Wilson

Crochet football ball in DROPS Paris

DROPS Children 24-23
DROPS design: Pattern no w-034-bn
Yarn group C
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Materials: DROPS PARIS from Garnstudio
100 g colour no 15, black
50 g colour no 02, light turquoise
50 g colour no 39, pistachio
50 g colour no 11, opal green
50 g colour no 21, light mint green
50 g colour no 29, light ice blue

DROPS CROCHET HOOK SIZE 3.5 mm
ACCESSORIES: Some cotton wool for filling

CROCHET INFO:
Replace first dc at beg of every dc round with 1 ch. Finish every round with 1 sl st in ch from beg of round.
COLOURS:
Work every patch in 2 colours. Work 12 patches, 2 in every colour combination.
ROUND 1-5: Black, light turquoise, pistachio, opal green, light mint green or light ice blue.
ROUND 6: Black
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BALL:
Worked in the round in patches that are sewn tog at the end. Read CROCHET INFO and COLOURS! Work 3 ch on hook size 3.5 mm with Paris and form a ring with 1 sl st in first ch.
ROUND 1: Work 5 dc in ch-ring.
ROUND 2: Work 2 dc in every dc the entire round = 10 dc.
ROUND 3: Work * 1 dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc *, repeat from *-* the entire round = 15 dc.
ROUND 4: Work * 1 dc in each of the 2 dc, 2 dc in next *, repeat from *-* the entire round = 20 dc.
ROUND 5: Work * 1 dc in each of the next 3 dc, 2 dc in next *, repeat from *-* the entire round = 25 dc.
ROUND 6: Work * 1 dc in each of the next 4 dc, 2 dc in next *, repeat from *-* the entire round = 30 dc.
Place the patches in a nice order and sew them into a ball, edge to edge, with black.

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