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a crescent moon shape

BeginnerUS TermsModular

A simple crescent moon formed by two overlapping spheres, representing the illuminated and shadowed parts of the moon.

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Materials

Yarn

WORSTED

Acrylic

200 yd
Main ColorMain

Crochet Hooks

6mm

Additional Notions

Tapestry needle
Stitch markers

Gauge

17 sts × 20 rows = 4in × 4in

in single crochet

Instructions

Large sphere

In the Round0/20
Row 11 sts

Magic ring, 1 sc in ring. (1)

Row 224 sts

[Sc 0, inc] repeat around. (24)

Row 333 sts

[Sc 2, inc] repeat around. (33)

Row 439 sts

[Sc 5, inc] repeat around. (39)

Row 544 sts

[Sc 7, inc] repeat around. (44)

Row 647 sts

[Sc 14, inc] repeat around. (47)

Row 750 sts

[Sc 15, inc] repeat around. (50)

Row 852 sts

[Sc 25, inc] repeat around. (52)

Row 953 sts

[Sc 52, inc] repeat around. (53)

Row 1053 sts

Sc in each st around. (53)

Row 1153 sts

Sc in each st around. (53)

Row 1253 sts

Sc in each st around. (53)

Row 1352 sts

[Sc 52, dec] repeat around. (52)

Row 1450 sts

[Sc 25, dec] repeat around. (50)

Row 1547 sts

[Sc 15, dec] repeat around. (47)

Row 1644 sts

[Sc 14, dec] repeat around. (44)

Row 1739 sts

[Sc 7, dec] repeat around. (39)

Row 1833 sts

[Sc 5, dec] repeat around. (33)

Row 1924 sts

[Sc 2, dec] repeat around. (24)

Row 201 sts

[Sc 0, dec] repeat around. (1) Stuff firmly before closing. Fasten off.

Small sphere

In the Round0/23
Row 1104 sts

Pick up 104 sc evenly around opening. (104)

Row 283 sts

[Sc 3, dec] repeat around. (83)

Row 363 sts

[Sc 3, dec] repeat around. (63)

Row 442 sts

[Sc 2, dec] repeat around. (42)

Row 522 sts

[Sc 1, dec] repeat around. (22)

Row 61 sts

[Sc 0, dec] repeat around. (1)

Row 723 sts

[Sc 0, inc] repeat around. (23)

Row 831 sts

[Sc 2, inc] repeat around. (31)

Row 937 sts

[Sc 5, inc] repeat around. (37)

Row 1041 sts

[Sc 9, inc] repeat around. (41)

Row 1144 sts

[Sc 13, inc] repeat around. (44)

Row 1246 sts

[Sc 22, inc] repeat around. (46)

Row 1347 sts

[Sc 46, inc] repeat around. (47)

Row 1448 sts

[Sc 47, inc] repeat around. (48)

Row 1548 sts

Sc in each st around. (48)

Row 1647 sts

[Sc 47, dec] repeat around. (47)

Row 1746 sts

[Sc 46, dec] repeat around. (46)

Row 1844 sts

[Sc 22, dec] repeat around. (44)

Row 1941 sts

[Sc 13, dec] repeat around. (41)

Row 2037 sts

[Sc 9, dec] repeat around. (37)

Row 2131 sts

[Sc 5, dec] repeat around. (31)

Row 2223 sts

[Sc 2, dec] repeat around. (23)

Row 231 sts

[Sc 0, dec] repeat around. (1) Stuff firmly before closing. Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.