Duchess
Kitty
Finished
kitty measures 4” tall.
Abbreviations:
ch
chain
sc single crochet
sc2tog single crochet 2 stitches
together
sl st slip stitch
st stitch
Materials:
Worsted
weight yarn two colors
Small
amount of eyelash yarn
Crochet
hook size D3 (U.S.)
9mm Safety eyes
Stuffing
Yarn
needle.
Duchess Crochet Pattern:
Row 1: With main
color, ch. 4 and join with sl st to first ch. Work 8 sc into center
ring and around tail. Do not join. Pull the tail to close the hole
in the ring. Mark the beginning of the row. From this point on, you
will be working in the round.
Row
2: 2 sc in each sc around.
Row
3: *1 sc in next sc, 2 sc in next
sc*, repeat from * to * around.
Rows
4-6: *1 sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in
next sc*, repeat from * to * around.
Rows
7-11: 1 sc in each sc around.
Row
12: *1 sc in next 2 sc, sc2tog*,
repeat from * to * around.
Row
13: *1 sc in next 3 sc, sc2tog*, repeat from * to * around.
Row
14: 1 sc in each sc around.
Rows
15-17: *1 sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc
in next sc*, repeat from * to * around.
Row
18: 1 sc in each sc around.
Row
19: 1 sc in each sc around. Join
with sl st and end.
Shaping
right leg:
Row
20: 1 sc in the next 6 sc. Work
*1 sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc* in the next 8 sc.
Rows
21-23: Continuing in the 1st
stitch of the leg started above, 1 sc in each sc around.
Row
24: Switch to foot color (2nd
color). 1 sc in each sc around.
Row
25: 1 sc in each sc around.
Row
26: *1 sc in next sc, sc2tog*,
repeat from * to * around. End, leaving a long tail for sewing the
foot closed.
Shaping
left leg:
Row
27: Join main color in the front
of the kitty, 2 stitches over from the right leg. Work *1 sc in next
sc, 2 sc in next sc* in the next 8 sc. Work in the round from this
point on to form the left leg.
Rows
28-30: 1 sc in each sc around.
Row
31: Switch to foot color (2nd
color). 1 sc in each sc around.
Row
32: 1 sc in each sc around.
Row
33: *1 sc in next sc, sc2tog*,
repeat from * to * around. End, leaving a long tail for sewing the
foot closed.
Finishing
body:
Row
34: Attach main color to the
kitty's body in the back to the left of the leg on your right (the
kitty's left leg). Work *1 sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc* across
the back to the leg on your left (the kitty's right leg). At this
leg, continue around 1 sc in each sc around.
Rows
35-36: 1 sc in each sc around.
Row
37: 1 sc in each sc around. Continue 1 sc in each sc around across the
kitty's back, stopping at
the right leg (leg on your left as you are holding the kitty upside
down). Join with sl st and end.
Bottom
of the body:
Row
1: With main color, ch. 4 and join
with sl st to first ch. Work 8 sc into center ring and around tail. Do
not join. Pull the tail to close the hole in the ring. Mark the
beginning of the row. From this point on, you will be working in the
round.
Row
2: 2 sc in each sc around.
Row
3: *1 sc in next sc, 2 sc in next
sc*, 4 times. Join with sl st and end, leaving a long tail for
sewing.
Rear
Feet (make 2):
Row
1: With 2nd color, ch. 4 and join
with sl st to first ch. Work 8 sc into center ring and around tail. Do
not join. Pull the tail to close the hole in the ring. Mark the
beginning of the row. From this point on, you will be working in the
round.
Row
2: 2 sc in each sc around.
Row
3: 1 sc in each sc around.
Row
4: *1 sc in next sc, sc2tog*
around.
Row
5: sc2tog around. Join with sl st
and end, leaving a tail to sew the hole closed.
Ears
(make 2):
Row
1: With main color, ch. 5. 1 sc
in 2nd ch from hook and in each sc across. Ch.
1, turn.
Row
2: 1 sc in each sc across. Ch. 1,
turn.
Row
3: 1 sc in 2nd sc from
hook, sc2tog. Ch. 1, turn.
Row
4: sc2tog. Join with sl st and
end.
Row
5: Attach 2nd color. 1
sc in each sc and row all the way around the outside of the ear,
working 2 sc in each corner of the triangle shape. Join with sl st
and end, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Finishing:
Embroider
face and attach safety eyes.
Position
ears and sew them to the head.
Stuff
the head, legs, and body firmly.
Sew
the bottom to the body, adding
stuffing as necessary so that the body is nice and firm.
Position
the rear feet and sew them to
the body behind the front legs.
Ear
trim: Do this on both ears. Using
a piece of eyelash yarn approximately 12” long, double it.
Insert
your crochet hook through the tip of the ear and out the other side.
Hook the loop of the doubled yarn and pull the loop through. Hook
the two sections of yarn and pull them both through, locking the yarn
in place. Trim to desired length, approx. 1-2”.
Topknot:
Add a topknot the same way
you added the ear trim with the eyelash yarn. You will be adding
them to the front 3 sc in the middle of the kitty's head centered
between her ears. Trim to desired length, approx. 1-2”.
Tail:
Using an approximately 24”
piece of yarn in the main color, double it. Insert your crochet hook
around one of the stitches at the base of the back of the body in the
tail area. Grab the loop of the doubled-over yarn and pull through.
Hook both ends of the doubled yarn and pull through, attaching the
yarn with a single crochet. Continue working chains with both ends
of the yarn until the tail is as long as you want it to be. Make a
pompom out of both colors and attach it to the end of the tail.
Enjoy
your Duchess Kitty!
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