Very versatile: See here, here and here for other versions.

Bubbles are easy to omit - just skip them if you feel like it.

Have aprox. 400 meters of yarn for a Nessie - if you make bubbles, you will need more yarn.

Note: make the yo tight in all short-row-turns.

305 sts.

k6, pm, k until 6 sts to end, turn, yo,

k6, pm, k to m. turn, yo, k6, pm, k to m

Do shortrows with 6 sts less for each row until there are 11 sts left between the shortrow-turns.

Now you will k until end, while knitting the yo together with the next stitch, closing the gap from the shortrows.

k11, k2tog, k5, k2tog until last k2tog, k5.

k until first short-row-gap. Knit the yo and the next st as you did before. k to end.

k2, MB, k3 until 3 sts left, MB, k2.

MB:
kfb 5 times in the same st.
p5
k5
lift the 4 last sts over the 1st st.

kfb in all sts.

k18, pm, k until 18 sts left, turn, yo, k until m - and continue shortrows - this time only with 18 sts between shortrows.

For en norsk version, se HER.