He will purr serenades in your ear, love you forever and wait for reciprocity.
The toy is knitted in the round on four needles. The head, upper and lower legs are movable, on thread hinges.
The size of the cat is 32 cm.
Legend:
Persons = facial;
Out. = purl;
Arr. = increase (we knit first behind the front wall, then behind the back wall);
dec. = knit 2 together;
R. = row;
n. = loop;
stockinette stitch – odd rows are knitted with knit stitches, even rows are knitted with purl stitches.
Necessary materials:
Four sock needles to match your yarn. For toys, I recommend taking knitting needles thinner than indicated on the thread label. For the toy I used size 3 knitting needles.
Gray yarn (I used two shades of yarn, a lighter one for the body and head, a darker one for the paws, ears and tail, adding a kid mohair thread to it).
Dark gray or black yarn for claws, eyebrows, mouth.
Stuffing (holofiber).
Long needle for assembly.
Marker for counting rows (you can use a paper clip).
A pair of eyes.
Some wool for felting (for the nose).
Needle for felting.
Mustache line.
A piece of red felt (for the heart and tongue).
I always knit in the round to avoid unsightly seams.
Head
Knitted with light gray yarn.
Cast on six stitches. Distribute onto three needles and start knitting in the round. Be careful not to twist the loops. Place a marker at the beginning of the row.
1r. Arr. (6 times) (12 p.)
2 rub. Approx., 1 persons. (6 times) (18 p.)
3 rub. Approx., 2 persons. (6 times) (24 p.)
4r. Approx., 3 persons. (6 times) (30 p.)
5 rub. Approx., 4 persons. (6 times) (36 p.)
6r. Approx., 5 persons. (6 times) (42 p.)
7r. Approx., 6 persons. (6 times) (48 p.)
8 rub. Approx., 7 persons. (6 times) (54 p.)
9r. Approx., 8 persons. (6 times) (60 p.)
10 rub. Approx., 9 persons. (6 times) (66 p.)
11r. Approx., 10 persons. (6 times) (72 p.)
12 rub. Approx., 11 persons. (6 times) (78 p.)
13r. Approx., 12 persons. (6 times) (84 p.)
14-43r. 30 rows of faces. smooth (84 p.)
44r. Dec., 12 persons. (6 times) (78p.)
45 rub. Dec., 11 persons. (6 times) (72p.)
46 rub. Dec., 10 persons. (6 times) (66p.)
47 rub. Dec., 9 persons. (6 times) (60p.)
48 rub. Dec., 8 persons. (6 times) (54p.)
49 rub. Dec., 7 persons. (6 times) (48p.)
50 rub. Dec., 6 persons. (6 times) (42p.)
51r. Dec., 5 persons. (6 times) (36 p.)
52 rub. Dec., 4 persons. (6 times) (30 p.)
53 rub. Dec., 3 persons. (6 times) (24 p.)
We fill it with filler during the knitting process.
54 rub. Dec., 2 persons. (6 times) (18 p.)
55 rub. Dec., 1 person (6 times) (12 p.)
56 rub. Decay (6 times) (6 p.)
Add holofiber as needed. It is preferable to stuff the parts very tightly.
Cut the thread, pull it through six loops and pull it off. Hide the end of the thread.
Torso
Knitted with light gray yarn.
Cast on six stitches. Distribute onto three needles and start knitting in the round. Be careful not to twist the loops. Place a marker at the beginning of the row.
1r. Arr. (6 times) (12 p.)
2 rub. Approx., 1 persons. (6 times) (18 p.)
3 rub. Approx., 2 persons. (6 times) (24 p.)
4r. Approx., 3 persons. (6 times) (30 p.)
5 rub. Approx., 4 persons. (6 times) (36 p.)
6r. Approx., 5 persons. (6 times) (42 p.)
7r. Approx., 6 persons. (6 times) (48 p.)
8 rub. Approx., 7 persons. (6 times) (54 p.)
9r. Approx., 8 persons. (6 times) (60 p.)
10 rub. Approx., 9 persons. (6 times) (66 p.)
11r. Approx., 10 persons. (6 times) (72 p.)
12 rub. Approx., 11 persons. (6 times) (78 p.)
13-21r. 9 rows of faces. smooth (78 p.)
22r. Dec., 11 persons. (6 times) (72 p.)
23-27r. 5 rows of faces. smooth (72 p.)
28 rub. Dec., 10 persons. (6 times) (66 p.)
29-31r. 3 rows of faces. smooth (66 p.)
32 rub. Dec., 9 persons. (6 times) (60 p.)
33-35r. 3 rows of faces. smooth (60 p.)
36 rub. Dec., 8 persons. (6 times) (54 p.)
37-39r. 3 rows of faces. smooth (54 p.)
40 rub. Dec., 7 persons. (6 times) (48p.)
41-43r. 3 rows of faces. smooth (48 p.)
44r. Dec., 6 persons. (6 times) (42 p.)
45-47r. 3 rows of faces. smooth (42 p.)
48 rub. Dec., 5 persons. (6 times) (36 p.)
49 rub. Dec., 4 persons. (6 times) (30 p.)
50 rub. Dec., 3 persons. (6 times) (24 p.)
Stuffing the torso
51r. Dec., 2 persons. (6 times) (18 p.)
52 rub. Dec., 1 person (6 times) (12 p.)
53 rub. Decay (6 times) (6 p.)
Add holofiber as needed. It is preferable to stuff the parts very tightly.
Cut the thread, pull it through six loops and pull it off. Hide the end of the thread.
Upper legs (two parts)
Knitted with dark gray yarn.
Cast on 12 stitches. Distribute onto three needles and start knitting in the round. Be careful not to twist the stitches of the row. Place a marker at the beginning of the row.
1-2 rub. 2 rows of faces. smooth (12 p.)
3 rub. Approx., 3 persons (3 times) (15 p.)
4-23r. 20 rows of faces. smooth (15 p.)
Forming the limb of the paw
24 rub. (Approx., 1 person.) (4 times), 7 persons. (19 p.)
25-34r. 10 rows of knit stitch (19 stitches)
34 rubles (Dec., 1 person) (4 times), 7 persons. (15 p.)
35 rub. Dec., 1st person, dec. (3 times) (9 p.)
Cut the thread, pull it through nine loops and pull it off. Hide the end of the thread.
Lower legs (two parts)
Knitted yarn th dark gray color.
Cast on 12 stitches. Distribute onto three needles and start knitting in the round. Be careful not to twist the stitches of the row. Place a marker at the beginning of the row.
1-2 rub. 2 rows of faces. smooth (12 p.)
3 rub. (Approx., 3 persons.) (3 times) (15 p.)
4-5r. 2 rows of faces. smooth (15 p.)
6r. (Approx., 1 person) (4 times); 7 persons (19 p.)
7-28r. 22 rows of faces. smooth (19 p.)
Forming the limb of the paw
29 rub. (Approx., 1 person.) (5 times), 9 persons. (24 p.)
30-44r. 15 rows of faces. smooth (24 p.)
45 rub. (Dec., 1 person) (5 times), 9 persons. (19 p.)
46 rub. (Dec., 1 person) (6 times), 1 person. (13 p.)
47 rub. Dec. (6 times), 1 persons. (7 p.)
Ears (two parts)
Knitted with dark gray yarn.
Cast on 30 stitches. Distribute onto three needles and start knitting in the round. Be careful not to twist the stitches of the row. Place a marker at the beginning of the row.
1-2 rub. 2 rows of faces. smooth (30 p.)
3 rub. (Dec., 11 persons, dec.) 2 times (26 p.)
4r. 1 row of faces. smooth (26 p.)
5 rub. (Dec., 9 persons, dec.) 2 times (22 p.)
6r. 1 row of faces. smooth (22 p.)
7r. (Dec., 7 persons, dec.) 2 times (18 p.)
8 rub. 1 row of faces. smooth (18 p.)
9r. (Dec., 5 persons, dec.) 2 times (14 p.)
10 rub. 1 row of faces. smooth (14 p.)
11r. (Dec., 3 persons, dec.) 2 times (10 p.)
12 rub. 1 row of faces. smooth (10 p.)
13r. (Dec., 1 person, dec.) 2 times (6 p.)
14 rub. 1 row of faces. smooth (6 p.)
15 rub. Dec. (3 times) (3 p.)
Cut the thread, pull it through three loops and pull it off. Hide the end of the thread.
Don’t stuff.
Tail
Knitted with dark gray yarn.
Cast on 15 stitches. Distribute onto three needles and start knitting in the round. Be careful not to twist the loops. Place a marker at the beginning of the row.
1-15r. 15 rows of faces. smooth (15 p.)
16 rub. (Dec., 13 persons) (14 p.)
17-29r. 13 rows of faces. smooth (14 p.)
30 rub. (Dec., 12 persons) (13 p.)
31-43r. 13 rows of faces. smooth (13 p.)
44r. (Dec., 11 persons) (12 p.)
45-52r. 8 rows of faces. smooth (12 p.)
Cut the thread, pull it through 12 loops and pull it off. Hide the end of the thread.
Loosely fill the tail with filler.
Assembling the cat
We mark the places and sew on the ears. Sew the head to the body. We do this according to the principle of a thread hinge.
We use a long needle with strong thread.
We start from the bottom of the body. Pull the thread through the body and then through the head. Then move back to the base of your torso. You can do this procedure several times to be sure. But the needle must be inserted into the same place so that the limbs are mobile. Finish the work on the inside between the torso and head. Fasten the thread and hide the end.
Sewing paws
Find a comfortable place for your paws.
Sew the legs through the body with double thread. Start from the back of the paw. Poke the needle through the paw, insert the needle back, making a tiny stitch. Then pull the thread through the body and secure the second leg. You can do this procedure several times to be sure. But the needle must be inserted into the same place so that the limbs are mobile. Finish the work on the inside between the torso and arm. Fasten the thread and hide the end.
Choose a place for the lower paws.
And sew them on.
Choose a place for the navel and embroider it.
Choose a place for the tail. And sew it on.
We add fluffiness with Velcro.
We embroider the claws on the upper and lower legs using the French knot technique. At the same time, slightly tightening the base of the foot.
Decoration of the face
We make tightening for the eyes, depending on how you want to position them.
Now we tighten the muzzle.
Sew buttons or glue ready-made eyes. For gluing I use glue such as “Dragon” or “Moment”.
Now let’s move on to the nose. It is performed using the dry felting method.
You can use ready-made plastic or make it the color you want from baked plastic (but that’s not my thing).
First, use a brush or brush to give it a shape. And then we roll it to the muzzle.
Cut out two hearts from felt.
The large one is for the chest, the small one is for the tongue.
We roll the tongue cut out of red felt. We make mustaches from fishing line, thread them with a needle and secure with glue.
Mark a place for the heart on the chest. Glue the heart.
OK it’s all over Now! Enjoy the results.