Funmigurumi Stripey Cat No. 4--- Nelson

Like all my toys, Nelson has a personality all his own. His cheerful and bright colors and pudgy shape are sure to delight any child and he's a breeze to make!
Many designers prefer the round amigurumi shape but I like to go with the "pillow" style. They are faster to make, easier on a beginner and you can amost never go wrong with them. They are just as huggable and cuddly for a child and just as lovable for any adult collector of handmade toys. If you have never tried your hand at one of these, do it! They are quite enjoyable to make and not that hard!
Materials:
Red Heart Soft Navy
Red Heart Spring Green
Red Heart Shocking Pink
Red Heart Aruba Sea
Red Heart Bright Yellow
Scraps of Red Heart Black
Scraps of Red Heart Cherry Red
Scraps of Red Heart Pumpkin
Crochet hook size H
Scissors
Blunt needle
Fiberfill

Body (Make 2)- With Soft Navy, ch 33.
Row 1- 1 sc in 3rd ch from hk and in each ch across. Ch 1, turn (32 sc). Rows 2 to 5- 1 sc in each sc across. Fasten off. Leave long tail to sew with.
Rows 6 to 8- Join Spring Green. Make 1 sc in each sc across. Fasten off, leave long tail to sew with. Rows 9 to 11- Join Shocking Pink. Work 1 sc in each sc across. Fasten off, leaving long tail to sew with. Rows 12 to 22- Join Aruba Sea, make 1 sc in each sc across. Fasten off, leave long tail to sew with. Rows 23 to 33- Join Bright Yellow and make 1 sc in each sc across, fasten off leaving long tail to sew with.
Muzzle (make 2) With Pumpkin, ch 2. Rnd 1- Make 6 sc in 2nd ch from hk, sl st to join rnd. Rnd 2- 2sc in every sc around. Rnd 3-1 sc in each of 1st 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc, rep around. Fasten off, leaving long tail to sew with.
Nose- With Black, ch 3. Row 1- 1 sc in 2nd ch from hk, ch 2, turn. Row 2- 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across, ch 2, turn. Rows 3 to 4- Rep row 2. Fasten off, leaving a long tail to sew with.
Mouth- With Cherry Red, ch 2. Rnd 1- Make 6 sc in 2nd ch from hk, sl st to join. Rnd 2- Make 2 sc in each sc around. Fasten off, leaving long tail to sew with.
Eyes- With Spring Green, ch 7. Row 1- 1 sc in 3rd ch from hk and in each ch across. Ch 1, turn. Row 2- 1 sc in each of 1st 2 sc, 2 sc in each of next 2 sc, 1 sc in each of last 2 sc. Fasten off.
Bangs- With Bright Yellow, ch 24, sc in 14th ch from hook, 1 sc in next 2 sc, ch 14 and sl st in same sc, 2 sc in next 2 sc, rep across. Finish bang by joining last 14 ch-loop to last ch of row. Fasten off.
Ears- (Make 4 pieces, 2 with Shocking Pink and 2 with Bright Yellow)- To make the ears repeat the nose rows but continue increasing until you have made 7 rows. Fasten off, leaving long tail to sew with in each of the Shocking Pink ones. Sew together 1 Shocking Pink piece to 1 Bright Yellow piece. Repeat with the other one. Leave bottom open to stick to the corners of the cat's head as seen in photos.
Legs- With H hook and Bright Yellow, ch 2. Rnd 1- Make 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook, sl st to join rnd.
Rnd 2-2 sc in each sc around (12 sc). Rnd 3- 1 sc in each of first 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc, rep around. (18 sc). Rnd 4- 1 sc in each of first 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc, rep around (24 sc.) Rnds 5 to 6- make 1 sc in each sc around. Fasten off Bright Yellow. Rnd 7 to 8- 1 sc in each sc around in Aruba Sea. Fasten off. Row 9- Make 1 sc in each sc around with Shocking Pink. Fasten off. Row 10- Rep previous row with Spring Green. Fasten off. Rows 11 to 14- Make 1 sc in each sc around with Soft Navy. Fasten off, leaving long tail to sew with.
Arms- With H hook and Bright Yellow rep the first 3 rows for legs. (18 sc). Continue rnds 4 to 6 making 1 sc in each sc around still in Bright Yellow. Fasten off. Then follow the previous order of colors: Rnds 7 to 8- Rep with Aruba Sea. Fasten off. Rnd 9- Make 1 sc in each sc around using Shocking Pink. Fasten off. Rnd 10- Rep with Spring Green. Fasten off. Rnds 11 to 12- Make 1 sc in each sc around using Soft Navy. Leave long tail to sew with.
Tail- Cut 2 yards each of Aruba Sea, Bright Yellow, Spring Green and Shocking Pink. Fold in half and tie a knot leaving a loop at the top. Right underneath that loop, make a nother loop, the kind you use to start crocheting and using the H hook, crochet a chain about 9 1/2" long (doesn't need to be exact). Tie a knot at the bottom, snip the ends straight and leave like a tiny tassel, and using the loop on top, sew the tail to the back part of hte body (Aruba sea stripe section). Follwing the photos, center the mouth and whipstitch it in place, cover part of it with the two circles that form the muzzle and pin them down, then whipstitch them in place. Top the muzzle with the nose and sew it in place. Place the eyes in place, measuring that they be well centered, and pin them down. Then, take some black scraps and whipstitch them in place. When you come to the center, make a "V" in each eye to form the pupil. Fasten off. Measure the top of the head and place the bangs well centered. Sew in place. Now, put both front sides of the body facing each other and whipstitch them together all around, using the long tails you left. Fasten off. Turn the cat inside out. Stuff legs and sew in place. Fasten off. Stuff cat. Sew top of the head, closing carefully not to entangle the bangs but making a nest seam that will trap the sewing of the bangs inside so the edge will be neat. Sew the ears in place. Stuff the arms and sew them in place.
Nelson's done!

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