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CROCHET , PATTERN

AMIGURUMI HOT AIR

BALLOON

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I asked on Instagram a while back what

sorts of amigurumi people wanted to see,

and this amigurumi hot air balloon was a

big favorite, so here it is!

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Before the Amigurumi Advent Calendar

Crochet-Along started, I had made all the

designs and wrote down all the patterns,

and it gave me a chance to review each one

to see if I wanted to do it differently a

second time around. For most of the

designs, I like the way they came out the

first time, but the hot air balloon gave me

second thoughts. The first one I made was

top-down, which made for a very nice,

smooth top, but the bottom got narrow and

difficult to crochet. I figured I could

crochet a second one and adjust the

pattern to work from the bottom up to get

that clean sharp edge at the bottom. But

when you work from the bottom up, the

top of the balloon uses an amigurumi close,

which is a great technique, but not as neat

as if you started with 6 single crochets in a

magic circle. So now I’m stumped. Which

pattern do I share?

After a quick poll, it looks like more people

like the bottoms up version, or maybe it’s

because it’s a vertical striped design. The

vertical stripes is a personal preference;

like real hot air balloons, you can make

yours any color, with stripes and other

designs on it. I’m sharing 2 variations below

– one for the plain bottoms up hot air

balloon that you can customize yourself,

and the variation for the vertical striping.

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changing colors every few stitches. The

video below shows you how I changed

colors when making the amigurumi

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You can choose to carry the other color

yarn with you or leave it to hang in the

back/inside of the balloon. I found it easier

to leave the yarn I wasn’t using just loose in

the inside of the balloon for the first

several rounds, but when I had to cover

more distance, it became harder to keep

my stitches even, so then I switched to

carrying my yarn inside the stitches. It’s

definitely a cleaner look on the inside, but

you can see the tiniest bit of yellow

showing through on the outside. For this

project, either technique is personal

preference.

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The basket of the hot air balloon is the

same no matter what design you pick for

the balloon itself. You create a tiny basket

and then use the end tail to attach it to the

bottom of the balloon. That’s all there is to

that!

SUPPLIES

MC: Paintbox Cotton Aran

color of choice

C1: Paintbox Cotton Aran

color of choice

C2: Paintbox Cotton Aran

Sof t Fudge or other brown

F/3.75mm crochet hook

D/3.25mm crochet hook

Cluster fiberfill

6mm safety eyes

scissors

embroidery thread or

lightweight yarn in Black

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ABBREVIATIONS

st(s) – stitch(es)

sl st – slip stitch

ch – chain sti tch

sc – sing le crochet

inc – increase: work 2 sc in

same st

dec – decrease: work 2 sc

together

BLO – back loop only

PATTERN NOTES

Rounds in hot air balloon and

basket are worked with a seam

and joined with a seamless

join
join.

Eyes are placed approximately

1.0-1.25 inches apart.

Amigurumi can be closed using

this technique
technique.

AMIGURUMI HOT AIR

BALLOON INSTRUCTIONS
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Worked in seamed rounds.

Round 1: Work 6 sc into a magic circle.

Join to first sc with sl st. (6)

Round 2: Ch 1. Work [1 sc, inc] 3x around.

Join to first sc with sl st. (9)

Round 3: Ch 1. Work 1 sc in BLO of each st

around. Join to first sc with sl st. (9)

Round 4: Ch 1. Work 1 sc in each st

around. Join to first sc with sl st. (9)

Round 5: Ch 1. Work [2 sc, inc] 3x

around. Join to first sc with sl st. (12)

Round 6: Ch 1. Work [3 sc, inc] 3x around.

Join to first sc with sl st. (15)

Round 7: Ch 1. Work [4 sc, inc] 3x

around. Join to first sc with sl st. (18)

Round 8: Ch 1. Work [2 sc, inc] 6x

around. Join to first sc with sl st. (24)

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Round 9: Ch 1. Work [3 sc, inc] 6x

around. Join to first sc with sl st. (30)

Round 10-13: Ch 1. Work 1 sc in each st

around. Join to first sc with sl st. (30)

Round 14: Ch 1. Work [3 sc, dec] 6x

around. Join to first sc with sl st. (24)

Add eyes between Rounds 9

and 10.

Sew mouth between Rounds 8

and 9, centered between the

eyes.

Round 15: Ch 1. Work [2 sc, dec] 6x

around. Join to first sc with sl st. (18)

Round 16: Ch 1. Work [1 sc, dec] 6x

around. Join to first sc with sl st. (12)

Stuff the amigurumi. Make sure

to get stuffing all the way into

the bottom.

Round 17: Ch 1. Work 6 dec. (6)

Fasten off, close, and weave in

ends.

BASKET

Worked with C2

Worked with D hook.

Round 1: Work 6 sc into a magic circle.

Join to first sc with sl st. (6)

Round 2: Ch 1. Work [1 sc, inc] 3x around.

Join to first sc with sl st. (9)

Round 3: Ch 1. Work 1 sc in BLO of each st

around. Join to first sc with sl st. (9)

Round 4: Ch 1. Work 1 sc in each st

around. Join to first sc with sl st. (9)

Fasten off with a long tail.

Sew the tail through the bottom of the hot

air balloon and secure onto the other side

of the basket.

AMIGURUMI HOT AIR

BALLOON INSTRUCTIONS
(VERTICAL STRIPED
VARIATION, BODY ONLY)

Worked in seamed rounds.

Start with MC

Round 1: Work 6 sc into a magic circle.

Join to first sc with sl st. (6)

Round 2: Ch 1. Work [1 sc, inc] 3x around.

Join to first sc with sl st. (9)

Round 3: (Switch to C1 in middle of

round.)Ch 1. Work [MC: 2 sc, C1: 1 sc] 3x in

BLO of each st around. Join to first sc with

sl st. (9)

Round 4: Ch 1. Work [MC: 2 sc, C1: 1 sc] 3x

around. Join to first sc with sl st. (9)

Round 5: Ch 1. Work [MC: 2 sc, C1: inc] 3x

around. Join to first sc with sl st. (12)

Round 6: Ch 1. Work [MC: 2 sc, C1: 1 sc,

inc] 3x around. Join to first sc with sl st. (15)

Round 7: Ch 1. Work [MC: 1 sc, inc, C1: 3

sc] 3x around. Join to first sc with sl st. (18)

Round 8: Ch 1. Work [MC: 2 sc, inc, C1: 2

sc, inc] 3x around. Join to first sc with sl st.

(24)

Round 9: Ch 1. Work [MC: 3 sc, inc, C1: 3

sc, inc] 3x around. Join to first sc with sl st.

(30)

Round 10-13: Ch 1. Work [MC: 5 sc, C1: 5

sc] 3x around. Join to first sc with sl st. (30)

Round 14: Ch 1. Work [MC: 2 sc, dec, 1 sc,

C1: 2 sc, dec, 1 sc] 3x around. Join to first sc

with sl st. (24)

Add eyes between Rounds 9

and 10.

Sew mouth between Rounds 8

and 9, centered between the

eyes.

Round 15: Ch 1. Work [MC: 1 sc, dec, 1 sc,

C1: 1 sc, dec, 1 sc] 3x around. Join to first sc

with sl st. (18)

Round 16: Ch 1. Work [MC: 1 sc, dec, C1: 1

sc, dec] 3x around. Join to first sc with sl st.

(12)

Stuff the amigurumi.

Round 17: Ch 1. Work [MC: dec, C1: dec] 3x

around. (6)

Fasten off C1 and secure to

inside of the hot air balloon.

Leave ends inside.

Fasten off MC with a long tail

and close with amigurumi

close. Weave ends through

balloon.

If you enjoyed this pattern and are showing

it off to the world, make sure to tag me

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#AmigurumiAdventCAL. I can’t wait to see

all your creations!

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COMMENTS

MARILYN
PAHL SAYS
April 24,

2019 at 1:31

PM

I crochet a lot for my

grandchildren. Then

bought a hot air