Saturday, May 11, 2024

Rainbow Cat Lovey Crochet Pattern (Closing down my Etsy Shop - Here are the patterns for free)

 

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.



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