Cute Pillow Cat
You’ll need:
Any yarn you like in light-grey and dark-grey colors;
Crochet hook 1,5.
Instructions
Start with light-grey yarn.
1st row: 6 chain sts in the ring;
2nd row: increase in every 2nd st of the lower row x 6 times = 12 sts;
3rd row: increase in every 2nd st of the lower row x 6 times = 18 sts;
4th row: increase 6 sts (in every 2nd st) = 24 sts;
5th row: increase 6 sts (in every 3rd st) = 30 sts;
6th row: increase 6 sts (in every 4th st) = 36 sts;
7th row: increase 6 sts (in every 5th st) = 42 sts;
8th row: increase 6 sts (in every 6th st) = 48 sts;
9th row: increase 6 sts (in every 7th st) = 54 sts;
10th row: increase 6 sts (in every 8th st) = 60 sts;
11th row: 60 single crochets;
12th row: increase 6 sts (in every 9th st) = 66 sts;
13th row: 66 single crochets;
14th row: increase 6 sts (in every 10th st) = 72 sts;
15th-16th rows: 72 single crochets;
17th row: 72 single crochets;
Continue work and turn to dark-grey yarn:
18th row: 1 st with dark grey yarn, 26 sts of light-grey yarn, 45 sts with dark-grey yarn = 72 sts;
19th row: 27 sts with light-grey yarn, 43 sts with dark-grey yarn, 2 sts with light-grey yarn = 72 sts;
20th-21st rows: 28 sts with light-grey yarn, 2 sts with light-grey yarn = 72 sts;
22nd row: 28 sts with light-grey yarn, 43 sts with dark-grey yarn, 1 st with light-grey yarn = 72 sts;
23rd row: 27 sts with light-grey yarn, 45 sts with dark grey yarn, 2 sts with light-grey yarn = 72 sts;
24th row: 26 sts with light-grey yarn, 46 sts with dark grey yarn, 2 sts with light-grey yarn = 72 sts;
25th row: 24 sts with light-grey yarn, 47 sts with dark grey yarn, 1 st with light-grey yarn = 72 sts;
26th-29th rows: 72 single crochets with light-grey yarn;
30th row: 2 sts with light-grey yarn, 26 sts with dark grey yarn, 44 sts with light-grey yarn = 72 sts;
31st row: 2 sts with light-grey yarn, 28 sts with dark grey yarn, 42 sts with light-grey yarn = 72 sts;
32nd-33rd rows: 30 sts with dark grey yarn, 42 sts with light-grey yarn = 72 sts;
34th row: 30 sts with dark grey yarn, 42 sts with light-grey yarn = 72 sts;
35th row: 1 st with light-grey yarn, 28 sts with dark grey yarn, 43 sts with light-grey yarn = 72 sts;
36th row: 2 sts with light-grey yarn, 26 sts with dark grey yarn, 44 sts with light-grey yarn = 72 sts;
37th row: 3 sts with light-grey yarn, 24 sts with dark grey yarn, 45 sts with light-grey yarn = 72 sts;
38th-41st rows: 72 single crochets with light-grey yarn;
42nd row: decrease in every 3 sts x 6 times = 66 sts;
43rd row: decrease in every 2 sts x 6 times = 60 sts;
44th-59th rows: 60 single crochets;
Sew eyes, embroider mouth and fill in with stuffing.
60th row: decrease every 8th st x 6 times = 54 sts;
61st row: 54 sts;
62nd row: decrease every 7th st x 6 times = 48 sts;
63rd row: 48 single crochets;
64th row: 42 single crochets;
65th row: 36 single crochets;
66th row: 30 single crochets;
67th row: 24 single crochets;
68th row: 18 single crochets;
69th row: 12 single crochets;
70th row: 6 single crochets;
Fill in with stuffing and sew.
Leg
Light-grey yarn.
1st row: 5 chain sts in the ring;
2nd row: 5 single crochets;
3rd row: 10 single crochets;
4th row: 10 single crochets;
5th row: increase x 6 times = 15 sts;
6th row: 15 single crochets.
Ear
Light-grey yarn.
1st row: 6 chain sts in the ring = 6 sts;
2nd row: 6 single crochets;
3rd row: increase in every 2nd st = 12 sts;
4th row: 12 single crochets;
5th row: increase x 6 times = 18 sts.
Tail
Light-grey yarn.
1st row: 6 chain sts in the ring;
2nd row: 12 single crochets;
3rd row: 18 single crochets;
4th row: 18 single crochets;
5th row: 24 single crochets;
6th-10th rows: 24 single crochets;
11th-12th rows: 8 sts with light-grey yarn, 4 sts with dark-grey yarn, 8 sts with light-grey yarn, 4 sts with dark-grey yarn = 24 sts;
13th-14th rows: 24 single crochets;
15th row: 1 st with dark-grey yarn, 8 sts with light-grey yarn, 4 sts with dark-grey yarn, 8 sts with light-grey yarn, 3 sts with dark-grey yarn = 24 sts;
16th-18th rows: 24 single crochets;
19th row: 2 sts with dark-grey yarn, 8 sts with light-grey yarn, 4 sts with dark-grey yarn, 8 sts with light-grey yarn, 2 sts with dark-grey yarn = 24 sts;
20th-22nd rows: 24 single crochets.