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American Football Ball



01/29/2025


Level of difficulty



Approximate size: 6.7” height, 11” length, and 20.7” circumference.

 

Materials:

1 Amigurumi yarn ball – Colors: #7220 (Dates) & #8001 (White);

Crochet hook – 3.0 mm;

Polyester stuffing;

Tapestry needle;

Stitch marker.

 

Stitch Glossary & Abbreviations:

Increase = inc.; Decrease = dec.; Single Crochet = sc.; Place Marker = pm.; End Of Round = eor.


Instructions


Ball

With the Amigurumi yarn #7220 (Dates)

1- 7 sc. inside of a magic ring;

2- 7 inc. = 14 sc.

Note: pm. on first sc.;

3- 1 sc., 1 inc. to eor = 21 sc.;

4- 21 sc.;

5- 2 sc., 1 inc. to eor = 28 sc.;

6- 3 sc., 1 inc. to eor = 35 sc.;

7- 4 sc., 1 inc. to eor = 42 sc.;

8- 5 sc., 1 inc. to eor = 49 sc.;

9- 49 sc.;

10- 6 sc., 1 inc. to eor = 56 sc.

Change to the Amigurumi yarn #8001 (White)

11- 56 sc.;

12- 7 sc., 1 inc. to eor = 63 sc.;

13- 63 sc.;

14- 8 sc., 1 inc. to eor = 70 sc.;

15- 70 sc.

Change to the Amigurumi yarn #7220 (Dates)

16- 9 sc., 1 inc. to eor = 77 sc.;

17- 77 sc.;

18- 10 sc., 1 inc. to eor = 84 sc.;

19- 84 sc.;

20- 11 sc., 1 inc. to eor = 91 sc.;

21- 91 sc.;

22- 12 sc., 1 inc. to eor = 98 sc.;

23- 98 sc.;

24- 13 sc., 1 inc. to eor = 105 sc.;

25- 105 sc.;

26- 14 sc., 1 inc. to eor = 112 sc.;

27 to 30 (4 rounds)- 112 sc.;

31- 15 sc., 1 inc. to eor = 119 sc.;

32- 119 sc.;

33- 16 sc., 1 inc. to eor = 126 sc.;

34- 126 sc.;

35- 17 sc., 1 inc. to eor = 133 sc.;

36 to 39 (4 rounds)- 133 sc.;

40- 18 sc., 1 inc. to eor = 140 sc.;

41 to 54 (14 rounds)- 140 sc.;

55- 18 sc., 1 dec. to eor = 133 sc.;

56 to 59 (4 rounds)- 133 sc.;

60- 17 sc., 1 dec. to eor = 126 sc.;

61- 126 sc.;

62- 16 sc., 1 dec. to eor = 119 sc.;

63- 119 sc.;

64- 15 sc., 1 dec. to eor = 112 sc.;

65 to 68 (4 rounds)- 112 sc.;

69- 14 sc., 1 dec. to eor = 105 sc.;

70- 105 sc.;

71- 13 sc., 1 dec. to eor = 98 sc.;

72- 98 sc.;

73- 12 sc., 1 dec. to eor = 91 sc.;

74- 91 sc.;

75- 11 sc., 1 dec. to eor = 84 sc.;

76- 84 sc.;

77- 10 sc., 1 dec. to eor = 77 sc.;

78- 77 sc.

Change to the Amigurumi yarn #8001 (White)

79- 9 sc., 1 dec. to eor = 70 sc.;

80- 70 sc.;

81- 8 sc., 1 dec. to eor = 63 sc.;

82- 63 sc.;

83- 7 sc., 1 dec. to eor = 56 sc.

Stuff the piece.

Change to the Amigurumi yarn #7220 (Dates)

84- 56 sc.;

85- 6 sc., 1 dec. to eor = 49 sc.; 

86- 49 sc.;

87- 5 sc., 1 dec. to eor = 42 sc.;

88- 4 sc., 1 dec. to eor = 35 sc.;

89- 3 sc., 1 dec. to eor = 28 sc.;

90- 2 sc., 1 dec. to eor  = 21 sc.;

91- 21 sc.;

92- 1 sc., 1 dec. to eor = 14 sc.

Finish stuffing the piece.

93- 7 dec. = 7 sc.

Fasten off with a reverse magic ring.

 

Larger Seam

With the Amigurumi yarn #8001 (White)

Leave a yarn tail of approximately 12 inches at the beginning.

Go up 26 ch., skip the 1st one.

1- 25 sc., 1 ch. (TURN);

2- 25 sc.

Fasten off.

Leave a yarn tail of approximately 12 inches at the end.

Sew it centered on the ball.

 

Smaller Seams (7)

With the Amigurumi yarn #8001 (White)

Leave a yarn tail of approximately 6 inches at the beginning.

Make 7 ch.

Fasten off.

Leave a yarn tail of approximately 6 inches at the end.

Sew over the larger seam, dividing the space between them equally.

 

Created by: Kelly Stopassoli (@kellyamigurumi)

Pattern review by: Patty Wolf


Disclaimer: Measurements are approximate due to differences between centimeters and inches, needle sizes and tension. All care has been taken to allow accurate completion of the pattern.


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