This pattern is intended for personal use only. Any commercial sale, reproduction , or distribution of the pattern is prohibited.Sale of items made with the pattern are permissible if credit given to me, Sarah Lyons for the pattern .

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Supplies needed:

Whatever yarn takes your fancy and hook to match. I used DK yarn and a 2.5mm hook.

Scrap of black yarn for mouth & nose

5mm or 9mm eyes - whatever you have to hand.

Stuffing.

optional - small amount of poly pellets tied into a stocking for stability

The Fat Catsby Sarah Lyons

The Daddy cat pattern with DK yarn and 2.5mm hook will produce a rotund feline approx 10cm tall (depending on yarn & hook combo). I’ve included a pattern for the slightly smaller Mummy Cat and Junior cat

I’ve used American crochet terminology throughout.

You’ll need to know:adjustable loop starting methodsingle chain (sc)single chain increase (V)single chain decrease (▲)

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Daddy Cat

Rnd Instruction stitch count

1 8sc in adjustable loop 8

2 V (sc increase) in each 16

3 *V, sc* repeat between * and * 8 times 24

4 *V, 3sc* repeat between * and * 6 times 30

5 *V, 4sc* repeat between * and * 6 times 36

6-8 36 sc for 3 rounds 36

9 *V, 5sc* repeat between * and * 6 times 42

10-12 42sc for 3 rounds 42

13 *V, 6sc* repeat between * and * 6 times 48

14-16 48sc for 3 rounds 48

17 *▲, 6sc* repeat between * and * 6 times 42

18 42sc 42

19 *▲, 5sc* repeat between * and * 6 times 36

20-21 36sc for 2 rounds 36

22 *▲, 4sc* repeat between * and * 6 times 30

23 *▲, 3sc* repeat between * and * 6 times. 24

Ear1 12sc (ignore remaining 12 for now) see ‘Notes for Ears’ for clearer instructions. 12

Ear2 12sc (in the 12sc from previous row) 12

Ear3 *▲, 2sc* repeat between * and * 3 times 9

Ear4 9sc 9

Ear5 *▲, 1sc* repeat between * and * 3 times 6

cut end about 10cm, thread onto needle and pick up outside loop of last 6sc and pull together. finish off

Rejoin yarn on outside edge of abandoned 12sc from row 23 and repeat Ear rows for second ear.

Notes for EarsThe marker (hairgrip) is in the last of the previous row. Do the next 12sc as normal then start the next row in the 1st of the last 12 (as shown in pic)

When you get to the last 6sc, cut the yarn, thread onto a needle and pull through just the outer/nearest to you loop of all 6sc, then pull up to close neatly.

To rejoin yarn for 2nd ear, pull the yarn through one of the remaining 12sc and make 1 chain - put a marker in this chain and count it as the first of the 12.

It can get a bit fiddly around the 1st ear and to avoid a hole forming, when you reach the join, insert the hook to make the next sc as usual but then pick up a strand from the 1st ear and finish the sc as normal. Same for the opposite side of the ear so pick up a strand of the 1st ear, then the next sc and finish as normal. Just make sure you’ve got 12sc by the time you reach your marker and haven’t left a big hole.

Probably not the clearest picture but you can see it’s closed!

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Tail

Rnd Instruction stitch no.

Tail is the same for any size kitty, just make it longer or shorter and mix it up with some stripes.

1 6sc in adjustable loop 6

2 V in each 12

3 Go round and round these 12sc until it’s long enough.

Stuff as you go but not too firmly else the tail won’t curl round the body. Leave the final end empty of stuffing, squash flat, sew the end up using a needle then sew to middle back of body.

Stuff the tail lightly, pinch closed and, using a needle, join the inner loop of each sc with the one opposite

Then use the outer loop of each of the 12sc to join to the body

This is what you should end up with. Which you can either leave waving about or do a couple of stitches to hold it to the body

Poke the needle through the inside of the tail, then pick up a couple of strands on the body. Do this about 3 times.

Mummy CatRnd Instruction stitch count

1 8sc in adjustable loop 8

2 V (sc increase) in each 16

3 *V, sc* repeat between * and * 8 times 24

4 *V, 3sc* repeat between * and * 6 times 30

5 *V, 4sc* repeat between * and * 6 times 36

6-8 36 sc for 3 rounds 36

9 *V, 5sc* repeat between * and * 6 times 42

10-12 42sc for 3 rounds 42

13 *▲, 5sc* repeat between * and * 6 times 36

14-16 36sc for 3 rounds 36

17 *▲, 4sc* repeat between * and * 6 times 30

18 *▲, 3sc* repeat between * and * 6 times. 24

Ear1 12sc (ignore remaining 12 for now) see ‘Notes for Ears’ for clearer instructions. 12

Ear2 12sc (in the 12sc from previous row) 12

Ear3 *▲, 2sc* repeat between * and * 3 times 9

Ear4 9sc 9

Ear5 *▲, 1sc* repeat between * and * 3 times 6

cut end about 10cm, thread onto needle and pick up outside loop of last 6sc and pull together. finish offRejoin yarn on outside edge of abandoned 12sc from row 18 and repeat Ear rows for second ear.

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Junior KittyRnd Instruction stitch count

1 6sc in adjustable loop 6

2 V (sc increase) in each 12

3 *V, sc* repeat between * and * 6 times 18

4 *V, 2sc* repeat between * and * 6 times 24

5-7 24sc for 3 rounds 24

8 *V, 3sc* repeat between * and * 6 times 30

9-11 30sc for 3 rounds 30

12 *▲, 3sc* repeat between * and * 6 times 24

13-14 24sc for 3 rounds. 24

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Ear1 12sc (ignore remaining 12 for now) see ‘Notes for Ears’ for clearer instructions. 12

Ear2 12sc (in the 12sc from previous row) 12

Ear3 *▲, 2sc* repeat between * and * 3 times 9

Ear4 9sc 9

Ear5 *▲, 1sc* repeat between * and * 3 times 6

cut end about 10cm, thread onto needle and pick up outside loop of last 6sc and pull together. finish offRejoin yarn on outside edge of abandoned 12sc from row 18 and repeat Ear rows for second ear.

Invisible Decrease

Pick up just the nearest loop of the next sc.

Then pick up just the nearest loop of the next sc. (the two that are going to become one)

Yarn over and pull through the two front loops

Yarn over and pull through the two remaining.

Finishing offFor the White eyes:

1 6sc in adjustable loop 6

2 V (sc increase) in each. This may be big enough for mummy cat so finish off here. 12

3 *V, sc* repeat between * and * 6 times for daddy cat. 18

Attach just below the ears by picking up the loop under the final sc round and then a couple of strands on the body for all the sc on the eye piece.

For the features:

Thread some black yarn onto a long needle and poke through (not splitting any stitches) from the back of the head to the front, leaving a tail at the back. Start with a triangle for the nose and work your way round the mouth and whiskers. (The cheek spots are French knots). When you’ve finished, take the thread to the back again, through the exact same gap that you went in. This way, you can tie the two ends together, cut any leftover off then pull the knot into the stuffing.

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This pattern is intended for personal use only. Any commercial sale, reproduction , or distribution of the pattern is prohibited.Sale of items made with the pattern are permissible if credit given to me, Sarah Lyons for the pattern .

from the Crochet Stitch Witch