HERO BALL

 

This is my Pokemon-obsessed customer’s own design for his Hero Ball.  This is next in a series of custom PokeBalls for this customer.  This is the pattern that I came up with to make it come to reality.

MATERIALS:

Worst weight yarn:  delft blue, red, white, black, café latte, and gray.
F crochet hook
Tennis ball or Polyester Fiberfil
Tapestry needle

BALL:

Rd 1:      With delft blue, 6 sc in magic ring, slip st in first sc.  (6)
Rd 2:      Ch 1, turn; 2 sc in each sc around, slip st in first sc.  (12)
Rd 3:      Ch 1, turn; (sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc) around, slip st in first sc.  (18)
Rd 4:      Ch 1, turn; (sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around, slip st in first sc.  (24)
Rd 5:      Ch 1, turn; (sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around, slip st in first sc.  (30)
Rd 6:      Ch 1, turn; (sc in next 4 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around, slip st in first sc.  (36)
Rd 7:      Ch 1, turn; (sc in next 5 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around, slip st in first sc.  (42)
Rd 8:      Ch 1, turn; sc in each sc around, slip st in first sc changing to café latte.  (42) 
Rd 9:      Ch 1, turn; sc in each sc around, slip st in first sc.  (42)
Rd 10:    Ch 1, turn; sc in each sc around, slip st in first sc changing to delft blue.  (42)
Rds 11-12:           Ch 1, turn; sc in next 19 sc, change red, sc in next 4 sc, change to delft blue, sc in next 19 sc, slip st in first sc.  (42)
Rd 13:    Ch 1, turn; (sc in next 5 sc, sc2tog) twice, sc in next 4 sc, change to red, sc in next sc, sc2tog, sc in next 3 sc, change to delft blue, sc in next 2 sc, sc2tog, (sc in next 5 sc, sc2tog) twice, slip st in first sc.  (36)
Rd 14:    Ch 1, turn; (sc in next 4 sc, sc2tog) twice, sc in next 2 sc, change to red, sc in next 2 sc, sc2tog, sc in next 3 sc, change to delft blue, sc in next sc, sc2tog, (sc in next 4 sc, sc2tog) twice, slip st in first sc.  (30)
IF INSERTING 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 15:    Ch 1, turn; (sc in next 3 sc, sc2tog) twice, sc in next 2 sc, change to red, sc in next sc, sc2tog, sc in next 3 sc, change to delft blue, sc2tog, (sc in next 3 sc, sc2tog) twice, slip st in first sc.  (24)
Rd 16:    Ch 1, turn; (sc in next 2 sc, sc2tog) twice, change to red, sc in next 2 sc, sc2tog, sc in next 3 sc, change to delft blue, sc2tog, sc in next sc, sc2tog, sc in next 2 sc, sc2tog, slip st in first sc changing to red.  (18)
IF YOU ARE STUFFING THE GREAT BALL, THIS WOULD BE WHEN YOU WILL BE ADDING TO THE STUFFING.  CONTINUE STUFFING TO ACHIEVE DESIRED FIRMNESS.
Rd 17:    Ch 1, turn; (sc in next sc, sc2tog) around, slip st in first sc.  (12)
Rd 18:    Ch 1, turn; sc2tog around, slip st in first sc.  (6)
Finish off leaving a long tail.  Weave tail through sc of Rd 18, pull tightly, and secure.  Weave in ends.  Using café latte, embroider belt ties on BALL.  Using gray, embroider spikes on center stripe of BALL.

BUTTON:

Rd 1:      With gray, ch 2, 4 sc in second ch from hook working around ch, slip st in first sc changing to café latte.  (4)
Rd 2:      Ch 1, 2 sc in next 3 sc, (sc, hdc, sc) in next sc, slip st in first sc.  (9)
Finish off leaving a long tail.  Sew BUTTON to HERO BALL over Rds 9 and 10.

DOMES (MAKE 2):

Rd 1:      With magenta, 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)
Finish off leaving a long tail.  Sew DOMES to HERO BALL stuffing before closing.  Weave in ends.

FOX HEAD:

Embroider FOX HEAD logo on HERO BALL.

Pokeball and Pokemon is copyright Nintendo, Inc. and their respective creators.

This crochet pattern is an original pattern and is © by Christjan Bee (August 2019).  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.