Knitted Kitty
And here's a knitted kitty.
The instructions are for a solid color or a 2-color kitty.
You will need:
Sport weight wool
2 US knitting needles
(or)
Worsted weight wool
US 5 or 6 needles
(or)
Cat colored wool in any weight
1 pair of needles large/small enough to make a relatively tight fabric. (and)
Some fleece or fabric scraps for stuffing
Optional:
Pink and blue or green wool or embroidery floss
Instructions:
For a solid color cat:
Body:
For a solid color cat: Cast on 24 sts, knit 52 rows, cast off.
For white and grey cat: Cast on 24 sts in white and knit 12 rows. Change to grey and knit 34 rows. Change to white and knit 6 rows. Cast off.
Head: Cast on 14 sts. Knit 14 rows. K tog. the first 2 sts at the beg. of the next 4 rows. Increase 1 st at the beg. of the next 4 rows. Knit 14 rows. Cast off.
Tail: Cast on 16 sts.
Row 1 - K all sts
Row 2 - K 10 sts, turn (leave 6 unknitted)
Row 3 - K 10 sts (to the end of the row)
Repeat these 3 rows 3 times.
Here are the 3 pieces:
And here's a diagram of what to do with the body:
Corners 1,2,3,4 are the feet. Fold E to X and B to Y. Sew the leg seams. Now sew the leg seams on the other side in a corresponding way, i.e. C to Y and D to X. Stuff the body and close by sewing up the seam at A.
Now fold the headpiece in half and sew up both side seams. Stuff the head and close the top seam. To make the ears sew diagonally across the corners with a small running stitch. Embroider face. Sew the head onto the front of the body.
Sew up the tail (no stuffing needed) and sew onto the appropriate place on the cat.
Optional: sew a face on using blue or green for the eyes and pink for the nose.
The instructions are for a solid color or a 2-color kitty.
You will need:
Sport weight wool
2 US knitting needles
(or)
Worsted weight wool
US 5 or 6 needles
(or)
Cat colored wool in any weight
1 pair of needles large/small enough to make a relatively tight fabric. (and)
Some fleece or fabric scraps for stuffing
Optional:
Pink and blue or green wool or embroidery floss
Instructions:
For a solid color cat:
Body:
For a solid color cat: Cast on 24 sts, knit 52 rows, cast off.
For white and grey cat: Cast on 24 sts in white and knit 12 rows. Change to grey and knit 34 rows. Change to white and knit 6 rows. Cast off.
Head: Cast on 14 sts. Knit 14 rows. K tog. the first 2 sts at the beg. of the next 4 rows. Increase 1 st at the beg. of the next 4 rows. Knit 14 rows. Cast off.
Tail: Cast on 16 sts.
Row 1 - K all sts
Row 2 - K 10 sts, turn (leave 6 unknitted)
Row 3 - K 10 sts (to the end of the row)
Repeat these 3 rows 3 times.
Here are the 3 pieces:
And here's a diagram of what to do with the body:
Corners 1,2,3,4 are the feet. Fold E to X and B to Y. Sew the leg seams. Now sew the leg seams on the other side in a corresponding way, i.e. C to Y and D to X. Stuff the body and close by sewing up the seam at A.
Now fold the headpiece in half and sew up both side seams. Stuff the head and close the top seam. To make the ears sew diagonally across the corners with a small running stitch. Embroider face. Sew the head onto the front of the body.
Sew up the tail (no stuffing needed) and sew onto the appropriate place on the cat.
Optional: sew a face on using blue or green for the eyes and pink for the nose.