I’ve taken up juggling during Stage 4 of the COVID-19 lockdown. I thought some pokeball juggling balls would be rather snazzy so here we are.

This pattern was written in American crochet notation. It uses 8 ply wool and a 3 mm hook.

You could instead make toys by using stuffing instead of rice

Pokeball

With red wool

Round 1: 6sc in a magic ring (6 stitches)

Round 2: increase in every stitch (12 stitches)

Round 3: sc in the first stitch, increase in the next stitch – repeat (18 stitches)

Round 4: sc in the first two stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (24 stitches)

Round 5: sc in the first three stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (30 stitches)

Round 6: sc in the first four stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (36 stitches)

Round 7: sc in the first five stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (42 stitches)

Round 8: sc in the first six stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (48 stitches)

Round 9: sc in each stitch (48 stitches) (22 red, 4 black, 22 red)

Round 10: sc in each stitch (48 stitches) (21 red, 1 black, 4 white, 1 black, 21 red)

Rounds 11 – 12: sc in each stitch (48 stitches) (2 rounds) (21 black, 6 white, 21 black)

Round 13: sc in each stitch (48 stitches) (21 white, 1 black, 4 white, 1 black, 21 white)

Round 14: sc in each stitch (48 stitches) (22 white, 4 black, 22 white)

Now with just white

Round 15: sc in the first six stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (42 stitches)

Round 16: sc in the first five stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (36 stitches)

Round 17: sc in the first four stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (30 stitches)

Pour rice into a freezer bag, twist the bag, fold the excess plastic back over the ball of rice, repeat until you have a nice sphere of rice with no excess plastic, push this into the pokeball

Round 18: sc in the first three stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (24 stitches)

Round 19: sc in the first two stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (18 stitches)

Round 20: sc in the first stitch, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (12 stitches)

Round 21: decrease until the hole closes.

Fasten off, weave in end.

 

Ultra ball

Round 1: 6sc in a magic ring (6 stitches) (all yellow)

Round 2: increase in every stitch (12 stitches) (3 yellow, 3 black, 3 yellow, 3 black)

Round 3: sc in the first stitch, increase in the next stitch – repeat (18 stitches) (3 yellow, 6 black, 3 yellow, 6 black)

Round 4: sc in the first two stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (24 stitches) (1 black, 3 yellow, 9 black, 3 yellow, 8 black)

Round 5: sc in the first three stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (30 stitches) (7 yellow, 8 black, 7 yellow, 8 black)

Round 6: sc in the first four stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (36 stitches) (8 yellow, 9 black, 9 yellow, 9 black, 1 yellow)

Round 7: sc in the first five stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (42 stitches) (2 yellow, 6 black, 3 yellow, 7 black, 4 yellow, 6 black, 3 yellow, 8 black, 3 yellow)

Round 8: sc in the first six stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (48 stitches) (1 yellow, 9 black, 3 yellow, 7 black, 3 yellow, 10 black, 3 yellow, 8 black, 3 yellow, 1 black)

Round 9: sc in each stitch (48 stitches) (11 black, 3 yellow, 6 black, 3 yellow, 11 black, 3 yellow, 7 black, 3 yellow, 1 black)

Round 10: sc in each stitch (48 stitches) (12 black, 2 yellow, 1 black, 4 white, 2 black, 2 yellow, 12 black, 2 yellow, 7 black, 3 yellow, 1 black)

Rounds 11 – 12: sc in each stitch (48 stitches) (2 rounds) (15 black, 5 white, 28 black)

Round 13: sc in each stitch (48 stitches) (15 white, 1 black, 4 white, 1 black, 27 white)

Round 14: sc in each stitch (48 stitches) (16 white, 4 black, 28 white)

Now with just white

Round 15: sc in the first six stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (42 stitches)

Round 16: sc in the first five stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (36 stitches)

Round 17: sc in the first four stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (30 stitches)

Pour rice into a freezer bag, twist the bag, fold the excess plastic back over the ball of rice, repeat until you have a nice sphere of rice with no excess plastic, push this into the pokeball

Round 18: sc in the first three stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (24 stitches)

Round 19: sc in the first two stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (18 stitches)

Round 20: sc in the first stitch, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (12 stitches)

Round 21: decrease until the hole closes.

Fasten off, weave in end.

 

Great ball

With blue wool

 

Round 1: 6sc in a magic ring (6 stitches)

Round 2: increase in every stitch (12 stitches)

Round 3: sc in the first stitch, increase in the next stitch – repeat (18 stitches)

Round 4: sc in the first two stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (24 stitches)

Round 5: sc in the first three stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (30 stitches)

Round 6: sc in the first four stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (36 stitches) (8 blue, 6 red, 12 blue, 6 red, 4 blue)

Round 7: sc in the first five stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (42 stitches) (6 blue, 13 red, 8 blue, 13 red, 2 blue)

Round 8: sc in the first six stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (48 stitches) (5 blue, 5 red, 8 blue, 4 red, 7 blue, 5 red, 8 blue, 4 red, 2 blue)

Round 9: sc in each stitch (48 stitches) (24 blue, 3 black, 21 blue)

Round 10: sc in each stitch (48 stitches) (23 blue, 1 black, 3 white, 1 black, 20 blue)

Rounds 11 – 12: sc in each stitch (48 stitches) (2 rounds) (23 black, 5 white, 20 black)

Round 13: sc in each stitch (48 stitches) (23 white, 1 black, 3 white, 1 black, 20 white)

Round 14: sc in each stitch (48 stitches) (24 white, 3 black, 21 white)

Now with just white

Round 15: sc in the first six stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (42 stitches)

Round 16: sc in the first five stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (36 stitches)

Round 17: sc in the first four stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (30 stitches)

Pour rice into a freezer bag, twist the bag, fold the excess plastic back over the ball of rice, repeat until you have a nice sphere of rice with no excess plastic, push this into the pokeball

Round 18: sc in the first three stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (24 stitches)

Round 19: sc in the first two stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (18 stitches)

Round 20: sc in the first stitch, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (12 stitches)

Round 21: decrease until the hole closes.

Fasten off, weave in end.