Snowball

Snowball Knitting Stitch. Bobble Knititng. Bobble Stitch Pattern
Textured Knitting Stitches. #howtoknit the Snowball Stitch Pattern. FREE written instructions, PDF knitting pattern.  #knittingstitches #knitting
Category: Textured stitches
Download: PDF knitting pattern
Video tutorial: How to knit Snowball
Abbreviations: RS, WS: Right side, wrong side
ST, STS: Stitch, stitches
Rep: Repeat
K: Knit
P: Purl
SL: Slip stitch
WYIB: With yarn in back
WYIF: With yarn in front
M5: Make 5 stitch, (k1, yo, k1, yo, k1) all in one stitch.
How to knit Cross stitch
Drop long stitch on left hand needle and let hang in front of work. Slip next 2 sts to right hand needle. Drop 2nd long stitch. Insert left hand needle into first dropped stitch, slip 2 sts on right hand needle back to left hand needle and insert left hand needle into 2nd dropped stitch, knit 4.

Pattern
Cast on a multiple of 5 sts, plus 1.
With color A, cast on a multiPle of 5 sts + 1  and then worked one row of Purl.
Row 1 (RS): Color A, Knit.
Row 2 (WS): Color A, P1, *P1 wrap yarn twice around needle, P2, P1 wrap yarn twice around needle, P1; rep from * to end.
Row 3: Color B,  K1, *SL1, K2, SL1, M5; rep from * to last 5 sts,  SL1, K2, SL1, K1. (Slip sts  wyib  and drop extra wrap)
Row 4: Color B, P1, *SL1, P2, SL1, K5; rep from * to last 5 sts,  SL1, P2, SL1, P1. (Slip sts wyif)
Row 5: Color B, K1, *SL1, K2, SL 1, P5; rep from * to last 5 sts, SL1, K2, SL1, K1. (Slip sts wyib)
Row 6: Color B, P1, *SL1, P2, SL 1 , K5tog; rep from * to last 5 sts, SL1, P2, SL1, P1. (Slip sts wyif)
Row 7: Color A, K1, *Cross stitch, K1; rep from * to end.
Row 8: Color A, Purl.
Rep Rows 1 - 8.