st = stitch
sc = single crochet
inc = increase
dec= decrease
FO = fasten off
- Make a magic ring
Row 1 : 6sc inside the ring
Row 2 : 2sc on each st (6 inc) (total 12 st)
Row 3 : 1inc / 1sc / 1inc / 1sc … repeat until the end of the row (total 18 st)
Row 4 : 1inc / 1sc / 1sc / 1inc … repeat until the end of the row (total 24 st)
Row 5 : 1inc / 1sc / 1sc / 1sc /1inc…repeat until the end of the row (total 30 st)
Row 6 to row 9 : 1sc on each st… (total of 30 st per row)
- FO and cut the yarn leaving a tail.
- Repeat the same steps creating another circle. Don’t cut off the yarn of the 2nd circle, as we are going to continue our work from it.
- Count 15 st from the last st on the second circle,
- With a needle on the tail from the first circle, start joining both circles by sewing them in the 15th, 16th and 17th stitch of the second circle.
Row10: 13sc / 1dec / 26sc / 1dec / 13sc (total 54 st)
Row11: 1sc on each st until the end of the row (total 54 st)
Row12: 13sc / 1dec / 24sc / 1dec / 13 sc (total 52 st)
Row13: 1dec / 11sc / 1dec / 11sc / 1dec / 11sc / 1dec / 11sc (total 48 st)
Row14: 11sc / 1dec / 10sc / 1dec / 10sc / 1dec / 9sc / 1dec (total 44 st)
Row15: 9sc / 1dec / 9sc / 1dec / 9sc / 1dec / 9sc / 1dec (total 40 st)
Row16: 8sc / 1dec / 8sc / 1dec / 8sc / 1dec / 8sc / 1dec (total 36 st)
Row17: 9sc / 1dec / 8sc / 1dec / 7sc / 1dec / 4sc / 1dec (total 32 st)
Row18: 9sc / 1dec / 14sc / 1dec / 5sc (total 30 st)
Row19: 1sc / 1dec / 10sc / 1dec / 1sc / 1dec / 10sc / 1dec (total 26 st)
Row20: 1sc / 1dec / 8sc / 1dec / 1sc / 1dec / 8sc / 1dec (total 22 st)
Row21: 1sc / 1dec / 4sc / 1dec / 4sc / 1dec / 4sc / 1dec / 1sc (total 18 st)*
Row22: 3sc / 1dec / 3sc / 1dec / 3sc / 1dec / 3sc (total 15 st)
Row23: 2sc / 1dec / 2sc / 1dec / 2sc / 1dec / 3sc (total 12 st)
Row24: 6 dec
Row25: 3 dec
- FO and hide the tail inside with the help of a needle.
* Fill it in with the stuffing when you reach row 21.
- Video tutorial click HERE