Soft Ball Pattern #2025
Materials Required–AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY
"GEM" COTTON YARN
2 80-yd. Skeins Red and 2 80-yd. Skeins White.
Bone Crochet Hook No. 6 or 7.
With Red ch 45, sl st in 2nd st from hook, 1 sl st in each of the next 5 sts, 1 s c in each of the next 32 sts, 1 sl st in each of the next 6 sts. Ch 1, turn.
Next Row–Sl st in each of the next 6 sts, 1 s c taking up the back loop of st only, in each of the next 32 s c, 1 sl st in each of the next 6 sl sts. Drop Red. With White, ch 1, turn and repeat last 2 rows.
Continue working Red and White until there are 46 stripes. Sew ball together.
CIRCLE. Ch 4, join. 6 s c in ring, join.
Next Row–Ch 1, 2 s c in each s c, join.
Next 2 Rows–Ch 1, * 2 s c in first s c, 1 s c in next s c, repeat from * around, join. Work another circle.
Gather one end of ball to fit circle and sew in position. Stuff with Kapok or Cotton and finish other end to correspond.