Pattern - Anime Balls

'Gotta Catch 'Em All', my son loves his anime balls based on a popular yellow cartoon and gaming character! 

So I thought I would share the pattern here!

Pattern in UK Terminology. 

Hook - 4mm 

Yarn

4 ply Cotton in White, Black and any colour of your choice.

For the four balls in the picture, I used Scheepjes Catona in Candy Apple (516), Apple Green (389), Lemon (280), Yellow Gold (208) along with Snow White (106) and Jet Black (110). 

Of course you can use any colour you like and make them every colour of the rainbow if you wanted! 

Materials Required

Yarn Needle, stitch marker and small amount of toy stuffing

Pattern Notes

We will make the ball using the amigurumi method where you continue in the round without the requirement to complete at the end of each round. It is advisable to use a stitch marker, mark the first stitch of the round and move up as required. When the ball is almost complete you will stuff and then close.

The button will be made separately and sewn onto the ball. This will be made in standard rounds.

Ball

With chosen colour, make a magic loop

Round 1 - 1ch (does not count as stitch throughout), 6dc into loop [6 sts]

Round 2 - 2dc in each st [12 sts]

Round 3 - *1dc in next st, 2dc in next st, repeat from * 5 times [18 sts]

Round 4 - *1dc next 2 sts, 2dc in next st, repeat from * 5 times [24 sts]

Round 5 - *1 dc in next 3 sts, 2dc in next st, repeat from * 5 times [30 sts]

Round 6 - *1dc in next 4 sts, 2dc in next st, repeat from * 5 times [36 sts]

Rounds 7 to 9 - 1dc in each st [36 sts]

Fasten off yarn and change to Black

Rounds 10 and 11 - Repeat Round 7 [36 sts]

Fasten off Black and change to White

Rounds 12 to 14 - Repeat Round 7 [36 sts]

Round 15 - *1dctog over the next 2 sts, 1 dc in next 4 sts, repeat from * 5 times [30 sts]

Round 16 - *1dctog over the next 2 sts, 1 dc in next 3 sts, repeat from * 5 times [24 sts]

Round 17 - *1dctog over the next 2 sts, 1 dc in next 2 sts, repeat from * 5 times [18 sts]

Round 18 - *1dctog over the next 2 sts, 1 dc in next st, repeat from * 5 times [12 sts]

(add the stuffing)

Round 19 - *1dc2tog in next 2 sts, repeat from * 5 more times [6 sts]

Fasten off leaving a long tail, sew the tail through the top 6 sts to close.

Button

With white, make a magic loop

Round 1 - 1ch, 6dc into loop, join with ss in first dc. [6 sts]

Round 2 - 1ch, 2dc in each st, join with ss in first dc. [12 sts]

Fasten off White and join Black. The next Round will be worked into the Back Loops only.

Round 3 - 1ch, *1dc in next st, 2dc in next st, repeat from * 5 times, join with ss in first dc. [18 sts]

Fasten off leaving a long tail, position evenly over the Black Stripe around the ball and sew into place.

Happy Hooking

Kelly@lovedotty

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