*Balloons* Knitting Patterns


This pattern includes a version of bobbles. For the bobble part you have to make an effort increasing and decreasing, and the rest is just knit and purl.

Yarn:

Red Heart Detroit

Needles:

2.5 mm - US 1 1/2

Abbreviations:

k - knit
p - purl
1 to 5 inc - k1, yo, k1, yo, k1
5 to 1 dec - sl3 knitwise, k2tog, pass

Balloons - Knitting Stitch

Directions:

Cast-on a multiple of 6 + 2 stitches for symmetry
 
On the wrong side you can follow the instructions or just work stitches as they appear: if it's a knit stitch, you knit it, and if it's purl stitch, you purl it.  
Row 1: *p2, k1, p2, 1 to 5 inc; rep from*, p2
Row 2: *k2, p5, k2, p1; rep from*,  
Row 3: *p2, k1, p2, k5; rep from*, p2
Row 4: *k2, p5, k2, p1; rep from*, k2  
Row 5: *p2, k1, p2, 5 to1 dec; rep from*, p2  
Row 6: *k2, p1; rep from*, k2  
Row 7: *p2, 1 to 5 inc, p2, k1; rep from*, p2
Row 8: *k2, p1, k2, p5; rep from*, k2
Row 9: *p2, k5, p2, k1; rep from*, p2  
Row 10: *k2, p1, k2, p5; rep from*, k2
Row 11: *p2, 5 to 1 dec, p2, k1; rep from*, p2  
Row 12: *k2, p1; rep from*, k2  

Repeat rows 1-12 until reached the desired length of garment

Full Chart:

Balloons - Full Chart

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