Little Cat - Standing

Skill Level:

Finished Size:

Materials:

• DK / light worsted weight cotton yarn, e.g. Paintbox Cotton DK in Stormy Grey or Champagne White.
• Crochet hook: 2.5 mm
• 5 mm safety eyes
• Fiber fill
• Tapestry needle
• light pink embroidery floss
• large eye sewing needle
• stitch marker
• scissors
• For Whiskers:
• Thick sewing thread or embroidery floss
• Glue
• Rubber glove

Gauge:


Abbreviations, Notes and Tips:

Instructions:

Crochet the forelegs (make 2)

• Rnd 1: Sc 8 in magic ring in white (8)
• Rnd 2: In BLO: [sc 2, dec]*2 (6)
• Rnd 3: Sc 5, sc 1 changing to gray (6)
• Rnd 4: [inc 1, sc 2]*2 (8)
• Rnd 5: [dec, sc 2]*2 (6)
• Rnd 6: Sc 6 (6)

Crochet the hind legs (make 2)

• Rnd 1: Sc 8 in magic ring in white (8)
• Rnd 2: In BLO: [sc 2, dec]*2 (6)
• Rnd 3: Sc 5, sc 1 changing to gray (6)
• Rnd 4: [inc 1, sc 2]*2 (8)
• Rnd 5: [dec, sc 2]*2 (6)
• Rnd 6: [inc 1, sc 2]*2 (8)

Crochet the belly
Ch 4 in white

• Rnd 1: (Starting in 2nd ch) Sc 2 , sc 4 in last ch, sc 1 in other side of ch, sc 2 in last ch, sc 1 in same ch changing to gray (10)
• Rnd 2: Sc 8 around hind leg, sc 3, around foreleg: [sc 4, sc 1 changing to white, sc 1], sc 2, around foreleg: [sc 1 changing to gray, sc 5], sc 3, sc 8 around hind leg, sc 2 (38)
• Rnd 3: Dec, sc 5, dec, sc 1, dec, sc 2, sc 1 changing to white, sc 1, dec 2, sc 1 changing to gray, sc 3, dec, sc 1, dec, sc 5, dec, sc 2 (30)
• Rnd 4 and 5: Sc 11, sc 1 changing to white, sc 3, sc 1 changing to gray, sc 14 (30)
• Rnd 6: Sc 10, leave white yarn there without fastening it off, ch 4, sk 8, sc 12 (26)

Continue with the back

• Rnd 7: Sc 1, dec, sc 2, dec, sc 1, dec, sc 4 in chains, dec, sc 1, dec, sc 2, dec, sc 3 (20)
• Rnd 8: Sc 1, [dec, sc 1]*6, sc 1 (14)
• Rnd 9: Dec 7 times (7)
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.

Crochet the head

• Rnd 1: Sc 6 in magic ring in white (6)
• Rnd 2: Sc 1, inc 1, sc 1, inc 1 changing to gray in 2nd sc, sc 1, inc 1 (9)
• Rnd 3: Sc 1 changing to white, sc 1, inc 1, sc 2, inc 1 changing to gray in 2nd sc, sc 2, inc 1 (12)
• Rnd 4: Inc 1, inc 1 changing to white in 2nd ch, sc 5, sc 1 changing to gray, inc 4 (18)
• Rnd 5: Inc 1, sc 1, inc 1, sc 1 changing to white, sc 5, sc 1 changing to gray, [inc 1, sc 1]*4 (24)
• Rnd 6 and 7: Sc 24 (24) Fasten off white yarn. Embroider nose. Insert safety eyes.
• Rnd 8: [sc 2, dec]*6 (18) Start filling the head.
• Rnd 9: [sc 1, dec]*6 (12) Fill the head more if necessary.
• Rnd 10: Dec 6 times (6)

Crochet the ears in gray (make 2)

Ch 4, Sc in 2nd ch from hook, hdc, dc, hdc in next ch, sc in last ch
Fasten off leaving a long enough end for sewing the ears on.

Crochet the tail
Ch 12, sc 11 (start in 2nd ch) (11)
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.

Assembly

• Sew the ears on rnd 7 and 8 of the head with 4 stitches space in between. Give the ears a little squeeze to make them nice and pointy.
• Sew the head on the neck opening with the white parts aligning.
• Sew the tail on between rnd 7 and 8 of the body, centered on the back.
• Your little cat is now complete!