Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Indoor Bocce Ball- Crocheted

Crochet Indoor Bocce pattern
**Note: Ch 1 counts as first crochet
**Make sure to use the same weight of yarn for all.
Finished circumference for the balls made of Sugar N'Cream cotton was 7 -3/4 inches
Difficulty: Easy to Intermediate
Materials:
Poly-fiber fill
Yarn needle
Hook sizes F and H
Scissors
White yarn

About 4 different colors of yarn (you can add more if you want!)

Peanut:
Hook size F
Use white colored yarn only
Crochet 5 SC into magic loop, sl st to join.
Rnd 2: ch 1, 1 sc in same st (makes 2 sts) 2 sc in each st around, join w/ sl st (10 sts)
Rnd3: ch 1, 1 sc in same st(makes 2 sts), 1 sc in next st, 2 sc in next st, around, join w/ sl st (15 sts)
Rnd4: ch 1, 1 sc in same st (makes 2 sts), 1 sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next, around, join w/ sl st (20 sts)
Rnd5-10: ch 1, 1 sc in ea st around, join w/ sl st
Cut yarn leaving about 6" end
Stuff ball with filling
Sew ball shut.
Player's balls: Hook size H
Crochet 5 sc into magic loop, sl st to join.
Rnd2: ch 1, 1 sc in same st (makes 2 sts), 2 sc in ea st around, join w/ sl st (10 sts)
Rnd3: ch 1, 1 sc in same st(makes 2 sts), 1 sc in next st, 2 sc in next st, around, join w/ sl st (15 sts)
Rnd4: ch 1, 1 sc in same st (makes 2 sts), 1 sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next, around, join w/ sl st (20 sts)
Rnd5: ch 1, 1 sc in same st (makes 2 sts), 1 sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next, around, join w/ sl st (25 sts)
Rnd6-13: 1 sc in ea st around, join w/ sl st.
Cut yarn leaving 8" end
Stuff w/ fiber fill
Sew ball shut

**Make 2 balls of each color
**Make as many pairs as you would like.
Created By: Amanda Froemming, 2009