• The crochet football pattern is made in the round.
• Round 1: Using the brown yarn make a mr, then sc x6 into it (6). If you do not know how to make a magic ring, you can chain 2 and then sc x6 into the second ch from the hook.
• Round 2: Inc in every stitch (12). +6
• Round 3: Inc, sc x3. Then repeat for the rest of the round (15). +3
• Round 4: Inc, sc x4. Then repeat for the rest of the round (18). +3
• Round 5: Inc, sc x2. Then repeat for the rest of the round (24). +6
• Round 6: Inc, sc x7. Then repeat for the rest of the round (27). +3
• Round 7: Inc, sc x8. Then repeat for the rest of the round (30). +3
• Round 8: Inc, sc x4. Then repeat for the rest of the round (36). +6
• Fasten off the brown yarn and join the white yarn.
• Round 9: With the white yarn: Inc, sc x11. Then repeat for the rest of the round (39). +3
• Round 10: Inc, sc x12. Then repeat for the rest of the round (42). +3
• Fasten off the white yarn and join the brown yarn.
• Round 11: With the brown yarn: Inc, sc x6. Then repeat for the rest of the round (48). +6
• Round 12: Inc, sc x15. Then repeat for the rest of the round (51). +3
• Round 13: Inc, sc x16. Then repeat for the rest of the round (54). +3
• Round 14 - 27: Sc in every stitch (54).
• Round 28: Dec, sc x16. Then repeat for the rest of the round (51). -3
• Round 29: Dec, sc x15. Then repeat for the rest of the round (48). -3
• Add the eyes between rounds 16-17, and 23-24.
• Fasten off the brown yarn and join the white.
• Round 30: With the white yarn: Dec, sc x6. Then repeat for the rest of the round (42). -6
• Round 31: Dec, sc x12. Then repeat for the rest of the round (39). -3
• Fasten off the white yarn and join the brown yarn.
• Round 32: With the brown yarn: Dec, sc x11. Then repeat for the rest of the round (36). -3
• Round 33: Dec, sc x4. Then repeat for the rest of the round (30). -6
• Round 34: Dec, sc x8. Then repeat for the rest of the round (27). -3
• Round 35: Dec, sc x7. Then repeat for the rest of the round (24). -3
• Start to stuff the football. Make sure to fill the other tip of the football really well.
• Round 36: Dec, sc x2. Then repeat for the rest of the round (18). -6
• Round 37: Dec, sc x4. Then repeat for the rest of the round (15). -3
• Round 38: Dec, sc x3. Then repeat for the rest of the round (12). -3
• Round 39: Dec in every stitch (6). Fasten off the brown yarn and then sew the end closed.
• Now you have a basic football shape.

Embroidery:

• I like to use some black yarn to embroider a mouth right between the eyes by making a little v.
• I also add a little bit of white to the outer half of the eyes by taking white yarn and getting the yarn as close to the safety eyes as I can. It doesn't matter if you go from top down or vice versa, but make sure you are careful when pulling the loop tight because it can go underneath the eye.
• For embroidering the stitch marks I start by making the larger horizontal line first. I have the line stretching from rounds 13 to 27. And I embroidered that line 2x.
• Next I add the shorter vertical lines. I made 4 lines a little less than an inch apart and about an inch long straddling the horizontal line. I made sure to go over every vertical line 2x.
• Fasten off any loose yarn and the crochet football pattern is done!