Crochet water balloons are awesome! By making them with, you get classically colorful water balloons that are super absorbent and squishy!
Unlike real balloons, you won’t have the latex of balloons that some people are allergic to
So you don’t have to worry about your pets eating leftovers or even your children swallowing parts of balloons
Yarn: YarnArt Dolce (100% polyester, 100g/120metres), similar is Himalaya Dolphin Baby, from one skein you can make 4 balloons
Hook: 6 mm (or 5 mm for a little smaller size)
Size: 11 cm width, 14 cm height
Time: at about 15 minutes For beginners
MC – magic circle (magic ring, magic loop) SlSt – slip stitch CH – chain SC – single crochet HDC – half double crochet and HDC into gaps (insert the hook not in the loop but in between two HDC from the previous row)
1st row: leave 20 cm of the free end and make MC, CH2 instead of the first HDC, next 6 HDC into the ring, SlSt, pull the ring tight
2nd row: CH2 instead of the first HDC, HDC into the same loop, then double each loop (14 HDC), to the following row proceed with the SC and insert marker to this place
3rd row: make first HDC in to the same place the SC is, from now on crochet HDC into gaps (in between the HDC from the previous row). Crochet scheme for this row is a repetition of 2 HDC in one gap and 1 HDC in the following one (21 HDC)
4th row: we double only every sixth gap to get 24 HDC altogether
5th – 7th row: crochet HDC into gaps (24 HDC)
8th – 9th row: decrease, crochet scheme for decrease in this row is 2 HDC together and one HDC into gaps. Stop decreasing when you have 10 HDC.
10th – 12th row: crochet HDC into gaps
13th row: double each HDC with two SC in one loop (20 SC), SlSt, finish off (leave 30 cm end)