Bobbles for Days: My Rainbow Bobble Sweater

Oct 18, 2026

Oh hiiiiiiiii. Happy to see you back here, checking out my latest obsession!

I’ve made a few bobble-related items over the last year-or-so and I had this HUGE need to create an entire sweater of this fabulously textured stitch. So I did! And I made it as colorful as possible because the world needs more rainbows in it, doesn’t it?

I don’t even know if I have lots to say about this sweater, other than I love it. It is exactly as happy and fun as I’d hoped it would be. It actually took me a bit longer to make than some of my recent crochet projects, and I think these giant bobbles are to blame. Bobble stitches like this are basically 5 Triple Stitches in one stitch each….so they are a bit of a yarn hog, and they also take 5 times as long to make as one stitch.

But worth it.

I was undecided up to the very last minute for if I wanted buttons or ties but I went with buttons in the long run because I thought the ties would look funny just hanging when untied. I might be wrong. I’ll probably make another sweater here soon and I’ll be sure to use ties to test my theory. I do think the buttons look cute with it though. I tried super hard to find green / yellow / red buttons….but I couldn’t find yellow in my stash so I substituted with these gold ones.

In true Katy fashion, I went ahead and spelled out how I created this cutie. If you head to THIS POST, you can find my free download for this Rainbow Bobble Stitch Sweater. It’s a complete-ish pattern. I don’t teach you how to make any of the stitches, and I don’t give you full-blown instructions on how to finish the cuffs / collar / placket. But I get you far enough through it…that if you know how to crochet well enough you’ll do just fine!

And I hope you do decide to make one for yourself! I always draft these designs up for myself and then realize that it wouldn’t take much to share it as well…and then it takes me a million hours to get it into a pretty format. So please download the freebie and make it worth my time to share these things!

Doesn’t this sweater just make you so happy looking at it?

Disclosure: As always, you’ll find some affiliate links scattered within my post, which means I receive a small amount of compensation if you end up purchasing something I’ve recommended.  Keep in mind that I link these companies and their products because of their quality and not because of the commission I receive from your purchases. The decision is yours, and whether or not you decide to buy something is completely up to you.  Purchasing from my links does not alter the pricing in any way for you, it simply helps feed my sewing, creating and blogging habits.  Thank you for your support!

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Welcome to Wild+Wanderful!  I’m Katy.
Momma. Wife. West Virginian.
Designer. Dreamer. Coffee Consumer.
DIY-er. Craft Beer Enthusiast.
Purple Obsessor. Lover of Handmade.
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