POKEBALL

POKEBALL This pattern is an original pattern by Linda Potts (March 2009)

Materials
!! yarn in red" #hite and blac$
% and & hoo$
%iber'ill
(arn needle
)e#ing needle and thread in #hite and blac$
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+ reco,,end -sing the .in/isible decrease. #hen ,a$ing 01 pieces li$e this" it.s done by si,ply
,a$ing the decrease in the %ront Loops Only2 !hile it.s not co,pletely in/isible" it does help pre/ent
the gaps that reg-lar decrease stitches can lea/e2
3sing red and & hoo$
4nd 5 6 sc in ,agic ring2 (6)
4nd 2 2 sc in each sc aro-nd (52)
4nd 0 sc in ne7t sc" 2 sc in ne7t sc aro-nd (58)
4nd 9 sc in ne7t 2 sc" 2 sc in ne7t sc aro-nd (29)
4nd : sc in ne7t 0 sc" 2 sc in ne7t sc aro-nd (00)
4nd 6 sc in ne7t 9 sc" 2 sc in ne7t sc aro-nd (06)
4nd ; sc in ne7t : sc" 2 sc in ne7t sc aro-nd (92)
4nd 8<9 sc in each sc aro-nd2 =hange to blac$ yarn in last stitch (or the >oin sl st i' >oining ro-nds)
(92)
4nd 50<55 sc in each sc aro-nd2 =hange to #hite yarn in last stitch (or the >oin sl st i' >oining ro-nds)
(92)
4nd 52<50 sc in each sc aro-nd (92)
4nd 59 sc in ne7t : sc" dec o/er ne7t 2 sc aro-nd (06)
4nd 5: sc in ne7t 9 sc" dec o/er ne7t 2 sc aro-nd (00)
4nd 56 sc in ne7t 0 sc" dec o/er ne7t 2 sc aro-nd (29)
Being st-''ing 'ir,ly at this point" i' yo- ha/en.t already" and contin-e to st-'' as yo- go along2
4nd 5; sc in ne7t 2 sc" dec o/er ne7t 2 sc aro-nd (58)
4nd 58 sc in ne7t sc" dec o/er ne7t 2 sc aro-nd (52)
4nd 59 dec o/er ne7t 2 sc aro-nd (6)
%?O lea/ing a tail2 Add any ,ore st-''ing i' needed to 'inish the shape o-t2 Thread the tail thro-gh the
last ro-nd and p-ll tightly to close2
B3TTO*
Base
3sing Blac$ and & hoo$
4nd 5 ; sc in ,agic ring (;)
4nd 2 2 sc in each sc aro-nd (59)
%?O
Top
3sing !hite and % hoo$ ; sc in ,agic ring (;) %?O