Category: Beginner pattern

Kitty cat : a tutorial to discover assembling amigurumi parts

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Here is a pattern that will help you learning how to assemble amigurumi parts ! Yes, this every crocheter’s nemesis ! At first I hated it too, because I was completely lost and the patterns rarely explain how to sew parts together. Now that I know a lot better what to do or not , it’s a much easier pill to swallow!

{ KITTY CAT PATTERN }

SUPPLIES

Yarn : Phildar’s coton 4 for main color + Phildar’s coton 3 for embroidered details
Hook : 3.mm (or any hook siez that suits best your way of crocheting)
Safety eyes : 6mm

Embroidery Needle
Optional : 0.50 mm jewellery wire.

ABBREVIATIONS

R : round/row
Ch : chain
MR : magic ring
Sc : single crochet
Inc : increase
Dec : decrease
*…,…* : repeat instruction around

HEAD

R1. MR 6 (6)
R2. *inc around (12)
R3.*inc, sc* (18)
R4. *inc, 2sc* (24)
R5. sc around (24)
R6. *inc, 3sc* (30)
R7 – 9. Inc around (30)
R10.*dec, 3sc* (24)
R11.*dec, 2sc* (18)
R12.*dec, sc* (12)

Fasten off and weave in ends.

EARS (make 2)

R1. MR 3 (3)
R2. inc around (6)
R3. *inc, 2sc* (8)
R4. *inc, 3sc* (10)
R5. sc around (10)
R6.*inc, 4sc* (12)

BODY

R1 . MR 6 (6)
R2. Inc around (12)
R3-9. sc around (12)

Fasten off leaving long tail to sew on head.

FRONT LEGS

R1. Ch9
R2. Slst in 7th stitch of the chain (=the 3rd after hook), “ch3, slst in the 1st ch stitch* x2
R3 . sc6 back to beginning of chain

Fasten off, leave long tail for sewing on body.

BACK LEGS

R1. Ch8
R2. Slst in 6th stitch of the chain (=the 3rd after hook), “ch3, slst in the 1st ch stitch* x2
R3 . sc5 back to beginning of chain

Fasten off, leave long tail for sewing on body.

TAIL

  • Option 1 (without wire) :
    R1. Ch 13,  turn
    R2. Sc12, ch 1 and turn.
    R3. slst12 back to starting point.

Fasten off, leaving long tail for sewing.

  • Option 2  (with wire) :
    R1. sc12 around wire, ch1 and  turn
    R2. Fold wire so that you can crochet R2 around it,  sc12, ch 1 and turn.
    R3. slst12 back to starting point.

Fasten off, leaving long tail for sewing.
Cut wire or insert and hide it into body. Curl tips to prevent them from popping out.
Sew tail on body.

ASSEMBLING

With black yarn, embroider eyes with a  French knot.
If using safety eyes, insert them between R8&9, leaving 8sts in between.
With pink yarn, embroider the ears and nose.
Place ears and sew them on place.
Stuff head and body, and sew them together.

Sew legs and tail to body.

Rendez-vous sur Hellocoton !

Crochet basket pattern – beginner level

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As a beginner you’ll probably want to start with small projects, that’s why I suggest this pattern that combines simplicity and usefulness : a small basket to store all your little stuff!

My basket is really tiny : it measures 8.5 cm in diameter and 6 cm high. I made it with mercerized cotton thread supposed to be crocheted with a  3.00mm hook, which I doubled and crocheted with a 4.00mm hook to get a sturdy fabric.

To make a larger basket, you can choose a bigger thread(and  choose accordingly the size of your hook ), and / or add rounds to the bottom.

In this pattern, the bottom is made from rounds 1 to 7. To widen it, you should keep distributing  6 increases evenly on each new turn. Once you reach the diameter you want, stop increasing and crochet a row in the back loops only. Then, crochet as usual, inserting hook through both loops  until you reach the desired height.

Is that okay for you ? Let’s go!

{ crochet basket }

To make this pattern you’ll need to know how to :

abbreviations

R : round
MR  : magic ring
ch : chain
sl st : slip stitch
sc : single crochet
inc : increase
st(s) : stitch(es)
BLO : work in the back loops only
FO : fasten off

Basket

R1 : MR6
R2 : inc around (12)
R3 : *1sc, inc*x6 (18)
R4 : *2sc, inc*x6 (24)
R5 : *3sc, inc*x6 (30)
R6 : *4sc, inc*x6 (36)
R7 :*5sc, inc* x6 (42)
R8 :  BLO : sc around (42)
R9 -10 : sc around (42)

Change color

R11-15 : sc around (42)
R16 : 7sc, 6ch, skip next 6 sts, 15c, 6ch, skip next 6 sts, 8sc (42)
R17 : 7sc, 8sc in the chain-6 space, 15sc, 8sc in the chain-6 space, 8sc . (46)

FO, weave in ends.

Rendez-vous sur Hellocoton !