Featuring: How to Crochet A Big Soccer Ball Plushie for Fifa World Cup

Author: Talha

I am a crochet designer, macramé maker and a crafter who also loves doing MATH.

Featuring: Nhung of NN Handmade

She is a Vietnamese professional plushie designer who became our friend during early 2026.

Pattern Type: Video Tutorial by Nhung.

Last time, I promised you a method for crocheting an even more lifelike soccer ball plush! Introducing the big soccer ball plush that is assembled from hexagons & pentagons, just like a real soccer ball will be. You can learn to crochet this big ball with a step-by-step tutorial. It is actually playable, as it is roughly the same size as a standard football.

Thanks to the velvet yarn, you can finish crocheting this soccer ball plushie pretty quickly. This crochet ball is durable, soft, and squishy, so kids won’t resist but will keep playing with it.

FIFA World Cup this year is being hosted in the US & Canada, so I am sure you will definitely want to crochet one. But if you are running out of time, you can also check the tutorial I shared previously. It is easier and relatively quicker. Now, continue reading to learn more about this soccer ball crochet project.

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Crochet A Big Soccer Football Plushie Tutorial

This tutorial will show you how to crochet a perfect large ball. You will use big velvet yarn and an 8-millimeter hook. The ball is made by making two types of shapes. You make twenty white shapes with six sides. You make twelve green shapes with five sides.

Both shapes start with a magic ring. You use single crochets and make increases to grow the shapes. The last round of each shape uses three single crochets in one space to make corners.

Finally, you use a yarn needle to sew all thirty-two shapes together to make the round ball.

Difficulty Level: Intermediate

This is intermediate because the stitches are simple, but you must make thirty-two separate shapes. Sewing the twenty white shapes and twelve green shapes together correctly takes much time and focus to match the corners perfectly.