Football!

I've decided to go ahead and post the pattern. The football pictured does not reflect the small change I'm making to the pattern. I hope you enjoy this one!


These are great gifts for babies/toddlers/children.  These are great to throw at the TV when you're pissed at a bad call. ---because you know there are ALWAYS bad calls.

Yarn: I LOVE This Cotton! Brown and Ivory. You really dont need much yarn for this project, you could easily make multiple footballs with 1 skein of brown.

Needles: size 3 DPN's

Stitches:

m1a : make one away

m1t : make one towards

k: knit

sski: slip knitwise, slip purlwise, knit 2 slipped stitches through the back loop. (sski= slip slip knit improved)
k2tog: knit 2 together

**Knit all even rows

Begin with brown

CO:      6 sts onto 2 needles

R1:       k1, m1a, k1, m1t, k1

R3:       k2, m1a, k1, m1t, k2

R5:       k3, m1a, k1, m1t, k3

R7:       k4, m1a, k1, m1t, k4 (22 sts)

Switch to white

R9:       k5, m1a, k1, m1t, k5

R11:     k6, m1a, k1, m1t, k6

R13:     k7, m1a, k1, m1t, k7 (34 sts)

Switch to brown

Continue increasing in the same way until there are 58 sts. Don’t forget to knit every other row.

Knit 4 rows

Decreasing:

R1:       k12, sski, k1, k2tog, k12

R3:       k11, sski, k1, k2tog, k11

Continue decreasing before and after middle stitch until there are 38 sts. Don’t forget to knit every other row.

Switch to white

Continue decreasing before and after middle stitch until there are 26 sts.

This is a good time to fill the football with polyfil(or whatever you like)

Switch to brown

Continue decreasing until there are 6 sts, pull yarn through and tuck in ends. Sew on finger laces and you’re done! 


Here is a link to help you knit the football in your favorite team colors. 

http://www.colourlovers.com/blog/2008/10/21/color-design-in-sports-the-nfl