Bubble Stitch

Ten years later, post-rehab and with better phone photo technology, I am back!

I have always admired the bubble stitch.  Such texture and a fun way to play and highlight color!  It's also a relatively easy pattern to remember and follow, assuming you read the instructions correctly the first time..

My first attempt at knitting a bubble stitch scarf was 50% successful...  I nailed the first three lines of the pattern.

However, I but failed to notice that the 2nd portion of the pattern, specifically Row 12, the row where the bubbles are formed (the row where the magic happens), has a slightly different pattern. 

To the left is a kid's scarf, 24 stitches, inadvertently creating my own semi-bubble pattern.  A patter I call "Muted Bubbles."

My next iteration will be an adult scarf, 36 inches, following the correct/standard pattern.

 

 

 

Bubble Pattern: Cast on [multiple of 4 and 3 stitches]

Row 1, 3, 5: Purl all
Row 2,4: Knit all
Row 6: K3, *K4B, K3*

Row 7, 9, 11: Purl all
Row 8, 10: Knit All
Row 12: K1, *K4B, K3* until last two stitches then K4B, K1