Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Monday, March 30, 2009

Crochet Small Round Ball









Yarn: worsted weight - light blue
Hook: size D3/3.25mm

Rnd 1: work 6 sc into magic ring
Rnd 2: *2 sc in each sc* around - 12
Rnd 3: *2 sc in next sc, 1 sc*, repeat - 18
Rnds 4-6: sc around - 18
Rnd 7: *sc2tog, 1 sc* around - 12
Rnd 8: sc2tog around - 6; stuff ball
Rnd 9: sc2tog around - 3
Bind off, weave in loose end

Crochet Pattern Abbreviations

beg - beginning or begin
ch(s) - chain (pulling the yarn through the loop once)
dec - decrease (usually by doing sc2tog)
inc - increase one (usually done with two stitches in same stitch)
rep - repeat.
rnd(s) - round
sc - single crochet
sc2tog - single crochet 2 stitches together
2 sc in next sc - 2 single crochet in the next single crochet
sk - skip a stitch (another way to decrease)
st(s) - stitches