MATERIALS:
Size I hook
small amounts of 3 colors of 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 first dc and ch 2) *dc ch 2 in ring* 7 times, join with sl st to 3rd ch of starting ch 5.
Round 2: Sc around, join, finish off.
Round 3: Join Color B in next st, ch 1. Sc in next st, FPdc around dc in Round 1, *sc in next 2 st, FPdc around next dc in Round 1*, repeat * around, join to starting ch 1.
Round 4: Ch 3, dc in same st, 2 dc in next st, dc in FPdc st, * 2 dc in the next 2 sc, 1 dc in FPdc st *, repeat * around, join to beginning ch 3 st, end off.
FINISHING:
NOTE: Pieces can be joined by either joining with right sides of wrong sides together. (see pictures)
Fasten Color C through one st in each circle, fasten the circles together by sc around. Stop before completing the last 2 sc and stuff the ball with fiberfill. Complete the last 2 sc, join with sl st to beg ch 1, ch 12 (for loop) and join to beginning sl st, end off.