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How to knit a sailor bobble pattern

In this DROPS video we show how to knit a sailor bobble pattern. It's fun and decorative!

This is what we did on our chunky sample of 21 sts.
Row 1-5: stockinette with 1 edge st each side in garter st.
Row 6 (=RS): K1 edge st, K1, *count 5 sts down from st on left needle, put your right needle through and pick up yarn (=1 bobble), slip st off left needle and let st unravel, K3*, repeat *-*, end with 1 bobble, K2.
Row 7-11: stockinette with 1 edge st each side in garter st.
Row 12: K1 edge st, K3, *1 bobble, K3*, repeat *-*, end with K1.
Repeat row 1-12.
Towards the end of our video we show how it looks knitting on smaller needles with a DK weight yarn.

You need a number of sts divisible by 4 + 3 sts + 1 edge st each side, (for bobble with 3 sts), and divisible by 6 + 3 + 1 edge st each side (for bobble with 5 sts).

P.S. Depending on desired size of the bobble, you can choose to knit the st 3-5 rows below and also work 3-5 sts between each st picked up below.
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Video #262, listed in: Learn to knit, Texture Knitting, Bubbles

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Country flag Linda Kjeldsen wrote:

Er der en opskrift til børn med sømandsbobler?

06.02.2024 - 14:44

DROPS Design :

Hei Linda. Nei, dessverre det har vi ikke. mvh DROPS Design

09.02.2024 - 07:01

Country flag Eivor Florén wrote:

Så snyggt och en jättebra beskrivning!!

18.06.2023 - 08:18

Country flag Camilla wrote:

Hvorfor er det ikke lyd på videoene deres?

22.12.2022 - 12:43

DROPS Design :

Hei Camilla. Våre video har ikke lyd. Vi er et verdensomspennende selskap og videoene våre blir sett av mennesker over hele verden, som ikke snakker hverken engelsk (eller norsk). Vi har derfor skrevet instruksjoner på de språk vi har oppskrifter til under våre videoen eller link til forklaring. Dessuten er det ingen lyd som forstyrre mens du ser på. mvh DROPS Design

02.01.2023 - 09:34

Country flag Heidi wrote:

Hvordan strikker jeg tilbage ? /trevler op? Har fået lavet rækken med boblerne forkert og kan godt samle de masker op jeg har ladet falde(boblen) men får ikke tråden med bagpå

19.01.2021 - 00:30

Country flag Piano wrote:

Hallöchen, ich habe noch keine Anleitung gefunden wie man die Seemannsnoppen bei einer Mütze in der Runde stricken muss damit das Muster aufgeht. Kann man mir bitte helfen? VG

13.01.2021 - 22:41

DROPS Design :

Liebe Piano, versuchen Sie zuerst auf eine Maschenprobe, glatt rechts wird immer rechts in Runden gestrickt, dann stricken Sie die 6. und 12. Reihe (ohne Randmaschen natürlich). Viel Spaß beim stricken!

14.01.2021 - 07:58

Country flag Lola wrote:

Super lovely! Can this pattern be also worked in a round?

25.12.2020 - 22:59

DROPS Design :

Dear Lola, sure, just adapt the stocking stitch to be worked in the round (= knit every round). Happy knitting!

05.01.2021 - 12:59

Country flag Karin Hecter wrote:

Kan man også strikke sømandsbobler, når man strikker oppe fra og ned, eller kommer boblerne til at vende forkert?

30.04.2020 - 14:45

DROPS Design :

Hei Karin. Boblene blir nok opp ned, men sjekk selv om du liker resultatet eller ikke. Strikk en prøvelapp, snu lappen og se :) mvh DROPS design

04.05.2020 - 07:17

Country flag Bodil Due wrote:

Også interesseret i hvordan man strikker Sømandsbobler med to farver

16.01.2017 - 18:30

Country flag Eld wrote:

Veldig god video og instruksjon ! Lurer litt på hvordan man gjør det med to farger?

12.11.2016 - 14:55

DROPS Design :

Hej Eld. Det ved jeg desvaerre ikke. Jeg ville pröve mig lidt frem og se hvad der fungerer bedst. Jeg skal ogsaa saette det paa som önske - og se om det er muligt at lave en video paa dette.

14.11.2016 - 12:08

Country flag Hilde Gaustad wrote:

Har ett bilde av en kortbukse i sjømannsbobler, men finner ikke noen oppskrift på den. Er den mulig og oppdrive. Mvh Hilde

28.08.2016 - 19:22

DROPS Design :

Hej Hilde. Er det en DROPS opskrift, saa pröv at laegge billedet paa vores Facebook side, saa skal vi se om det er en vi genkender.

29.08.2016 - 11:22

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