The Kissing Ball by Hooked on Sunshine

The Kissing Ball

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Crochet
DK (11 wpi) ?
4.0 mm (G)
178 yards (163 m)
US
English
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Materials you will need

  • DK cotton yarn of your choice.
  • I used ColourSpun DK Cotton.
  • 4mm hook.
  • Scissors.
  • Needle for sewing in ends.
  • Sewing cotton for sewing beads (optional).
  • Embroidery needle for cross stitch (optional).
  • Embroidery thread for cross stitch (optional).
  • Thin sewing needle for beads (optional).
  • 1 x 150mm Styrofoam Ball.
  • Ribbon to hang the ball – approximately 1 metre.
  • Beads for embellishment – (I used pearls in a few different sizes, glass crystals for bling, some sparkly silver plastic beads and silver glass seed beads).
  • Trims – you can use beads, pom poms, bells, tassels, ribbon roses, Christmas baubles, butterflies, birds, paper flowers; have fun and let your imagination go.
  • Pins and a glue gun to attach trims to the kissing ball. If you have one make your life easy and use it for this project.