This little kitty cat was a gift for my crazy cat lady sister. He’s a quick simple project with minimal sewing and needs little yarn so can be made from any of your scraps!

Pattern info
Magnus can be made with any weight yarn and appropriate hook. His body is made as a single piece and his arms, legs and ears are sewn on after. The number of stitches you should have at the end of each round is indicated by () after the round instructions. In the images, I used DK weight yarn and a 3 mm hook.

You will need……
1) Approximately 80 m of the yarn colour of your choice
2) Crochet hook
3) Needle to sew parts together
4) Toy stuffing
5) Contrast yarn for eyes and nose.
6) Stitch marker
Techniques used
1) Single crochet (SC) (US term)
2) Magic ring (MR)
3) Increases (INC)
4) Decreases (DEC)
6) Weave in ends and finish
7) Chain

On y va!

Head/Body
Round 1: MR (6)
Round 2: Inc x 6 (12)
Round 3: (SC 1, inc) x 6 (18)
Round 4: (SC x 2, inc) x 6 (24)
Round 5: (SC 3, inc) x 6 (30)
Round 6: (SC 4, inc) x 6 (36)
Round 7 - Round 13 (7 rounds): SC all (36)
Round 14: (SC 5, inc) x 6 (42)
Round 15: (SC 6, inc) x 6 (48)
Round 16- Round 25 (10 rounds): SC all (48)
Round 26: (SC 6, dec) x 6 (42)
Round 27: (SC 5, dec) x 6 (36)
Round 26: (SC 4, dec) x 6 (30)
Round 27: (SC 3, dec) x 6 (24)
Round 28: (SC 2, dec) x 6 (18)
Round 29: (SC 1, dec) x 6 (12)
Round 30: Dec x 6 (12)
Sew to close.

Ears (make two)
Round 1: MR 6 (6)
Round 2: (Inc, SC 2) x 2 (8)
Round 3: SC all (8)
Round 4: (Inc, SC3) x 2 (10)
Round 5-Round 7 (3 rounds): SC all (10)
Sew to close.

Arms (make two)
Round 1: MR 6 (6)
Round 2: (Inc, SC 2) x 2 (8)
Round 3 - Round 5 (3 rounds): SC all (8)
Sew to close

Feet (make two)
Round 1: MR 6 (6)
Round 2: Inc x 6 (12)
Round 3 - Round 7 (5 rounds): SC all (12)
Sew to close.

Sew together as shown above. You might find it easier to sew on the facial features before sewing the body together. For the tail, tie three strands of yarn together and chain stitches until you reach the desired length. Tie to close. You can personalise your kitty cat further if you like! Felting wool is really good for adding little features and is also good for colour work. Why not give him a little hat?

Hope you enjoyed the pattern! If you post any pictures of your makes, please tag me - I’d love to see your Magnus’!

Abbie xo