A hot air balloon transports its passengers by filling the balloon or the envelope with hot air, enabling the passengers to travel in high altitudes and long distances.

Crochet this cute and colorful hot air balloon for Beary to ride in!

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YARN A (LIGHT BLUE) | YARN B (YELLOW) | YARN C (PINK)

BALLOON TOP

With your 4 MM crochet hook and Yarn A, begin by creating a Magic Ring (MR).

ROUND 1: Hook in 7 Single Crochets (SC) inside the MR. Pull the ring close.

ROUND 2: Hook in 2 SCs or SC Increase in every stitch in the round. Total Stitches: 14

ROUND 3: * SC in the next stitch, SC INC in the next stitch, repeat * 7 times. Total Stitches: 21

Slip Stitch (SL ST) in the next stitch.

BALLOON

With Yarn A, chain (CH) 21.

ROW 1: SL ST in the 2nd Ch from the hook, SC in the next 3 CHs, Half Double Crochet (HDC) in the next 3 CHs, Double Crochet (DC) in the next 5 Chs, HDC in the next 3 CHs, SC in the next 5 CHs, SL ST in the next stitch, joining Yarn B in the last stitch (Photo 1). Turn your work.

ROW 2: Working in the back loops only, CH 1, SC in the next 5 stitches, HDC in the next 3 stitches,DC in the next 5 stitches, HDC in the next 3 stitches, SC in the next 3 stitches, SL ST in the last stitch, joining Yarn C in the last stitch. Turn your work.

ROW 3: Working in the back loops only, SL ST in the next stitch, SC in the next 3 stitches, HDC in the next 3 stitches, DC in the next 5 stitches, HDC in the next 3 stitches (Photo 2), SC in the next 5 stitches, SL ST in the next stitch of the balloon top, joining Yarn A in the last stitch. Turn your work.

ROW 4: CH 1, working in the back loops only, SC in the next 4 stitches, HDC in the next 3 stitches, DC in the next 5 stitches, HDC in the next 4 stitches, SC in the next 4 stitches, SL ST in the next stitch, joining Yarn B in the last stitch. Turn your work.

ROW 5: CH 1, working in the back loops only, SL ST in the next stitch, SC in the next 5 stitches, HDC in the next 3 stitches, DC in the next 5 stitches, HDC in the next 3 stitches, SC in the next 3 stitches, joining Yarn C in the last stitch. SL ST in the next stitch of the balloon top. Turn your work.

ROW 6: CH 1, working in the back loops only, SC in the next 3 stitches, HDC in the next 3 stitches, DC in the next 5 stitches, HDC in the next 3 stitches, SC in the next 3 stitches, SL ST in the last stitch, joining Yarn A in the last stitch. Turn your work.

ROW 7: CH 1, SC in the next 3 stitches, HDC in the next 3 stitches, DC in the next 5 stitches, HDC in the next 3 stitches, SC in the next 5 stitches, SL ST in the next stitch of the balloon top, joining Yarn B in the last stitch. Turn your work.

Repeat Rows 4 to 7 until you reach the of the balloon top rounds.

Join both ends of the balloon portion and SL ST in every stitch in the row.