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a simple round ball with a happy face on it

BeginnerUS TermsIn the Round

A smooth sphere about 9 inches in diameter, with a painted or printed happy face on one side. No separate pieces, just one spherical body with color regions.

Overall Progress

0 of 72 rows completed

0%

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

Ball Body

In the Round0/72
Row 16 sts

Magic ring, 6 sc in ring, join. (6)

Row 26 sts

Sc in each st around, join. (6)

Row 311 sts

Work inc 5 times, sc in next 1 st, join. (11)

Row 416 sts

[sc 1, inc] x 5, sc in next 1 st, join. (16)

Row 521 sts

[sc 2, inc] x 5, sc in next 1 st, join. (21)

Row 627 sts

[sc 2, inc] x 6, sc in next 3 st, join. (27)

Row 732 sts

[sc 4, inc] x 5, sc in next 2 st, join. (32)

Row 837 sts

[sc 5, inc] x 5, sc in next 2 st, join. (37)

Row 942 sts

[sc 6, inc] x 5, sc in next 2 st, join. (42)

Row 1047 sts

[sc 7, inc] x 5, sc in next 2 st, join. (47)

Row 1152 sts

[sc 8, inc] x 5, sc in next 2 st, join. (52)

Row 1257 sts

[sc 9, inc] x 5, sc in next 2 st, join. (57)

Row 1362 sts

[sc 10, inc] x 5, sc in next 2 st, join. (62)

Row 1466 sts

[sc 14, inc] x 4, sc in next 2 st, join. (66)

Row 1571 sts

[sc 12, inc] x 5, sc in next 1 st, join. (71)

Row 1675 sts

[sc 16, inc] x 4, sc in next 3 st, join. (75)

Row 1779 sts

[sc 17, inc] x 4, sc in next 3 st, join. (79)

Row 1883 sts

[sc 18, inc] x 4, sc in next 3 st, join. (83)

Row 1987 sts

[sc 19, inc] x 4, sc in next 3 st, join. (87)

Row 2090 sts

[sc 28, inc] x 3, join. (90)

Row 2194 sts

[sc 21, inc] x 4, sc in next 2 st, join. (94)

Row 2297 sts

[sc 30, inc] x 3, sc in next 1 st, join. (97)

Row 23100 sts

[sc 31, inc] x 3, sc in next 1 st, join. (100)

Row 24103 sts

[sc 32, inc] x 3, sc in next 1 st, join. (103)

Row 25106 sts

[sc 33, inc] x 3, sc in next 1 st, join. (106)

Row 26108 sts

[sc 52, inc] x 2, join. (108)

Row 27110 sts

[sc 53, inc] x 2, join. (110)

Row 28113 sts

[sc 35, inc] x 3, sc in next 2 st, join. (113)

Row 29114 sts

[sc 112, inc] x 1, join. (114)

Row 30116 sts

[sc 56, inc] x 2, join. (116)

Row 31117 sts

[sc 115, inc] x 1, join. (117)

Row 32118 sts

[sc 116, inc] x 1, join. (118)

Row 33119 sts

[sc 117, inc] x 1, join. (119)

Row 34120 sts

[sc 118, inc] x 1, join. (120)

Row 35120 sts

Sc in each st around, join. (120)

Row 36120 sts

Sc in each st around, join. (120)

Row 37120 sts

Sc in each st around, join. (120)

Row 38120 sts

Sc in each st around, join. (120)

Row 39119 sts

[sc 118, dec] x 1, join. (119)

Row 40118 sts

[sc 117, dec] x 1, join. (118)

Row 41117 sts

[sc 116, dec] x 1, join. (117)

Row 42116 sts

[sc 115, dec] x 1, join. (116)

Row 43114 sts

[sc 56, dec] x 2, join. (114)

Row 44113 sts

[sc 112, dec] x 1, join. (113)

Row 45110 sts

[sc 35, dec] x 3, sc in next 2 st, join. (110)

Row 46108 sts

[sc 53, dec] x 2, join. (108)

Row 47106 sts

[sc 52, dec] x 2, join. (106)

Row 48103 sts

[sc 33, dec] x 3, sc in next 1 st, join. (103)

Row 49100 sts

[sc 32, dec] x 3, sc in next 1 st, join. (100)

Row 5097 sts

[sc 31, dec] x 3, sc in next 1 st, join. (97)

Row 5194 sts

[sc 30, dec] x 3, sc in next 1 st, join. (94)

Row 5290 sts

[sc 21, dec] x 4, sc in next 2 st, join. (90)

Row 5387 sts

[sc 28, dec] x 3, join. (87)

Row 5483 sts

[sc 19, dec] x 4, sc in next 3 st, join. (83)

Row 5579 sts

[sc 18, dec] x 4, sc in next 3 st, join. (79)

Row 5675 sts

[sc 17, dec] x 4, sc in next 3 st, join. (75)

Row 5771 sts

[sc 16, dec] x 4, sc in next 3 st, join. (71)

Row 5866 sts

[sc 12, dec] x 5, sc in next 1 st, join. (66)

Row 5962 sts

[sc 14, dec] x 4, sc in next 2 st, join. (62)

Row 6057 sts

[sc 10, dec] x 5, sc in next 2 st, join. (57)

Row 6152 sts

[sc 9, dec] x 5, sc in next 2 st, join. (52)

Row 6247 sts

[sc 8, dec] x 5, sc in next 2 st, join. (47)

Row 6342 sts

[sc 7, dec] x 5, sc in next 2 st, join. (42)

Row 6437 sts

[sc 6, dec] x 5, sc in next 2 st, join. (37)

Row 6532 sts

[sc 5, dec] x 5, sc in next 2 st, join. (32)

Row 6627 sts

[sc 4, dec] x 5, sc in next 2 st, join. (27)

Row 6721 sts

[sc 2, dec] x 6, sc in next 3 st, join. (21)

Row 6816 sts

[sc 2, dec] x 5, sc in next 1 st, join. (16)

Row 6911 sts

[sc 1, dec] x 5, sc in next 1 st, join. (11)

Row 706 sts

Work dec 5 times, sc in next 1 st, join. (6)

Row 716 sts

Sc in each st around, join. (6)

Row 72

Fasten off leaving a long tail. Weave the tail through the front loop of each of the remaining 6 st and pull tight to close. (0)