Christmas Cat with a Santa Hat ☆FREE Pattern☆

• Height: 3.5” / 9 cm
• Yarn: DK, 100% cotton
• Hook: 3mm
• Eyes: 8mm safety buttons (white details optional)
• Polyester fiberfill (stuffing)
• Yarn Needle
• Light pink yarn for nose

Abbreviations: R – Round, MR – magic ring, ST/STS – stitch/stitches, F/O – fasten off (SLST and cut the yarn), SLST – slip stitch, SC – single crochet, DC – double crochet, INC – increase (add two single crochets in the same stitch), INVDEC – invisible decrease

Pictures and Assembly

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HEAD
1. MR, SC (6)
2. INC (12)
3. INC, SC 1 (18)
4. INC, SC 2 (24)
5. INC, SC 3 (30)
6. INC, SC 4 (36)
7-12. SC around (36)
13. INVDEC, SC 4 (30)
– add eyes between R10 and R11, 7 visible sts between
– add pink nose 2 sts across
14. INVDEC, SC 3 (24)
15. INVDEC, SC 2 (18)
16. INVDEC, SC 1 (12)
– F/O and leave a tail to sew to body

EARS (make 2)
1. MR, SC 4 (4)
2. INC, SC 1 (6)
3. INC, SC 2 (8)
4. INC, SC 3 (10)
5. INC, SC 4 (12)
6. INC, SC 5 (14)
– F/O and leave tail to sew

BODY
1. MR, SC (6)
2. INC (12)
3. INC, SC 1 (18)
4. INC, SC 2 (24)
5. INC, SC 3 (30)
6. INVDEC, SC 3 (24)
7. INVDEC, SC 2 (18)
8. INVDEC, SC 1 (12)
9. SC around (12)
– F/O and hide tail

LEGS (make 2)
1. MR, SC 5 (5)
2-3. SC around
– F/O and hide tail

TAIL
1. MR, SC 4 (4)
2-4. SC around
– F/O and leave tail to sew. Sew it so that it points up.

Santa Hat
– Start with red
1. MR, SC 4 (4)
2. SC around
3. INC, SC 1 (6)
4. INC, SC 2 (8)
5. SC around
6. INC, SC 3 (10)
7. INC, SC 4 (12)
8. INC, SC 5 (14)
9. INC, SC 6 (16)
10. INC, SC 7 (18)
11. INC, SC 8 (20)
12. INC, SC 9 (22)
13.  INC, SC 10 (24) l)
– Switch to white, CH 2
14. DC around (25)

Ball on Santa’s Hat
1. MR, SC 5 (5)
2. INC (10)
3. SC around
4. DEC (5)
–  F/O and leave a tail. Sew the opening closed.
– Sew the ball to the top of the hat.

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