Celia is #03 of the 2024 Happy Scrappy Cat Project. She is going to be hosted as a free crochet along in the Hateruma Handmade Community Facebook group. Starting on February 2nd, 2024 and continuing until a date to be determined, Celia’s pattern will be available to view and use FREE right here on this page. Scroll down.
Celia is about 8.5″ to the top of her head in a seated position when worked in #4 medium worsted weight acrylic. Standing she measures a whopping 14″ from toes to tips of ears.
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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. However, most of my yarn was purchased at Daiso in Japan.
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.
Close up photos are at the end of pattern to assist in assembly.
Head – light pink
1. 6 sc in MR. (6)
2. inc x6. (12)
3. [inc, sc] x6. (18)
4. [sc, inc, sc] x6. (24)
5. [inc, 3 sc] x6. (30)
6. [2 sc, inc, 2 sc] x6. (36)
7. [inc, 5 sc] x6. (42)
8. [3 sc, inc, 3 sc] x6. (48)
9. [inc, 7 sc] x6. (54)
10. [4 sc, inc, 4 sc] x6. (60)
11. [inc, 9 sc] x6. (66)
12. [5 sc, inc, 5 sc] x6. (72)
13-24. (12 rounds) 72 sc. (72)
25. [dec, 7 sc] x8. (64)
26. [3 sc, dec, 3 sc] x8. (56)
27. [dec, 5 sc] x8. (48)
28. [2 sc, dec, 2 sc] x8. (40)
29. [dec, 3 sc] x8. (32)
30. [sc, dec, sc] x8. (24)
FO with tail to sew to body.
Ear – dark pink (2) light pink (2)
1. ch 10, DC in the 3rd chain from the hook, 2 TR, 2 DC, 2 hdc, 5 sc in end ch, continue on other side of chain, 2 hdc, 2 DC, 2 TR, 2 DC in last stitch.
2. ch 3, turn, DC (in the top of last DC from row 1), 4 DC, 3 hdc, 2 hdc in next stitch, 3 hdc in next stitch, 2 hdc in next stitch, 3 hdc, 4 DC, 2 DC in last stitch.
FO dark pink.
Repeat ear instructions with light pink but leave a tail for sewing when finishing off.
Layer a dark pink piece on top of a light pink piece and use white yarn to sc through both layers around the sides to join the separate pieces into a single ear.
Eye – white (make 2) *joined rounds*
1. 8 sc in MR, sl st, ch1. (8)
2. inc x8, sl st, ch1. (16)
3. [sc, inc] x8, slst. (24)
FO with a tail to sew.
Embroider with black thread.
Mouth – white
1. 4 sc in MR (do not join). (4)
2. ch1, turn, inc x4. (8)
3. ch1, turn, [sc, inc] x4. (12)
Do not turn. Continue working along straight edge.
sc in same as last increase. sc to end. (5)
sl st and FO with tail to sew.
Embroider with dark pink thread.
Body – dark pink
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)
10-17. (8 rounds) 66 sc. (66)
18. [dec, 9 sc] x6. (60)
19-20. (2 rounds) 60 sc. (60)
21. [4 sc, dec, 4 sc] x6. (54)
22-23. (2 rounds) 54 sc. (54)
24. [dec, 7 sc] x6. (48)
25-26. (2 rounds) 48 sc. (48)
27. [3 sc, dec, 3 sc] x6. (42)
28-29. (2 rounds) 42 sc. (42)
30. [dec, 5 sc] x6. (36)
31-32. (2 rounds) 36 sc. (36)
33. [2 sc, dec, 2 sc] x6. (30)
34-35. (2 rounds) 30 sc. (30)
36. [dec, 3 sc] x6. (24)
Change to white.
37-42. (6 rounds) 24 sc. (24)
FO.
Tail – dark pink
1. 6 sc in MR. (6)
2. inc x6. (12)
3. [inc, 3 sc] x3. (15)
4-5. (2 rounds) 15 sc. (15)
Change to light pink.
6-7. (2 rounds) 15 sc. (15)
Change to white.
8-12. (5 rounds) 15 sc. (15)
Only stuff to about here.
13. dec, 13 sc. (14)
14-15. (2 rounds) 14 sc. (14)
16. 6 sc, dec, 6 sc. (13)
17-18. (2 rounds) 13 sc. (13)
19. dec, 11 sc. (12)
20-21. (2 rounds) 12 sc. (12)
22. 5 sc, dec, 5 sc. (11)
23-24. (2 rounds) 11 sc. (11)
25. dec, 9 sc. (10)
26. 10 sc. (10)
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, 3 sc] x3. (15)
4-8. (5 rounds) 15 sc. (15)
Change to light pink.
9-10. (2 rounds) 15 sc. (15)
Change to dark pink.
11-12. (2 rounds) 15 sc. (15)
13. dec, 13 sc. (14)
14-15. (2 rounds) 14 sc. (14)
16. 6 sc, dec, 6 sc. (13)
17-18. (2 rounds) 13 sc. (13)
19. dec, 11 sc. (12)
20-21. (2 rounds) 12 sc. (12)
Stuff to about here.
22. 5 sc, dec, 5 sc. (11)
23-24. (2 rounds) 11 sc. (11)
25. dec, 9 sc. (10)
26. 10 sc. (10)
Flatten and sc to close. FO with tail to sew.
Legs – (make 2) white
1. 6 sc in MR. (6)
2. inc x6. (12)
3. [inc, 3sc, inc, inc] x2. (18)
4. [inc, 4 sc, inc, sc, inc, sc] x2. (24)
5-6. (2 rounds) 24 sc. (24)
7. inc, 10 sc, dec, 11 sc. (24)
8. 24 sc. (24)
9. 11 sc, dec, 11 sc. (23)
Change to dark pink.
10. 23 sc. (23)
11. 9 sc, dec, sc, dec, 9 sc. (21)
Change to light pink.
12. 21 sc. (21)
13. 8 sc, dec, sc, dec, 8 sc. (19)
14. inc, 8 sc, dec, 8 sc. (19)
15-16. (2 rounds) 19 sc. (19)
17. dec, 17 sc. (18)
18-19. (2 rounds) 18 sc. (18)
20. dec, 16 sc. (17)
Change to dark pink.
21-22. (2 rounds) 17 sc. (17)
23. dec, 7 sc, inc, 7 sc. (17)
24. 17 sc. (17)
25. Dec, 15 sc. (16)
26. 16 sc. (16)
Stuff to about here.
27. [dec, 6 sc] x2. (14)
28. 14 sc. (14)
29. [dec, 5 sc] x2. (12)
Flatten and sc to close. FO with tail to sew.
Assembly
Use the following photos to find exact placement for pieces.
After sewing the head to the body, I sewed my arms onto the body at the round where the white neck meets the dark pink body, centered on both sides. The feet and tail are all sewn starting between rounds 6 and 7 at the beginning of the body. The top of nose patch was placed at round 20 of the head, counting down from the magic ring. The top of the eyes will fall at about round 13, with about 8 stitches between them. The ears are positioned starting between rounds 2 and 3 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.
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