Chiyo-Chichi, the short tempered cat father of Chiyo-Chan makes, no sense and this is perhaps why I love him so. Rising from the fevered dreams of Osaka and Sakakke, he now takes Amigurumi crochet form in this newest and very easy pattern of mine.
In Amigurumi form he was rather simple to suss out, and though the embroidery on his face didn’t turn out quite as I had hoped, and his ears aren’t as straight as I might have liked, he is dreamy.
Father Cat was done in a 3.75 and 3.5 mm hook using worsted weight cotton yarn and crocheted through both loops save for the invisible decreases.
SC = Single Crochet
INVDEC = Invisible Decrease
INC = Increase (2 SC in one stitch)
Body
Using a 3.75 mm hook, CH2 or Magic Ring or however you like to start
1. SC x 6 (6)
2. INC in each st (12)
3. SC then INC; repeat around (18)
4. SC x 2 then INC; repeat around (24)
5. SC around (24)
6 – 9. repeat round 5 four times for rounds 6 – 9 (24)
10. SC x 5 then IN; repeat around (28)
11. SC around (28)
12 – 13. repeat round 11 for rounds 12 and 13 (28)
14. SC x 6 then INC; repeat around (32)
15. SC around (32)
16. SC x 3 then INC; repeat around (40)
17. SC around (40)
18 – 22. repeat line 17 for rounds 18 through 22 (40)
23. SC x 6 then INVDEC; repeat around (35)
24. SC around (35) (stuff)
25. SC x 5 then INVDEC; repeat around (30)
26. SC around (30)
27. SC x 4 then INV DEC; repeat around (25)
28. SC around (25)
29. SC x 3 then INVDEC; repeat around (20) (stuff)
30. SC x 2 then INVDEC; repeat around (15)
31. SC then INVDEC; repeat around (10)
32. INV DEC x 3 then finish off and weave in tail
Body constructions begins at the top of his head, ending at his butt.
Ears (make 2)
Using 3.5mm hook, CH2 or Magic Ring or however you like to start
1. SC x 3 (3)
2. INC in each st (6)
3. SC around (6)
4. SC then INC; repeat around (9)
5. SC around (9)
Finish off leaving a long tail the sew into the head
Leg (make 2)
Using 3.5mm hook, CH2 or Magic Ring or however you like to start
CH2 or Magic Ring or however you like to start
1. SC x 4 (4)
2. INC in each (8)
3. SC around (8)
4. SC x 3 then INC; repeat around (10)
Finish off leaving a long tail the sew into the butt
Arm (make 2)
Using 3.5mm hook, CH2 or Magic Ring or however you like to start
CH2 or Magic Ring or however you like to start
1. SC 6 (6)
2. SC around (6)
3. repeat like 2 12 times for lines 3 through 15 (6)
Finish off leaving a long tail the sew into the body (do not stuff)
If you want you can wire the arms to make him poseable.