Cuboctahedron is an original EXPANSION PACK for the Polyhedral Balls crochet pattern by June Gilbank. This is a pattern add-on, not a complete pattern.
What is an Expansion Pack?
- An Expansion Pack is an add-on to an existing PlanetJune pattern.
- It lets you modify or add to the original pattern to create something else.
- You cannot use an Expansion Pack alone - you must also purchase the original pattern to make the pictured items.
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The Cuboctahedron is one of the Archimedean solids - a group of polyhedra made from two or more types of regular polygons, where every vertex (corner) is identical. The 13 Archimedean solids have up to 92 faces each, but the Cuboctahedron is perfect to crochet because it has only 14 faces and the resulting shape is a nicely balanced, satisfyingly large ball.
This Cuboctahedron Expansion Pack includes:
- All the modifications required to crochet and assemble a cuboctahedron.
- Tips for colour choices to give your ball the most impact.
- Full right- and left-handed step-by-step assembly diagrams as separate appendices, so you need only print the pages you need.
- You will also need the Polyhedral Balls pattern.
Size: approx 6" (15cm) in diameter
Yarn: worsted weight yarn
A harder, more robust yarn (e.g. normal non-soft acrylics, or cotton) creates a stiffer, more rigid ball, that doesn't bulge out too much when stuffed. For my sample, I used Lion Brand Vanna's Choice yarn.
Hook: E US/3.5mm crochet hook (use the smallest hook you can comfortably manage with the yarn you choose - you may need a smaller hook with a softer/lighter weight yarn)
Tip: Dont have Polyhedral Balls yet? Take advantage of the savings when you buy the Polyhedral Balls pattern and add the Cuboctahedron Expansion Pack as an optional extra!
See projects made from this pattern here: 
