Materials:
- Yarn: Himalaya Dolphin Baby
- Hook size: 4.0 mm
- 12 mm or 14 mm safety eyes
- Black YarnArt Jeans yarn for embroidering eyebrows, whiskers and nose
- Sewing needle and scissors
- Fiberfill
Abbreviations:
R = row
ch = chain
st = stitch
sc = single crochet
inc = 2 sc in the next stitch
dec = single crochet 2 stitches together
F.o. = finish off
(12) = number of stitches you should have at the end of the round/row
(…)x6 = repeat whatever is between the brackets the number of times stated
! There is no pattern for sweater, only the pattern for a cat.
Head
Make 6 ch.
Make an oval starting from the 2nd ch from hook, work on both sides of the chain.
R 1: From the 2nd ch from hook: 4 sc, 3 sc in last st, turn and crochet on the opposite side of the chain: 3 sc, inc (12)
R 2: inc, 3 sc, 3 inc, 3 sc, 2 inc (18)
R 3: (2 sc, inc)x6 (24)
R 4: (3 sc, inc)x6 (30)
R 5: (4 sc, inc)x6 (36)
R 6: (5 sc, inc)x6 (42)
R 7-13: 42 sc (7 rows)
R 14: (5 sc, dec)x6 (36)
R 15: (4 sc, dec)x6 (30)
R 16: (3 sc, dec)x6 (24)
R 17: (2 sc, dec)x6 (18)
F.o.
Insert safety eyes between R 9 and R 10 at the distance of 7 st from each other.
Body
R 1: 2 ch, 6 sc on the 2nd ch (6)
R 2: (inc)x6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc)x6 (18)
R 4: (2 sc, inc)x6 (24)
R 5: (3 sc, inc)x6 (30)
R 6: (4 sc, inc) x6 (36)
R 7-9: 36 sc (3 rows)
R 10: (4 sc, dec) x6 (30)
R 11: 30 sc
R 12: (3 sc, dec) x6 (24)
R 13-14: 24 sc (2 rows)
R 15: (2 sc, dec)x6 (18)
R 16-17: 18 sc (2 rows)
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
Arms (make 2)
R 1: 2 ch, 5 sc on the 2nd ch (5)
R 2: (inc)x5 (10)
R 3: 10 sc
R 4: 2 dec, 6 sc (8)
R 5-12: 8 sc (8 rows)
Stuff with fiberfill till R 4.
Fold top of arm flat and 4 sc through both sides across.
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
Sew arms on R 17 of the body (on the neck) at the distance of 5 st from each other.
Legs (make 2)
Make 5 ch.
Make an oval starting from the 2nd ch from hook, work on both sides of the chain.
R 1: From the 2nd ch from hook: inc, 2 sc, 3 sc in last st, turn and crochet on the opposite side of the chain: 3 sc (10)
R 2: 3 inc, 2 sc, 3 inc, 2 sc (16)
R 3: (1 sc, inc)x3, 2 sc, (1 sc, inc)x3, 2 sc (22)
R 4-5: 22 sc (2 rows)
R 6: 3 dec, 2 sc, (1 sc, dec)x3, 5 sc (16)
R 7: 2 dec, 2 sc, (1 sc, dec)x2, 4 sc (12)
R 8-14: 12 sc (7 rows)
R 15: 4 sc only
Stuff with fiberfill.
Fold top of leg flat and 6 sc through both sides across.
Sew legs between R 8 and R 9 of the body.
Tail
Join yarn between R 6 and R 7 of the body and crochet 6 sc.
R 1: From the 2nd ch from hook: 5 sc
F.o.
Ears (make 2)
Make 4 ch.
Make an oval starting from the 2nd ch from hook, work on both sides of the chain.
R 1: From the 2nd ch from hook: 2 sc, 3 sc in last st, turn and crochet on the opposite side of the chain: 2 sc (7)
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
