Kitty Granny Square

 

Hello Friends! Another post and another animal granny square to add to my collection. This time it's a kitty face. I've included pictures in the instructions to make the steps clearer so I hope it makes it easier to make. Have fun making this cute granny square, and keep an eye for my next post.

Skill level: Intermediate

Check out the entire Animal Granny Square collection: 

Puppy | Frog | Koala | Chick | Chicken | Mouse | Bunny | Ox | Tiger | Duckling

Materials: 

• Yarn: schachenmayr catania 100 % cotton (50 g / 125 m), one skein of colors: pearl white, green, and yellow, few meters of black.
• Crochet hook, size US D 11/ 3 mm.
• Embroider thread in black color for the mustache.
• Stitch marker.

Measurements of the square: 5.25" x 5.25" (13 cm x 13 cm), approx.

Yardage: 55- 60 yards (50- 55 m), approx.

Gauge: 29 sts x 12 round = 4" x 4" (10 cm x 10 cm) in double crochet.

Crochet terms (US):

• ch: chain.
• st: stitch.
• sl st: slip stitch.
• sc: single crochet.
• hdc: half double crochet.
• dc: double crochet.
• tc: treble crochet. 
• picot: ch 3, sl st to first ch.

Pattern:

With the pearl white yarn, make a magic ring, work as follows:

Round 1: ch 1 into the magic ring (counts as sc), sc 5, sl st into the first ch. (6 sts).

Round 2: ch 1(counts as sc) and sc in first st, sc 2 in each st, sl st into the first ch. (12 sts).

Rounds 3: ch 1(counts as sc) in first st, sc in each st, sl st into the first ch. (12 sts).

Round 4: ch 3 and dc in the first st, dc 2 in each st to end, sl st into the third ch of first ch 3. (24 sts).

Round 5: ch 3 and dc in the first st, *dc in dc, dc 2 in dc, repeat from * to last dc, dc in dc, sl st into the third ch of first ch 3. (36 dcs).

Round 6: ch 3 and dc in the first st, *dc in dc twice, dc 2 in dc, repeat from * to last  2 sts, dc in dc twice, sl st in the third ch of first ch 3. (48 dcs).

Round 7: ch 3 and dc in the first dc, {dc in dc three times, dc 2 in dc}, repeat between {} three times, dc in dc three times, (dc, ch 1, dc) in dc, repeat between {} twice, dc in dc three times, (dc, ch 1, dc) in dc, repeat between {} three times, dc in dc three times, sl st in the third ch of first ch 3. (60 dcs). 

Cut off the yarn and weave in the loose ends. 


Bind on the green yarn and work as follows:

Round 8: ch 1 in the first st (you can make a standing sc instead), hdc in st twice, dc in st twice, tc in st, ch 2, tr in st, dc in st twice, hdc in st twice, sc in st five times. 

To create the Ear base, Work the next set of sts through back loops only: {hdc in st twice, dc in st twice, tc in st,ch 2, tr in st, dc in st twice, hdc in st twice}. sc in st five times, repeat between {} through back loops only for the other Ear base, sc in st five times, hdc in st twice, dc in st twice, tc in st, ch 2, tr in st, dc in st twice, hdc in st twice, sc in st four times, sl st to first sc.

Rounds 10-12: ch 3 (counts as dc), *dc in dc to ch 2 space, *(dc, tr, ch 2, tr, dc) in ch 2 space, repeat from * four times, dc in dc to end, sl st to third ch of first ch 3.

Cut off the yarn and weave in the loose ends.

Ears:

Work one ear into each (front loops sts group) in round 7 as follows:

Row 1: bind on yellow yarn In the 3rd st of right side of any ch 1, sc in the same st, skip 2 sts, (dc 4, ch 1, dc 4) in ch 1 space, skip 2 sts, sc in the front loop of next st, cut yarn.

Row 2: bind on pearl white yarn in the first st of the group, ch 1 and sc in the same st, sc in each dc of row 1, sc in ch 1 space, make 1 picot, sc in every dc, ch 1, sc in last st of the group, cut yarn, weave in loose ends.

Repeat rows (1-2) for the second ear.

Nose:

With yellow yarn, make a knot and ch 3, sc in second ch, dc in third ch, cut yarn leaving 10 cm/ 4" to sew the nose in the center of the cat's face.

Embroider the mustache using the black thread.

Lastly, feel free to leave a comment if you have any questions or find something confusing in the pattern.

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