Nyan Cat Lovey
The blanket part works out to be
20”x20”. If you want to change its size, add or remove rows from the pink
section.
Materials Needed: Size F Crochet Hook (3.75mm) Size H Crochet Hook (5 mm) Grey,
black, pink, tan, red, yellow, green, orange, blue and purple worsted yarn 12 mm Safety Eyes Fiberfill Yarn needle |
Stitches and Abbreviations st – stitch
ch- chain sc - single
crochet dec - decrease dc – double crochet hdc
– half-double crochet sl st - slip
stitch f/o – finish off |
Note: For all pieces apart
from the blanket section, do not connect rows. Once a row is finished go
directly into the next row. It is worked in a spiral.
Ears – Make two
Grey yarn
F hook
R1: 4
sc in magic circle (4)
R2: (2
sc, sc 1) around (6)
R3: (2
sc, sc 2) around (8)
R4: (2
sc, sc 3) around (10)
R5: (2
sc, sc 4) around (12)
F/O and leave long end for sewing, do
not stuff
Head
Grey yarn
F hook
R1: 6
sc in magic circle (6)
R2: 2
sc in each st around (12)
R3: (2
sc, sc 1) around (18)
R4: (2
sc, sc 2) around (24)
R5: (2
sc, sc 3) around (30)
R6: (2
sc, sc 4) around (36)
R7-11: sc around (36)
R12: (dec
1, sc 4) around (30)
R13: (dec
1, sc 3) around (24)
R14: (dec
1, sc 2) around (18)
Sew the ears on top, they should span
between rows 2 and 6. On either side of the beginning row.
Add safety eyes between R7 and R8, with
6 sts in between
Use black yarn to sew on nose and mouth
between the eyes and down one row.
Use pink yarn to sew cheek blush one row
beneath eyes
Stuff with fiber fill
R15: (dec
1, sc 1) around (12)
R16: Dec
1 around (6)
F/O and sew up the hole
Arms -Make 2
Grey yarn
F hook
R1: 5
sc in magic circle (5)
R2: 2
sc in each st around (10)
R3-4: Sc
around
R5: Dec
1, sc around (9)
R6: Dec1,
sc around (8)
Begin stuffing with fiberfill
R7: Dec
1, sc around (7)
R8: Dec
1, sc around (6)
Finish stuffing with fiberfill
R9: Dec
around (3)
F/O, sew up hole, leave long end for
sewing
Blanket/Body
Start with pink yarn
H Hook
You will connect rows on this section.
You will need to ch 1 extra at the start of the magic circle to make room for
the first dc.
R1: (3
dc, 2 ch) four times in magic circle, join at the top of first dc with a sl
st.
Pull
hole closed. *The dc’s are the sides of
the square, the ch’s are the corners.
R2:
Ch 2, turn, dc in the same stitch the chain is in. 5 dc into the corner (the
corner being space made by the 2 ch on the previous row). Dc around doing 5 dc
in each corner. Join with a sl st in the first dc of the round.
Note: Skip over the original ch 2 and
put the sl stitch directly in the first dc to avoid a seam!
R3: Ch 2, turn, dc in each st across. At
each corner do 5 dc in the 3rd st of the previous row’s 5 dc. R4-9: Repear R3
Join tan yarn at sl st
R10-11: Repeat Row 3 Join red yarn at sl st
R12: Ch
1, Sc in Back Loops Only (BLO) of each dc across. At corners do 2 sc, ch 2, 2
sc in 3rd st of the previous rows 5 dc. Sl st in first sc of the
round.
Note: The rainbow part is supposed to be
wavy so after you do the foundation row of sc the next row pattern will be sl
st, sc, hdc, dc, hdc, sc. For optimal waves you want to alternate. AKA try to
get the sl st right above the dc from the previous color’s wave row and the dc
above where the sl st was. It’s okay if it’s off at times. The corners can be
tricky because they will pop up right in the middle of the wave pattern. There
are several ways to deal with this so pick the one you are comfortable with and
stick with it. The key is to be consistent and aim for symmetry. 1. Regardless of where you are in the wave
pattern hdc 3 before and 3 after the corner. Start new wave after. (This is
what I did and it worked well)
2. Pause the wave, do the corner, resume
where you were in the wave.
3. Sl st 2 before and 2
after the corner.
4. Ditch the wave pattern
altogether by doing two rows of hdc in each color all the way around.
Still with red yarn
R13: Ch
1, in both loops (sl st, sc, hdc, dc, hdc, sc) around. 2 hdc, ch 2, 2 hdc in
corners (Now corners are the space made from the previous rows ch 2). Sl st in
first sl st of the round.
Join orange yarn at sl st
R14: Repeat
R12
R15: Repeat
R13
Join yellow yarn at sl st
R16: Repeat
R12
R17: Repeat
R13
Join green yarn at sl st
R18: Repeat
R12
R19: Repeat
R13
Join blue yarn at sl st
R20: Repeat
R12
R21: Repeat
R13
Join purple yarn at sl st
R22: Repeat
R12
R23: Repeat
R13
F/o and weave in ends
Assembly
Sew the arms securely
onto the bottom of the head at row 15. Sew the head onto the middle of the
blanket, face pointed toward one of the corners.