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