Little Round Cat

I love cats, and realised I haven’t crocheted nearly enough of them! So I’ve decided to design a cute little cat, made all in one piece with no seams or sewing!

Materials

Worsted Weight acrylic in any cat colour (I’m using brown for one and white for the second one)
3.5 mm hook
Pair of 12 mm safety eyes in any colour (I’m using lavender and light blue)
Stuffing
Scrap of yarn or embroidery thread in pink (for nose)
Scrap of yarn or embroidery thread in black (for mouth and eyelashes)(optional)

Abbreviations

MR = magic ring

Sc = single crochet

Inc = increase

Sc cluster = single crochet cluster. (Pick up a loop through st and yarn over, pull through first loop only) x4, yarn over and pull through all loops.

St(s) = stitch(es)

FLO = front loops only

BLO = back loops only

Esc = extended single crochet

Dc = double crochet

Picot = picot. Ch 2, sl st in 2nd ch.

Sl st = slip stitch

Joined dc = joined double crochet. Instead of yarn over to make first loop, pick up a loop through side of previous st, then complete dc like normal.

Rep = repeat

Dc cluster = double crochet cluster. (Yarn over and pick up a loop through st and yarn over, pull through first two loops) x5, yarn over and pull through all loops.

Rnd(s) = round(s)

Dec = invisible decrease

Steps

MR 6 sc.

Inc, (sc cluster) x2 in next st, inc 4. (12)
(Inc, sc 2) x3. (16)
(Sc 3, inc) x4. (20)
Sc 14, *in FLO work (sl st, esc, dc, picot) in next st, (joined dc, esc, sl st) in next st*, sc 2, rep * to *. (16 sc and 2 ears)
Sc 14, BLO (inc, sc) behind ear, sc 2, BLO (sc, inc) behind ear. (22)
Sc 4, (dc cluster) in next st, sc 3, (dc cluster) in next st, sc 13 (22)
Sc 4 rnds of 22.
Sc 4, (dc cluster) in next st, sc 4, (dc cluster) in next st, sc 12 (22)
(Dec, sc 2) x4, dec, ch 10, sc 9 down ch, dec, sc 2. (16 sc and 1 tail)
Attach safety eyes to face, between rnds 2 and 3, on either side of the snout.
(Dec, sc) x5, sc. (11)