Free Crochet Masterclass: Ballerina Cat
This masterclass by @sονa_vуazhеt_sν shows you how to crochet a ballerina cat. The pattern works with any medium-weight yarn like YarnArt Jeans, Alize Cotton Gold, or Gazzal Baby Cotton. You can enhance the ballerina slippers with decorative flowers.
Materials & Tools:
- Yarn: YarnArt Jeans (36-beige for the body, 71-turquoise, 01-white)
- Embroidery thread: Iris (for the eyes)
- Crochet hook: 1.5 mm
- Toy filling
- Tulle
- Needle for attaching details
- Scissors
You can buy everything you need here.
Crochet Abbreviations:
- KA: Magic ring
- ch: Chain stitch
- sl st: Slip stitch
- sc: Single crochet
- dc: Double crochet
- inc: Increase
- dec: Decrease
- (…) x n: Repeat n times
Crochet Pattern for the Ballerina Cat
Head (White Yarn):
- 6 sc in KA.
- Inc in each stitch (12).
- (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18).
- (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24).
- (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30).
- 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc) x 5, 2 sc (36).
- (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42).
- 3 sc, inc, (6 sc, inc) x 5, 3 sc (48).
- (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54).
- 4 sc, inc, (8 sc, inc) x 5, 4 sc (60).
- (9 sc, inc) x 6 (66).
- 5 sc, inc, (10 sc, inc) x 5, 5 sc (72).
13–23. 72 sc (11 rows). - 5 sc, dec, (10 sc, dec) x 6, 5 sc (66).
- (9 sc, dec) x 6 (60).
- 4 sc, dec, (8 sc, dec) x 5, 4 sc (54).
- (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48).
- 3 sc, dec, (6 sc, dec) x 5, 3 sc (42).
- (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36).
- 2 sc, dec, (4 sc, dec) x 5 (30).
- (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24).
Snout (White Yarn):
- Ch 5, sl st into the 2nd ch from hook, 2 sc, 3 sc in 1 stitch, 2 sc, inc.
- 2 sc in 1 stitch, 2 sc, (2 sc in 1 stitch) x 3, 2 sc, 2 sc in 1 stitch.
- 1 sc, inc, 2 sc, (1 sc, inc) x 3, 2 sc, (1 sc, inc) x 2.
- 22 sc.
Ears (Make 2) (White Yarn):
- 4 sc.
- Inc in each stitch (8).
- (1 sc, inc) x 4 (12).
- 12 sc.
- (2 sc, inc) x 4 (16).
- 16 sc.
- (3 sc, inc) x 4 (20).
- 20 sc.
- Fold the ear in half and join with 10 sl sts.