Free Crochet Pattern: Little Blue Balloon - Crochet for Children

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The balloon is crocheted with Shamrock Yarns 100% Cotton 8/4, which is 100% cotton, and stuffed with fibrefill.

Size

The balloon measures 4x7cm and 16cm including the string.

Tools and Materials

• Crochet hook size 2.50mm
• Darning needle for finishing
• Fibrefill
• Possibly stitch markers and row counter

Yarn consumption

Shamrock Yarns 100% Cotton 8/4

• Shamrock yarns 100% cotton – 8/4, colour 02 – white, 1 gram
• Shamrock yarns 100% cotton – 8/4, colour 10 – dusty denim blue, 9 grams

Abbreviations

dc - double crochet

ch - chain stitches

sl st - slip stitch

inc - increase (2 stitches in the same stitch)

dec – decrease (2 stitches crocheted together)

Instructions

Balloon

Use dusty denim blue - no 10

Start by making 6 dc in a magic ring

• Inc x 6 (12)
• 1 dc, inc x 6 (18)
• 2 dc, inc x 6 (24)
• 3 dc, inc x 6 (30)
• 4 dc, inc x 6 (36)

• Make 5 rounds of 36 double crochet stitches (36)

• 4 dc, dec x 6 (30)
• Make 4 rounds of 30 double crochet stitches (30)
• 3 dc, dec x 6 (24)
• Make 2 rounds of 24 double crochet stitches (24)

• 2 dc, dec x 6 (18)
• 18 dc (18)
• 1 dc, dec x 6 (12)
• 12 dc (12)

• Dec x 6 (6)
• 6 dc (6)
• Inc x 6 (12)

Finish with a sl st and cut the yarn.

The string

Use white - no 02

Make 25 ch and cut the yarn, leave a long tail at the beginning of the chain stitch row.

Now, you attach the string to the balloon. Insert the needle up through the end of the balloon and out in the round with the 6 dc.

Wrap the yarn end around the balloon 6 – 8 times and bring the needle through the same round as before and tighten.

Weave in the end and cut.

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