My oldest son discovered a love of soccer at an early age. These days he lives in breathes the game! He practices 3 times a week with his team and has games or tournaments on most weekends. If you have a kid in club soccer you know this life! He actually has his own instagram account (@SoCalSoccerKid) – managed by Mom and Dad of course. Feel free to follow along if you are interested in seeing his soccer skills! I’ve been wanting to crochet him something soccer-themed for awhile and I could see his excitement when I started crocheting little black pentagons and white hexagons! The result is a Crochet Soccer Ball that is perfect to use as a pillow, room decor, or for indoor play! It’s funny how these shapes come together. A soccer ball is made up of pentagons (the 5-sided black shapes) and hexagons (the 6-sided white shapes). And when you stitch these together, the roundness automatically takes shape!
Materials:
– Bernat Super Value yarn in Black and White. One skein of each! Shop HERE at Yarnspirations.com
– Optional: Bernat Super Value in Soft Grey for the stitches.
– Size H Crochet Hook
– Poly-fil Fiber Stuffing. You will need a full bag.
– Tapestry Needle
Finished size: approximately 12 x 12 inches
Crochet Hexagon Pattern: Make 20
with white
Magic Ring, Chain 3 (counts as first DC) and make 17 DC in ring, pull tight and join to top of chain 3, (18 DC)
Round 2: chain 4 + DC in first stitch, DC in next two, DC + chain 1 + DC in next, DC in next two, repeat around, join to 3rd chain in beginning chain 4 (you should now have 6 chain spaces for your corners)
Round 3: SC + chain 1 + SC in first chain space, SC in next 4, SC + chain 1 + SC in next chain space, repeat around, join, fasten off and weave in ends.
Crochet Pentagon Pattern: Make 12
with black
Magic Ring, Chain 3 (counts as first DC) and make 14 DC in ring, pull tight and join to top of chain 3, (15 DC)
Round 2: chain 4 + DC in first stitch, DC in next two, DC + chain 1 + DC in next, DC in next two, repeat around, join to 3rd chain in beginning chain 4 (you should now have 5 chain spaces for your corners)
Round 3: SC + chain 1 + SC in first chain space, SC in next 4, SC + chain 1 + SC in next chain space, repeat around, join, fasten off and weave in ends.
Now start stitching the Pentagons and Hexagons together! I used gray yarn (you can choose to back or white as well for your seams) and use your tapestry needle and the whip stitch to sew the edges.
Start with a black pentagon in the center and stitch 5 white hexagons around it.
Now add in 5 more black pentagons like in the picture below. Make 2 of these shapes.
Once you have two top and bottom of your soccer ball, you will add in the remaining white hexagons to close the two pieces together (note that you will have more than 5 leftover hexagons – they rest aren’t pictured below).
The ball will take form all on it’s own! Stuff generously with poly-fil before closing! I didn’t find that my polyfil was coming out of the crochet stitches but if you are uncomfortable with this, you could also use a round pillow form to stuff it.
If you make this Crochet Soccer Ball please tag me on social media using the hashtag #RepeatCrafterMe. I would love to see my fellow soccer fans!
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