Cat: Sitting

(by Roswitha Mueller)

Materials Yarn: Worsted yarn, ca 100 g in fur colour, a bit of pink for stitching the nose and mouth optionally, a small amount of fingering yarn in a bright colour for the bow 2 safety cat eyes (12 mm) pipe cleaner for the tail stuffing 3 mm hook Finished measurements: ca 25 cm in height

Abbreviations sc dc ch st sl st inc dec single crochet double crochet chain stitch slip stitch increase decrease by crocheting two stitches together

This pattern is written using US notation.

NOTE For the pattern of the mice in the first photo see Little Mouse by KristieMN (http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/little-mouse)

IMPORTANT NOTICE This pattern is for personal and private use only. Neither it nor the products made from it may be sold. Comments and corrections are appreciated.

Making the parts Head In a spiral, beginning at the tip of the nose

1) MC 6 2) inc every st 3) 3x (inc, 3 sc) 4) sc 5) 3x (inc, 4 sc) 18 6) 3x (inc, 5 sc) 21 7) 7x (inc, 2 sc) 28 8) 7x (inc, 3 sc) 35 9) sc 10) 7x (inc, 4 sc) 42 11) 15) sc Stuff nose and attach eyes between rounds 7 and 8, leaving about 6 stitches between them. Ideally, the eyes and the nose should form an equilateral triangle. Note: If you attach the eyes at a slight angle towards the nose, they will straighten up when the eye-sockets are formed. 16) 6x (dec, 5 sc) 36 17) sc 18) 6x (dec, 4 sc) 30 19) sc 20) 6x (dec, 3 sc) 24 21) 6x (dec, 2 sc) 18 Stuff head. 22) 6x (dec, sc) 12 23) 6x dec, close and f.o. 6 1) ch 2, 4 sc into 2nd ch from hook. Do NOT close! 2) sc, 2x inc, sc 3) 2 sc, 2x inc, 2 sc 4) 3 sc, 2x inc, 3 sc 5) 4 sc, 2x inc w 3 sc into each st, 4 sc 6) 6 sc, 2x inc w 3 sc into each st, 6 sc, f.o. 1) ch 18, close 2) 4) sc 5) 6x (inc, 2 sc) 6) 7) sc 8) 6x (inc, 3 sc) 9) 6x (inc, 4 sc) 10) 6x (inc, 5 sc) 11) sc 12) 6x (inc, 6 sc) 13) 21) sc 22) 6x (dec, 6 sc) 23) 31) sc 32) 6x (dec, 5 sc) 33) 6x (dec, 4 sc) 34) 6x (dec, 3 sc) 35) 6x (dec, 2 sc) 36) 6x (dec, sc) 37) 6x dec, f.o.
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No of st in row 6 12 15

Ears Each row ends with ch + turn. Make two

4 6 8 10 14 18 18 24 30 36 42 48 42 36 30 24 18 12 6

Body In a spiral

Forelegs In a spiral; stuff as you go, but leave the last 5 6 rounds without stuffing. Make two

1) MC 6 2) inc ev st 3) 6x (inc, sc) 4) 5) sc 6) 4x dec, 10 sc 7) sc, 2x dec, 9 sc 8) 13) sc 14) sc, inc, 5 sc, inc, 4 sc 15) 16) sc 17) 2 sc, inc, 6 sc, inc, 4 sc 18) 20) sc 21) 4 sc, inc, 7 sc, inc, 3 sc 22) 23) sc, f.o. 1) 8 ch (with doubled yarn), 1 ch (single yarn) 2) On one side of foundation chain 7 sc, in last ch 5 sc, on other side of foundation chain 6 sc, in last ch 4 sc, close w sl st + ch 3) 8 sc, inc, sc, inc, 8 sc, inc, sc, inc, sl st + ch 4) 6) sc, sl st + ch 7) 8 sc, dec, sc, dec, 12 sc 8) 8 sc, 5 tog, turn inside out, crochet sides together with 5 sl st, turn right side out again. 9) 12 sc around remaining hole (one sc may be taken from sl st) Fill lightly with stuffing; the rest of the leg will not be filled. 10) sc 11) inc, 10 sc, inc 12) sc 13) 14) sc, inc, 3 sc, 2x dec, 3 sc, inc, sc 15) 16) sc 17) 1 sc, sl st, f. o. 1) MC 4 2) sc 3) 2x (inc, sc) 4) sc 5) 2x (inc, 2 sc) 6) 37) sc 38) 2x (inc, 3 sc) 39) sc 40) 2x (inc, 4 sc), f.o.

6 12 18 14 12 14 16 18

Hind legs First in rounds closed w sl st + ch, then in a spiral. Only the part of the leg on which the cat is sitting will be stuffed. Make two From here in a spiral

22

26 24

12

14 14

Tail In a spiral. Do not make two

4 6 8 10 12

Bow

With fingering yarn, ch 100, dc one or two rows.

Sewing the parts together Head to body Details of head Stuff body and attach at a steep angle (ca 45 deg) to the head. Ears Attach ears to head between rounds 12 (front ends) and 17 (back end) of the head. Eye-sockets With a length of yarn, form the eye-sockets. For this, insert the yarn with a needle directly under one eye and pull it through the head to the corresponding spot under the other eye (take care to leave a tail long enough to knot). Turn the needle around, insert again as close to the exit point as possible and pull the yarn through to the first eye, again emerging as close as possible to the tail of the yarn. Pull the yarn tight and knot the two ends securely. Mouth and tip of nose Stitch nose and mouth with pink yarn. Nose With a length of yarn (fur colour) stitch nose into shape: insert needle slightly above and to the outside of one corner of the stitched nose and pull yarn through to the other side of the nose; pull yarn tightish (not too tight!). Go back slightly above exit point; go back and forth until a bit above the eyes. Draw yarn tight enough to form a straight nose. The last two or three stitches might slant a bit to the outside. Forelegs Fold upper half (the part without stuffing) at an angle to the paw and sew to the body. Seen from the front, the upper end of the leg should form a line running steeply from the middle of the body to the outside (see photo). The bottom of the paw should be at the same height as the backside of the animal.

Hind legs Attach the hind legs so the stuffed part lies flat on the earth at the same height as the paws of the forelegs. Seen from the front, they should be directly behind the forelegs. This means that you have to press them tightly under the body (this is why they should not be stuffed too tightly). The upper part is folded and sewed onto the outside of the body to form a relief of the upper legs. Tail Attach slightly above the last rounds of the body. If you insert a length of pipe cleaner, the tail may be formed into many pleasing shapes.