Summer Fun

Good Morning Beautiful Crafter's. I do hope everyone is having a fabulous day.
Here the sun is shinning and I'm looking forward to taking the kids to their swim lessons and then tonight I'm off to Aqua fit.

Speaking of summer things like swimming how about water balloon fights. They are fun but ouch them water balloons can hurt. Hmm well how about knitting and crocheting yourself some reusable water balloons. That's right make them. I will even walk you threw making them. And just to let you know no they don't have balloons in them its just the yarn soaking up water and they don't hurt when they hit you. Yes I've tried them out personally in a water balloon fight with my son and nephews.
First I will walk you threw crocheting them. 2 different styles due to using 2 different sized yarns.
The first one I will use Bernat Blanket Yarn. Very thick

Crochet US

CH - Chain
HDC - Half Double Crochet
SS - Slip Stitch
H2TG - Half Double Crochet 2 together
P - Puff Stitch - (YO, slip hook through stitch YO, pull through) 3 times, 7 stitches on hook. YO pull through 6, YO pull through 2  [YO -  Yarn Over]
P2TG - make 1 Puff stitch across 2 puff stitches to decrease. (go into 1st stitch once and second stitch twice)

Bernat Blanket Yarn
8.0mm / US L
CH3, SS into first ch to form a circle
CH1, sc 6 into center of circle Join to 1st sc
Ch2, HDC2 in each SC (12HDC) join to top of 1st HDC
CH2, HDC in each HDC (12HDC) join to top of 1st HDC
CH2, HDC in each HDC (12HDC) join to top of 1st HDC

CH2, H2TG till start of round (6HDC) join to top of 1st HDC
CH2, HDC in each (6HDC) Join to top of 1st HDC and fasten off

 

#4 worsted weight yarn (Acrylic)

5.5mm / US I hook
CH3, SS into first CH to form a circle
CH1, SC 7 into the circle, Join to 1st SC with SS
CH1, P into each SC (7 Puff Stitches) join to top of 1st P with SS
CH1, Make 2 P in each P (14 Puff Stitches) Join to top of 1st P with SS
CH1, P in each P (14 Puff Stitches) Join to top of 1st P with SS
CH1, P in each P (14 Puff Stitches) Join to top of 1st P with SS
CH1, P2tg using all P (7 Puff Stitch) Join in top of 1st P with SS
CH1 HDC in each puff for balloon top. Join and fasten off

 

Knitted Version using Bernat Blanket Yarn

15US 10mm circular knitting needles and worked in the round.  You can easily use double pointed as well but I didn't have any that big. 

Here are the very easy instructions for making your very own knitted water balloons.

Terms used to make balloons

K - Knit

KFB - knit front and back of the same stitch
K2TG - Knit 2 together

BO - Bind off using Russian Bind off to give a little flare

Using Long tail Cast on method

CO 6 stitches (if working on circular needles have it split 3/3 or if using DP split 2/2/2)

Row 1 - KFB, K1, KFB, KFB, K1, KFB

Row 2 - Knit

Row 3 - KFB, K3, KFB, KFB, K3, KFB

Round 4 -Knit

Round 5 - Knit

Round 6 - Knit

Round 7 - Knit

Round 8 - Knit

Round 9 - Knit

Round 10 - K2TG, K3, K2TG, K2TG, K3, K2TG

Round 11 - K2TG, K1, K2TG, K2GG, K1, K2TG

Round 12 - Knit

Round 13 - Knit

Round 14 - Knit

Bind Off

Take the tail and tie around the top of the balloon so that it looks like the balloon is tied.

Happy Knitting.  And have a great balloon fight 

Reney
Trelenberg Designs