14 June 2011

Wooly ball pattern (Tutorial)

I started to knit about 6 months ago. I thought I would behave and follow patterns for a while. Oops I did it again...

The ball is made up of 12 knitted triangles, knitted two by two. I also used leftover fabric to fill the ball. I used scraps of wool. 

The pattern is übber simple:
  1. Cast on 10 stiches
  2. **Stitch 10
  3. Cast off 2, stitch 6, cast off 2
  4. Stitch 6
  5. Cast off 2, stitch 3, cast off 2
  6. Stitch 3
  7. Cast off 2, stitch 1
  8. Stitch 2
  9. Cast off 2 and finish off the last stitch**
  10. Pick up 10 stitches from the bottom of the triangle and repeat steps ** to **.
10. Pick up 10 stitches at the bottom of the triangle
Once the two triangles are done, repeat 10 times. 
Once all the pannels are ready, stitch them together with a wool needle. I used a crochet to hide the ends on the inside of the ball.
Before closing off the ball, stuff it.

Pannel stitch on
 To start with I made this ball for the cat. He agreed to pose for the picture but refuses to play or even look at it. He goes crazy for paper balls, I have a eco-friendly cat!


Uninterested mamal

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