Christmas Ball 6 Ornament


Left picture: joined with right sides together
Right picture: joined with wrong sides together.

Christmas Ball 6 Ornament

MATERIALS:
Size I hook, Small amounts of 2 colors of 4 ply worsted weight yarn, fiberfill

SIZE: About 4" across

STITCHES:

Front post dc (FPdc): Yo hook 2 times, insert hook from front to back around post of dc in previous row, yo and pull loop through, complete st by yo and pull through 2 loops (3 times)

Note:Front Post Double Crochet (FPdc) video guide

DIRECTIONS: (Make 2)

With Color A, ch 4, join to form ring.

Round 1: Ch 5 (counts as sc and ch 2), * dc, ch 2 in ring * ( 7 times) join to third ch of ch-5. (8 dc , ch 2 sp)

Round 2: Sl st to next ch-2 sp, ch 3 and 2dc in same sp, 3 dc in each ch 2 sp around, join to top of beg ch 3, finish off.

Round 3: Join Color B in last dc of 3dc group; ch 3, FPdc (YO 3 times) in next dc of Row 1, dc in next st, FPdc in next st (YO 2 times) in next dc of Row 2; repeat this pattern [dc, FPdc in Row 1, dc, FPdc in Row 2] around, join with sl st to top of beg ch-3 st, end off.

FINISHING: (Pieces may be joined with either wrong or right sides together...see pictures above) Join Color A through 1 st in each piece, ch 1, sc the two pieces together. Stop before completing final 2 sc and stuff the ball with fiberfill. Complete final 2 sc and join to beg ch 1 st. Ch 15 and join to beg ch 1 st (to make loop), end off.