How to Crochet a Sphere. Part 1 - Crochet in a Round
Circular series
How to crochet a circle - using ch2 and Sc (part 1)
How to crochet a circle - using Magic ring (part 2)
How to crochet a sphere - crochet in a round (part 1)
How to crochet a sphere - bobble stitch (part 2)
How to crochet a cylinder
There are 2 parts to how to crochet a sphere. This is the 1st part just simply crocheting in a round technique. In the next post, I will be covering how to use bobble stitches instead to create mini spheres as well.
How to crochet a sphere - crochet in a round
This method is fairly basic and usually how I start off all my amigurumi heads. If seeing a video is easier, check it out at the bottom of the blog post. I will start off writing the crochet pattern, then followed by the step by step instructions.
Sphere pattern
Round 1: Magic ring 5 – 5st
Round 2: 2sc5 – 10st
Round 3: 2sc10 – 20st
Round 4: Sc20 – 20st
Round 5: Sc2tog10 – 10st
Round 6: Sc2tog5 – 5st
Let’s start!
If you still figuring out how to start with a magic ring, see my earlier post or video on how to do it. Step 2 involves increasing the stitches, i.e. crocheting multiple times into the same stitch.
Steps 3-4 involving increasing the stitches in subsequent rounds, such that initially started off with 5st in a round, to 10 and then to 20.
From step 5 onwards (or round 4), sc1 all around so that the sphere starts tapering off, instead of the initial circle increasing in size. In step 6 onwards, after the stitches start decreasing, the narrowing of the circle creates the sphere.
For the decrease in stitch method, I often use the invisible decrease technique because there holes in between stitches is less evident.
After another decrease in step 7, you have the final sphere! This is where I usually add the stuffing and close up the sphere, or more often than note, I continue into the body seamlessly.
If you are more of a video person, check out the same tutorial in video form right at the bottom of this blog post. Feel free to fast forward and pause at areas you are not sure of.
In these particular examples, Tweety Bird’s and Porky Pig’s cheeks are actually made up of little tiny spheres that were sewn onto the heads. Also, Tweety’s head was made of a sphere which continued into his body.
Do look out for some free Looney Tunes patterns along the way to test out some of these techniques!
Hope this tutorial was useful! The next one up will be on how to crochet a sphere but this time using bobble stitches instead. Please share if you found it useful and follow me on youtube!
