Wow, it's been forever.

So I'm getting back into some serious crafting recently. Finally! I'm done with school for the semester, which means I've got some free time to get to work on crocheting and all that. My sister and I are going to get a table at Anime Fest again this year! I'm working on new patterns and making a good stock of plushies to sell there. Maybe I'll get back on track with this blog and post up progress as I go. Looking at the date of my last post, I think I figured out exactly what happened.. I got a job. January 2010 I started working at a hospital as a Pharmacy Tech. With that and school, my crafting productivity dropped dramatically. Pretty sad stuff.

Anyways! To make it up to you guys (at least a little I hope..) I'm gonna post up another free pattern! My pokeball pattern!! :D This is a very simple one, and you can easily work with it to make other types of pokeballs. Let me know if you need help figuring out how to make a certain type, I'll see what I can do.




POKEBALL AND VARIATIONS

MATERIALS
-size F/5 (3.75mm) crochet hook
-worsted weight yarn in chosen colors (For pokeball: A-white, B-red, black for midline. For masterball: A-white, B-purple, black for midline, pink for bumps)
-scraps of yarn and felt for details, if desired
-yarn needle
-fiberfil or other stuffing
-stitch marker

Worked in rounds, do not join rounds unless stated. Place marker in beginning of each round to keep track of rounds.

BALL
[start with color A]
rnd 1 - sc 8 in ring. (8) [I use the magic adjustable ring technique, but you can also just ch 2 and then sc 8 in the second ch.]
rnd 2 - 2sc in each sc around. (16)
rnd 3 - [sc in next, 2sc in next] 8 times. (24)
rnd 4 - [sc in next 2, 2sc in next] 8 times. (32)
rnd 5-6 - sc around.
rnd 7 - [sc in next 7, 2 sc in next] 4 times. (36)
rnd 8 - sc around.
[switch to black]
rnd 9 - sc around.
[switch to color B]
rnd 10-11 - switch to second color. sc around.
rnd 12 - [sc in next 7, dec] 4 times. (32)
rnd 13 - [sc in next 6, dec] 4 times. (28)
rnd 14 - [sc in next 5, dec] 4 times. (24)
[stuff now]
rnd 15 - [sc in next 2, dec] 6 times. (18)
rnd 16 - [sc in next, dec] 6 times. (12)
rnd 17 - [skip next, sc in next] 6 times. (6)
Fasten off leaving a long tail to close up hole. Weave in end.

BUTTON
[in white]
rnd 1 - sc 6 in ring. (6)
rnd 2 - 2sc in each sc around. join (12)
[switch to black]
rnd 3 - sc in each sc around.
Fasten off leving a long tail for sewing.

FOR MASTERBALL - PINK BUMPS (make 2)
[in pink]
rnd 1 - sc 6 in ring. (6)
rnd 2 - 2sc in each sc around. (12)
rnd 3 - *sc in next, 2sc in next. rep from * 5 times. (18)

TO ASSEMBLE
For the pokeball, all you need to align the button with the midline of the pokeball and sew it on! For the masterball, sew the button on, then align the pink bumps on the top of the ball. Sew the bumps on. Finally use white yarn to embroider on the "M". You can follow this pokeball template to make all sorts of different types of pokeballs. Let me know if you'd like help figuring out how to make a certain type!