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CATPOMPOM

HEAD

Makea pompomusinga 6.5cmpompom

makerandfollowtheWindingDiagramson

page97.Windyarnsaroundeacharminorder

accordingtonumbersonDiagram,following

theshapesontheDiagramsascloselyasyou

can.Adda fewspecklesof Yarn C to the back

ofthehead,if desired.

Tiethepompomwitha lengthofYarnA,

knottedatthetopofthehead.If you’dliketo

hangupyourpompom,leavelongtailsonthe

tie(approx25cm).If not,movetheknottothe

YarnA sectionandtrimthetailsso they

become part of the pompom.

SHAPINGTHEHEAD

TrimpompomasshownintheShaping

Diagramsonpage97.Todothis,makesure

yourcentraltieis runningthroughthecentreof

theYarnA sectionatthefrontoftheface.Make

sureyoudon’tcutthetiewhenshaping.Don’t

worryaboutmakingyourtrimmingor

placementperfect– a littlebitofasymmetry

helpstocreatea morenaturallook.

TrimthenoseshapeasshownintheSide

Diagram.Trimthebasetoflattenthechin.

Trimaroundtheeyeareatocreatedepressions

wherethesafetyeyescansit(markedinlight

pinkontheFrontDiagram).Curvedepressions

intothecheeksandupperhead,butleavethe

centralstrip longer to create height for the nose

area.

Oncetheshapeis vaguely right, insert the

safety eyes loosely.

EARSMAKE 2 

UsingYarnC,makea magicloop.

Row1 (RS)Ch3(countsas first tr throughout),

3trinloop,turn.[4sts]

Row2 (WS)Ch3,tr instatbaseofch-3, 2tr in

next2 tr,tr inlastst,turn.[7sts]

Row 3 Ch3,tr instatbaseofch-3,(trinnexttr,

2trinnexttr) twice, tr in next tr, tr in last st, turn.

[10sts]

Row 4 Ch3,tr instatbaseofch-3,(trinnexttr,

2trinnexttr)4 times,tr inlastst,turn.[15sts]

Row 5 Ch1(doesnotcountas stitch), (dc2tog)

7 times,dcinlastst.[8sts]

Fastenoff, leavinga longtail.

Weave in the starting tail.

AT TAC HT H EE A R S

Cuta length(approx25cm)ofmatchingyarn

andattachtotheotherbottomcornerofthe

Ear.Usea nailbrushtobrushtheEarlightlyand

makeit lookfluffy.Usethelongtailsonthe

bottomcornerstoattachtheEartothe

pompom.Todothis,passthelongendtails

throughthepompom(makingsuretheypass

underneaththetie)inthepositionyouwant(as

markedontheShapingDiagram).Onceboth

Earsareinplace,securetotheoppositeEarwith

a knot. Weave in ends on the opposite Ear.

TRIMTHEPOMPOM

TriminfrontoftheEars,makingsureyoudon’t

snipintotheEars.Continuetrimmingtoperfect

the shape and round off any sharp edges.

NOSE

CuttheNoseoutofblackfelt– it shouldbea

roundedupside-downtriangleshape(approx

1-1.5cm across). Position loosely in place.

MOUTH

Cuta longpieceofYarnC andthreadontoa

tapestryneedle.CarefullyparttheYarnA

sectionofpompomandinsertneedleunder

thepompomtie,aroundthepositionofthe

Nose.Knotit tosecureit tothetie.Insertneedle

underthepompomtieagainandpullgently

untilyouhavea smallloop.Positiontheloop

vertically,usinglengthsofYarnA,toholdthe

loopinplace.Onceyou’rehappywiththelook,

carefullyknotthepiecetothecentral tie to

securethepositionoftheloop.

Repeattocreatetwomoreloopsthatform the

horizontal outer loops of the Mouth.

TOFINISH

AddgluetotheNose piece and carefully apply

tothenosearea.

Thenglueeyesinplace– todothis,takeone

eyeout,covertheendwithglueandcarefully

insertit backinplace.If desired,addwhiskers

usinglengthsofshinyormetallicthread,

knotted around the vertical Mouth loop.

DesignerBeckySkusesays:“Igeta lotof

curiouscatsinmygardenandI loveseeing

theirlittleheadsatthepatiodoor,peeking

intoseewhatwe’reupto!SoI thoughtit

wouldbefuntomakemyowncatheadto

smilebackatthem.Thepompommightlook

tricky,butjustfollowtheinstructionsstep

bystepandrememberthateverypompom

andeverycatis different.If youlike,youcan

startbymakinganeasiercatusingjust

cream and light grey yarn instead.”

DK

WEIGHT

3.5MM

HOOK

YOUWILLNEED
QDROPSKarisma(100%wool,
50g/100m),1 ballofeach:
YarnAOffWhite(01)
YarnBLightGreyMix(44)
YarnCAnthraciteMix(53)
QA 3.5mm(USE/4)hook
QClover6.5cmpompommaker
QGreencatsafetyeyes,12mm
(availablefrom http://www.deramores.
co.uk)
QSmallpiecesofblackfelt and glue,
orsticky-backfelt
QNailbrush(optional)
QShinyormetallicthread for
whiskers(optional)
Foryarnstockistscontact
WoolWarehouse 01926882818
http://www.woolwarehouse.co.uk

TENSION
Tensionis notcriticalforthisproject,
butit mayaffect yarn quantities
required

MEASUREMENTS
Catmeasuresapprox 7.5cm (3in)
indiameter

ABBREVIATIONS
Fora fulllist,see page 92

NOTES
PleaserefertotheCrochet
Workshopontheprecedingpages
forassistancein making your
pompom.
ThereareChartsonpage97,which
youwillneedtorefertowhen
makingandshaping your
pompom.
TheEarsareworkedinrows, from
the top point down.

A BIT

TRICKY

POMPOM CAT

Followthediagramtoplacetheyarninthe

right colour order for a tabby-like pattern