Bubbles

What an appropriate name! Here is a playful yarn composed of big puffs of soft plush nylon spaced on a tight chain. The puffs bloom when the yarn is dyed and look just like popcorn or bobbles when knit. Bubbles is great when used as an accent with other yarns--a row or two in garter stitch (the puffs want to migrate to the purl side) line up like popcorn on a string. If Bubbles is knit alone on a # 11 needle, and you are careful to knit the string only (not pulling the puffs through the stitch), the puffs line up next to one another, between each stitch, in perfect rows. While the fabric is loose and airy and may not be great for a garment, one skein makes a terrific scarf.