How to Crochet the Bobble Stitch

Steps

1. 1. Know What a Bobble Stitch Is

   A bobble stitch, written in patterns as dc5tog (double crochet five together), is five double crochet stitches all worked into one stitch and then joined at the top. That bundle of stitches stands up off the surface as a soft, rounded puff.

   Tip: Watch this step You only need to know one stitch going in: the double crochet.

   

2. 2. Yarn Over and Hook Into the Stitch

   Hold your hook in front of the working yarn with the tip facing you. Yarn over by bringing the hook below and behind the yarn, then push the hook into the next stitch, going from the front to the back of the piece.

   Tip: Watch this step Keep working into the same hole for all five stitches. If you spread them across different stitches you will get five separate stitches instead of one bobble.

   

3. 3. Work the First Double Crochet Part Way

   Yarn over again and pull the yarn through only the first two loops on the hook. Yarn over and pull through two loops one more time, until you are left with two loops on the hook.

   Tip: Watch this step Pull through two loops, not all of them. Finishing the stitch the normal way here is the most common bobble mistake.

   

4. 4. Add Four More Double Crochets in the Same Hole

   Repeat the same move four more times into that exact same hole: yarn over, hook in, yarn over and pull up a loop, then yarn over and pull through two loops so the stitch sits unfinished. By the end you will have six loops crowded on the hook.

   Tip: Watch this step Lost count? Count the loops on your hook and subtract one. That is how many double crochets you have already made.

   

5. 5. Join All Five Stitches Into the Bobble

   With all six loops on the hook, yarn over one last time and pull that yarn through all six loops at once. Move the hook nice and parallel as you draw it through instead of wiggling it side to side, so you do not accidentally drop a loop.

   Tip: Watch this step If the pull-through feels tight, ease the loops looser on the hook before the final yarn over. A relaxed final stitch slides through all six loops cleanly.

   

6. 6. Pop the Bobble to the Front

   Right after you make it, the bobble can fold toward the back as you keep crocheting. Work a few stitches past it, then push the bump through to the front of your work with a finger.

   Tip: Watch this step Decide which side is your right side before you start a bobble row, then always push the bumps to that side so the finished piece looks consistent.