Kitty cat family crochet-a-long part 1 Welcome at the kitty cat family crochet-a-long part 1! In this post you can read what materials are needed to crochet these cats. If…
Kitty cat crochet-a-long part 1
Kitty cat family crochet-a-long part 1
Welcome at the kitty cat family crochet-a-long part 1!
In this post you can read what materials are needed to crochet these cats.
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Abbreviations U.S.
st = stitch
ch = chain
sc = single crochet
dec = decrease (2 sc together)
inc = increase (2 sc in 1 stitch)
Today we’ll make a kitten and a part of the mother.
Kitten 1
Work in continuous rounds, do not join.
This cat is made with the main color, mine is purple.
Body kitten 1
| Round 1 | crochet a magic ring with 6 st (6) |
| Round 2 | 2 sc in each st (12) |
| Round 3 | 1 sc then 2 sc in next st (18) |
| Round 4 | 1 sc in next 2 st then 2 sc in next st (24) |
| Round 5 | 1 sc in next 3 st then 2 sc in next st (30) |
| Round 6 | 1 sc in each st (30) |
| Round 7 | 1 sc in next 4 st then 2 sc in next st (36) |
| Round 8 | 1 sc in each st (36) |
| Round 9 | 1 sc in next 5 st then 2 sc in next st (42) |
| Round 10 – 17 | 1 sc in each st (42) |
| Round 18 | (1 ls in next 5 st – 1 dec) all around (36) |
| Round 19 | 1 sc in each st (36) |
| Round 20 | (1 ls in next 4 st – 1 dec) all around (30) |
| Round 21 | 1 sc in each st(30) |
| Round 22 | (1 ls in next 3 st – 1 dec) all around (24) |
| Round 23 | (1 ls in next 2 st – 1 dec) all around (18) |
Fasten off. Stuff the body.
Head kitten 1
| Round 1 | crochet a magic ring with 6 st (6) |
| Round 2 | 2 sc in each st (12) |
| Round 3 | 1 sc then 2 sc in next st (18) |
| Round 4 | 1 sc in next 2 st then 2 sc in next st (24) |
| Round 5 | 1 sc in each st (24) |
| Round 6 | 1 sc in next 3 st then 2 sc in next st (30) |
| Round 7 | 1 sc in each st (30) |
| Round 8 | 1 sc in next 4 st then 2 sc in next st (36) |
| Round 9-12 | 1 sc in each st (36) |
| Round 13 | (1 ls in next 4 st – 1 dec) all around (30) |
| Round 14 | 1 sc in each st(30) |
| Round 15 | (1 ls in next 3 st – 1 dec) all around (24) |
| Round 16 | (1 ls in next 2 st – 1 dec) all around (18) |
Fasten off and leave a sewing tail.
Stuff the head and sew the embroider the eyes, nose and mouth like shown in the picture:
Sew the head to the body.
Ears kitten 1 (make 2)
| Round 1 | crochet a magic ring with 6 st (6) |
| Round 2 | 1 sc then 2 sc in next st (9) |
| Round 3 | 1 sc in each st (9) |
| Round 4 | 2 sc then 2 sc in next st (12) |
| Round 5 | 3 sc then 2 sc in next st (15) |
| Round 6 | 1 sc in each st (15) |
Fold the bottom of the ears together and close them with 7 single crochets. Leave a sewing tail.
Sew the ears to the head on round 3 and 8 like shown in the picture.
Paw (make 4)
| Round 1 | crochet a magic ring with 6 st (6) |
| Round 2 | 2 sc in each st (12) |
| Round 3-4 | 1 sc in each st(12) |
| Round 5 | (1 ls in next 4 st – 1 dec) all around (10) |
| Round 6-9 | 1 sc in each st(10) |
Don’t stuff the paws and close the bottom with 5 sc. Leave a sewing tail. Attach the paws to the body like shown in the pictures.
Tail kitten 1
| Round 1 | crochet a magic ring with 6 st (6) |
| Round 2 | 2 sc in each st (12) |
| Round 3 | 1 sc in each st (12) |
| Round 4 | (1 ls in next 4 st – 1 dec) all around(10) |
| Round 5-19 | 1 sc in each st (10) |
Cut a piece of pipe cleaner that’s a bit smaller than the tail. Put it in the tail. Close the taille with 5 sc. Leave a sewing tail and attach the tail to the body like shown in the picture.
The first kitten is finished! Let’s continue with mom’s head.Het eerste kitten is klaar!
Mom’s head
| Round 1 | crochet a magic ring with 6 st (6) |
| Round 2 | 2 sc in each st (12) |
| Round 3 | 1 sc then 2 sc in next st (18) |
| Round 4 | 1 sc in next 2 st then 2 sc in next st (24) |
| Round 5 | 1 sc in next 3 st then 2 sc in next st (30) |
| Round 6 | 1 sc in next 4 st then 2 sc in next st (36) |
| Round 7 | 1 sc in next 5 st then 2 sc in next st (42) |
| Round 8 | 1 sc in next 6 st then 2 sc in next st (48) |
| Round 9-10 | 1 sc in each st(48) |
| Round 11 | 1 sc in next 7 st then 2 sc in next st (54) |
| Round 12-13 | 1 sc in each st(54) |
| Round 14 | 1 sc in next 8 st then 2 sc in next st (60) |
| Round 15 | 25 sc purple; change to white; 35 sc (60) |
| Round 16 | 10 sc white; 15 sc purple; 35 sc white (66) |
| Round 17 | inc in each 10th st: 11 white; 55 purple (66) |
| Round 18 | purple: 1 sc in each st (66) |
| Round 19 | 28 sc purple; 38 sc white (66) |
| Round 20 | inc in each 11th st: 13 white; 18 purple; 41 white (72) |
| Round 21 | 13 sc white; 59 sc purple (72) |
| Round 22 | 72 sc purple |
| Round 23 | 31 sc purple; 41 sc white (72) |
| Round 24 | 14 sc white; 17 sc purple; 41 sc white (72) |
| Round 25 | 14 sc white; 58 sc purple (72) |
| Round 26 | 72 sc purple |
| Round 27 | 31 sc purple; 41 sc white (72) |
| Round 28 | 15 sc white; 16 sc purple; 41 sc white (72) |
| Round 29 | 10 sc white; 2 sc together; continue with purple; |
| (1 ls in next 9 st – 1 dec) all around (66) | |
| From here on the head is made with purple. | |
| Round 30-31 | 1 sc in each st (66) |
| Round 32 | (1 ls in next 8 st – 1 dec) all around (60) |
| Round 33-34 | 1 sc in each st (60) |
| Round 35 | (1 ls in next 7 st – 1 dec) all around (54) |
| Round 36 | 1 sc in each st (54) |
| Round 37 | (1 ls in next 6 st – 1 dec) all around (48) |
| Round 38 | (1 ls in next 5 st – 1 dec) all around (42) |
| Round 39 | (1 ls in next 4 st – 1 dec) all around (36) |
Fasten off. Later on we’ll continue with the head. Now we crochet the ears.
Ear 1 (purple)
| Round 1 | crochet a magic ring with 6 st (6) |
| Round 2 | 2 sc in each st (12) |
| Round 3 | 1 sc in next 3 st then 2 sc in next st (15) |
| Round 4 | 1 sc in each st (15) |
| Round 5 | 1 sc in next 4 st then 2 sc in next st (18) |
| Round 6 | 1 sc in next 5 st then 2 sc in next st (21) |
| Round 7 | 1 sc in next 6 st then 2 sc in next st(24) |
| Round 8 | 1 sc in each st (24) |
| Round 9 | 1 sc in next 7 st then 2 sc in next st (27) |
| Round 10 | 1 sc in each st (27) |
| Round 11 | 1 sc in next 8 st then 2 sc in next st (30) |
| Round 12 | 1 sc in each st (30) |
Close the ear with 15 sc.
Ear 2
Crochet the ear as ear 1, but round 1 – 5 is made with white yarn. Round 6 – 12 is made with purple yarn.
I hope you enjoyed kitty cat family crochet a long part 1. Part 2 will be published on March 10th.
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