BOBBLE STITCH PATTERNS

Bobbles and a Bobble Flower Motif

PATTERN HERE

Bobble stitch done in rows...

Bobble stitch done as an ending stitch, stops all curl...

BOBBLE STITCH BEADS

BUTTON BEAD PATTERN

US Terms in Balck UK Terms in red Brackets

One finger wrap of 15 wraps.

ROUND1:sc [dc], into the circle 12times, sl st to complete.

ROUND 2: 40+sc [40+dc], into the circle over the top of round 1

 continue until you have a dughnut for a button and continue to fill the hole for a Gem of a bead.

 NOTE: don't pull the stitches tight but not loose either

FLOWER AS ABOVE.

This flower has 9 petals so i finished with 18sc, but 16sc, is easier to achieve

To make the Flowers on the header picture

Finish with 16sc on the last round, sl st to complete, weave in end.

Add a round of 8 X 3tr, bobble stitches, sl st, between each bobble, 

BOBBLE PATTERNS IN ONE POST

HOW AN IDEA DEVELOPED...

from a Bobble Square to a hex and back to a Flower square again...

BOBBLE FLOWER GRANNY SQUARE PATTERN 2011

The bag of Flowers l found have been made into a colourful flowery cushion front 

border is 3 rows of SC, after joining with a row of the same sc in Lime green

With a red Bobble edging

Reminds me of a my Grannies vintage tea cosy hehe

 The Flowers are a simple flat Flower petals made with 2 chain 2Trebles 2 chain and a sl st into next stitch and repeat, but when you add the leaves and back ground they curl up a bit so maybe the Bobble flower is better?

Love the mix of Lime with the red bobbles

Makes a simple crochet version of the pompom edging you can get on cushions today

PICTORIAL PATTERN

BOBBLE FLOWER PATTERN 2011, updated

Aran 5mm hook [Bobbles] the flower will work with dk but doesn't pop quite the same as with Aran 

dk 4mm hook [all other]

US Terms

Chain 4 and sl st into a circle or make a finger wrap of 4 wraps

Round 1: 8sc into circle sl st to complete round

change colour

Round 2: USE ARAN FOR THE BOBBLES TO MAKE THEM POP. 

Att. flower col. in and st, in the same stitch do a cluster of 3tr:  ch2, half make 2tr, drawn last yo through all sts, to complete the bobble, sc, into next stitch and repeat another cluster of 3 trebles in the same st, 

sl st into first st, to complete. [8 bobble petals]

NOTE: make sure all bobbles pop to the front.

Makes a lovely flower pin decoration as it is if you stopped here or join several together for another project.

Round 3: Add leaves, att. a shade of green, into the sc, between any bobble, ch2, 2dc, repeat 3dc, in each space

it now looks like a flower in a circle. [24dc]

Round 4: Att. back ground col. in one of the spaces, ch2, 2dc, in same sp, ch2, 3dc,  first corner, 3sc in next side sp, repeat until you have 4corners and 4 sides sl st. to complete. [9sts each side]

Make 9 or 12 for a cushion front, add then to a larger central granny square or make lots and lots for a blanket, Round 5: join as you go with a round of sc, 1sc in each st and sc, ch3 sc, in corners.

BOBBLE EDGING TO CUSHION

Add a bobble edging to a cushion  every other stitch with a sc in the in-between sts, and 2 bobbles at the corners.

BOBBLE CIRCLE BLANKET 
ORIGINALLY A BATH MAT PATTERN from 2011 
click for camping pictures of me making it, its still being used today 

Finger wrap of 5 wraps
ROUND 1: ch4 [counts as tr], tr in next st, repeat for every st, sl st to complete. [16tr]
oops! amended round no ch sts should have looked at the bath mat earlier sorry 
ROUND 2: USE ARAN FOR THE BOBBLES TO MAKE THEM POP. But dk will work

Att. cream col. in any st, in the same stitch do a cluster of 3tr:  ch2, half make 2tr, drawn last yo through all sts, to complete the bobble, sc, into next stitch and repeat another cluster of 

3tr in the same st, sl st,  to complete. [16 bobbles]

ROUND 3: Att. back ground yarn in any st, this round makes the bobble circle into a square.

ch2 [counts as first dc], 2dc in same st, sc in next 7sts, 3dc in next st, repeat for all sides, 

sl st, to complete. [40sts in round]

ROUND 4: Cont. in same background colour, dc in every st, with 1dc, ch3, 1dc, in the middle dc at each corner, sl st, to complete. [11dc each side]

ROUND 5: JOIN AS YOU GO ROUND.

1hdc, ch3, 1hdc, in corners and 1hdc in each of the 11side sts.  [13hdc each side]

when all square are joined together add the 

Bobble edging stitch to complete

PART 8: SPINNING TOP BLANKET BORDER

Finally i managed to complete the Spinning Top Blanket...

it kept me warm and the boys loved sitting on it and me while i added the last block

It's a beastie of a blanket at over 5' square and weighs a ton....a real snuggler. 

 if I had more of the blue i would have added more rounds but no more to be found in my workroom at all...so one round added to the blue granny shells and it finished nothing fancy just wanted the riot of colours contained

So in the end the i decided that a real simple border of dc [tr],  something to contain all this spinning tops and colours was all i needed for my version, plus i was running out of yarns as i didn't use a yarn pack for mine.

If you have a yarn pack and are making the spinning top then any favourite colour you have enough of would work as a simple border to the Blanket...there is a lot going on in this design so it doesn't need anything to fussy to complete it..a wider border in the same colour would be perfect.

BORDER PATTERN

US terms and UK terms in brackets

Aran 5mm hook

After joining 9 or 12 blocks together a simple round or two of dc [tr], i felt was all that was needed...do more than one if you have enough of your chosen colour but one is ok too.

CORNERS: 

2dc [2tr], ch2, 2dc [2tr], 

1dc [1tr], in every st, and every ch sp too, on each side, so per granny shell and sp you should do 4 sts. 

 1dc ]1tr], in the ch sp, 1dc [1tr], in the sp between the joined blocks thats 2 joined each side

If you have done a smaller blanket then do several rows of the same favourite colour from the blanket, all thats needed with a buy blanket like the Spinning top...or have fun and make up your own border

Some of the fabulous Spinning Top Blankets that have already been made or are well on their way to completion from group members on Facebook...

Sue Pinner's Granny Squares: Blankets, throws, cushions and wraps 

GROUP HERE 

All these wonderful hookers and more can be found enjoying my patterns and sharing their makes..its a growing group of over 7,000 members now 

several more on the Facebook group to see in all their glory

Love them all and sorry it took me so long to complete mine. Several options for fabulous borders for you to have a go at and get creative with your own.

And mine draped over a chair 

Previous Pattern Posts

LINK TO PART 1 MAKING THE ORIGINAL CUSHION FRONT

LINK TO PART 2: DIAMOND/SPEAR SHAPE INFILLS

LINK TO PART 3: TRIANGLE IN FILLS

LINK TO PART 4: BUTTON BAND AND JOINING CUSHION TOGETHER

EASY PEASY ALTERNATIVE CUSHION BACK

MAKING THE SPINNING TOP BLANKET FROM THE CUSHION FRONT

COLOUR SEQUENCE FOR ALL 9 MOTIFS TO DIAMOND IN FILLS

CIRCLES TO SQUARES PREP

Border options post

Border progress

SPINNING TOP BLANKET UPDATE 2: Colours to round 7

LINK TO POST 1: LINK TO PATTERN AND YARN

LINK TO POAT 2: UPDATE COLOURS TO ROUND 5

COLOURS SEQUENCE FOR 9 MOTIFS TO ROUND 7

1: pistachio, sage, cloud blue, storm blue, pistachio, camel, raspberry
2: sage, pistachio, parchment, denim, camel, spice, duck egg
3: duck egg, denim, pistachio, gold, saffron, sage, spice
4: denim, parchment, rose, raspberry, spice, saffron, storm blue
5: rose, pomegranate, spice, pistachio, sage, sea breeze, camel,
6: pomegranate, rose, gold, sage, cloud blue, denim, saffron,
7: spice, saffron, duck egg, parchment, rose, raspberry, pomegranate,
8: saffron, spice, raspberry, rose, parchment, pistachio, cloud blue
9: camel, storm blue,saffron, spice, pomegranate, gold, rose

making progress but the bigger they get the longer it takes to do a round

Getting there slowly..

CIRCULAR CUSHION: NUMBER 10

PART 1 OF NUMBER 10: 

I had to adapt this pattern from the original, as the Aran yarn was making it frilly and not lie flat so it's ever so slightly different from the original motif in the number of stitches, then I realised why the wavy motif!........miss counted stitches on the original spot the mistake? 

Going to try an experiment here, this is a quick pattern, the sort of pattern I write in note form, but easy and quick to read, so long as you remember the first stitch is replaced with a standing start st or ch sts, and you sl st to complete each round...

Try it and let me know if its easier to read or not enough detail? It would mean i could do more patterns and quicker if its an ok format for you all.

QUICK PATTERN: US Terms, UK Terms in brackets
finger wrap of 5 wraps
Round 1: 12 sc [12dc] into circle (12sts)
Round 2: cluster of 2dc [2tr], into each st with ch2 between (12 clusters)
Round 3: 3tr [3dtr], into each ch2 sp, (36sts)
Round 4:  sc [dc], in next 2nd and 3rd sts, sc [dc] spike st into clusters of round 2. ( (36sts)
Round 5: sc in first st, bobble st of 3tr [3dtr], in ext st, ch1, sc [dc], in next st repeat to end. (18bobble sts)
Round 6: granny shells of 3dc [3tr] into sc sts, between bobbles (54sts)
Round 7: single 'v' st, tr [dtr], ch2, tr [dtr], into sp, between granny shells, repeat. (18 'v' sts)
Round 8: double 'v' st,  2tr [2dtr], ch2, 2tr [2dtr], into ch2 sp, repeat (18 double 'v' sts)
Round 9: 3dc, [3tr], ch2, 3dc [3tr], into ch2 sp, sc [dc] into sp between double 'v's (18 shell sts)

SECOND PART OF THE CIRCULAR CUSHION....TO BE ADDED 
This is what it is starting to look like....not quite an 18" cushion yet but getting there 

UPDATE: Thanks for the feed back and so quickly too, a lesson i bobble stitch is required maybe a min video if my phone will allow me! THANKS XX

Colour yarn and fun experimenting..

When no one is home except me and Mr T..... I can spread, fall asleep and wake up with it still all around me. 

I'm afraid my bad back and all the rain, i came home at night and didn't camp this weekend, Phil is hardier than me and did stop to party, rain or no rain.

But I had my own fun, in the evening.....colour, colour and more colour

A weekends playtime

 change the proportions and change the look of a motif completely

 The two above, on the left inspired by a couple of the squares in this pick and mix collage of my sample motifs/granny squares from January 2012...inspired but constructed a totally different way!

One of the things i Love about Crochet..always several ways to get a similar looking motif and that there are thousands of colour combinations to make each and every one...creating a project to call your own

 a colour combination you love, a favourite motif/granny square all you need next is time, the magic ingredient!

 change the proportions to change the look of your square

 add in extra stitches like spike (long stitch) or bobbles and popcorn for texture add a stitch, take away a stitch and replace it with an alternative..... 

Whatever you try, have fun doing it, crochet is one of the best hobbies ever....and keep adding to that stash.