Get creative and use this simple ball pattern in endless ways! Experiment with different yarns, colors, stripes, and stuffings to make baby toys, dog toys, Christmas ornaments, juggling balls, hacky-sacks, etc.
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Size: Size depends on the yarn weight you use
Needles: Set of 4 double-pointed needles appropriate for the weight of yarn you’re using, a good size is usually listed on the yarn label. This chart also lists yarn weights and recommended needle sizes.
Yarn: Any yarn, any weight, see note below on yarn amounts
Additional Materials: tapestry needle for weaving ends, row counter, stuffing
Gauge: make a fabric tight enough to hold the stuffing
Yarn amounts: These amounts are approximate, my results for the different weights. Super Bulky – 45 grams, Bulky – 20 grams, Worsted – 10 grams, DK – 8 grams.
Awesome little project, will be quite useful for using up odd bits of yarn…as a self-taught knitter of a few years now I am starting to accumulate several ball ends…! I am so inspired by your work, am knitting my first ever adult sweater from your lovely pattern and tutorial “Learn to Knit a Men’s Sweater’…so far, so good!
This looks like a very fun and easy project! What kind of filler did you use for the “juggling” ball? My boys would love some weighted ones 🙂
I would like to end up with felted balls. Could this be done AFTER the project is finished? I wouldn’t mind the felting shrinking the stuffing to make it more firm.
This is going to be great for remnants–maybe even fill up a Christmas tree with them. Thank you.
Yay! Fun cat toys!