Free Crochet Master Class: Kitty by Irina Chernyavskaya
Create a charming little crocheted kitten in the style of a Thai or Siamese breed using this pattern. The finished toy features delicate details such as needle-felted facial features, embroidered claws, and a movable head and limbs attached with splints. The toy is brushed for a fluffy finish and tinted with pastel for added realism.
Materials and Tools
- Yarn: Kid mohair or fine wool
- Thread: Black, for embroidery
- Hook: Suitable for fine yarn
- Eyes: Toy eyes
- Stuffing: Fiberfill or similar
- Markers: For rounds
- Pins: For assembly
- Splints and Discs: For movable limbs and head
- Pastels: Dry pastels for shading
- Brush: Slicker brush for fluffing
- Needle: For sewing and felting
- Scissors
- Fishing Line: For whiskers
Crochet Abbreviations
- MR: Magic ring
- sc: Single crochet
- sl st: Slip stitch
- ch: Chain
- inc: Increase (2 sc in 1 stitch)
- dec: Decrease (sc2tog)
- (…) x n: Repeat instructions in parentheses n times
Pattern Instructions
Head
- MR or chain 2, work 6 sc in the ring. (6)
- 6 inc. (12)
- (1 sc, inc) x 6. (18)
- (2 sc, inc) x 6. (24)
- (3 sc, inc) x 6. (30)
6-12. Work 30 sc in each round. - (3 sc, dec) x 6. (24)
- (2 sc, dec) x 6. (18)
- (1 sc, dec) x 6. (12)
Stuff the head firmly and prepare a double splint if desired. Insert a washer at the opening, hold it in place, and continue:
- (dec) x 6. (6)
- Continue decreasing until you reach the splint.
Leave a tail for sewing. Tighten the opening slightly, ensuring the splint rotates freely. Weave in the yarn tail. Fluff the head and set it aside.