Lacy fur coats for Christmas balls
byKatyaNabieva http://tinkuzza-thegoldenkey.blogspot.com How to use round crochet motif for Christmas balls decoration.

I like use fluffy yarn, Yarnart Kid Mohair for example. It's impossible to unweave this yarn in case of mistake. So first it will be better to test crocheting with cotton or smth else. Please use plastic balls Motifs with 5-6 petals will be the best. Now I will show how to use one motif. You can use different motifs and different yarns 1.25mm crochet hook

Main principle - crochet round motif to the diameter of the ball. In the next rounds reduce quantity of chains. The motif will be geting rounded and "embrace" the ball. marked with red figures the quantity of chains I used instead of shown in chart. sl st [slip stitch]: insert hook, yarn over, pull the loop back through the stitch, then through the loop on your hook. sc [single crochet]: insert hook, yarn over, pull the loop back through the stitch (two loops on hook), yarn over and pull through both loops on hook (this is equivalent to the UK dc Sstitch) dc [double crochet]: yarn over hook, insert hook in the next stitch to be worked, yarn over hook, pull yarn through stitch, yarn over hook, pull yarn through 2 loops on hook, yarn over hook, pull yarn through last 2 loops on hook dtr [double treble (triple) crochet]: yarn over hook three times... Round 1: Ch12 and sl st to join into a ring Round 2: ch1; sc24 into the ring; sl st into the 1\$t st Round 3a: ch3; dc1 in the same st; dc2 in every st front loop only; sl st into the 3rd st (we make smth. like a "collar" to close a cap on the ball); go down with sl st on the back side to the bottom of "collar" and continue to crochet Round 3 of main chart using back loops of 2nd round only ch5; dtr1; \*ch5; 2dtr cluster\* - repeat \*-\* 11 times; ch2; dc into 1st st of roun Round 5: ch1; sc1 in the same st; \$\*ch2; dc2 into the central stitch of chain space\* - repeat \*\* 4times in the same st;\$; repeat \$\$ 6 times for every chain space; ch2, close the roundwithsl st

Round 4: ch1; sc3 into chain space; \*sc6 in every chain space \* - repeat 11 times; sc3; close the round with sl st Round 6: ch1; sc1 into the same st; \*ch5; sc1 into the 2d group of dc of previous round; ch5; sc1 into the 3'd group of dc; ch5; sc1 into the bottom st of petal\*; repeat \* (see chart)
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Round 7: sl st 2 (to the center of chain space); ch6; \*dc1 in the next chain space; ch3;\* repeat \*\* till the end of round; close round with sl st into the 3'd ch Round 8: sl st 1 (to the center of chain space); ch5; \*dc1 in the next chain space; ch2;\* repeat \*\* till the end of round; close round with sl st into the 3rd ch

Round 9: sl st 1 (to the center of chain space); ch4; \*dc1 in every chain space; ch1;\* repeat \*\* till the end of round; close round with sl st into the 3rd ch

Round 10: sl st 1 (to the center of chain space); ch3; \*dc1 in every chain space;\* repeat \*\* till the end of round; close round with sl st into the 3rd ch

Round 11: sl st 1; ch3; \*dc1 in every second chain space;\* repeat \*\*; close the round. Cut and hide the ends of thread.



