Crochet Sphere (circumference 30 st)

Instructions:

• Work the rows in spiral pattern.
• Increases are marked with inc, decreases with dec (inc = two single crochets in the next
  stitch; dec = single crochet decrease).
• When multiple increase/decrease is needed, this is indicated with a number following the code;
  for example inc2 means a double increase, or three single crochet in the next stitch.
• For best result use invisible decreases.
• The sphere is calculated to be round when the filling is tightly packed; if under-filled the shape
  may be elongated and distorted. If this happens, just add a bit more filling.

Row   1 [  0 st]:  0 st in a loop
Row   2 [  5 st]:  inc, inc, inc, inc, inc2
Row   3 [ 11 st]:  inc, 2, inc, 1, inc, 1, inc, 1, inc, 1
Row   4 [ 16 st]:  2, inc, 3, inc, 2, inc, 2, inc, 2, inc
Row   5 [ 21 st]:  4, inc, 5, inc, 4, inc, 4, inc
Row   6 [ 25 st]:  inc, 7, inc, 8, inc, 7
Row   7 [ 28 st]:  22, inc, 5
Row   8 [ 29 st]:  8, inc, 20
Row   9 [ 29 st]:  22, dec, 6
Row  10 [ 28 st]:  8, dec, 19
Row  11 [ 25 st]:  5, dec, 7, dec, 8, dec, 2
Row  12 [ 21 st]:  dec, 4, dec, 4, dec, 4, dec, 5
Row  13 [ 16 st]:  1, dec, 3, dec, 2, dec, 2, dec, 2, dec, 1
Row  14 [ 11 st]:  dec, 1, dec, 2, dec, 1, dec, 1, dec, 1
Row  15 [  5 st]:  dec, dec, dec2, dec, dec
Row  16         :  fasten off

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