MINION TENNIS BALL COVER

I was making a series of tennis ball covers for some of my co-workers.  That is when I had the idea to make one that my wife would love.  As I have said in several other posts, my wife is crazy for the Minions ever since the first Despicable Me movie came and seriously intensified when Despicable Me 2 came out with purple Minions.  Her favorite color is purple.  She did not care that they were evil Minions.  Here is the pattern for the Minion tennis ball cover that I came up with.

MATERIALS:
Worsted weight yarn: Yellow, delft blue, black, white, and grey heather.
F crochet hook
Tennis ball
Tapestry needle

TENNIS BALL COVER:
Rd 1: With delft blue, 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)
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)
Rd 8: sc in each sc around.  (42)  Change to yellow.
Rds 9-11: sc in each sc around.  (42)
Rd 12: (sc in next 5 sc, sc2tog) around.  (36)  Change to black.
Rd 13: (sc in next 4 sc, sc2tog) around.  (30)  Change to yellow.
INSERT TENNIS BALL, WHILE HOLDING INPLACE, 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)
Finish off leaving a long tail.  Weave tail through sc of Rd 17, pull tightly, and secure.  Weave in ends.

EYE:
Rd 1: With black, 8 sc in magic ring, slip st in first sc changing to white.  (8)
Rd 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in each sc around, slip st in first sc changing to grey heather.  (16)
Rd 3: Ch 1, sc in each sc around.  (16)
Finish off leaving a long tail.  Sew EYE to MINION TENNIS BALL COVER.
MOUTH:
Using black, embroider mouth on TENNIS BALL COVER.

Minions, Despicable Me, Despicable Me 2 are copyright Illumination Entertainment and their respective creators.

This crochet pattern is an original pattern and is © by Christjan Bee (September 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.