Crochet Water Balloons Free Pattern & Video Tutorial - Summer fun for your kids...

Hello friends, I hope you are all enjoying the sunshine where ever you are.  We have had some lovely sunny weather recently, which has inspired me to make these super cute water balloons.  Your kids will have great fun playing with these outdoors in the sunshine.  A great way to cool down.

So how do they work?  Simply dunk them in clean water and throw (making sure to avoid the face).  Small children should of course be supervised.  Made with Bernat Blanket yarn, they are super soft and can be reused and easily washed.

I have designed two styles for you to choose from, the plain coloured balloons can be crocheted easily and is suitable for a beginner.  The helix striped balloons are a little more challenging, but I am sure a confident beginner could also pull these off.

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Crochet Water Balloons

Materials

Bernat Blanket yarn in various colours

8, 9, or 10mm hook

Darning needle

Stitch marker

Gauge

Not essential for this project

Ability

Easy

Abbreviations US Terms (UK conversion)

sc - single crochet (double crochet)

sc2tog - single crochet 2 together (double crochet 2 together)

sl st - slip stitch

ch - chain

st - stitch

pm - place marker

Size

This will vary depending on hook size used

Other notes:  These crochet water balloons are great fun for your kids and they are reusable.  Simply dunk in clean water and throw.  Please make sure to supervise young children and do not aim at the face.  I used an 8mm hook to make my balloons, if you would like them to be slightly larger use a bigger hook.  Remember to move marker after each round, always placing in the 1^st st.

Single Colour Balloons

Video Tutorial

Chain 3 and join to form ring. 

Round 1 8sc into ring, pm in 1^st st (do not join, we will be working in a spiral).  (8sc)

 

Round 2 2Sc in each st around.  (16sc)

 

Rounds 3-6 Sc in each st around.  (16sc)

 

Round 7 Sc2tog around.  (8sc)

 

Round 8 Repeat round 7.  (4sc)

 

Round 9 2sc in each st around, sl st in next st.  Fasten off leaving a long strand.  (8sc)

With darning needle sew end through the inside of balloon neck and out the other side.  Wind around neck fairly tightly twice, then sew in end and fasten off.

Helix Striped Balloons

Video Tutorial

With colour A chain 3 and join to form ring.

Round 1 4sc into ring, remove hook and with colour B join with a sl st into ring, 2sc into ring.  (8sc)

 

Round 2 Continuing with B, 2sc in each st available, pm in 1^st st, change to  A, 2sc in each st to marker.  (16sc)

 

Rounds 3-6 Continuing with A, sc in each st available, swap to B, sc in each st to marker.  (16sc)

 

Round 7 Keeping colours correct sc2tog around.  (8sc)

 

Round 8 Repeat round 7.  (4sc)

 

Round 9 Keeping colours correct 2sc in each st around, ending with a sl st for both colours.  Fasten off leaving a long strand and finish off as single colour balloon.  (8sc)

With darning needle sew end through the inside of balloon neck and out the other side.  Wind around neck fairly tightly twice, then sew in end and fasten off.

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I hope you enjoyed this pattern and I will be back very soon with more content to share with you.

Take care for now...

Catherine

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