Craftseller - November 2014

ABBREVIATIONS

Bobblestitch:Yarnover,inserthookin

stitch,yarnover,drawloopthrough,yarn

over,drawthrough 2 loopsonthehook,

(yarnover,inserthookinsamespace,

yarnover,drawloopthrough,yarnover,

drawthrough 2 loopsonhook)repeat 3

times,yarnover,drawthroughall 6 loops

onhook

dc: doublecrochet

dc2tog: dcthenext 2 ststogether

fptr: frontposttreblecrochet.To

makeafptr,yarnover,insertyourhook

intothefrontofyourwork,behindthe

indicatedstitch,andthenupthroughyour

workontheothersideofthestitch,so

thatyourhookisnowatthefrontofyour

workagain,yarnover,pullupaloop,yarn

over,pullthroughtwoloopsonhook,

yarnover,pullthroughfinal 2 loopson

hook.

htr: halftreblecrochet

htr3tog:halftreblecrochetthenext

3ststogether

st/sts: stitch/stitches

slss: slipstitch

tr: treblecrochet

toend. 18 sts.
Round21:(dc2tog, dc in the next st) repeat to
end. 12sts.
Round22:(dc2tog)repeattoend. 6 sts.
Fasten off, then thread the cut yarn onto a wool
needle and weave through the last 6 stitches,
pull the yarn to close the hole. Weave in yarn
and cut off any loose ends.

Body
Make 1 inSafranand 1 inSable.
Make a magic ring and work 6dc into the ring.
6sts.
Round 1: 2 dc into each st to the end. 12sts.
Round2:(dcinthefirstst,2dcinthenextst)
repeat to end. 18sts.
Changecolourtothemainjumpercolour.
Round3:(tr in the first 2sts, 2tr in the next st)
repeattoend. 24 sts.
Round 4 :fptr in each st to the end. 24sts.
ChangetoIvoryyarn.
Round5:(dc in the first 3sts, 2dc in the next st)
repeattoend. 30 sts.
Thenextround is worked by changing colour
each st. Start in Ivory and work 1st Ivory, 1st
contrastcolourthroughoutround.
Round6:(dc in the first 4sts, 2dc in the next st)
repeattoend.36sts.
Changecolourto jumper contrast colour Passion
orJade
Round7:(dc in the first 5sts, 2dc in the next st)
repeat to end. 42sts.

Round 8 :(dcinthefirst6sts,2dcinthenextst)

repeattoend. 48 sts.

Thenextroundisworkedbychangingcolour

eachst.StartinIvoryandwork 1 stIvory, 1 st

contrastcolourthroughoutround.

Round 9 :(dcinthefirst 7 sts,2dcinthenextst)

repeattoend. 54 sts.

ChangecolourtoIvory.

Round 10 :(dcinthefirst 8 sts,2dcinthenext

st)repeattoend.60sts.

Changetomainjumpercolour

Thearmholesareformedonthenextround.

Round 11 :Skipthefirst10sts,dcinnext20sts,

skipthenext10sts,dcinthelast20sts. 4 0sts.

Round 12 :(dcinthefirst19sts, 2 dcinthenext

st)repeattoend. 42 sts.

Round 13 :(dcinthefirst 13 sts,2dcinthenext

st)repeattoend. 4 5sts.

Round 14 :(dcinthefirst14sts,2dcinthenext

st)repeattoend. 48 sts.

Rounds 1 5-16:dcineachsttotheend. 4 8sts.

Round 17 :trineachsttotheend. 48 sts.

Round 18 :fptrineachsttotheend. 48 sts.

Changecolourtothemainbodycolour.

Round 19 :dcineachsttotheend. 48 sts.

Round 20 :(dc2tog,dcinnext14sts)repeatto

end. 45 sts.

Round 21 :(dc2tog,dcinnext13sts)repeatto

end. 42 sts.

Round22:(dc2tog,dcinnext12sts)repeatto

end. 39 sts.

Round 23 :(dc2tog,dcinnext11sts)repeatto

end. 3 6sts.

Stuffusingtoyfilling.Addasmallsandwichbag

filledwithriceorpelletstoweightthebodyand

placetoystuffingaroundthebagsothefinished

catfeelssoft.

Round 2 4:(dc2tog,dcinnext 4 sts)repeatto

end.30sts.

Round 25 :(dc2tog,dcinthenext3sts)repeat

toend. 2 4sts.

Round26:(dc2tog,dcinthenext 2 sts)repeat

toend. 18 sts.

Round 27 :(dc2tog,dcinthenextst)repeatto

end. 12 sts.

Round28:(dc2tog)repeattoend. 6 sts.

Fastenoff,thenthreadthecutyarnontoawool

needleandweavethroughthelast 6 stitches,

pulltheyarntoclosethehole.Weaveinyarn

andcutoffanylooseends.

Sew the head onto the body securely. Weave in

and cut off any loose ends.

Legs

Make 2 for each cat starting in Tropic Brown.

Stuff as you go along.

Make a magic ring and work 6 dc into ring. 6sts.

Round1: 2 dcintoeachsttotheend. 12 sts.

Round2:dc in the first 2sts, 2dc in the next st,

dc in the next 2sts, 3htr in the next st, htr in the

next 2sts, 3htr in the next st, dc in the next 2sts,

2 dcinthelastst. 18 sts.

Round3:dc in the first 3sts, 2dc in the next st,

dc in the next 2sts, htr in the next st, 2htr in the

next st, htr in the next 4sts, 2htr in the next st,

htr in the next st, dc in the next st, 2dc in the

next st, dc in the last 2sts. 22sts.

Round4:2dcinthefirstst,dcinthenext8sts,

3 htr in the next st, htr in the next 5sts, 3htr in

the next st, dc in the last 6sts. 27sts.

Round5:dcineachsttotheend. 2 7sts.

Round6:dc in the first st, dc2tog, dc in the

next 8sts, dc2tog, dc in the next 6sts, dc2tog, dc

inthelast 6 sts. 24 sts.

Round7:dc in the first 11sts, htr3tog, htr in the

next3sts,htr3tog,dcinthelast4sts. 2 0sts.

Round8:dc in the first 3sts, dc2tog, dc in the

next 4sts, dc2tog, dc in the next st, dc2tog, dc

in the next st, dc2tog, dc in the last 3sts. 16sts.

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yy

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