Virus Stress Ball

Virus Stress Ball


Materials

DK yarn in grey, red & black 
3.5mm crochet hook 
Stuffing
Yarn needle
Scrap of black DK yarn for the mouth 
Small toy safety eyes or beads or back yarn if you would prefer to embroider eyes
Scissors

Each row is worked in the round.

Terminology is in US terms. 

Abbreviations

St - stitch
Ch - chain
Rnd - round
Sc – single crochet
Hdc - half-double crochet
Dc - double crochet
Slst - slip stitch 

Main Body 

Rnd 1: sc 6 st into a magic circle [6]

*alternatively you can ch4, slst into first st, ch1 & sc5 into the centre of the circle*



Rnd 2: work 2sc in each st [12]

Rnd 3: work (1sc into next st, 2sc into the net st) 6 times [18]

Rnd 4: work (1sc into the next 2 sts, 2sc into the next st) 6 times [24]

Rnd 5: work (1 sc into the next 3 sts, 2sc into the next st) 6 times [30]



Rnd 6-10: work 1sc in each st. [30]

Rnd 11: work (1sc into the next 3 sts, sc2tog) 6 times [24]



Rnd 12: work (1sc into the next 2 sts, sc2tog) 6 times [18]

Rnd 13: work (1sc into the next st, sc2tog) 6 times [12]

Rnd 14: work (sc2tog) 6 times [6]

Fasten off – leave a long tail for fastening up.



Stuff slightly.

Sew or fasten on eyes & sew on a grumpy face!



Sew up bottom.

Red Part

Chain 5

Slst into the first st



Repeat twice more.



Fasten off & leave a long tail for sewing up.

Make as many as you would like - mine has 13


Sew onto the main body!


Happy stress relief!