As cute as a little rose and sweet as bubble gum or cotton candy, this little kitty was a gift for a young lady who loves pink, and she will also delight any other young lady that is special to you!
Materials:
Red Heart Pretty N’ Pink
Red Heart Baby Pink
scrap amount of Red Heart Teal
Scrap amount of Red Heart Black
Crochet hook size H
Fiberfill stuffing
blunt needle
scissors
Opt. Pink ribbon for a bow
needle and pink sewing thread
Body (Make 2)-
With Pretty N’ Pink and H hook: Ch 31. Row 1- 1 sc in 3rd ch from hk and in each ch across. Ch 2, turn. Row 2- 1 hdc in each sc across. Ch 1, turn. Row 3- 1 sc in each hdc across. Rows 4 to 7- Alternate rows 2 and 4. Fasten off, leaving long tails to sew with. Row 8- Join Baby Pink, work 1 hdc in each st across. Ch, 1 turn. Row 9- 1 sc in each st across. Ch 2, turn. Alternate row 8 and 9 one more time. Fasten off, leaving long tails to sew with. Row 10- Rejoin Pretty N' Pink. Work 1 hdc in each st across. Ch 1, turn. Row 11- 1 sc in each st across. Ch 2, turn. Rows 12 to 17- Alternate 1 hdc row and 1 sc row. Fasten off, leaving long tails to sew with.
Muzzle-
With Baby Pink and H hook, Ch 2. Rnd 1- 6 sc in 2nd ch from hk. Sl st to join rnd. Rnd 2- 2 sc in each as around, sl st to join rnd. Rnd 3- 2 sc in each sc around, sl st to join rnd. Rnd 4- 1 sc in each of first 10 sc, 2 sc in next sc, 1 sc in eac of next 5 sc, 2 sc in next sc, 1 sc in each sc to end of rnd, sl st to join. Rnd 5 to 6- 1 sc in each sc around, sl st to join rnd. Fastn off, leaving long enough tail to sew with.
Legs (Make 2)-
With Pretty N' Pink, ch 2. Rnd 1- Make 6 sc in 2nd ch from hk, sl st to close ring. Rnd 2- Make 2 sc in each sc around. Sl st to close rnd. Rnd 3- Make 1 sc in first 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc, *1 sc in each of next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc, rep from * all around, sl st to close rnd.
Rnd 4- 1 sc in each of 1st 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc, *1 sc in each of next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc, rep from * around. Sl st to close rnd. Rnd 5- 1 sc in each of 1st 4 sc, 2 sc in next sc, *1 sc in each of next 4 sc, 2 sc in next sc,
rep from * around. Rnd 6- 1 sc in each sc around. Fastenoff. Change color. Rnds 7 to 9- With Baby Pink- 1 sc in each sc around, sl st to close rnd. Fasten off. Join Pretty N' Pink. Rnd 10- 1 sc in each of first 4 sc, sc2tog, 1 sc in each of next 5 sc, sc2tog, 1 sc in each of next 4 sc, sc2tog, 1 c in each of next 5 sc, sl st to close rnd. Rnd 11- 1 sc in each sc around. Rnd 12- 1 sc in each of first 4 sc, sc2tog, 1 sc in each of next 4 sc, sc2 tog, 1 sc in each sc to end of rnd. Sl st to join rnd. Fasten off, leaving lon tail to sew with.Arms-
Rep rnds 1-10 of legs.
Ears (Make 2)-
With Pretty N’ Pink, Ch 2. Row 1- Sc in 2nd ch from hk, sc in next sc and in top of turning ch. Ch 2, turn.
Row 2- Sc in 2nd ch from hk and in each sc across. Ch 2, turn. Rep Row 2 until you have completed 6 r
ows, counting from row 1. Fasten off. With Baby Pink (Make 2): Repeat ears.In the last two pieces, leave tails long enough to sew with. Place wrong sides facing of one piece made with Pretty N’ Pink and one made with Baby Pink and whip stitch all around, leaving the bottom open. Repeat with the other ear. Stick the ear into the corner of the cat's head and sew the bottom of the ear to the crocheted fabric of the cat's body as you can see in the photo. Fasten off.
Eyes- With Teal and H hk, ch 2. Row 1-Make 6 sc in 2nd ch from hk, ch 1, turn (DO NOT JOIN INTO A ROUND). Row 2- Make 1 sc in each sc across, leaving a long tail to sew with.
Nose-
With Black, ch 2. Row 1-Make 1 sc in 2nd ch from hk, ch 2, turn. Row 2- Make 1 sc in 2nd ch from hk and in each of next sc. Ch 2, turn. Repear this row until you have completed 3 row in total and have 6 sc across. Fasten off, leaving a long tail to sew with. Sew to the muzzle. Embroider a mouth and features as you see in the photos.
Tail-
With 2 strands of Pretty N' Pink and 1 strand of Baby Pink, ch 34. Fasten off, leaving a tail to sew with. Sew to 13th row of Fletcher's body (counting from the bottom.)
Putting her together: Put both sides of the body with right sides facing and sew the sides and the top. Turn inside out, and sew on the ears. Measure the body and sew on the muzzle, taking care that it will be centered. Embroider whiskers with black as you see in photos. Sew on eyes, using Muzzle to guide yourself in positioning them. Stuff the arms lightly and sew them in place using ears as a guide. Attach the tail to the back and fasten off. If you want to, make a ribbon bow and sew in place in the middle of the head between the ears. Stuff the body and sew the bottom. Fasten off. Attach the legs and fasten off.
You're done!
Everlasting Happiness
Posts
When do you switch the striping in the body or do you just switch it out whenever?
ReplyDeleteHi Cora, I like to teach and sometimes a give some license for the crocheter to use their creativity. But I went back and clarified the pattern so that it would be easier to follow by someone who's just learning to make Funmigurumi. Once you have learned my style of making these toys, you'll make them with your eyes closed!
ReplyDeleteI don't understand why on the first row you sc in the third chain. Could you explain this to me? Thank you.
ReplyDeleteHi Digest. It is very simple. It is just the way that I do things. You can ch 31 and sc in second ch from hook, if it is more familiar to you. The way I do it is, ch 31, 1 sc in 3rd ch from hook, and then when I do the next row, I make a st in top of the ch bump of first sc, and that completes the count. I like it that way, because there are no holes on the edges that way. But you can do it the other way if it is easier for you.
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