Musical
ball
crocheting
Materials:
#10
bedspread weight crochet cotton: black: approx. 1 ounce
Crochet
Hook Size 7 (1.65 mm) Steel
30-35
mm musical button that plays "Silent Night"
(222)
Crystal 4mm faceted beads
(14)
4mm black beads
(7)
4mm gold beads
See
Special Instructions below for preparing ball.
Special
Stitches:
Treble
6: Tr6: YO 6 times insert hk pull yarn through. Yo pull through lps 2 at a
time.
Split
sc: ssc: Insert hk, YO, pull through, insert hk in next st, YO, pull through.
Yo, pull yarn through all three lps
Double
Treble Croche: dtr: yo hk 3 times, insert hk, YO, pull through, YO pull through
lps 2 at a time.
Bead:
pull bead up to lp on hk, sl st tightly around bead
4
dtr cluster - holding back last lp, tr in indicated st, dtr in next two sts, tr
in last st , YO pull through all lps.
Before
beginning to crochet, string on thread 168-4mm crystal beads.
Rnd
1: Make starting lp, (bead, ch 1) 24 times, make sure beads are not twisted,
join with sl st to thread going through 1st bead, ch 1, turn.
Rnd
2: Continuing in rnds, with beads on inside, sc in ch 1 sp, (ch 2, sc in
between next 2 beads) 23 times, ch 2, join with sl st in 1st sc.
Rnd
3: Sl st in next ch sp, ch 1, sc in same st, (ch 3, sc in next ch sp) 23 times,
ch 3, join as previous rnd.
Rnd
4: (Sc, hdc, bead, hdc, sc) in ea ch sp around.
Rnd
5: Sl st to next bead, sl st in thread going through bead- pull upward- now the
holes of the beads will be vertical (ch 5, sl st in next bead) 23 times, ch 5,
sl st in 1st bead.
Rnd
6: Sl st in ch sp, ch 4, 4 dtr cluster in same ch sp, bead, (ch 6, sc in next
ch sp, ch 6, 5 dtr cl in next ch sp, bead) 11 times, ch 6, sc in next ch sp, ch
6, join by inserting hk through all 5 lps of 1st cl, yo, sl st through lp on
hk.
Rnd
7: Sl st in bead, (ch 5, split sc next 2 lps together, ch 5, sl st in next
bead) 12 times.
Rnd
8: 4 sc in ea ch sp around.
Rnd
9: Ch 1, sc in same st, sc in next 2 sc, (sc next 2 sc tog, bead, sc in next 6
sc) 11 times, sc in last 3 sc.
Rnd
10: Sl st to next bead, sl st in bead, *(ch 3, bead) 5 times, ch 3, sl st in
next bead, rep from * 12 times, finish off and
weave
in ends.
Rnd
11: Join with sl st to 3rd of 5 bead lp, (ch 3, holding back on last lp- tr in
4th bead of same 5 bead group, dtr in 5th bead of same 5 bead group, dtr in 1st
bead of next 5 bead group, tr in 2nd bead of same bead group as last st, yo,
draw through 5 lps on hk, ch 1, tightly, insert hk around 1st tr made, sc
tightly, ch 3, sl st in 3rd bead of next 5 bead group) 12 times.
Rnd
12: Ch 1, 4 sc in ea ch 3 sp around, do not join.
Rnd
13: Ch 1, sc last sc & 1st sc tog, yo, draw through all 3 lps on hk, (ch 4,
bead, ch 4, sk 6 sc, sc next 2 sc tog) 11 times, ch 4, bead, ch 4, sl st in 1st
sp-sc.
Rnd
14: Sl st to bead, (ch 6, tr6 in sp-sc of last rnd, bead, ch 6, sl st in next
bead) 12 times. Fasten off. With needle and
thread,
string all beads of rnd 1 and pull tight, secure, insert ball, making sure
button is outlined by the 24 beads of rnd 1.
Rnd
15: Join with sl st in any bead, (ch 2, bead, ch 2, sl st in next bead) 12
times, finish off. With needle and thread, string all the beads of rnd 15, pull
tight and secure.
HANGER:
Cut
a piece of black thread 18" long. With needle string 6 crystal, (1 black,
1 gold, 1 black, 7 crystal) 6 times, 1 Black, 1
Gold,
1 Black, 6 Crystal. Attach one end of thread between any 2 beads of rnd 1.
Secure and finish off. Skip 12 beads on rnd 1, attach other end of hanger
between 12th and 13th beads. Secure, finish off and weave in ends.