A small kitty to sit on your desk, lounge around on your bed, or hang on a chain!

Caron Simply Soft worsted weight yarn
Size G (4.00mm) hook
Stuffing
Scissors
Tapestry Needle
Size 9mm animal eyes

4" tall

Keep the stitches tight to hold in stuffing.

*All of pattern is worked right-side out. DO NOT join rounds!*
Animal eyes may be placed between rnds 4 and 5

Key:
ch: chain
sc: single crochet
inc: increase
dec: decrease
mm: millimeter

Body
R1) Ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook-6 sc
R2) 2 sc in each sc around-12 sc
R3) *sc in 1st sc, 2 sc in next sc* around-18 sc
R4-8) Sc in each sc around-18 sc
R9) *sc in 1st st, sc-DEC* around-12 sc

STUFF KITTY NOW!

R10) *DEC* around-6 sc
Fasten off, and weave in the ends.

Feet (Make 4)
R1) Ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook-6 sc
R2-3) Sc in each sc around
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Ears (Make 2)
R1) Ch 2, 4 sc in 2nd ch from hook-4 sc
R2) Sc in each sc around
R3) 2 sc in each st around-8 sc
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing

Tail
R1) Ch 12. Sl st in 2nd ch from hook, and in remaining chains.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing,

Assembly
1. Press ears flar and sew onto head.
2. Stuff feet slightly and sew onto underside of body.
3. Sew on tail.
4. Embroider on nose/mouth.

Kitty Complete!

A week or so ago my lovely kitten Rogetts reminded me that every once in a while kitties need a new toy. Or they might riffle through your purse, steal you headphones out and pull the insulation off while leaving a big mess in at least 3 rooms of your house. Oh well I reward the little brat with a new set of toys made that day before she could find anything else to destroy.

I had been thinking about making toys for a while now and had been doing some research on the way the cats see and interact with the world. Cats do not see colors the same as people. Contrast and pattern are more important so I picked colors that contrasted with each other. I read that acrylic yarn taste bad to cats from some website of unknown credentials. But the idea stuck in my head and I have noticed that the cats only run off with wool and cotton. So they get cotton toys because it is so durable. Oh and the cats love to move there toys around so I topped it all off some monk cords on each end. The cats seem to love them. I am sure that catnip stuffing has something to do with it too.

• Small amount of two colors of cotton sport weight yarn (the photos is show with saucy sport yarn and sinfonia)
• size c crochet hook, or the smallest size hook you can use with your yarn (you want the stitches to be very tight so the cat nip does not fall out)
• yarn needle
• cotton balls
• catnip

1 inch

Gauge is not very important, just make sure that your stitches are tight enough to keep the catnip from falling out.