Nesting Bowls and Sorting Balls By Playful Crochet
This pattern will give you a total of 6 bowls that can nest inside of each other, and can also stack on top of each other and 21 sorting balls that can be sorted among the bowls.
Notes
\* This pattern is worked in a round. Do not join or turn at the end of a row. \* Use a stitch marker to mark the beginning or end of a round. Move the marker up with the start of each new round. \* Depending on the color of the yarn used, some colors are slightly thicker or thinner. I suggest that you start with the smallest bowl. Compare the base of the bowl in progress with the previous bowl that you made and determine if you need to add or remove a round to allow them to nest neatly. \* I used Loops N Thread Impeccable yarn in the following colors: cherry, pumpkin, butterscotch, forest, aqua, and amethyst.
Materials
Crochet hook size F5 - 3.75 mm Worsted weight acrylic yarn in 6 different colors Yarn needle Polyester fiberfill stuffing
Abbreviations
Magic ring or something similar to start a round Chain (ch) Decrease (dec) Increase (inc) Single crochet (sc) Slip stitch (sl st) [ ] Instructions in brackets should be repeated the amount of times indicated. First Bowl (smallest) - Color A Rnd 1: 8 sc in magic ring (8). Rnd 2: inc in each sc around (16). Rnd 3: [sc 1, inc] 8 times (24). Rnd 4: sc 1, inc [sc 2, inc] 7 times, sc 1 (32). Rnd 5: working in back loops only, sc in each sc around (32) Rnd 6-10: Sc in each sc around (32). Rnd 11: sl st in each sc around (32). Finish and weave in ends. Second Bowl - Color B Rnd 1: 8 sc in magic ring (8). Rnd 2: inc in each sc around (16). Rnd 3: [sc 1, inc] 8 times (24). Rnd 4: sc 1, inc [sc 2, inc] 7 times, sc 1 (32). Rnd 5: [Sc 3, inc] 8 times (40) Rnd 6: working in back loops only, sc in each sc around (40) Rnd 7-11: Sc in each sc around (40). Rnd 12: sl st in each sc around (40). Finish and weave in ends. Third Bowl - Color C Rnd 1: 8 sc in magic ring (8). Rnd 2: inc in each sc around (16). Rnd 3: [sc 1, inc] 8 times (24). Rnd 4: sc 1, inc [sc 2, inc] 7 times, sc 1 (32). Rnd 5: [Sc 3, inc] 8 times (40). Rnd 6: Sc 2, inc, [Sc 4, inc] 7 times, sc 2 (48). Rnd 7: working in back loops only, sc in each sc around (48) Rnd 8-12: Sc in each sc around (48). Rnd 13: sl st in each sc around (48). Finish and weave in ends.
Forth Bowl - Color D
Rnd 1: 8 sc in magic ring (8). Rnd 2: inc in each sc around (16). Rnd 3: [sc 1, inc] 8 times (24). Rnd 4: sc 1, inc [sc 2, inc] 7 times, sc 1 (32). Rnd 5: [Sc 3, inc] 8 times (40). Rnd 6: Sc 2, inc, [Sc 4, inc] 7 times, sc 2 (48). Rnd 7: [Sc 5 ,inc] 8 times (56). Rnd 8: working in back loops only, sc in each sc around (56) Rnd 9-13: Sc in each sc around (56). Rnd 14: sl st in each sc around (56). Finish and weave in ends.
Fifth Bowl - Color E
Rnd 1: 8 sc in magic ring (8). Rnd 2: inc in each sc around (16). Rnd 3: [sc 1, inc] 8 times (24). Rnd 4: sc 1, inc [sc 2, inc] 7 times, sc 1 (32). Rnd 5: [Sc 3, inc] 8 times (40). Rnd 6: Sc 2, inc, [Sc 4, inc] 7 times, sc 2 (48). Rnd 7: [Sc 5,inc] 8 times (56). Rnd 8: Sc 3, inc, [Sc 6, inc] 7 times, sc 3 (64). Rnd 9: working in back loops only, sc in each sc around (64) Rnd 10-14: Sc in each sc around (64). Rnd 15: sl st in each sc around (64). Finish and weave in ends.
Sixth Bowl (largest) - Color F
Rnd 1: 8 sc in magic ring (8). Rnd 2: inc in each sc around (16). Rnd 3: [sc 1, inc] 8 times (24). Rnd 4: sc 1, inc [sc 2, inc] 7 times, sc 1 (32). Rnd 5: [Sc 3, inc] 8 times (40). Rnd 6: Sc 2, inc, [Sc 4, inc] 7 times, sc 2 (48). Rnd 7: [Sc 5,inc] 8 times (56). Rnd 8: Sc 3, inc, [Sc 6, inc] 7 times, sc 3 (64). Rnd 9: [sc 7, inc] 8 times (72) Rnd 10: working in back loops only, sc in each sc around (72) Rnd 11-15: Sc in each sc around (72). Rnd 16: sl st in each sc around (72). Finish and weave in ends. Sorting Ball Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6). Rnd 2: inc in each sc around (12). Rnd 3: [sc 1, inc] 6 times (18). Rnd 4-5: sc in each sc around (18). Rnd 6: [sc 1, dec] 6 times (12). Stuff Rnd 7: dec around 6 times (6) Finish off and weave in ends. Make 1 ball in Color A. Make 2 balls in Color B. Make 3 balls in Color C. Make 4 balls in Color D. Make 5 balls in Color E. Make 6 balls in Color F. \*Please do not claim this pattern as your own or sell it. You are welcome to sell any items made from this pattern. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at PlayfulCrochet@gmail.com. Thank you!\*
