← Back to pattern

a small sphere resembling the Earth

BeginnerUS TerminologyIn the Round

A small globe-like sphere with a few simple color zones to suggest continents and oceans, about 3 inches in diameter

Materials

Yarn

WORSTED · 200yd

Hook

6mm

Notions

Tapestry needle

Stitch markers

Gauge

17 sts × 20 rows = 4in × 4in (in single crochet)

Stitches Used

sc = single crochet
ch = chain
inc = increase
dec = decrease

Pattern

Earth Sphere

R1Magic ring, 1 sc in ring. (1)(1 sts)
R2[Sc 0, inc] repeat around. (21)(21 sts)
R3[Sc 3, inc] repeat around. (28)(28 sts)
R4[Sc 5, inc] repeat around. (33)(33 sts)
R5[Sc 11, inc] repeat around. (36)(36 sts)
R6[Sc 18, inc] repeat around. (38)(38 sts)
R7[Sc 19, inc] repeat around. (40)(40 sts)
R8Sc in each st around. (40)(40 sts)
R9Sc in each st around. (40)(40 sts)
R10[Sc 19, dec] repeat around. (38)(38 sts)
R11[Sc 18, dec] repeat around. (36)(36 sts)
R12[Sc 11, dec] repeat around. (33)(33 sts)
R13[Sc 5, dec] repeat around. (28)(28 sts)
R14[Sc 3, dec] repeat around. (21)(21 sts)
R15[Sc 0, dec] repeat around. (1)(1 sts)