My crochet puzzle balls

Dooney · March 9, 2020, 8:33pm

I’m slightly obsessed with these. The blue one was my first, then the pink, then the teal/purple. After I made and gifted the blue one, I had the idea to make them noisy. So one ring gets squeakers, one gets rattles, and the third has crinkle paper! From now on every baby born in my extended family gets one of these.

kittykill · March 9, 2020, 8:41pm

Whoa! That is way cool!

endymion · March 9, 2020, 8:54pm

These are so clever! Your work is very neat! Love the colors.

AIMR · March 9, 2020, 10:07pm

I like unusual crochet projects! These are neat!

Can you share the pattern?

Cindy · March 9, 2020, 11:36pm

These are fantastic!!

I ditto @AIMR … is there a pattern to share?

MistressJennie · March 9, 2020, 11:43pm

These are fascinating! Well done.

Dooney · March 10, 2020, 12:15am

Here is the pattern https://lookatwhatimade.net/crafts/yarn/crochet/free-crochet-patterns/crochet-amish-puzzle-ball/

Abbeeroad · March 10, 2020, 1:51am

These are really cool and unique!

kaz814 · March 10, 2020, 2:05am

Very cool project!

Magpie · March 10, 2020, 2:23am

They are fascinating! And even more amusing with noisy bits inside, total baby entertainment for hours!

Bunny1kenobi · March 10, 2020, 4:11am

Oh my gosh, these are amazing! I don’t crochet AT ALL and my grandbaby NEEEEEEDS one of these!!!

Cindy · March 10, 2020, 4:37am

Thanks for the link.

bananaleg · March 10, 2020, 4:42am

Very cool! Great color choices. I bet my nephews would love these.

JoyfulClover · March 10, 2020, 1:00pm

I’ve sewn a couple of these, but never made crochet ones! I love how they fit together! like squishy puzzles! Great job!

AIMR · March 10, 2020, 2:34pm

Do you have a pattern for a sewn one? I think the crochet ones are beyond my level of crochet skills…

JoyfulClover · March 10, 2020, 2:43pm

I’m sure I kept it, but it might be on my hard drive. And I’m thrifty, so I’m pretty sure it was a free one as well. Standby…

JoyfulClover · March 10, 2020, 2:44pm

Here is a tutorial: http://sweaterdoll.blogspot.com/2013/10/freemade-amish-puzzle-ball-tutorial.html

WAIT! here is one, that can also be an OCTOPUS! and has a free printable pattern: https://lookatwhatimade.net/crafts/fabric/oliver-octopus-amish-puzzle-ball-pattern/

AIMR · March 10, 2020, 2:48pm

Thank you and @Dooney for bringing these to my attention!

I love that people find and make such interesting things that I would never know about since I do not have kids or grandkids…but, I do have loads of friends who have both so I am always looking for gifts I can make that are unique, and these are the coolest things I have seen lately!

I hope I can get something made before my nephew and his wife have their second baby boy in May! It took me two years to make a blanket for the first one! ha ha

JoyfulClover · March 10, 2020, 2:49pm

@AIMR check out the octo one I posted above, as well!

@Dooney! you started a movement!

audity · March 10, 2020, 2:57pm

Really well made and I LOVE that you put stuff inside!! Great idea!

What did you use for crinkle paper? I hadn’t found it in the wild but I’ve heard you can just use cereal bags.