Puff Stitch

PUFF STITCH
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Puff Stitch

The puff stitch, the cluster, and the bobble are all similar stitches with small differences. All of these stitches can be made smaller or larger by following the procedure for more repeats.

When creating the puff stitch, note that the "puff" part appears larger on the back side. In my opinion this looks like it should be the "right" side, so I usually try to think ahead and make sure my puffs are in the right order on that side, especially if I'm working a letter or design. To get them all on the same side, you need to work a plain stitch row between puff stitch rows.

Instructions:
YO, insert hook in next stitch, yo, pull through and bring yarn up to height of rest of stitches (3 loops on hook), YO, insert hook in SAME stitch, yo, pull through and bring yarn up to height of rest of stitches (5 loops on hook), YO, insert hook once again into the SAME stitch, yo, pull through and bring yarn up to height of rest of stitches (7 loops on hook),

Note: If you want your puff to be larger repeat step 7 -9 again for 9 loops on hook

Step 1

Step 2

insert hook in next stitch, yo

Step 3

pull through and bring yarn up to height of rest of stitches (3 loops on hook)

Step 4

Step 5

insert hook in SAME stitch, yo

Step 6

pull through and bring yarn up to height of rest of stitches (5 loops on hook)

Step 7

Step 8

insert hook once again into the SAME stitch, yo

Step 9

pull through and bring yarn up to height of rest of stitches (7 loops on hook) (see below on how to finish the puff)

Note: If you want your puff to be larger repeat step 7 -9 again for 9 loops on hook

Finishing off the Puff Stitch - Method A

Step 10A-1

Here's where you can veer off. There are a couple different ways to complete the puff.

Method A is shown here:
yo, draw through 6 loops

Step 10A-2

yo, draw through remaining 2 loops
Puff Stitch complete

This picture shows the larger puff with 9 loops. At Step 9 if you repeated steps 7 and 8, this is what you would have.

This picture shows the next step in completing the larger puff stitch, using Method A shown above

This picture completes the larger puff using Method A

Finishing off the Puff Stitch - Method B

Step 10B-1

Here we have 7 loops on hook as in Step 9 above. YO (not shown)

Step 10B-2

Pull yarn through ALL loops on hook

Just to how you how the puff works next to other stitches, I've put a double crochet in the next stitch. This is not actually part of making the puff.

Puff Stitch complete

This is a row with 2 completed puffs,
one small and one larger, as seen from the front

This is the back of the piece, showing the two puffs.

09/01/11