{"id":7079,"date":"2012-05-22T15:25:43","date_gmt":"2012-05-22T19:25:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/?p=7079"},"modified":"2022-04-22T12:52:19","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T16:52:19","slug":"polyhedral-balls-crochet-pattern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/polyhedral-balls-crochet-pattern\/","title":{"rendered":"Polyhedral Balls crochet pattern"},"content":{"rendered":"

Not only fun to roll, stack, throw, and catch, these Polyhedral (‘many-faced’) Balls are very special: they are crocheted versions of the five Platonic solids<\/strong>; the only five geometric solid shapes possible where every face is identical and the same number of faces meet at each vertex (corner). Fun and educational!<\/p>\n

\"Polyhedral<\/p>\n

Not ready to make it yet? Add it to your Ravelry queue! <\/a><\/p>\n

Or, buy the Polyhedral Balls crochet pattern<\/a> right now and download it instantly from the PlanetJune shop \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

I carefully designed the component shapes so that (within the limits of 1 round of crochet) the finished balls are all the same size. And my construction and edging methods mean that they don’t turn into spheres when you stuff them – the sides stay relatively flat without any hidden reinforcements, which not only makes them simpler to crochet together, but with no rigid plastic inside the balls, these are totally child-safe toys, made from only yarn and stuffing. <\/p>\n

As well as being great as toys for kids to play with, they make good stress toys for adults! Plus I’ve discovered an excellent concentration\/relaxation game: try balancing them all, one on top of the other – it is possible (provided the tetrahedron is always on the top), but surprisingly difficult to get all 5 to balance. You’ll see I managed it for my cover pictures – there’s no photo trickery there \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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\nThe 5 Platonic solids, L-R: Cube (6 sides), Octahedron (8 sides), Icosahedron (20 sides), Dodecahedron (12 sides), Tetrahedron (4 sides)<\/em><\/p>\n

If you’re not tempted yet by the fun or math-geeky aspects of these balls, here’s one more fact that might persuade you: these are no-sew patterns<\/strong>. 100% crocheted, you only need a yarn needle to weave in a few ends and you’re finished! And most of the ends are cunningly hidden on the inside, so even the end-weaving is very minimal too.<\/p>\n

This pattern includes:<\/p>\n