DAY 22 ADVENT CALENDAR: CROCHET BALLS FOR DECORATION

Simple Crochet bead Ball or Flat puff

to make a ball stuff before decreasing, to make a fat puff no stuffing required.

first crochet ball Necklace I made in DEC. 2009

SIMPLE PATTERN

ROUND 1: Make a slip knot and ch2, 6sc, into second st from hook cont. [6sc]

ROUND 2: 2sc, in each st, cont. [12sc]

ROUND 3-5: 1sc in every st, [12sc]

ROUND 6: decrease 2sctog,  sl st to complete. [6sc]

To make the balls bigger continue to increase 

ROUND 3: 2sc, 1sc, alternately in every st, cont. [18sc]

ROUND 4-6: skin every st, cont. [18sc]

ROUND 7: 2sctog, sc, alternately until 12 sts remain, cont. [12sc]

ROUND 8: 2sctog, until 6sts remain, sl st to complete, [6sc]

For much larger Puffs use 12dc, and then decrease in next round, making the Puff the size you want and decreasing on the second round just a 2 round puff .

A HAT WITH EXOTIC FLOWERS MADE FROM BALLS AND FLAT BALL PUFFS 

PATTERN JAN. 2010 

Using different weights of yarn and hook size puffs of sc and dc can be made for these Exotic flowers