Sitting Cat
aka: Cat Pack Attack Appliqués - Volume 2 Yarn: Aunt Lydia's Classic Cotton Crochet Thread - size 10 Color: Copper Mist Hook: size 9, 1.25 mm Gauge: not important for this project Abbreviations: chain (ch), slip stitch (slst), single crochet (sc), stitch (st), stitches (sts), skip (sk), sc decrease (scdec) Notes: scdec is also known as $\mathrm{sc}2\mathrm{tog}=\mathrm{sc}\ 2$ together as follows, insert hook in st indicated, yo, pulloop through, insert hook in next st indicated, yo, pull loop through all loops on hook finished height $1\;^{1}\!/\!\!_{2}\!\!\!>\!\!\!^{\,\bullet}$ but will vary with gauge pattern starts at bottom of cat's right hand ear (green arrow in chart) Abbreviations: chain (ch), slip stitch (slst), single crochet (sc), stitch (st), stitches (sts), skip (sk), sc decrease (scdec)
Sitting Cat
right hand ear
1) ch 3, skip chain next to hook, slst into next ch, sc in next ch,
top of head and left hand ear
2) ch 5, sk chain next to hook, slst into next ch, sc in next ch , leave last 2 chs unworked for now, ch 2 turn,
head
2)sk $1^{\mathrm{{st}}}$ sc of previous row, sc in each of next 3 sts, 2sc in next st, ch 2 turn, 3)sk $1^{\mathrm{{st}}}$ sc, sc into each of next 5 sts, ch 2 turn, 4) scdec across $1^{\mathrm{{st}}}$ and $2^{\mathrm{nd}}$ sc, sc in each of next 2 sts, scdec across next sc and turning ch 2 of previous row, ch 2 turn,
neck
5) (scdec across next 2 sts) twice, ch 2 turn,
body
6) sc in $1^{\mathrm{{st}}}$ st, sc in next st, 2sc in next st (turning ch 2 of previous row), ch 2 turn, 7）2sc in $1^{\mathrm{st}}$ st, sc in each of next 3 sts, ch 2 turn, 8) sk $1^{\mathrm{{st}}}$ st, sc in each of next 4 sts, 2sc in next st (turning ch 2 of prev row), ch 2 turn, 9) sc in $1^{\mathrm{{st}}}$ st, sc in each of next 5 sts, sc in next st (turning ch 2 prev row), ch 2 turn, 10) sk $1^{\mathrm{{st}}}$ st, sc in each of next 6 sts, 2sc in next st (turning ch 2 prev row), ch 2 turn, 11) sc in $1^{\mathrm{{st}}}$ st, sc in each of next 7 sts, sc in next st (turning ch 2 prev row), ch 2 turn, 12) sk $1^{\mathrm{{st}}}$ st, sc in each of next 8 sts, sc in next st (turning ch 2 prev row), do not turn,
tail
13)ch 14, sk ch nearest hook, sc in next ch, 2sc in each of next 3 chs, sc in each of next 6 chs, 2sc in each of next 2 chs, sc in next ch, ac in each of next 9 sts, sc in next st (turning ch 2 prev row), ch 2 turn,
left hand paw
14) sc in $1^{\mathrm{{st}}}$ st, ch 2 turn, 15) sk $1^{\mathrm{{st}}}$ st, 2sc in next st (turning ch 2 prev row), 16) slst to body, end off.
right hand paw
17) sk next 3 sts on body and insert hook into 4th st, ch 2 turn, 18) sc in next st $(5^{\mathrm{th}}$ st), ch 2 turn, 19)sk $1^{\mathrm{{st}}}$ st, 2sc in next st (turning ch 2 prev row), slst to body, end off.
Symbol Chart
Stitches
