The Cuddliest Cat Ever
The Cuddliest Cat Ever
Tools and Materials
Chunky Yarn (or DK weight yarn)
6 mm Crochet Hook (or 3.5mm if using DK yarn)
Stuffing
Black cotton yarn for embroidery
Tapestry needle
Abbreviations
sc = single crochet stitch
dec = decrease
inc = increase
slst = slip stitch
tfl = through the front loop
[…] …x = repeat instructions in square brackets … times
(…) = total number of stitches in the round
Pattern
Head and Body
1) sc 6 into Magic Loop (6)
2) inc 6 (12)
3) [sc, inc] x6 (18)
4) sc, inc, [sc 2, inc] x5, sc (24)
5) [sc 3, inc] x6 (30)
6) sc 2, inc, [sc 4, inc] (36)
7) [sc 5, inc] x 6 (42)
8) sc 3,inc, [sc 6, inc] x5, sc 3 (48)
9) [sc 7, inc] x6 (54)
10-18) sc 54 I9 - 9 rounds (54)
19) [dec, sc 7] x6 (48)
20) sc3, [dec, sc 6] x5, dec, sc 3 (42)
21) [dec, sc 5] x 6 (36)
22) sc2 [dec, sc 4] x5, dec, sc 2 (30)
23) slst 30 (30)
24) sc2 tfl, inc, tfl [sc4 tfl, inc tfl] x5, sc 2 tfl (36)
25) [sc 5, inc] x6 (42)
26) sc3, inc, [sc 6, inc] x5, sc 3 (48)
27) [sc 7, inc] x6 (54)
28) sc 4, inc, [sc 8, inc] x5, sc 4 (60)
29) [sc 9, inc] x6 (66)
30-48) sc 66 - 19 rounds (66)
49) [dec, sc9] x6 (60)
50) sc4, [dec, sc 8] x5, dec, sc4 (54)
51) [dec, sc7] x6 (48)
52) sc 3, [dec, sc 6] x5, dec, sc 3 (42)
53) [dec, sc 5] x6 (36)
54) sc 2, [dec, sc 4] x5. dec, sc 2 (30)
55) [dec, sc 3] x6 (24)
56) sc, [dec, sc 2] x5, dec, sc (18)
57) [dec, sc] x6 (12)
58) dec 6 (6)
Break yarn and close off by sewing tail end though the front loops of each stich and pulling tight.
Ear
1) sc 6 into Magic Loop (6)
2) [sc, inc] x3 (9)
3) sc, inc [sc 2, inc] x2, sc (12)
4) [sc3, inc] x3 (15)
5) sc2, inc [sc4, inc] x2, sc2 (18)
6) [sc5, inc] x3 (21)
Make two
Fold each ear in half and sew to the head
Muzzle
1) sc 6 into Maicg Loop (6)
2) inc 6 (12)
3) [sc, inc] x6 (18)
4) sc, inc [sc , inc] x5, sc (24)
5) [sc3, inc] x6
6) sc 30
Sew to front of head
Tail
Note: If you place a stitch marker at the beginning of each round like I do, then note that in some rounds the stitch count will seem to few and in some rounds too many. Just continue to place the stitch marker on the first stitch of each new row as written in the pattern.
1) sc 6 into Magic Loop (6)
2) inc 6 (12)
3) [sc, inc] x6 (18)
4-13) sc 18 - 10 rounds (18)
14) [dec, sc] x3, sc1, [inc, sc 2] x2, inc, sc 1 (18)
15) sc 17 (17)
16) [dec, sc] x3, sc1, [inc, sc 2] x2, inc, sc 1 (18)
17) sc 17 (17)
18) [dec, sc] x3, sc1, [inc, sc 2] x2, inc, sc 1 (18)
19) sc 17 (17)
20) [dec, sc] x3, sc1, [inc, sc 2] x2, inc, sc 1 (18)
21) sc 17 (17)
22) [dec, sc] x3, sc1, [inc, sc 2] x2, inc, sc 1 (18)
23) sc 17 (17)
24) [dec, sc] x3, sc1, [inc, sc 2] x2, inc, sc 1 (18)
25) sc 18 (18)
26) [inc, sc2] x2, inc, sc, [dec, sc] x3. sc (18)
27) sc 19 (19)
28) sc [inc, sc 2] x2, inc, sc1, [dec, sc] x3 (18)
29) sc 20 (20)
30) sc [inc, sc 2] x2, inc, sc1, [dec, sc] x3 (18)
31) sc 20 (20)
32) sc [inc, sc 2] x2, inc, sc1, [dec, sc] x3 (18)
33) sc 20 (20)
34) sc [inc, sc 2] x2, inc, sc1, [dec, sc] x3 (18)
35) sc 20 (20)
36) sc [inc, sc 2] x2, inc, sc1, [dec, sc] x3 (18)
37) sc15
38) ch 1, flatten the tail, line up the stiches and sc 9 stitching though the front and back loops at the same time
Sew tail onto the body
Sew the top of the tail to the back of the head
embroider the nose, mouth, eyes and whiskers with black cotton