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Crocheted Christmas balls in DROPS Muskat. Theme: Christmas.

DROPS Extra 0-1546
DROPS Design: Pattern no r-787
Yarn group B
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SIZE:
Approx. 21 cm in circumference.

MATERIALS:
DROPS MUSKAT from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group B)
50 g colour 08, off white
50 g colour 41, bordeaux
50 g colour 61, light taupe
50 g colour 09, nutmeg
50 g colour 80, sage green
50 g colour 81, clay

1 ball weighs approx. 11 gram, without wadding

ACCESSORIES: Wadding to fill.

CROCHET HOOK:
DROPS CROCHET HOOK SIZE 3.5 MM.

CROCHET TENSION:
20 treble crochets in width and 10 rows in height = 10 cm.
Hook size is only a guide. If you get too many stitches on 10 cm, change to a larger hook size. If you get too few stitches on 10 cm, change to a smaller hook size.

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EXPLANATIONS FOR THE PATTERN:

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CHAIN STITCH:
If you work outermost on the hook the chain stitch will often be too tight; 1 chain stitch should be as long as 1 double/treble crochet is wide.

PATTERN:
See diagram A.1.

COLOUR-1:
Cast-on and round 1: Clay
Round 2: Light taupe
Rounds 3 and 4: Sage green
Round 5: Light taupe
Round 6: Clay

COLOUR-2:
Cast-on and round 1: Light taupe
Round 2: Sage green
Rounds 3 and 4: Bordeaux
Round 5: Sage green
Round 6: Light taupe

COLOUR-3:
Cast-on and round 1: Sage green
Round 2: Bordeaux
Rounds 3 and 4: Light taupe
Round 5: Bordeaux
Round 6: Sage green

COLOUR-4:
Cast-on and round 1: Bordeaux
Round 2: Light taupe
Rounds 3 and 4: Nutmeg
Round 5: Bordeaux
Round 6: Light taupe

COLOUR-5:
Cast-on and round 1: Off white
Round 2: Clay
Rounds 3 and 4: Light taupe
Round 5: Clay
Round 6: Off white

COLOUR-6:
Cast-on and round 1: Sage green
Round 2: Bordeaux
Rounds 3 and 4: Clay
Round 5: Bordeaux
Round 6: Sage green

CHANGING COLOUR:
For the neatest transition when changing colours, work the last slip stitch on the round with the new colour as follows: Insert the hook in the first stitch at the beginning of the round, make 1 yarn over with the new colour and pull the yarn through the loops on the hook. 

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START THE PIECE HERE:

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CHRISTMAS BALL – SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:
The balls are worked in different colour-combinations. The balls are worked from the middle outwards, in 2 halves. The halves are then sewn together and filled with wadding. A loop is worked to finish.

HALF-BALL:
Read COLOUR-1 to COLOUR-6 in the explanations.
Use crochet hook size 3.5 mm and the chosen cast-on colour DROPS Muskat.
Work 4 chain stitches – read CHAIN STITCH, and form them into a ring with 1 slip stitch in the first chain stitch.
Work in the round, according to your chosen colour-combination - read CHANGING COLOUR, and according to diagram A.1. REMEMBER THE CROCHET TENSION! When A.1 has been completed, cut and fasten the strands.
Work another half-ball in the same way, but when A.1 has been completed leave a strand end of 40 cm, to be used when sewing the 2 halves together.

ASSEMBLY:
Place the 2 halves together – make sure the beginning of the round matches on each half. Start the seam at the beginning of the round and sew 1 stitch in the back loop of each stitch around the ball – make sure the seam is not tight. Leave a small opening and fill the ball with wadding, then sew the opening together.

LOOP:
Hold the ball so the beginning of the round is underneath.
Work 1 slip stitch at the top, using the same colour as the last round, work 20 chain stitches and then fasten them with 1 slip stitch back at the top of the ball. Cut and fasten the strand.

Diagram explanations
Start here – the chain-stitch ring is explained in the text. Start with the symbol over the point on the circle and work to the left = Start here – the chain-stitch ring is explained in the text. Start with the symbol over the point on the circle and work to the left
3 chain stitches at the beginning of the round, finish the round with 1 slip stitch in the 3rd chain stitch at the beginning of the round = 3 chain stitches at the beginning of the round, finish the round with 1 slip stitch in the 3rd chain stitch at the beginning of the round
1 treble crochet around the chain-stitch ring/chain stitch or in the stitch below = 1 treble crochet around the chain-stitch ring/chain stitch or in the stitch below
1 chain stitch - if you work outermost on the hook the chain stitch will often be too tight; 1 chain stitch should be as long as 1 double/treble crochet is wide = 1 chain stitch - if you work outermost on the hook the chain stitch will often be too tight; 1 chain stitch should be as long as 1 double/treble crochet is wide
1 slip stitch around the chain stitch or in the stitch below = 1 slip stitch around the chain stitch or in the stitch below
3 chain stitches (equivalent to 1 treble crochet), work 4 treble crochets around the chain stitch below, finish the round with 1 slip stitch in the 3rd chain stitch at the beginning of the round = 3 chain stitches (equivalent to 1 treble crochet), work 4 treble crochets around the chain stitch below, finish the round with 1 slip stitch in the 3rd chain stitch at the beginning of the round
5 treble crochets around the chain-stitch below = 5 treble crochets around the chain-stitch below
1 double crochet in the back loop of the stitch below = 1 double crochet in the back loop of the stitch below
work 1 half-treble crochet before the next treble-crochet group, i.e. make 1 yarn over, insert the hook between 2 treble-crochet groups from round 3, make 1 yarn over and pull it through all loops on the hook = work 1 half-treble crochet before the next treble-crochet group, i.e. make 1 yarn over, insert the hook between 2 treble-crochet groups from round 3, make 1 yarn over and pull it through all loops on the hook
1 treble crochet in back loop of stitch below = 1 treble crochet in back loop of stitch below
Diagram for DROPS Extra 0-1546

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