The Square Collection – Diagonal Bobble Stitch.

This is part of our monthly Blanket Club.  Patterns are released every month on the website – then published in a booklet after a year.

The squares worked in DK measure about 4 ½” square – and the larger ones 8” square.  You could use 3 strands of DK together – working on 8mm knitting needles – and the square will be bigger.

You will need;

1 strand of double knitting to be worked on 4mm knitting needles – about 12g

Or 2 strands of double knitting (equal to chunky weight yarn) to be worked on 6mm knitting needles – about 20g

 If you are using the double knitting weight of yarn, then use 2 strands together throughout.

• If you are using the chunky weight of yarn, then use 1 strand throughout.
• Remember to count all the rows as you work up the square.

The technique you need to make the bobble is as follows – [knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1] all into one stitch.  Then slip the second stitch in over the last stitch – slip the next in line over the last stitch – then the next in line over, and again until you are back to just the 1 stitch.  Do this every place the pattern says ‘make bobble’.

TIP – if you get lose your place ( it’s easy to gain a stitch if you don’t take enough of the bobble loops back over) – remember to create each bobble AFTER the column that the previous one is in – making it go in a diagonal slant.

Cast on 28 stitches.

Row 1: *(knit 1, purl 1) – repeat from * to end.

Work row 1: 3 more times more.

Row 5: knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1 *knit 2, make bobble, purl 3 – repeat from * to last 5 stitches, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1.

Row 6:  knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, then work each stitch the way it lies – purl into a purl – knit into a knit, (the bobble is a knit stitch) to last 4 stitches, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1.

Row 7: knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, *knit 2, make bobble, purl 3– repeat from * to last 4 stitches, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1.

Row 8: knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, work each stitch the way it lies – purl into a purl – knit into a knit, to last 4 stitches, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1.

Row 9: knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 2, *knit 2, make bobble, purl 3, repeat from * to last 9, knit 2, make bobble, purl 2, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1.

Row 10: knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, work each stitch the way it lies – purl into a purl – knit into a knit, to last 4 stitches, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1.

Row 11: knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 3, *knit 2, make bobble, purl 3, repeat from * to last 8 stitches, knit 2, make bobble, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1.

Row 12: knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, work each stitch the way it lies – purl into a purl – knit into a knit, to last 4 stitches, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1.

Row 13: knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, make bobble, purl 3, *knit 2, make bobble, purl 3, repeat from * to last 7, knit 2, make bobble, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1.

Row 14: knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, work each stitch the way it lies – purl into a purl – knit into a knit, to last 4 stitches, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1.

Row 15: knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit 2, make bobble, purl 3, *knit 2, make bobble, purl 3, repeat from * to last 6, knit 1, purl 1 knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1.

Row 16: knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, work each stitch the way it lies – purl into a purl – knit into a knit, to last 4 stitches, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1.

This is the pattern layout.  Repeat rows 5 – 16 once more.

Row 29: *(knit 1, purl 1) – repeat from * end.

Repeat last row 3 times more.

Cast off.