Rattle „Cat“                            Designed by Tanja Enzinger
1   Rattle „Cat“                        2014 ©Tanja Enzinger.
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MATERIALS
Schachenmayr Catania 125m/50 g,
in green and white, a little bit of pink,
crochet hook 2,5 mm, blunt needle,
safety eyes or black beads,
fiberfill or natural stuffing and rattle.
I have used plastic eyes but you can easily use buttons or beads or embroidery.
SKILL LEVEL                                           SIZE
Easy/Medium                                           Approx. 22 cm circumference
ABBREVIATIONS                                         GAUGE
Ch =chain                                             10 x 10 cm = 26 sts und 36 rows
St= stitch
Sc=single crochet
Sc2tog = single crochet 2 stitches together
Sl st = slip stitch
Rep = repeat
Rnd=Round
INSTRUCTIONS
                                            Body:
I don´t join rounds with the help of slip stitch but crochet in continuous rounds.
In green
Rnd 1: chain 2 stitches, 6 sc in the second stitch.
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Rnd 2: 2sc in each of next 6 sts (12       Rnd 5: *2sc in next st, sc in each of
sts).                                      next 3 sts *, repeat from*to* 6 times
                                           (30 sts).
Rnd 3: *2sc in next st, sc in next st *,
repeat from*to* 6 times (18 sts)           Rnd 6: *2sc in next st, sc in each of
                                           next 4 sts *, repeat from*to* 6 times
                                           (36 sts).
Rnd 4: *2sc in next st, sc in each of      Rnd 7: *2sc in next st, sc in each of
next 2 sts *, repeat from*to* 6 times      next 5 sts *, repeat from*to* 6 times
(24 sts).                                  (42 sts).
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Rnd 8: *2sc in next st, sc in each of     Rnd 11: *2sc in next st, sc in each of
next 6 sts *, repeat from*to* 6 times     next 8 sts *, repeat from*to* 6 times
(48 sts).                                 (60 sts).
Rnd 9: sc in each of next 48 sts.         Rnd 12-20: sc in each of next 60 sts.
Rnd 10: *2sc in next st, sc in each of    Rnd 21: *sc2tog, sc in each of next 8
next 7 sts *, repeat from*to* 6 times     sts*, repeat from*to* 6 times (54 sts).
(54 sts).
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Rnd 22: sc in each of next 54 sts.
Rnd 23: *sc2tog, sc in each of next 7 sts*, repeat from*to* 6 times (48 sts).
Rnd 24: sc in each of next 48 sts.
Rnd 25: *sc2tog, sc in each of next 6 sts*, repeat from*to* 6 times (42 sts).
Rnd 26: sc in each of next 42 sts.
Rnd 27: *sc2tog, sc in each of next 5 sts*, repeat from*to* 6 times (36 sts).
Rnd 28: *sc2tog, sc in each of next 4 sts*, repeat from*to* 6 times (30 sts).
Rnd 29: *sc2tog, sc in each of next 3 sts*, repeat from*to* 6 times (24 sts).
If you are using safety eyes, place them now. Stuff the body.
Rnd 30: *sc2tog, sc in each of next 2 sts*, repeat from*to* 6 times (18 sts).
Rnd 31: *sc2tog, sc in next st*, repeat from*to* 6 times (12 sts).
Rnd 32: *sc2tog*, repeat from*to* 6 times.
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Fasten off, pull tight to close and hide yarn end.
                                           Belly:
Rnd 1 in white: Chain 2 stitches, 6 sc in the second st.
Rnd 2: 2sc in each of next 6 sts.
Rnd 3: *2sc in next st, sc in next st *, repeat from*to* 6 times (18 sts).
Rnd 4: sc in each of next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st, sc in next st, 2 sc in next st, sc in
each of next 6 sts, 2 sc in next st, sc in next st, 2 sc in next st, sc in each of next 4
sts (18 sts).
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Rnd 5: sc in each of next 22 sts.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing with.
                                          Tail:
Rnd 1: Chain 2 stitches, 6 sc in the second st.
Rnd 2: 2sc in each of next 6 sts (12              Rnd 3: *2sc in next st, sc in next st *,
sts).                                             repeat from*to* 6 times (18 sts).
Rnd 4-7: sc in each of next 18 sts.               Rnd 8: *sc in each of next 4 sts,
                                                  sc2tog* repeat from*to* 4 times (15
                                                  sts).
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Rnd 9-11: sc in each of next 15 sts.
Rnd 12: *sc in each of next 3 sts,                Rnd 13-17: sc in each of next 12 sts.
sc2tog* repeat from*to* 4 times (12
sts).
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing on.
                                          Ears:
Rnd 1: Chain 2 stitches, 3 sc in the              Rnd 2: ch1, sc in each of next 3sts,
second st, turn.                                  turn.
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Rnd 3: ch1, 2sc in next st, sc in next             Rnd 4: sc in each of next 5sts, turn.
st, 2 sc in the next st, turn.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing on.
                                          Muzzles:
Rnd 1 in weiß: Chain 2 stitches, 6 sc in the second st.
Rnd 2: 2sc in each of next 6 sts.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing on.
                                           Nose:
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Rnd 1 in pink: Chain 2 stitches, 6 sc in the second st.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing on.
                                     To finish off:
Sew ears on top of face. Sew muzzles, nose and plastic eyes or beads.
Sew tail on back of body and belly on front of body.
With some pink yarn stitch little mouth. With blunt needle and black yarn you can
embroider whiskeys.
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