Itty Bitty Crochet Kitty

One of the first things we did when I retired in July of 2021 was drive to Boulder, Colorado. We had not been to visit our grandchildren in almost two years due to COVID travel restrictions and ongoing border closures. 

In July of 2021 the Canada/US border was still closed to non-essential travel. We hoped to get through because we were visiting our daughter who was pregnant with her fourth and in need of help with the other three while her husband was working. Luckily our reason for travel worked with sympathetic US border guards. I remember it was such a huge relief that I cried tears of joy when they let us go.

Our drive to Boulder was uneventful, but our reunion with our grandchildren was awesome. We are always happy to see them and they us. This visit was different though. After more than a year of COVID restrictions including on-line schooling, limited activities and very little socializing, they were super excited to spend time with us. Our week together flew by and we enjoyed every minute of it. 

Our granddaughter was sad to see us leave this time. She gave me a note the night before we left with a picture of a kitten she had drawn. She wanted me to crochet a kitten and she wanted it to be little like her drawing. 

I didn't follow a pattern for this one ... just crocheted parts to match the drawing and sewed them together to make an Itty Bitty Crochet Kitty. Check out the photos below. Although it's a little bigger than her drawing, I think I nailed it!

 

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Crochet Kitty Pattern

CROCHET KITTY PATTERN

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Materials used:

partial ball of Patons Divine (#5 bulky weight yarn) in icicle white

partial ball of #4 worsted weight yarn in blue (100% acrylic)

partial ball of #4 worsted weight yarn in beige (100% acrylic)

Hook size = 3.25 mm 

yarn needles to join pieces

Polyester Fiberfill for stuffing

Small amount of black yarn (for eyes)

Small amount of light pink yarn (for mouth)

Stitches used:

ch - chain stitch

ss - slip stitch

sc - single crochet
inc - sc increase (2 sc in same stitch)

sc2tog - single crochet 2 together aka dec - decrease

Magic Circle - see how here (start each piece with magic circle)

Time to Complete - 10 hours (approximately)
Finished size - 11 inches tall

Legs (x2)

Start with blue worsted weight yarn.

R1 - 6 sc (6)

R2 - inc x6 (12)

R3 - (sc inc) x6 (18)

R4 - (2 sc inc) x6 (24)

R5-R6 - sc around (24)

R7 - sc2tog x4 + 16 sc (20)

R8 - sc2tog x4 + 12 sc (16)

R9-R13 - sc around (16)

R14 - (3 sc inc) x4 (20)

R15-R16 - sc around (20)

R17 - (4 sc inc) x4 (24)

Switch to white Patons Divine yarn

R18 - sc around (24) 

Body

Use white Patons Divine yarn to join legs

R19 - sc around (48)

R20 - 23 sc inc - sc - inc - 22 sc (50)

R21 - sc around (50)

R22 - sc around (50)

R23 - sc around (50)

R24 - sc around (50)

R25 - sc around (50)

R26 - sc around (50)

R27 - sc around (50)

R28 - sc around (50)

R29 - sc around (50)

R30 - sc around (50)

R31 - (3 sc dec) x10 (40)

R32 - sc around (40)

R33 - sc around (40)

R34 - sc around (40)

R35 - (8 sc dec) x4 (36)

R36 - sc around (36)

R37 - (4 sc dec) x6 (30)

R38 - sc around (30)

R39 - (2 sc dec) x6 (24)

R40 - sc around (24)

R41 - (1 sc dec) x6 (18)

R42 - sc around (18)

Finish off leaving a long tail for joining.

Arms (x2)

Start with beige worsted weight yarn.

R1 - 6 sc (6)

R2 - inc x6 (12)

R3 - (sc inc) x6 (18)

R4 - sc around (18)

R5 - (4 sc dec) x3 (15)

R6 - sc around (15)

R7 - (3 sc dec) x 3 (12)

Switch to blue worsted weight yarn.

R8 - sc around (12)

R9 - (4 sc dec) x 2 (10)

R10-R29 sc around (10)

Switch to white Patons Divine yarn

R30 - sc around (10)

Finish off and cut yarn leaving a long tail for joining. Stuff only hands and part way up arm.

Head

Use beige worsted weight yarn.

R1 - 6 sc (6)

R2 - inc x6 (12)

R3 - (sc inc) x6 (18)

R4 - (2 sc inc) x6 (24)

R5 - (3 sc inc) x6 (30)

R6 - (4 sc inc) x6 (36)

R7 - (5 sc inc) x6 (42)

R8 - (6 sc inc) x6 (48)

R9 - (7 sc inc) x6 (54)

R10 - (8 sc inc) x6 (60)

R11 - sc around (60)

R12 - sc around (60)

R13 - sc around (60)

R14 - sc around (60)

R15 - sc around (60)

R16 - sc around (60)

R17 - sc around (60)

R18 - sc around (60)

R19 - sc around (60)

R20 - (8 sc dec) x6 (54)

R21 - sc around (54)

R22 - (7 sc dec) x6 (48)

R23 - (6 sc dec) x6 (42)

R24 - (5 sc dec) x6 (36)

R25 - (4 sc dec) x6 (30)

R26 - (3 sc dec) x6 (24)

R27 - (2 sc dec) x6 (18)

R28 - (2 sc dec) x3 + 6 sc (15)

R29 - sc around (15)

R30 - sc around (15)

Finish off and cut yarn leaving a long tail for joining. Stuff head and neck firmly to hold shape.

Hood

Use white Patons Divine yarn.

R1 - 6 sc (6)

R2 - inc x6 (12)

R3 - (sc inc) x6 (18)

R4 - (2 sc inc) x6 (24)

R5 - (3 sc inc) x6 (30)

R6 - (4 sc inc) x6 (36)

R7 - (5 sc inc) x6 (42)

R8 - (6 sc inc) x6 (48)

R9 - sc around (48)

R10 - sc around (48)

R11 - sc around (48)

R12 - sc around (48)

R13 - (8 sc dec) x4 + 4 sc (44)

R14 - sc around (44)

R15 - sc around (44)

R21 - sc around (44)

R22 - ss loosely around (44)

Finish off and cut yarn leaving a long tail for joining. Position on head as shown in photo above. After attaching head to body, I like to wrap the tail from the hood around the neck to cover joining stitches.

Ears

Use blue worsted weight yarn.
R1 - 6 sc (6)
R2 - sc around (6)
R3 - (sc inc) x6 (12)
R4 - sc around (12)
R5 - (sc inc) x6 (18)
R6-7 - sc around (18)
Finish off and leave a long tail for joining. Fold ear in half and stitch opening closed. Attach to hood with a slight curve to look like a kitten ear.

Tail

Use blue worsted weight yarn.
R1 - 6 sc (6)
R2-20 - sc around (6)
R21 - (sc inc) x3 (9)
Finish off and leave a long tail for joining. Do not stuff before joining.

Refer to the photos in my last post about Crochet Kitty before joining all the parts.

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Crochet Kitty

After my Crochet-Free Week, I was ready to get back at it. This time I crocheted a Kitty using beige and blue worsted weight acrylic yarn and Patons Divine icicle white chunky yarn from my stash. 

Crochet Kitty poses to show off her pointy ears and long tail. Isn't she cute in blue and white? I chose blue partly because 'blue point' is an actual cat colour and partly because I have lots of blue in my stash.

 

 

Crochet Kitty joins the rest of the gang and feels right at home. 

I am slowly filling the basket with critters made from my stash. I wonder how many more I can make? I could probably continue making critters for the rest of the year with the pile of yarn I've accumulated which makes these both economical and practical.

I did buy another bag of stuffing this week as critters use quite a lot.

I also have to buy another 3.5 mm Addi hook as mine broke when I pulled too hard on snagged fluffy yarn. I expect this hook was flawed as breakage is not a common problem. I love using Addi hooks and still recommend them as a good ergonomic option. Gauge is not that important with toys, so I just switched to a 3.25 mm hook to finish.

I will be sharing a pattern for this Crochet Kitty in a separate post, hopefully soon.

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