CARE BEAR GOOD LUCK BEAR BALL COVER

I had made a ball cover to go along with a bowling set for a co-worker.  I also have a Care Bear Good Luck Bear sitting on my desk at work.  Another co-worker asked if I could make tennis ball covers that had the belly logos of Care Bears on them.  Since I am sure that I could make anything, I said sure.  Here is the pattern for the ball cover fashioned after Good Luck Care Bear.  Others to follow.

MATERIALS:
Worsted weight yarn:  White and spring green
F crochet hook
Tennis ball
Tapestry needle
18-inch aida cloth
Dk. Green embroidery floss
Embroidery needle

CLOVER:
Use aida cloth and dk. green embroidery floss to create CLOVER 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 spring green.
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 A GOOD POINT TO SEW ON CLOVER.
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 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.

Good Luck 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.