How to Make Crochet Water Balloons
Make your own reusable crochet water balloons with this quick and easy pattern! These soft, absorbent balloons are perfect for mess-free summer fun -- just soak, toss, and repeat.
Yield: 1 crochet water balloon
Cost: $1
Equipment
Materials
- Free Printable Crochet Water Balloon Pattern
- Blanket yarn (super bulky; size 6)
Instructions
Find what you need:
- Gather your supplies and materials.
Round 1:
- Make a magic circle and insert 6 single crochet into it.Pull the tail to tighten and slip stitch into the first stitch.
Round 2:
- Chain 1 and insert 1 single crochet into the first stitch. Then insert 2 single crochet into the next stitch.Repeat all the way around (1 single crochet, 2 single crochet, 1 single crochet, etc) and slip stitch into the first stitch.
Round 3:
- Repeat the last round.(Chain 1. Insert 1 single crochet into the first stitch and 2 single crochet into the next stitch. Repeat around and slip stitch into the first stitch.)
Round 4:
- Chain 2 and insert 1 double crochet into each stitch around. Slip stitch into the first stitch.
Round 5:
- Repeat the previous round.(Chain 2. Insert 1 double crochet into each stitch around. Slip stitch into the first stitch.)
Round 6:
- Chain 2 and insert 1 double crochet into the first stitch. Then double crochet the next 2 stitches together (a decrease).Repeat all the way around (1 double crochet, 1 decrease, 1 double crochet, etc). Slip stitch into the first stitch.
Round 7:
- Chain 2 and double crochet every 2 stitches together all the way around (decrease).Finish the round by slip stitching into the first stitch.
Round 8:
- Chain 1 and insert 1 slip stitch into each stitch around. Then slip stitch into the first stitch.
Round 9:
- Chain 2 and insert 1 double crochet into each stitch around. Slip stitch into the first stitch.
Finish off the balloon:
- Cut and tie off the yarn.
- Sew in the tail, finishing the balloon by tucking the remaining tail into the body of the balloon.
- Your crochet water balloon is complete!
- Make a whole bunch of reusable water balloons in all your favourite colours for an afternoon of outdoor summer fun!
Now enjoy outside!
- To use your eco-friendly water balloons, submerge them in water.If you hold one down you'll see bubbles rising to the surface as it "fills". They can hold a lot of water!
- Now throw the crochet water balloon at a wall, the ground, or another favourite target. The balloons will make a big splash!
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Notes
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