch 3, 1 dc in next dc ** (first dc of 3-dc group), bobble in next dc, 1 dc in next dc, rep from * across, ending last repeat at **, 1 dc in top of turning ch, turn;

2^nd Row

Ch 3 (counts as dc), skip first dc, 1 dc in next dc, *ch 2, 1 sc in next 3-ch space, ch 2, 1 dc in next dc ** 1 dc in top of bobble, 1 dc in next dc, rep from * across, ending last rep at ** 1 dc in top of the turn ch.

Repeat 1^st and 2^nd rows.