Pokeball Pattern

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The classic PokéBall, featuring the iconic red and white separated by a black band, with a black-bordered white button in the centre. The finished size is about 2.5” in diameter. It’s the perfect size for hanging off your belt or keeping in your pocket, ready for when a trainer challenges you!

Materials

  • Size 4 medium acrylic yarn (such as Bernat Premium) in Black, White, Red
  • 3.5mm hook
  • Stuffing

Abbreviations

MR: magic ring
Sc: single crochet
Inc: increase
Ch: chain
Sl st: slip stitch

Tips

  • Use the Yarn Under method to work all stitches to make for a tighter fabric
  • When working into a chain, make stitches into the back bump of the chain to make both sides of the finished piece neat.
  • To make the edges of the halves super smooth, sew around twice so that you are sewing the stitches between the ones from the previous go around

Steps

Ball Bottom Half

Use White yarn.
  1. MR 5 sc. [5]
  2. Inc 5 sc [10]
  3. (Inc, sc) x5. [15]
  4. (Inc, sc 2) x5. [20]
  5. (Inc, sc 4) x4. [24]
  6. (Inc, sc 7) x3. [27]
  7. (Inc, sc 8) x3. [30]
Fasten off, leaving a long tail.

Ball Top Half

Use Red yarn.
  1. MR 5 sc. [5]
  2. Inc x5. [10]
  3. (Inc, sc) x5. [15]
  4. (Inc, sc 2) x5. [20]
  5. (Inc, sc 4) x4. [24]
  6. (Inc, sc 7) x3. [27]
  7. (Inc, sc 8) x3. [30]
Fasten off , leaving a long tail.

Ball Band

Use Black yarn.
  1. Ch 29. Starting in 2nd ch, sc 28. Turn. [28]
  2. Sc 28.
Fasten off .

Button

Use White yarn.
  1. MR 6 sc. Change colour to Black. [6]
  2. (Sl st, ch 1) x5, sl st. [11]
Fasten off, leaving a long tail.

Assembly

  1. Holding Ball Band on the inside of the Top Half, use the long tail to weave the edges together, sewing through both layers with a running stitch. There will be a gap left at the front where the Ball Band doesn’t meet up.
  2. Repeat the process with the Bottom Half, but before sewing all the way around, stuff the ball firmly.
  3. Make an invisible join on the Button to complete the black ring. Sew it onto the ball, covering the opening, with a running stitch. Make sure there are no gaps and the ring is as neat as possible. You might need to use your sewing needle to push the white part of the Button up from the inside.
  4. Give the ball a squish to make the shape feel right, and you’re done!