Balloon Amigurumi Pattern

     Hi! CoraFan, back with another crochet pattern! This time, a cute balloon amigurumi. These are great for left over yarn. You could use them to attach to a present, as a mobile, or just for the fun of it. Hope this is fun little project, and leave any questions or comments, in the comments. ^-^ Use this pattern as you like, however, please give credit and link back to this website/post. Thanks!

sc: single crochet
sk: skip
ch: chain
st: stitch
dec: decrease (st2tog)
hk: hook



Materials:
3.5 mm hook
red heart yarn
needle
black yarn


❉Balloon Pattern❉
 With any yarn color of your choice...
Round 1: ch 2, sc 5 in 2nd ch from hk
Round 2: sc 2 in each st (10)
Round 3: ❉sc 1, sc 2 in nxt st❉ repeat 5 times (15)
Round 4-5: sc 15
embroider the eyes and mouth
Round 6: ❉sc 2, sc 2 in nxt st❉ repeat 5 times (20)
Round 7: ❉sc 2, dec 1❉ repeat 5 times (15)
Round 8: ❉sc 1, dec 1❉ repeat 5 times (10)
Round 9: sc 10
stuff firmly
Round 10:  dec 5 (5)
Tie a knot and fasten off

❉Balloon String❉
ch 20 and slip stitch on to balloon, or just tie it on with your needle.