CARE BEAR LOVE-A-LOT BEAR BALL COVER

I had made a ball cover to go along with a bowling set for a co-worker.  I also have a Good Luck Care Bear sitting on my desk at work.  Another co-worker asked if there was any way to combine the two together.  Since am sure I could make just about anything, I said sure.  Here is the pattern for the ball cover fashioned after Love-a-lot Care Bear.  Others to follow.

MATERIALS:
Worst weight yarn:  White and magenta
F crochet hook
Tennis ball
Tapestry needle
18-inch aida cloth
Embroidery floss
Embroidery needle

BELLY BADGE:
Use aida cloth and embroidery floss in DMC color(s) listed below to create BELLY BADGE using graph below.

BALL COVER:
Rd 1: With white, 6 sc in magic ring.  (6)
Rd 2: 2 sc in each sc around.  (12)
Rd 3: (sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc) around.  (18)
Rd 4: (sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around.  (24)
Rd 5: (sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around.  (30)  Change to magenta.
Rd 6: (sc in next 4 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around.  (36)
Rd 7: (sc in next 5 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around.  (42)
Rds 8-11: sc in each sc around.  (42)
THIS WOULD BE GOOD TIME TO SEW ON BELLY BADGE.
Rd 12: (sc in next 5 sc, sc2tog) around.  (36)
Rd 13: (sc in next 4 sc, sc2tog) around.  (30)
INSERT TENNIS BALL, WHILE HOLDING IN PLACE, CONTINUE TO CROCHET AROUND IT.  YOU MAY NEED TO PULL YOUR FINISHED WORK TIGHTLY TO GET IT TO COVER TO COMPLETELY.
Rd 14: (sc in next 3 sc, sc2tog) around.  (24)
Rd 15: (sc in next 2 sc, sc2tog) around.  (18)
Rd 16: (sc in next sc, sc2tog) around.  (12)
Rd 17: sc2tog around.  (6)
Finishing off leaving a long tail.  Weave tail through sc of Rd 17, pull tightly, and secure.  Weave in ends.

Love-a-lot Bear and Care Bears is copyright American Greetings Corporation, LLC and their respective creators.

This crochet pattern is an original pattern and is © by Christjan Bee (March 2016).  Please do not claim this pattern as your own.  If you wish to share this pattern, you may link to this pattern but please do not reprint/ repost it on your site.  You may print and keep a copy for your own personal use but you may not sell or distribute it, or sell items made from this pattern.