Meet Maple the Smoosh-Faced Cat! A fluffy, flat-faced feline with minimal sewing and loop stitch fur.

Skill Level: Advanced
Techniques Used: Merging and branching no-sew shaping, loop stitch fur.
Finished Size: 12” tall x 12” long (tail straight out) x 6” wide

What’s in the PDF:

• 21 pages and 34 color tutorial photos!
• Original color tutorial photos (sometimes with diagrams)
• Checkboxes to keep you organized as you work
• Color coding where needed
• Written in English, US terms, using Craft Yarn Council abbreviations

Confident you don’t need the photos or checkboxes? This pattern is also available for free in a text-only format (not downloadable) at hookedbykati.com.

All Hooked by Kati patterns are human-designed — no AI involved, ever.

Supplies
• Loops and Threads Soft Classic yarn, 100% acrylic, worsted weight, 354 yds/7 oz/198 g, Bisque (BIS) 2 balls; Pale Pink (PNK), scraps.
• G (4.00 mm) hook
• Two 20mm colored slit-pupil safety eyes
• Polyfil stuffing
• Tapestry needle
• Straight pins
• Stitch markers
• Scissors
• Hairbrush or slicker brush