Welcome to the Mewlin Rouge and Sardine’s big debut!

This is my first ever pattern release, and I’m so excited to share my love of cats, musicals, and puns with you.

Here are some important things to know about the pattern:

Skill Level: Intermediate (due to color changes and loop stitch)

Crochet Time Estimate: Approximately 5-9 hours, according to my testers!

Materials:
• Sport (#2) Weight Yarn (preferred brand: YarnArt Jeans which is made of soft denim in so many colors! – I used less than 1 skein/160m/174yds of each)
o Orange – main fur
o Peach – striped fur, paws, inner ears, chest, & nose embroidery
o Burnt Orange – hair
o Dark Red – body suit
o Light Pink – boa
o Black – whiskers and mouth embroidery
• 2.00 mm Crochet Hook
• 2 10 mm Safety Eyes (I used ones with blue color irises, but you can use a 8 mm safety eye and embroider the iris instead!)
• Stuffing (polyester filling or yarn scraps, both work as the stitches are tight and nothing will show through)
• Embroidery Sewing Needle that fits sport (#2) weight yarn
• Sewing Scissors
• Stitch Markers (I use safety pins because they are cheaper and easier to maneuver personally)

It’s highly recommended to use Sport (#2) yarn and a 2mm hook with even tension in order to make sure the stripes & chest fall in the correct places. If you use a different yarn weight or hook, you will most likely have to adjust the pattern accordingly to get your stripes & chest in the right spots.

Finally, even though this pattern is free, please do not alter, copy, or claim parts or the whole of this pattern as your own, as it would be stealing from a small artist. You MAY however sell the your finished doll as long as my Instagram @skeinedbymarlow is tagged and a link to my Ravelry store is listed in the item description.

I would also LOVE to see your finished doll if you post to Instagram, so please tag me and use the hashtags #skeinedbymarlow and #sardinemewlinrouge .

If you have any questions about the pattern, please don’t hesitate to message me on Ravelry or Instagram. Please enjoy!!!

Copyright 2023 © Rachel Twombly (but please call me Marlow)
Photography By: @jessiscribbles on Instagram