Benedict is #02 of the 2024 Happy Scrappy Cat Project. He is going to be hosted as a free crochet along in the Hateruma Handmade Community Facebook group. Benedict is scheduled to be free on January 19th, 2024. Benedict’s pattern will be available to view and use right here on this page, but during the 2 weeks he’s featured in the CAL his PDF will be available in the community group files for download.
2024 Happy Scrappy Cat CAL – Cat # 02
Benedict
by Hateruma Handmade
Jennifer Yelk-Hateruma holds the copyright for this pattern. Please do not share or redistribute this pattern in any format or any translation into any other language. Feel free to sell any finished items.
I used less than 60g skein of the main color #4 medium worsted weight acrylic yarn and a 3.0 mm hook for all cats. Since this is a scrap project, I do not have yarn names or exact amounts to list. My Benedict sits about 7″ tall.
Gauge is not important but make sure all of your yarn is the same weight.
Stitches used in American terminology:
MR – magic ring
sc – single crochet
ch – chain
inc – increase (by creating 2 sc stitches together into the same space)
dec –decrease (by joining 2 sc stitches together with a single stitch)
sl st – slip stitch
hdc – half double crochet
DC – double crochet
TR – triple crochet
FO – finish off
FLO – front loop only
BLO – back loop only
Pattern is worked in the round and stuff as you go unless otherwise noted.
Head – pink
1. 8 sc in MR. (8)
2. inc x8. (16)
3. [inc, sc] x8. (24)
4. [inc, 3 sc] x6. (30)
5. [2 sc, inc, 2 sc] x6. (36)
6. [inc, 5 sc] x6. (42)
7. [3 sc, inc, 3 sc] x6. (48)
8. [inc, 7 sc] x6. (54)
9. [4 sc, inc, 4 sc] x6. (60)
10. [inc, 9 sc] x6. (66)
11. [5 sc, inc, 5 sc] x6. (72)
12. [inc, 11 sc] x6. (78)
13-22. (10 rounds) 78 sc. (78)
23. [dec, 11 sc] x6. (72)
24. [dec, 7 sc] x8. (64)
25. [3 sc, dec, 3 sc] x8. (56)
26. [dec, 5 sc] x8. (48)
27. [2 sc, dec, 2 sc] x8. (40)
28. [dec, 2 sc] x10. (30)
FO with tail to sew to body.
Ear – pink (make 2)
1. 6 sc in MR. (6)
2. [inc, sc] x3. (9)
3. [sc, inc, sc] x3. (12)
4. [inc, 3 sc] x3. (15)
5. [2 sc, inc, 2 sc] x3. (18)
6. [inc, 5 sc] x3. (21)
7. [3 sc, inc, 3 sc] x3. (24)
8-9. (2 rounds) 24 sc. (24)
10. [dec, 2 sc] x6. (18)
Flatten and sc closed. FO with a tail to sew.
Eye Center – black (make 2)
1. 8 sc in MR. (8)
sl st to first sc to join and FO with tail to sew.
Eye Outer – white (make 2)
1. 8 sc in MR. (8)
2. inc x8. (16)
sl st and FO with tail to sew.
Body – yellow
1. 8 sc in MR. (8)
2. inc x8. (16)
3. [inc, sc] x8. (24)
4. [sc, inc, sc] x8. (32)
5. [inc, 3 sc] x8. (40)
6. [2 sc, inc, 2 sc] x8. (48)
7. [inc, 7 sc] x6. (54)
8. [4 sc, inc, 4 sc] x6. (60)
9. [inc, 9 sc] x6. (66)
10-18. (9 rounds) 66 sc. (66)
Change to purple.
19. 66 sc. (66)
20. [dec, 9 sc] x6. (60)
21. 60 sc. (60)
22. [4 sc, dec, 4 sc] x6. (54)
23. 54 sc. (54)
24. [dec, 7 sc] x6. (48)
25. 48 sc. (48)
26. [3 sc, dec, 3 sc] x6. (42)
27. 42 sc. (42)
28. [dec, 5 sc] x6. (36)
29. 36 sc. (36)
30. [2 sc, dec, 2 sc] x6. (30)
FO.
Tail – pink
1. 6 sc in MR. (6)
2. inc x6. (12)
3. [inc, sc] x6. (18)
4. 18 sc. (18)
Change to purple.
5-6. (2 rounds) 18 sc. (18)
Change to yellow.
7-8. (2 rounds) 18 sc. (18)
Change to purple.
9-10. (2 rounds) 18 sc. (18)
Change to yellow.
11-12. (2 rounds) 18 sc. (18)
Change to purple.
13-14. (2 rounds) 18 sc. (18)
Change to pink.
15. 18sc. (18)
Stuff until about here.
16. [dec, sc] x6. (12)
17. 12 sc. (12)
18. [dec, sc] x4. (8)
Flatten and sc closed. FO with a tail to sew.
Arms – (make 2) white
1. 6 sc in MR. (6)
2. inc x6. (12)
3. [inc, sc] x6. (18)
Change to pink.
4-6. (3 rounds) 18 sc. (18)
Change to purple.
7-10. (4 rounds) 18 sc. (18)
11. 8 sc, dec, 8 sc. (17)
12. 8 sc, dec, 7 sc. (16)
13. 7 sc, dec, 7 sc. (15)
14. 7 sc, dec, 6 sc. (14)
Stuff to about here.
15. 6 sc, dec, 6 sc. (13)
16. 6 sc, dec, 5 sc. (12)
17-18. (2 rounds) 12 sc. (12)
19. 4sc (to shift seam) (4)
Flatten and sc to close. FO with tail to sew.
Feet – (make 2) white
1. 6 sc in MR. (6)
2. inc x6. (12)
3. [inc, sc] x6. (18)
4. [sc, inc, sc] x6. (24)
Change to pink.
5. BLO 24 sc. (24)
6. [inc, 3 sc] x6. (30)
7-8. (2 rounds) 30 sc. (30)
9. [dec, 3 sc] x6. (24)
10. 24 sc. (24)
11. [sc, dec, sc] x6. (18)
Stuff to about here.
12. 18 sc. (18)
13. [dec, sc] x6. (12)
14-15. (2 rounds) 12 sc. (12)
Flatten and sc closed. FO with tail to sew.
Assembly:
After sewing the head to the body, I sewed my arms onto the body at the very last visible round at the neck, centered on both sides. The feet and tail are all sewn starting between rounds 7 and 8 at the beginning of the body. The horizontal line of the nose was done between rounds 17 and 18 of the head, counting down from the magic ring. Sew the black pupil onto the white sclera of the eye. The top of the eyes will fall at about round 10, with about 8 stitches between them. The ears are positioned starting between rounds 5 and 6 on the top of the head set slightly toward the back, lining up with the back edge of the arm as seen from the side.
Congratulations! You have completed a cat!
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