BLACK
CAT
Design by Julia SHOTI
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Required materials:
You can use any other yarn suitable for thread thickness!!!
You can use any colour you like!
Size will be different according to the crocheting density and your choice of yarn.
From these recommended materials you can produce a size – 12 cm
1. Yarn Alize «Baby wool»: 50 g - 175 m 40% wool, 20% bamboo, 40% acrylic.
Any colour, I use black (main yarn).
2. Any thin yarn the same colour as the main yarn. I use Madame Tricote «Cotton perle 8» :10g – 80m,
100% Mercerised Cotton (ears, nose, pupils).
3. Small length of any green colour yarn. I use yarn PNK Kirova «Iris»: 25 g – 150 m 100% cotton (eyes).
4. Hook № 1,5 (main).
5. Hook № 1 (ears, nose, eyes).
6. Any fibrefill.
7. Wire 1,2mm, length 18-20 cm. Small piece of medical plaster - 1 cm, any button (if you wish movable tail).
8. Big button or any plastic disk. I use 30 mm bottom (to make the bottom more stable).
9. Additional tools: scissors, yarn needle, fine eye needle, sewing thread (colour should match the yarn), pins, different
colour markers.
And, of course, a great mood!!!
Abbreviations (US terms):
MR – magic ring
SC – single crochet
INC – increase (make 2 sc in one)
INC(1/3) – increase (make 3 sc in one st)
DEC – decrease (2 sc together in FLO)
ST(s) – stitch(es)
CH – chain
R – round
R(s) - rounds
SL ST – Slip stitch
FLO – front loop only @shoti_m
(….) x 3 – repeat instruction in brackets 3 times
Plan of work:
Start from the small details: tail, ears, nose, eyes.
The head and body crochet in one piece.
The tail is attached to the body as you work.
Sew on the eyes and ears.
Form the stable bottom.
TAIL
Hook № 1,5
Yarn Alize «Baby wool»: 50 g - 175 m 40% wool, 20% bamboo, 40% acrylic.
Any colour, I use black (mail yarn).
R1: start 5 sc in a MR. Place marker.
R2: 4 sc, inc – (6 sts)
R3-51: 6 sc (49 rounds)
R52: 5 sc, 1 inc - (7 sts)
R53: 1 sc, 1 sl st. Don’t crochet this round completely. Fasten off, cut and weave in the yarn.
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EYE - (2 pieces)
Hook № 1
Yarn PNK Kirova «Iris»: 25 g – 150 m 100% cotton, green.
R1: start 6 sc in MR. Place a marker.
R2: 6 inc - (12 sts)
R3: (1 sc, inc) х 6 - (18 sts.)
R4: 1 sc, 1 inc, (2 sc., 1 inc) х 5, 1 sc - (24 sts)
Fasten off carefully.
PUPIL – (2 pieces):
Hook № 1
Yarn Madame Tricote «Cotton perle 8» :10g – 80m, 100% Mercerised Cotton .
R1: start 6 sc in a MR
R2: 6 inc - (12 sts). Fasten off carefully.
- Sew the parts together using a thin sewing thread.
You can make white specks in the pupil.
- Repeat for the second eye.
NOSE
Hook № 1 Пряжа Madame
Yarn Madame Tricote «Cotton perle 8»:10g – 80m, 100% Mercerised Cotton .
R1: start 6 sc in MR. Place a marker.
R2: 1 sc, 4 inc, 1 sc - (10 sts)
R3-6: 10 sc (4 rounds)
R7: 1 sc, 4 dec, 1 sl st. ( 6 sts).
Close the hole 6 sts, fasten off, leave approximately 12 -15 cm of the yarn for sewing the nose.
EAR - (2 pieces)
Hook № 1
Yarn Madame Tricote «Cotton perle 8» :10g – 80 m, 100% Mercerised Cotton.
If your yarn has a different density, you should adjust your crocheting hook.
Colour should match the main yarn. I use black.
R1: start 5 sc in MR. Place marker.
R2: 4 sc, 1 inc - (6 sts)
R3: (1 sc, 1 inc) х 3 - (9 sts)
R4: 1 sc, 1 inc, (2 sc, 1 inc) х 2, 1 sc - (12 sts)
R5: (3 sc, 1 inc) х 3 - (15 sts)
R6: 2 sc, 1 inc, (4 sc, 1 inc) х 2, 2 sc - (18 sts)
R7: (5 sc, 1 inc) х 3 - (21 sts)
R8: 3 sc, 1 inc, (6 sc, 1 inc) х 2, 3 sc - (24 sts)
R9: (7 sc, 1 inc) х 3 - (27 sts)
R10-11: 27 sc (2 rounds)
R12: 1 sl st. Fasten off, cut and weave in the yarn.
Fold an ear into a triangle. Sew the two edges from the inside using a
sewing needle. Fasten off.
- Repeat for the second ear.
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HEAD AND BODY crochet in one piece
Hook № 1,5
Yarn Alize «Baby wool»: 50 g - 175 m 40% wool, 20% bamboo, 40% acrylic.
You can use any colour, I use black (main yarn).
R1: start 6 sc in MR. Place marker.
R2: 6 inc - (12 sts)
R3: (1 sc, inc) х 6 - (18 sts)
R4: 1 sc, 1 inc, (2 sc, 1 inc) х 5, 1 sc - (24 sts)
R5: (3 sc, 1 inc) х 6 - (30 sts)
R6: 2 sc, 1 inc, (4 sc, 1 inc) х 5, 2 sc- (36 sts)
R7: 36 sc
R8: (5 sc, 1 inc) х 6 - (42 sts)
R9-12: 42 sc (4 rounds)
R13: (1 dec, 5 sc) х 6 - (36 sts)
R14: 36 sc
R15: 2 sc, 1 dec, (4 sc, 1 dec) х 5, 2 sc - (30 sts)
R16: (1 dec, 3 sc) х 6 - (24 sts). Start stuffing the head with fibrefill.
R17: 1 sc, 1 dec, (2 sc, 1 dec) х 5, 1 sc - (18 sts)
R18: (1 dec, 1 sc) х 6 - (12 sts)
R9-21: 12 sc (3 rounds)
R22: 11 sc, 1 inc - (13 sts). Stuff the head quite firmly.
R23-24: 13 sc (2 rounds)
R25: 12 sc, 1 inc - (14 sts)
R26: 14 sc
R27: 13 sc, 1 inc - (15 sts)
R28: 15 sc
R29: 2 sc, 1 inc, (4 sc, 1 inc) х 2, 2 sc - (18 sts)
R30: 18 sc
R31: (5 sc, 1 inc) х 3 - (21 sts)
R32: 21 sc
R33: 3 sc, 1 inc, (6 sc, 1 inc) х 2, 3 sc - (24 sts)
R34: 24 sc
R35: (7 sc, 1 inc) х 3 - (27 sts)
R36: 27 sc (7 rounds)
R37: 4 sc, 1 inc, (8 sc, 1 inc) х 2, 4 sc - (30 sts)
R38: 38 sc
R39: (9 sc, 1 inc) х 3 - (33 sts)
R40: 33 sc
R41: 5 sc, 1 inc, (10 sc, 1 inc) х 2, 5 sc - (36 sts)
R42-48: 36 sc (7 rounds)
R49: In this round attach the tail as you work.
33 sc, next 3 sc work together the body and tail.
R50: 33 sc, continue to attach the tail leaving a hole
for a wire, 3 sc work from the opposite side of the tail.
R51: 36 sc
R52: 1 sl st. Fasten off, cut and weave in the yarn end. Leave the hole open.
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WIRE FOR THE TAIL
1. Cut the wire that it will be the same length as the tail + 3 cm for
fixing. In my case it is 15 cm + 3 cm =18 cm. We will also need a
small piece of a medical plaster to wrap the end of the tail.
2. Wrap one end of the wire.
3. Insert the wrapped end of the wire inside the 4. Approximately 3 cm of wire 5. Insert a button into another end
tail with great care. will be visible. of the wire.
6. Fix it, use pliers to make a ring.
7. Using a needle insert the remaining
yarn end through the ring and fix the @shoti_m
button.
8. Sew the button to the body.
BOTTOM OF THE BODY
Hook № 1,5
Yarn Alize «Baby wool»: 50 g - 175 m 40% wool, 20% bamboo, 40% acrylic.
R1: start 6 sc in MR. Place a marker.
R2: 6 inc - (12 sts)
R3: (1 sc, inc) х 6 - (18 sts)
R4: 1 sc, 1 inc, (2 sc, 1 inc) х 5, 1 sc - (24 sts)
R5: (3 sc, inc) х 6 - (30 sts)
R6: 2 sc, 1 inc, (4 sc, 1 inc) х 5, 1 sc, 1 sl st - (36 sts)
Fasten off. Cut the yarn, leave 30 cm for sewing the parts.
In order to make the bottom stable, you can insert a big button inside or any plastic disk. Size of inserting button should be a bit
smaller than the bottom’s diameter.
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FINISHING
EYES
Make marks.
Place the eyes closer to the top of the head.
Carefully sew on the eyes with a matching sewing thread.
You can also use any plastic safety eyes or beads.
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NOSE
Make marks.
Place the nose close to the eyes. Sew it on firmly.
If you want that face of your Cat looks even more pretty, you can make
one stitch down (on 4-5 rounds) from the centre of the nose.
You can also use a plastic safety nose or any bead.
EARS
Make marks.
This is very important part!
The character of your Cat depend on how
and where you place the ears!!
Pin them in place (try different options).
When you are happy with the placement,
sew them on firmly.
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Our Pretty Black Cat is ready!
Let her go out for a walk!
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