I designed these cat toys for an AFL themed charity fundraiser. They use a 3mm hook and 8 ply wool. The patterns are written in American crochet notation.
Geelong Cats cat toy
Head
With white wool
Round 1: 6sc in a magic ring (6 stitches)
Round 2: increase in every stitch (12 stitches)
Round 3: sc in the first stitch, increase in the next stitch – repeat (18 stitches)
Change to blue wool
Round 4: sc in each stitch (18 stitches)
Round 5: sc in the first stitch, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (12 stitches)
Change to white wool
Round 6: decrease around (6 stitches)
Stuff the head
Round 7: sc in each stitch (6 stitches)
Body
Round 8: increase in every stitch (12 stitches)
Change to blue wool
Round 9: sc in the first stitch, increase in the next stitch – repeat (18 stitches)
Round 10: sc in the first two stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (24 stitches)
Change to white wool
Rounds 11 – 12: sc in each stitch (24 stitches) (2 rounds)
Change to blue wool
Round 13: sc in each stitch (24 stitches)
Round 14: sc in the first two stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (18 stitches)
Change to white wool
Round 15: sc in the first stitch, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (12 stitches)
Stuff the body
Round 16: decrease around (6 stitches)
Tail
Round 17: sc in the first stitch, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (4 stitches)
Change to blue wool
Rounds 18 – 19: sc in each stitch (4 stitches) (2 rounds)
Change to white wool
Rounds 20 – 21: sc in each stitch (4 stitches) (2 rounds)
Change to blue wool
Rounds 22 – 23: sc in each stitch (4 stitches) (2 rounds)
Fasten off, weave in ends.
Legs (make four – two white, two blue)
Round 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6 stitches)
Round 2: sc in each stitch (6 stitches)
Round 3: decrease around (3 stitches)
Chain 5
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Ears
With white wool
Sc in one stitch on the head, dc then sc in the next stitch, fasten off, weave in ends.
Assembly
Sew on the legs. Embroider blue eyes and black whiskers.
Melbourne Demon cat toy
Head
With red wool
Round 1: 6sc in a magic ring (6 stitches)
Round 2: increase in every stitch (12 stitches)
Round 3: sc in the first stitch, increase in the next stitch – repeat (18 stitches)
Round 4: sc in each stitch (18 stitches)
Round 5: sc in the first stitch, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (12 stitches)
Stuff the head
Round 6: decrease around (6 stitches)
Round 7: sc in each stitch (6 stitches)
Body
With blue wool
Round 8: increase in every stitch (12 stitches)
Round 9: sc in the first stitch, increase in the next stitch – repeat (18 stitches)
Round 10: sc in the first two stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (24 stitches)
Rounds 11 – 12: sc in each stitch (24 stitches) (2 rounds)
Round 13: sc in the first two stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (18 stitches)
Round 14: sc in the first stitch, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (12 stitches)
Stuff the body
Round 15: decrease until the hole closes.
Fasten off, weave in end.
Tail
With red wool
Row 1: chain 2 (one is a turning chain)
Row 2: sc 1 into the chain
Row 3: sc 3 into the single stitch of the preceding row
Row 4: slip stitch 2 to the middle of the base of the triangle
Chain 5
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
Legs (make two)
With red wool
Round 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6 stitches)
Round 2: sc in each stitch (6 stitches)
Round 3: decrease around (3 stitches)
Chain 5
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Arms (make two)
With red wool
Round 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6 stitches)
Round 2: sc in each stitch (6 stitches)
Round 3: decrease around (3 stitches)
Chain 4
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Wings (make two)
With red wool
Row 1: chain 2 (one is a turning chain)
Row 2: sc 1 into the chain (1 stitch)
Row 3: increase (2 stitches)
Row 4: increase in both stitches (4 stitches)
Row 5: increase in the first stitch, sc in the next two stitches, increase in the last stitch (6 stitches)
Row 6: increase in the first stitch, sc in the next four stitches, increase in the last stitch (8 stitches)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Horns (make two)
With white wool
Join the wool to the head, chain 3 (one is a turning chain), sc 2 along the chain, fasten off, weave in ends.
Assembly
Sew on the arms, legs and wings. Embroider a smiley face with black wool and a Melbourne logo with red wool.
Hawthorn Hawk cat toy
Head
With yellow wool
Round 1: 6sc in a magic ring (6 stitches)
Round 2: increase in every stitch (12 stitches)
Round 3: sc in the first stitch, increase in the next stitch – repeat (18 stitches)
Round 4: sc in each stitch (18 stitches)
Round 5: sc in the first stitch, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (12 stitches)
Round 6: decrease around (6 stitches)
Stuff the head
Round 7: sc in each stitch (6 stitches)
Body
Round 8: increase in every stitch (12 stitches)
Round 9: sc in the first stitch, increase in the next stitch – repeat (18 stitches)
Round 10: sc in the first two stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (24 stitches)
Rounds 11 – 12: sc in each stitch (24 stitches) (2 rounds)
Round 13: sc in the first two stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (18 stitches)
Round 14: sc in the first stitch, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (12 stitches)
Stuff the body
Round 15: decrease until the hole closes, fasten off, weave in end.
Wings (make two)
With brown wool
Row 1: chain 3 (one is a turning chain)
Row 2: sc 2 into the chain (2 stitches)
Row 3: increase in each stitch (4 stitches)
Row 4: increase in the first stitch, sc in the next two stitches, increase in the last stitch (6 stitches)
Row 5: increase in the first stitch, sc in the next four stitches, increase in the last stitch (8 stitches)
Row 6: sc in each stitch (8 stitches)
Row 7: decrease the first two stitches together, sc in the next four stitches, decrease the last two stitches together (6 stitches)
Row 8: decrease the first two stitches together, sc in the next two stitches, decrease the last two stitches together (4 stitches)
Row 9: (decrease two stitches together) x 2 (2 stitches)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Tail
With brown wool
Row 1: chain 7 (one is a turning chain)
Row 2: sc 6 into the chain (6 stitches)
Row 3: sc in each stitch (6 stitches)
Row 4: decrease the first two stitches together, sc in the next two stitches, decrease the last two stitches together (4 stitches)
Rows 5 – 6: sc in each stitch (4 stitches) (2 rows)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Legs (make two)
With brown wool
Round 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6 stitches)
Round 2: sc in each stitch (6 stitches)
Round 3: decrease around (3 stitches)
Fasten off, weave in ends, switch to yellow wool
Chain 5
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Beak
With brown wool
Round 1: 4 sc in a magic ring (4 stitches)
Round 2: sc in the first stitch, increase in the next stitch – repeat (6 stitches)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Assembly
Sew on the wings, legs and tail. Embroider brown eyes.
Carlton Sausage Dog cat toy
With navy blue wool
Head
Round 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6 stitches)
Rounds 2 – 3: sc in each stitch (6 stitches) (2 rounds)
Round 4: increase in each stitch (12 stitches)
Round 5: increase in the first 6 stitches, sc in the next 6 stitches (18 stitches)
Round 6: sc in each stitch (18 stitches)
Round 7: sc in the first stitch, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (12 stitches)
Round 8: decrease around (6 stitches)
Stuff the head
Body
Round 9: sc in each stitch (6 stitches)
Round 10: increase in every stitch (12 stitches)
Round 11: sc in the first stitch, increase in the next stitch – repeat (18 stitches)
Round 12: sc in the first two stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (24 stitches)
Rounds 13 – 20: sc in each stitch (24 stitches) (8 rounds)
Round 21: sc in the first two stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (18 stitches)
Round 22: sc in the first stitch, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (12 stitches)
Stuff the body
Round 23: decrease around (6 stitches)
Tail
Round 24: sc in the first two stitches, (decrease two stitches together) x 2 (4 stitches)
Rounds 25 – 27: increase in the first stitch, sc in the next stitch, decrease the last two stitches together (4 stitches) (3 rounds)
Fasten off, weave in end.
Ears (make two)
With navy blue wool
Round 1: sc 4 in a magic ring (4 stitches)
Rounds 2 – 4: sc in each stitch (4 stitches) (3 rounds)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing
Legs (make four)
With navy blue wool
Round 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6 stitches)
Round 2: sc in each stitch (6 stitches)
Round 3: decrease around (3 stitches)
Chain 5
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Assembly
Sew on the ears and legs. Use white wool to embroider the face and the Carlton logo on the back.
