My washing machine is hard at work felting a blue wool ball for a special baby. The ball is knitted, then felted, stuffed and sewn shut. I'll hand felt the seam stitching into the body of the ball. The knitting pattern is so simple. I used a double strand of 100% wool yarn with no plies that resembles a hand-spun, and size 8 needles.
The ball is shaped with short rows, which makes it a very fast project.
Cast on 28 stitches.
Row 1: Knit 20
Row 2: Knit 12
Row 3: Knit 14
Row 4: Knit 16
Row 5: Knit 18
Row 6: Knit 20
Row 7: Knit 22
Row 8: Knit 24
Row 9: Knit 26
Row 10: Knit 28
Repeat this pattern 10 times, for 100 rows. Bind off knitwise, loosely. Felt by machine, or hand felt. Sew 1/2 of the side seam, stuff firmly, sew almost closed and check to make sure the ball is stuffed to the firmness you desire. Close seam. Using very hot tap water and a drop of soap, handfelt the seam stitches into the body of the ball.
I'll post some pictures when the ball is complete!
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