Bubbles was designed for the sock knitting contest, “Sock Madness.” It is featured in the bonus round. For information regarding the competition (and a whole lot of fun!), check out the Ravelry group Sock Madness Forever.

Bubbles is knit top down with a continuous textured scaley stitch pattern across the body. Its great big bubbly eyes are gently stuffed, just enough for the bobble eyed look of a bubble eyed goldfish! The fins are knit separately, then attached, and their flow will make you feel like you too are swimming. You have the option of a fin toe, or a standard knit toe.

The instructions won’t leave you guessing, and drawn examples will illustrate any points of potential confusion.

While I used goldfish colored yarn, any yarn will do.

Questions? Please use my email address linked at the top of the pattern, not Ravelry messenger.

Sizes in Pattern:
• Child’s Large/Woman’s Small (approximately women’s shoe size US 5-7)
• Woman’s Medium (approximately women’s shoe size US 7.5-9)
• Woman’s Large/Men’s Small (approximately women’s shoe size US 9.5-10)

Materials Needed:
• Color A: 350-460 yards (320-430 m) sock weight yarn
• (Pattern used Knitpick’s Stroll Tonal in Guppy)
• Color B: 200 yards (180 m) sock weight yarn
• (Pattern used Knitpick’s Stroll in Bouey)
• (4) 10 mm buttons
• (4) US 1 (2.25 mm) Double Pointed Needles
• (4) US 2 (2.75 mm) Double Pointed Needles
• Stuffing – about four pinches worth
• Tapestry/Yarn Needle
• 2 stitch markers

Gauge:
• Stockinette Stitch on US 2 (2.75 mm) needles: 24 stitches & 40 Rows in 4 inches (10 cm)
• Miniature Smocking Stitch (leg pattern) on US 2 (2.75 mm) needles: 24 stitches & 48 Rows in 4 inches (10 cm)