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Toy Ball Pattern #607
Crochet ball cover worked in dc motifs over a 3½-inch rubber ball, with chain loop and tassels or pompoms. Made in Dawn Germantown Wool.
Materials
- Bone Crochet Hook · #3
Pattern instructions
Materials
MATERIALS REQUIRED American Thread Company "Dawn" Germantown Wool. 2— oz. Balls, Solid or Shaded Pinks Bone Crochet Hook #3 1 Rubber Ball 3½ inches in diameter.
Ball Cover
Ch 2, 6 sc in 1st st of ch.
2nd Row. Ch 2, sc in sc, repeat all around.
3rd Row. Sl st to loop, ch 2, 2 dc in loop, * ch 2, 3 dc in next loop, repeat from * all around.
4th Row. Ch 4, 3 dc in loop, * ch 3, 3 dc in next loop, repeat from * all around.
5th Row. Sl st to loop, ch 2, 2 dc in loop, * ch 2, 1 dc in center dc, ch 2, 3 dc in next loop, repeat from * all around.
6th Row. Sl st to loop, ch 3, 2 dc in loop, * ch 2, 3 dc in next loop, repeat from * all around.
7th Row. Same as 5th Row. Break yarn, make other half to correspond. Sew or crochet the two sections together leaving opening for ball, insert ball and join remainder of work.
Loop And Tassels
With double yarn crochet a chain 7 or 8 inches long, attach to ball forming a loop and trim with 2 tassels or pompoms.
Yarn Note
The toy ball may be made in "Dawn" Shetland Floss or "Dawn" Knitting Worsted.
Source
This free pattern originally published in American Thread #6E, Infant's & Children's Wear American Thread #12H, The Baby Book of Cotton and Wool
