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This tutorial is also available on my YouTube Channel as a videotutorial in Spanish. You can find it here. It can be useful if you need to see how to make the details or something you don't understand. You can also buy an inexpensive PDF for this pattern on Etsy here or in Ravelry here.

This Pattern is worked in spiral unless told otherwise.

Materials:

• Nude, beige, black, red and pink cotton yarn 
• 2.75mm crochet hook 
• 10mm safety eyes 
• Stitch marker 
• Black and white embroidery floss 
• Yarn needle 
• Fiberfill 
• Small metal ring 
• Sleigh bell 
• Pliers 
• Scissors
• Wire (optional)

Abbreviations:

MR: magic ring

Sc: single crochet

Inc: increase

Dec: decrease

Hdc: half double crochet

Ch: chain

Sl st: slip stitch

(  )x number: repeat x times

(number): stitches at the end of the round

Arms:

Make 2

Use beige

Stuff slightly only on the first half of the arm.

1: 6sc in MR (6)

2: (2sc, inc)x2 (8)

3 - 14 (12 rounds) 8sc (8)

Stuff

Flatten the arm and then work 3sc on both layers

Fasten off, leaving a tail.

Legs: 

Use beige

Make 2

Stuff firmly as you go.

Do not cut the yarn on the second leg, since we will continue working in the body.

Work 7ch

Starting in the second ch from hook, work around the chain:

1: 5sc, 3sc in the same stitch, 4sc, inc (14)

2: inc, 4sc, 3inc, 4sc, 2inc (20)

3: sc, inc, 4sc, (sc, inc)x3, 4sc, (sc, inc)x2 (26)

4: 6sc, 6dec, 8sc (20)

5: 5sc, 4dec, 7sc (16)

6: 3sc, 4dec, 5sc (12)

7 - 20 (14 rounds) 12sc (12)

Fasten off in the first leg. Do not cut the yarn in the second leg. Continue on body.

Body

Continue from legs

Use beige

1: 4sc in the second leg, 3ch, join to the second-to-last stitch of the first leg, 12sc, 3sc in ch, 12sc in the second leg, 3sc in ch. (30)

2 - 9 (8 rounds) 30sc (30)

10: 5sc, dec, 12sc, dec, 9sc (28)

11: (1 round) 28sc (28)

12: 5sc, dec, 12sc, dec, 7sc (26)

13: (1 round) 26sc (26)

14: 4sc, dec, 12sc, dec, 6sc (24)

15: 3sc, join first arm by working 3sc in both the arm and the body, 9sc, join 2nd arm working 3sc, 6sc (24)

16: (2sc, dec)x6 (18)

17: (1 round) 18sc (18)

Fasten off leavig a long tail for sewing to the head.

Use the arms remaining yarn to make small stitches on the side of the arms to secure them.

Head:

Use nude

1: 6sc in MR (6)

2: 6inc (12)

3: (sc, inc)x6 (18)

4: (2sc, inc)x6 (24)

5: (3sc, inc)x6 (30)

6: (4sc, inc)x6 (36)

7: (5sc, inc)x6 (42)

8: (6sc, inc)x6 (48)

9 - 18 (10 rounds) 48sc (48)

19: (6sc, dec)x6 (42)

Attach eyes between rounds 15 and 16 with 8 stitches between them.

20: (5sc, dec)X6 (36)

21: (4sc, dec)x6 (30)

Stuff firmly

22: (3sc, dec)x6 (24)

23: (2sc, dec)x6 (18)

24: (sc, dec)x6 (12)

Finish stuffing 

25: 6dec (6)

Finish off.

Bonnet

Use beige

1: 6sc in MR (6)

2: 6inc (12)

3: (sc, inc)x6 (18)

4: (2sc, inc)x6 (24)

5: (3sc, inc)x6 (30)

6: (4sc, inc)x6 (36)

7: (5sc, inc)x6 (42)

8: (6sc, inc)x6 (48)

9 - 17 (9 rounds) 48sc (48)

Insert the head inside the bonnet (see photo). Continue working and closing.

18: (6sc, dec)x6 (42)

19: (5sc, dec)X6 (36)

Ears:

Make 2

Use beige

1: 4sc in MR (4)

2: 4inc (8)

3: (3sc, inc)x2 (10)

4: (4sc, inc)x2 (12)

5: (5sc, inc)x2 (14)

6: (6sc, inc)x2 (16)

7: (1 round) 16sc (16)

Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Tail:

Use beige

1: 6sc in MR (6)

2 -18 (17 rounds) 6sc (6)

Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.

Collar:

Use red 

Work 27 chains

Starting on the third ch, work 25hdc,

Fasten off leaving a tail for sewing

Assembly:

1: Sew the ears to the head 6 rounds apart from the edge of the bonnet. They should have 7 stitches between them.

2: Sew the body to the head.

3: Sew the tail to the body. Optional: use eletric wire on the tail, Leave a small part to insert it into the body of the doll. 

4: Sew the collar to the neck. Attach the bell using the metal ring. If you don't have a ring, you can sew the bell.

And voilà! Your boy in a cat costume is ready!!!

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Thank you!!