Crochet

use your
yarn kit

PLUS
tapestry needle

kitty cat
square
Give the classic granny square a contemporary twist

SIZE
Square: 9cm

Just when you thought crochet

couldnt get any cuter, IRENE
STRANGES cat square came
along! The cute motif will be
popular with children and adults
alike, and of course anybody
who has their own moggy. The
pattern is a great stash buster
and can be made up in all
manner of colour combinations,
which will only add to the kitsch
look of your chosen project.

kitty cat
square
cat

Using 4.5mm
hook and Chilli
Orange make a
magic ring, work
(2ch, 12htr) into
ring, join with a
sl st to second of
first 2ch. 12 sts
Rnd 1: 2ch, 2htr
in each st to end,
join with sl st to
second of first
2ch. 24 sts
Rnd 2: 2ch, (2htr
in next st, 1htr) to
end, join with a
sl st to second of
first 2ch. 36 sts
Rnd 3: working in
front loops only
1ch, 1dc, 1htr, 2tr,

(3ch, one sl st) in

same st, fasten off,
rejoin Chilli Orange
five sts to left of
last st of Right
Ear just worked,
working in front
loops only 3ch,
2tr, 1htr, (1dc, one
sl st) in same st
Fasten off

muzzle

Make two
Using 4.5mm
hook and Salsa
White make a
magic ring, work
6dc into ring.
Six sts
Fasten off

square

Using 4.5mm
hook and Maraca
Blue make 4ch,

join with a sl st
to form a ring
Rnd 1: 2ch, (1htr,
1tr, 1ch, 1tr) into
ring four times,
join with a sl st
to second of first
2ch. 12 sts
Rnd 2: 2ch, (2htr,
[1tr, 1ch, 1tr] in next
1ch sp, 1htr) to end,

join with a sl st
to second of first
2ch. 20 sts
Rnd 3: 2ch, (3htr,
[1tr, 1ch, 1tr] in next
1ch sp, 2htr) to
end, join with a
sl st to second of
first 2ch. 28 sts
Rnd 4: 2ch, (4htr,
[1tr, 1ch, 1tr] in next

1ch sp, 3htr) to

end, join with a
sl st to second of
first 2ch. 36 sts
Rnd 5: 2ch, (5htr,
[1tr, 1ch, 1tr] in next
1ch sp, 4htr) to
end, join with a
sl st to second of
first 2ch. 44 sts
Fasten off

to make up

Sew in ends.
Sew two Muzzles
to Cat and insert
safety eyes. Sew
Cat to centre of
Square. Using
Parade Pink
embroider a
nose and mouth

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