crochetguideStep 1 Start with one active loop. Yarn over, insert in the stitch and draw up a loop to the height of the surrounding fabric. You have 3 loops.
Step 1 Start with one active loop. Yarn over, insert in the stitch and draw up a loop to the height of the surrounding fabric. You have 3 loops. Step 2 Repeat yarn over, insert in the same stitch and draw up a loop twice more. You have 7 loops. Step 3 Yarn over and draw through all 7 loops. Chain 1 to close the puff. In this exercise the closing chain is part of the puff, not an extra chain space.
Start with one active loop. Yarn over, insert in the stitch and draw up a loop to the height of the surrounding fabric. You have 3 loops.
US / UK The puff definition is the same; use the pattern’s named basic stitchesOne puff replaces one base stitch in the practice row.
Before you start: Half double crochet
7 loops before the closing pull-through
Make one puff
- Start with one active loop. Yarn over, insert in the stitch and draw up a loop to the height of the surrounding fabric. You have 3 loops.
- Repeat yarn over, insert in the same stitch and draw up a loop twice more. You have 7 loops.
- Yarn over and draw through all 7 loops. Chain 1 to close the puff. In this exercise the closing chain is part of the puff, not an extra chain space.
Practice the count
Begin with 6 single crochets. Chain 1 and turn. Repeat [puff in the next stitch, single crochet in the next stitch] 3 times. There are 3 puffs and 3 single crochets.
On the return row, work one single crochet into each puff’s closing top and each single crochet: 6 stitches. Do not add a stitch in the gap beside the puff.
If loops snag
Keep every drawn-up loop at the same height. Rotate the hook notch toward the bundle as you pull through. If a strand splits, back the hook out and catch the complete strand.
Puff size varies by definition. A bobble uses partially completed tall stitches; a popcorn closes complete stitches. Their names do not make their yarn use or row height interchangeable.