Crochet Yarn Ball Stress Reliever

Size

Notes

• Beginning chains do not count as stitches.
• This pattern is worked in the round (no joining or chaining unless specified).
• Instructions appearing between asterisks should be repeated as indicated.

Special Stitches

Third Loop Only (TLO): The loop that runs parallel to the back side of a hdc; aka camel stitch.

Surface Slip Stitches: Working slip stitches across the surface of a project.

Instructions

R1. Make a magic ring, ch 1, 8 hdc in ring (8)
R2. In TLO: 2 hdc in each st arnd (16)
R3. In TLO: *2 hdc, hdc* arnd (24)
R4. In TLO: *2 hdc, hdc x 2* arnd (32)
R5. In TLO: *2 hdc, hdc x 3* arnd (40)
R6. In TLO: hdc in each st arnd (40)
R7-8. Repeat round 6
R9. In TLO: *dec, hdc x 3* arnd (32)
R10. In TLO: *dec, hdc x 2* arnd (24)
Insert stuffing (or other stress ball) here and continue the next steps working around it
R11. In TLO: *dec, hdc* arnd (16)
R12. In TLO: dec arnd (8)
R13. LOOSELY surface sl st up the back, across the top, and down the front to the starting point.
R14-15. Repeat 13 working parallel to the others

R16. LOOSELY surface sl st up the back, across the top, and then halfway down the front, surface sl st across the last 3 surface sl sts and then finish surface sl sts down the front. Ch 11, sl st across ch, sl st to bottom of ball; Fasten.

Finishing

• Hide all strings.