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• Step 1

  The Essentials:

  Hook: 3.5mm (E)

  Wool: DK in blue or your colour choice.

  Finished Size: approx 4″ tall.

  Also needed: Small amount of pink and green embroidery thread (or colour of your choice).

  Terms:

  CH = Chain

  SC = Single Crochet

  INC = Increase

  DEC = Decrease

  FLO = Front Loops Only.

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  Step 2

  Head and body (all in one)

  Magic ring / ch2

  Round 1: 6sc into magic ring/ second chain from hook [6]
  Round 2: INC around [12]
  Round 3:{1sc, INC} around [18]
  Round 4:{2sc, INC} around [24]
  Round 5: Sc around FLO [24] (creates a flat bottom)
  Round 6: Sc around [24] (back to both loops)
  Round 7: {3sc, INC} around [30]
  Round 8: {4sc, INC} around [36]
  Round 9 – 10: Sc around [36]
  Round 11: {4sc, DEC} around [30]
  Round 12: {3sc, DEC} around [24]
  Round 13 – 14: Sc around [24]
  Round 14: {2sc, DEC} around [18]
  Round 15 – 16: Sc around [18]
  Round 17: {1sc, DEC} around [12]
  Round 18: Sc around [12]
  Round 19: INC around [24]
  Round 20: {3sc, INC} around [30]
  Round 21 – 23: Sc around [30]
  Round 24: {3sc, DEC} around [24]
  Round 25: DEC around [12]
  Round 26: DEC around [6]

  Finish off and work in the tail. This should give you a sort of flat bottomed skittle shape.

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  Step 3

  Ears (x2)

  Ch5

  Row 1: 4sc [4] ch1 and turn
  Row 2: DEC, DEC [2] Ch1 and turn
  Row 3: DEC [1]

  Finish off leaving a long tail for sewing. Make two and you should have as the photo.

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  Step 4

  Simply sew them in place on either side of the head.

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  Step 5

  Tail

  Ch21

  Row 1: 20sc [20]

  Finish off leaving a long tail for sewing.

  Sew it in place at the base of your cat, and then curve the tail up your cats back and sew it at the top to keep the shape too, like shown.

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  Step 6

  To finish, simply embroider a face, and tie some ribbon round your cats neck to add the extra definition between head and shoulders.

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