No-Sew Pickleball Free Crochet Pattern

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Materials 

-Premier “Parfait Chunky” super bulky weight #6 yarn [100% polyester, 131 yards/ 120 m per 100g skein]; colors: Key Lime (Green), (Cream)

-US size E-4 (3.5 mm) crochet hook

-(2) 14mm safety eyes

-Polyfill

-Scissors

-Stitch marker

-Tapestry needle

 

Pattern Notes

-This pattern is written in US terms and Imperial measurements.

-Body of pattern is worked from the bottom up.

-Pattern is worked in continuous rounds without joining unless otherwise stated.

-Use a stitch marker to mark the beginning of round. Move the marker up each round.

Abbreviations

[ ] – Repeat

ch – chain

FO - Fasten Off

inc – 2 sc in same stitch

sc – single crochet 

st(s) – stitch(es)

Special Stitches 

Bobble Stitch (bo): [yarn over, insert your hook into stitch and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops] repeat 5 times, (6 loops on hook), yarn over and pull through all loops on hook to complete stitch. 

Invisible Decrease (inv dec): [Insert your hook into the front loop of the next two stitches and pull up a loop,  yarn over and pull through both loops on hook.

Puff Stitch (puff): [Yarn over, insert your hook into stitch and pull up a loop] 3 times, (7 loops on hook), yarn over and pull through all loops on hook.

Pattern Instructions 

Arms (Make 2)

With (Green),  

Round 1 - sc 8 in a magic ring (8)

Round 2 - sc 1, bo, sc 6 (8)

Round 3 - sc around (8)

Stuff lightly up to Round 3. Do not stuff after this point

Round 4 - [sc 2, inv dec] 2 times (6)

Rounds 5-6 - sc around (6) (2 rounds)

Pinch both sides together and sc 3 to close. FO, leaving a 5 in (13 cm) tail. Arms are now ready to be crocheted on. 

Body 

With (Green),

Round 1 - sc 8 in a magic ring (8)

Round 2 - [inc] 8 times (16)

Round 3 - [sc 1, inc] 8 times (24)

Round 4 - sc around (24) 

Puff stitches in Rounds 5-9 will be worked in Cream, indicated in bold. 

Round 5 - [sc 5, puff] 4 times (24)

Arms will be attached in Round 6 

Round 6 - sc 2, (arm: sc 3), sc 10, (arm: sc 3), sc 6 (24)

Round 7 - [sc 2, puff, sc 4] 4 times (24)

Round 8 - sc around (24)

Round 9 - [puff, sc 5] 4 times 

FO Cream 

Attach safety eyes between Rounds 5-6, (5) sts apart 

Round 10 - [sc 1, inv dec] 8 times (16)

Begin stuffing 

Round 11 - [inv dec] 8 times (8)

Finish stuffing and FO, leaving a 8 in (20 cm) tail.  To close hole, using tapestry needle and tail, insert needle into FLO of each stitch of round 11. Pull tail to close. 

Use the remaining tail to tack arms against the body if desired.