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Are you ready? Before we jump in, let’s go over some common questions to help you get started.

Things To Know Before You Start

1. Choose The Yarn You Love

You can use any type of yarn you love, like cotton, plush, velvet, and so on paired with the right hook size. Different yarn thickness will change the size of your crochet piece: thinner yarn makes smaller piece, thicker yarn makes bigger piece.

2. My Crochet Method

My crochet method – I use the Yarn Under and the pieces are worked in Spiral Round (Continuous Round) Method.

3. Tension Differences

I crochet with a very tight tension. So, if you use the same yarn and hook size as me but your crochet piece turns out bigger or longer, that’s totally normal! You can adjust by adding or removing rounds where the stitch count stays the same.

For example, in the pattern:

Rounds 5 to 12: 30sc (8 rounds)

But if your tension is looser and 8 rounds make your crochet piece look too stretched or long, you can reduce 1 to 3 rounds to get the perfect shape.

4. Safety First for Little Ones

If you’re making this as a gift for a baby or young child, I recommend embroidering the details like the eyes, nose, and mouth instead of using plastic safety parts. Embroidered features are much safer for little ones 🙂

Now that you’ve read the tips, let’s move on to the Materials you’ll need!!!

Materials

1. Yarn. I used Light (weight 3) yarn for the Cat.

– Less than 10 grams of White yarn for the Cat.

– Less than 10 grams of Latte yarn for the Tail and Ears.

– Less than 5 grams of Pink yarn to embroider the Cheeks and Tongue.

2. Crochet hook suitable with your yarn. I used a 3mm crochet hook.

3. Safety eyes. I used 9mm.

4. Tapestry needle.

5. Markers.

6. Scissors.

7. Pins.

8. Stuffing.

9. Tweezers (optional)

Abbreviations (US Terms)

MR: magic ring

st/sts: stitch/stitches

slst: slip stitch

ch: chain stitch

slst: slip stitch

sc: single crochet stitch

hdc: half double crochet

dc: double crochet stitch

inc: increase stitch

dec: decrease stitch

BO: bobble stitch

BO is the bobble stitch with a group of three to five incomplete double crochet stitches together, depending on your yarn’s thickness. Since I use bulky yarn, I make my BO with three incomplete double crochets.

FLO: crochet through front loops only

(…)*x: repeat the instructions in brackets x times

Finished Size

The finished Cat measures approximately 8cm (3 inches) tall. Size may vary depending on crochet tension and materials (yarn & hook) used.

Pattern Instructions

Crochet the Tail

With Latte yarn,

Round 1. 8sc in a MR (8)

Rounds 2 and 3. sc around (8) (2 rounds)

Change to White yarn,

Check the tutorial for detailed instructions on How to change yarn color.

Rounds 4 to 10. 8sc (8) (7 rounds)

Fold the top opening flat and crochet the two edges together with 4sc. Fasten off.

Check the tutorial for detailed instructions on How to close the Tail.

Crochet the Cat

With White yarn,

Round 1. 8sc in a MR (8)

Round 2. 8inc (16)

Round 3. (1sc, 1inc)*8 (24)

Round 4. (2sc, 1inc)*8 (32)

Rounds 5 and 6. sc around (32) (2 rounds)

Round 7. (3sc, 1inc)*8 (40)

Rounds 8 to 10. sc around (40) (3 rounds)

Round 11. 18sc, 1BO, 1dec, 1BO, 18sc (39)

Check the tutorial for detailed instructions on Round 11.

Round 12. 19sc, 1inc, 19sc (40)

Round 13. sc around (40)

Round 14. (8sc, 1dec)*4 (36)

Round 15. (1sc, 1dec)*12 (24)

Round 16. (4sc, 1dec)*4 (20)

Round 17. FLO (4sc, 1inc)*4 (24)

Insert the eyes between rounds 10 and 11, 3sts apart from the bobble stitch.

Check the tutorial for detailed instructions on How to insert the eyes.

Stuff the head firmly.

Round 18. sc around and make 2BO for the upper paws, with 8sts between the two paws. Use 2 markers to mark the stitches where the BOs are made to keep the paws centered with the head.

In the tutorial, my 18th Round was: 8sc, 1BO, 8sc, 1BO, 6sc (24)

Stitch placement might differ depending on whether we have tight or loose yarn tension while crocheting. Therefore, at R18, there will be a total of 24sts. We will crochet two BO stitches for the upper paws. Feel free to adjust as needed to ensure that the paws align with the center of the face.

Check the tutorial for detailed instructions on Round 18.

Round 19. (3sc, 1inc)*6 (30)

Rounds 20 and 21. sc around (30) (2 rounds)

Round 22. sc around and make 2BO for the lower paws, with 6sts between the two paws. Use 2 markers to mark the stitches where the BOs are made to keep the paws even.

Check the tutorial for detailed instructions on Round 22.

Crochet the Ears

The Right Ear, with Latte yarn,

The Right Ear will be crocheted through rounds 5, 6, and 7. Positioned 4 stitches horizontally from the eye.

Round 7. 1ch, 1hdc, 1ch

Round 6. 1dc, 1ch

Round 5. 1hdc, 1ch

Fasten off. Tie the two yarn tails and hide them inside.

The Leaf Ear, with White yarn,

The Leaf Ear will be crocheted through rounds 5, 6, and 7. Positioned 4 stitches horizontally from the eye.

Round 5. 1ch, 1hdc, 1ch

Round 6. 1dc, 1ch

Round 7. 1hdc, 1ch

Fasten off. Tie the two yarn tails and hide them inside.

Check the tutorial for detailed instructions on How to crochet the Ears.

Finish the Cat

– Embroider the Nose, Whiskers and Tongue for the Cat.

Check the tutorial for detailed instructions on How to embroider details for the Cat.