Let your imagination fly into the sky with this free crochet pattern.
You can use this cute hot air balloon as an accessory for your amigurumi toy or a wall decor.
Hook 3.0
Scraps of cotton yarn of any color. You can make this pattern in any size you wish by simply using a different yarn weight.
Fiberfill
Needle
The size of finished toy is 2.7*5.5 inches
Inc – increase, dec – decrease, sc – single crochet, ch – chain, sl st – slip stitch
Start each round with 1 chain
Finish each round with 1 slip stitch
Balloon
R1. 6 sc in the magic ring (in total 6 sc)
R2. [inc]*6 times (in total 12 sc)
R3. [sc, inc]*6 times (in total 18 sc)
R4. [2 sc, inc]*6 times (in total 24 sc)
R5. [3 sc, inc]*6 times (in total 30 sc)
R6. [4 sc, inc]*6 times (in total 36 sc)
R7-8. [sc] around (36 sc in each round)
Change a color
R9. [sc] around (in total 36 sc)
Change a color
R10. [sc] around (in total 36 sc)
Change a color
R11. [sc] around (in total 36 sc)
Change a color
R12. [sc] around (in total 36 sc)
R13. [4 sc, dec]*6 times (in total 30 sc)
R14. [sc] around (in total 30 sc)
R15. [3 sc, dec]*6 times (in total 24 sc)
R16. [2 sc, dec]*6 times (in total 18 sc)
R17. [sc] around (in total 18 sc)
R18. [sc, dec]*6 times (in total 12 sc)
R19. [sc] around (in total 12 sc)
Basket
R1. 6 sc in the magic ring (in total 6 sc)
R2. [inc]*6 times (in total 12 sc)
R3. [sc, inc]*6 times (in total 18 sc)
R4. [sc in the back loop] around (in total 18 sc)
R5-6. [sc] around (18 sc in each round)
Change a color
R7. [sc] around (in total 18 sc)
Change a color
R8. [sc] around (in total 18 sc)
R9. [sl st] around (in total 18 sl st)
Don’t cut the yarn and crochet 12 chains, cut yarn leaving a long tail. Join yarn to the basket and repeat this 3 more times so there are 4 tether strings.
Sew tether strings to the balloon.
Have a good flight!