How to Crochet Reusable “Water Balloons” with Video Tutorial
Do your kiddos love water balloons? Mine do too! But, I worry when they play with them because we have a cute but somewhat naughty and very curious puppy. He tries to eat the pieces! I would never want the little pieces stuck in his throat! So, I have been wanting to crochet up a set of these reusable “water balloons”. No, they are not a regular balloon material. But they are made of yarn and they are great for doing water play time with! They are made of a specific type of yarn, which is called Blanket Yarn. I was able to get a bunch of this type of yarn, in the color blue, a while ago from a place you may never guess… Dollar Tree! Sometimes they have yarn! Anyways, I also had some purple Blanket Yarn on hand. Below is a yarn they have in stock now for $1.00!
Materials
Abbreviations
Sc- Single Crochet
Ch- Chain
Sl St- Slip Stitch
Sc 2 tog- Single Crochet 2 together
Pattern
(This pattern will be worked in the round, I use a stitch marker to mark my progress…)
Row One- Magic Circle, place 4 sc in the circle. (4 Stitches)
Row 2- Place 2 sc in each sc around. (8 stitches)
Row 3- Place 1 sc in first stitch, 2 sc in next. Complete this pattern around. You will have 12 stitches at the end.
Row 4- Place 1 sc in first stich, 1 sc in the next stitch, 2 sc in the next stitch. Complete this pattern around. You will have 16 stitches at the end.
Row 5- Place 1 sc in the first stitch, 1 sc in the next stitch, 1 sc in the next stitch. Complete this pattern around. You will have 20 stitches at the end.
Row 6- Sc around. (20 stitches)
Row 7 – (Begin decrease) Place 1 sc in the first stitch, 1 sc in the next stitch, 1 sc in the next stitch, sc 2 tog. Repeat this pattern around. At the end, you will have 16 stitches.
Row 8- Place 1 sc in the first stitch, 1 sc in the next stitch, sc 2 tog. Repeat this pattern around. At the end, you will have 12 stitches.
Row 9- Place 1 sc in the first stitch, sc 2 tog. Repeat this pattern around. At the end, you will have 8 stitches.
Row 10- Sc 2 tog around. At the end you will have 4 stitches.
Row 11- (Increase row) Sc 2 sc in each stitch around. At the end, you will have 8 sc.
Slip stitch to the beginning and finish off. Tuck in ends.
That’s it!
So what do you think? Would you create these “water balloons”? I would love to see! Also I have a video tutorial of how to make these balloons! Click below for the step by step video tutorial!
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