2. Make 2 single crochets in each chain stitch. There will be 8 stitches. Do not join them. Work round and round.
3. Make 2 single crochets in each stitch of first row (16 stitches).
4. Make 6 rows of 16 stitches each, or 96 single crochets, working round and round.
5. Stuff this form just made with soft cotton, filling it until it is firm but not hard. Then draw in the top of the ball by making single crochets in every other stitch until the opening is closed.
Cut off the thread about 5 inches from the ball, and draw it through the last stitch. Leave the end hanging.
To Make the Chain:
1. Thread the 6 beads on the cotton and push them back near the spool.
2. Commencing about 5 inches from the end of the cotton, make 2 loose chain stitches. Pull out the loop of the second chain stitch until it is nearly ½ inch long.
To Make Bead Stitch: