CROCHET BALL/BEADS A VERY EARLY PATTERN FROM 2009

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 BEAD 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. Leave a long end to sew after stuffing. [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]

EXOTIC PUFFS
Magic loop,
ROUND 1: 12dc into circle, sl st to complete. [12dc]
ROUND 2: Working 1dc in each st, 2dctog, 6 times, leave a long end to sew off [6dc]

For much larger Puffs use same 12dc, and then decrease in next round, but use much thicker yarn to make the Puffs of different sizes. Layer the puffs and add a crochet ball to the centre.
Try using different yarns for texture

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 

LACE GRANNY, INSPIRING RUG AND COTTON YARN

Original Lace Granny PATTERN 2011

 4 mm hook and DK

5mm hook and Aran

6mm hook and chunky or mis 2 strands of dk to make your own blended chunky yarn

 US Terms

PATTERN

Magic circle col. 1

ROUND 1: cont. col 1, ch5, [counts as first tr and ch2 sp],  repeat tr, ch2, 7 more times, sl st to complete [8spokes]

ROUND 2: col. 2.  Corner Start: 2tr, ch3, 2tr, ch1, 2tr,in next sp, 2tr, in next sp,  ch1, repeat 4 times, sl st, to complete [6tr each side]

ROUND 3: col. 3 Corner start: 2tr, ch3,  2tr, in corner sp,  ch2, 2tr, in next sp, ch2, 2tr, in next sp, ch2, repeat 4 sides, sl st to complete. [8tr each side]

ROUND 4: JOIN AS YOU GO ROUND, col. 2, or cont. in same col. 5sc in corner sp, 1sc, in each of next two stitches, 2sc, in sp, 1sc, in next 2st, 2sc, in next sp, 1sc in next 2st, 2sc, in next space, 1sc in next 2st, repeat for all sides, sl st, to complete. [5sc in corners, 14sc each side]

This sample was made using a 5mm hook and chunky or 2 strands of DK worked as one

Do 3 rounds and join as you go on round 4. Sl st, after each st into matching stitch of first completed square...

or stop at round 2 and join in each sp with a sl st....



or mix them up...different hook size and yarn or mix with another GS.

Rug Inspiration...

Cotton Yarn....

or may be in a strong colour...

To make it bigger just keep repeating round 3 until its as big as you require

CHRISTMAS PRESENTS......Time to read them?

Such a busy time of year for me with the new Subscription Pattern Club almost ready to open its doors...all the details will be released soon and I'm well on the way with the first 3 designs. I need to keep one step ahead of all you excited Hookers

Not long to wait now

You cant go wrong for me with a Christmas present of books and these two will give be hours..days, months...years of pleasure 

2 fabulous books for Christmas and not so much time to browse...

Both of these wonderful books i would recommend, a picture book and a very informative story book about colour, full of little gems you can dip into any page, absolutely fascinating

Tricia Guild, PAINT BOX.....as always full of wonderful colour combinations and fabulous room settings

Kassia St Clair, The Secret Lives of Colour....the title says it all, not many pictures, but full of great colourful stories and their origins and history. 

How colour has touched the lives of many artist through the centuries...wouldn't be with out it 

The paper back version will be out soon, but the hard back is worth the extra pennies 

Inspired by the first few pages in Tricia's beautiful picture book

 A reversible pattern with the white dominant on the one side and the colours dominate on the other, bit of a yarn eater but wonderfully chunky going to make a fabulous new bath mat in 5 colours of Cotton yarn

Scheepjes mini Boxed set...just so cute

So excited a couple of 'not so good days' blurred vision and being tested for everything...hope they can sort it soon. 

Snow, icy conditions and the postman delivers me a wonderful parcel of Scheepjes mini STONE WASHED AND RIVER WASHED

cuteness...

Boxed set of 50 mini balls of yummy yarn to play with.......well my weekend just became very exciting.

I can certain see why Hookers are saying, 'I'm just going to hang it on the wall and look at it' 

 Something Special for Simply Crochet to come

After sampling....
MARCH UPDATE: 
I received my beautiful box of the DK Stone/River washed 10g balls, beautifully boxes...
I can certainly see why so many say they want to hang this gorgeous box of mini colour gems, on the wall. 
50 teeny tiny balls of cuteness...a perfect picture for any wall.

BUT...i've crocheted, unpicked and man handled this yarn to the extreme, while sampling the mini balls of yummy colours....

Scheepjes, dk Stone washed yarn,  CROCHETS BEAUTIFULLY, GREAT STITCH DEFINITION AND STUNNING COLOURS......but I can say that this dk yarn using a 4mm hook crochets to perfection, looks fabulous and
 I LOVE IT

I will do a wash and wear test and add the results in a few months time

Giant 6 Petal Flower version with no infills PATTERN

Another similar flower to the Giant 8 petal, but this one only has 6 petals and can be joined like a hexagon with no filler.

Make all the difference sizes and layer them up too

AND FOR THOSE THAT ASKED ABOUT THE ORIGINAL IDEA 

To make a jacket...this is as far as it got

GIANT 6 PETAL FLOWER PATTERN

US Terms, 

DK, 4mm Hook

Aran, 5mm hook

2strands of dk 6mm hook

Pattern:

 Chain 4, sl st into a circle, finger wrap of 4 wraps, or a magic circle

Round 1: 12 dc into the circle, sl st to complete round

Round 2: 2dc in each st, sl st to complete round.

Round 3: attach yarn in any stitch, dc in next 4 sts, ch4, dc in next 4 sts, repeat until you have 6 loops.

Round 4 : attach yarn in the middle of the 4dc of round below to anchor petal, 7dc into the chain loop, sl between the 4dc of round below, repeat until all 6 petals are complete, sl st to finish

Join as you go in a hexagon pattern.

 chose just a few colours or make every flower different

Happy Hooking x

ORIGINAL POST

Posted 17th March 2013 by Susan Pinner