Ball of the Belle
Level: Easy
Materials:
Main Color (MC): Caron, Simply Soft Brites, Lemonade, 100% acrylic, medium weight (4), 80 yards (73 meters)
Second Color (SC): Baby Bee, Sweet Delight Baby, Crayons Ombre, 60% acrylic/ 40% polyamide, light weight (3), 65 yards (59 meters)
Aluminum crochet hook: G/6 (4.25 mm)
Gauge Swatch:
Swatch measures 2"x2"
With MC, ch 10.
Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hk, sc in each st across. Total: 9 sc.
Rows 2-11: Ch 1, turn, sc in each st across.
Tie off.
Stitch Guide:
2-Dc Dec: (YO, insert hook in next st, YO, pull thread through, YO, pull thread through 2 loops.) 2 times.
YO, pull thread through remaining stitches.
Body:
(make 2)
With MC, ch 2.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook. Do not sl st in beg st. Mark beg st of each row for your reference
from here and throughout.
Rnd 2: (2 sc in next st) 6x. Total: 12 st.
Rnd 3: (2 sc in next st, sc in next st) 6x. Total: 18 st.
Rnd 4: (2 sc in next st, sc in next 2 st) 6x. Total: 24 st.
Rnd 5: (2 sc in next st, sc in next 3 st) 6x. Total: 30 st.
Rnd 6: (2 sc in next st, sc in next 4 st) 6x. Total: 36 st.
Rnd 7: (2 sc in next st, sc in next 5 st) 6x. Total: 42 st.
Rnd 8: (2 sc in next st, sc in next 6 st) 6x. Total: 48 st.
Rnd 9: (2 sc in next st, sc in next 7 st) 6x. Total: 54 st.
Rnd 10: (2 sc in next st, sc in next 8 st) 6x. Total: 60 st.
Rnds 11-16: Sc in each st around.
Tie off.
Assembly:
Place RS of both body panels together. Attach panels together with MC yarn along last row leaving the last 10 sts open.
Turn ball RS out. Stuff ball with polyfill, and finish sewing row together.
Horn:
(make 14)
With SC, ch 2, sc in 2nd ch from hk to make a loop.
Row 1: Ch 1, 6 sc in loop, sl st in beg st.
Rows 2-3: Ch 1, sc in each st around, sl st in beg st.
Row 4: Ch 1, 3 sc in each st around, sl st in beg st. Total: 18 sc.
Row 5: Ch 1, sc in each st around, sl st in beg st.
Row 6: Ch 1, 2 sc in each st around, sl st in beg st. Total: 36 sc.
Tie off leaving a long string
Attachment:
With the long string of yarn, attach the horns to the body of the ball. Scatter the horns around the body of the ball,
or line them up in a pattern to your liking.
Enjoy!
Pattern by Kristina Dannels
Copyright 2009-current
Krisitna's Krochet
http://kristinaskrochet.50webs.com
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