Reusable Water Balloon Free Crochet Pattern

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This reusable water balloon crochet pattern is easy, quick, and perfect for summer fun! They are also eco-friendly since you use them over and over. Plus – much easier to clean up after the water fight is done! These are made from super bulky yarn and can be a wonderful stash buster to eat up some left overs. Grab your hooks and let’s get creative!

For This Reusable Water Balloon Crochet Pattern…. You’ll Need….

Super Bulky Yarn. About 15-20 yards per balloon. I suggest using bright colors, not just to keep the summer vibe but to make seeing them in the grass when it’s time to clean up even easier! I made a bunch with some left over yarn I had from when I gave Stitch 11’s Huggy Bunny a tail.

But I also purchased some Bernat Blanket Yarn to make even more reusable water balloons. I made them in a few different colors. Can you say team water balloon fights?! You could also use whatever super bulky yarn you want! Lion Brand’s recycled polyester yarn would also great!!

You’ll Need Two Hooks For This Reusable Water Balloon Pattern. You’ll need a K10/ 6.5 mm crochet hook to work the actual balloon. And I also suggest a smaller hook, I used an E4/3.5mm hook, to pull the tail on the yarn into the balloon after you tie it off. You could also use a yarn needle to hide the tail, but I found using the smaller hook to be much faster and easier.

Where Did This Idea Come From?

This eco-friendly resuable water balloon crochet pattern is something I wanted to create after we had a family party with some water balloons. My husband and I couldn’t help but talk as we filled them about the terrible waste of material to fill something with water one time only to purposefully break it, and then have to clean up all the little bits from around the yard.

It seemed to us to be a water of time both before and after the balloon fight. But throwing water balloons on a hot day is such a fun thing to do!! And little kids LOVE it! So I set out to create a better way to have that fun.

There is almost no set up; all you need are the balloons and a bucket or two filled with water. They are not a one time use! Pick them up after and put them back in the water for a quick recharge and your ready to throw it again. And of course since you aren’t throwing it away after one use, or potentially missing bits in the yard an animal might eat you are helping the environment too…

I have to say – one of my favorite parts is the clean up… You just collect up the balloons (which are easy to see in the yard) and run them through the washer! Even my 1 year old daughter likes to help pick them up after we are done throwing them. And the splat they make is very satisfying!!

All About This Reusable Water Balloon Pattern

Skill Level

Beginner – Chain and half double crochet stitches, including increases and decreased are needed for this pattern

Finished Size

Approximately 4 inches wide x 5 inches long (including “balloon” nub)

Gauge

Gauge is not important for this reusable water balloon crochet pattern.

Materials

• 15-20 yards super bulky yarn. I used Bernat blanket polyester yarn.
• Size K10/6.5 mm Crochet Hook
• Size E4/3.5 mm Crochet Hook (or whatever small size hook you have)
• Stitch Markers
• Yarn Needle (optional – you can also use a small crochet hook instead)
• Scissors

Stitches & Abbreviations

• Chain (Ch)
• Stitch (St)
• Half Double Crochet (HDC)
• Half Double Crochet Decrease AKA Half Double Crochet Two Together (HDC2tg) *See Below*

Pattern Notes

• The reusable water balloon crochet pattern is worked in unjoined rounds. Use a stitch marker in the first stitch of the row to keep track of rounds, move it up as you go.
• If you do not care for your “balloon” to have a nub, you may choose to omit row 10. I like to include it because the finished pattern looks more like a balloon with it, but if you are short on yarn or prefer to have more of a ball appearance feel free to skip it!
• The half double crochet decrease is worked as follows: yarn over, insert your hook into first stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over, insert hook into second stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull though all loops on hook.
• To make the decrease stitches “invisible” when you insert your hook, insert only into the front loop, leaving the back look unworked. This way you will avoid having little “holes” in your work.
• This is a great pattern to make using scrap super bulky yarn left over from other projects!

Reusable Water Balloon Crochet Pattern Directions

Row 1. Ch 2. HDC 8 in 2nd ch from hook. (8 HDC). Keep the tail from the start inside the balloon as you work.

Row 2. 2 HDC in each stitch from previous row. (16 HDC).

Row 3. *HDC. 2 HDC. Repeat from * around. (24 HDC).

Row 4, 5 & 6. HDC in each stitch from previous row around.  (24 HDC).

Row 7. *HDC. HDC2tg. Repeat from * around. (16 HDC).

Row 8. HDC2tg around. (8 HDC).

Row 9. HDC2tg around. (4 HDC).

Row 10. HDC in each st around. SS to first st of round. (4 HDC). This is the row that makes the balloon nub, if you wish – feel free to skip it!

Tie off and weave in ends. I recommend using a smaller crochet hook to pull the end through the balloon.

Finished With The Reusable Water Balloon Crochet Pattern?

Great!! I hope you have tons of summer fun playing with them. Even my Rayne-Pup enjoys catching them on hot days. You’re gonna need to make a bunch more!!

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Happy Hooking!