Bobble Trouble

The merino jacket is coming along ok. I have finished the back, it has a really nice crossed cable 'smock' pattern across the back that looks really effective but seemed to take as long as the vast expanse of stocking stitch did as the pattern refused to stick in my brain, and am about half way up the left front. I decided to redo the cabling pattern after the first attempt, as the bobbles didn't seem to be bobbling properly. So I have added an extra row of purl stitches into the MB to make them stand a bit prouder.

So far, so bobbly...