Spooky EyeBall
Materials Needed
Materials Needed Scraps of #3 Cotton crochet thread in Red, white, black and blue. Size 0 steel crochet hook Marble Size amount of fiberfill
Rnd 1
Round 1: With black chain 2, make 6 single crochets in 2nd chain from hook. Join to first single crochet with slip stitch. End off.
Rnd 2
Round 2: Join Blue in any single crochet from round one. Chain 1, make 2 single crochets in each single crochet around. Join to first single crochet with slip stitch.
Rnd 3
Round 3: Chain 1, (single crochet in the next single crochet, make 2 single crochet in the next single crochet) around. Join to the first single crochet with slip stitch. End off and weave in the end.
Rnd 4
Round 4: Join White in any single crochet from round three. Chain one, single crochet in same stitch. Make two single crochet in next stitch. **Single crochet in each of the next two single crochets. Make two single crochets in next stitch. * Repeat from * * to * around. End with, single crochet in last stitch. Join to first stitch with slip stitch to end round. (24 single crochet)
Rnd 5
Round 5: Chain one, single crochet in each single crochet around. Join to first single crochet with slip stitch.
Rnd 6
Round 6: Chain one **Single crochet in first three single crochets. Two single crochets in next single crochet. * Repeat from ** to * around. Join to first single crochet with slip stitch. (30 single crochet.)
Rnds 7-10
Rounds 7 through 10: Chain one, single crochet in each single crochet around. Join to the first single crochet with a slip stitch.
Rnd 11
Round 11: Chain one, single crochet in same stitch. **Make single crochet decrease over next two stitches. Single crochet in each of the next two stitches. * Repeat from ** to * around. (24 stitches.)
Rnd 121
Round 12: Chain one, single crochet in each single crochet around join to first single crochet with slip stitch.
Rnd 13
Round 13: Chain one, single crochet in same stitch ** decrease single crochet over next two single crochets. Single crochet in next single crochet*. Repeat from ** to * around. (18 stitches.)
Stuff
At this time stuff the eyeball lightly with fiberfill.
Rnd 14
Row 14: Chain one,**single crochet next two single crochets together.* Repeat from ** to * around. Join to first single crochet with slip stitch. Repeat this row. End off leaving a 12” tail. Sew remaining opening together.
Capillaries
With red cotton crochet thread, and a large holed sewing needle. Make random stitches as shown below To look like broken capillaries as shown below. Remember – you do not have to be perfect – they are broken capillaries Leave tail of thread sticking out of the back center of eye to sew optic nerve. Set aside.
Optic Nerve
Optic Nerve: Make several chains that are about 1 1/2” long. (I chained 13 for each.) Leave a 10” tail when ending off, but weave the other end in.
Finishing 1
Gather all finished ends together. Using the thread you left in place earlier on the eyeball, sew ends together to back eye center.
Finishing 2
Sew ends securely to eye ball. Sew all chains together for about 1⁄2”. End off and weave in end. Using the tails on the chains –
Finishing 3
You are finished. Enjoy your spooky eyeball. For more free patterns follow me here or go to my website: crochetmethat.com