Peeking Cat Mosaic Bag and Pillow by Natalia Kononova

Peeking Cat Mosaic Bag and Pillow

Crochet
June 2024
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
29.6 stitches and 29.6 rows = 4 inches
in overlay mosaic crochet
2.5 mm
2.75 mm (C)
1145 - 1344 yards (1047 - 1229 m)
Width x Height: 37cm x 27cm/ 14 ½'' x 10 ⅝''
US
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Includes instructions for:

  • Purse/ handbag/ shoulder-bag with bottom
  • Small rectangular pillow

Crochet level:

  • Advanced

This pattern includes:

  • Written instructions in American terms, videos for techniques and a few rounds to make you familiar with all stitches, charts/ graphics for digital use and printing, step pictures for finishing.

Size:

  • Width x Height: 37cm x 27cm/ 14 ½’’ x 10 ⅝’’

Recommended materials:

  • Fingering/ 4 ply yarn such as: Scheepjes Whirlette (60% Cotton x 40% Acrylic, 100g/ 455m) or Scheepjes Whirl (60% Cotton x 40% Acrylic, 215-225g/ 1000m).

Bag:

  • Yarn1 (light): 95g
  • Yarn2 (dark): 135(160, 175)g (including 25g for bottom, 70g for bag body, 10g for upper edge backing, 30(55, 70)g for hand (short shoulder, long shoulder) handles)
  • Yarn3 (nose and eyes): 3g and 5g

Pillow:

  • Yarn1 (light): 95g
  • Yarn2 (dark): 70g
  • Yarn3 (nose and eyes): 3g and 5g

Prototype (bag):

  • 157g/ 1 Whirl in 751 Liquorice Yumyum: Yarn1 (light): 89g, Yarn2 (dark for bag body): 62g, Yarn2 (dark for upper edge backing): 6g. To replicate the prototype, divide Whirl into two portions: 145g (lighter) and 79g (darker). From the light end of the lighter portion, wind off 18g of solid white (use it for optional whiskers or another project), use rem yarn from inside (lighter end) as Yarn1. For Yarn2, use darker portion from inside (lighter end).

  • 2) Whirlette: 70g in 851 Liquorice (bag bottom: 20g, short length shoulder-bag handles: 50g), 3g in 881 Yummy for the eyes, recommended: 3g in 873 Marshmallow for the nose.

Other materials and tools:

  • Crochet hooks 2.5mm (for bag) and 2.75mm (for handles).

Bag:

  • 37cm/ 14 ⅝’’ of pre-quilted fabric (bag height + ½ of the bottom width + 6cm/ 2 3/8’’)
  • 9cm x 78cm/ 3 ½’’ x 30’’ piece of buckram or Pellon 70 Peltex Sew-In Ultra Firm Stabilizer to reinforce the upper edge (bag width x 2 + 4cm/ 1 ½’’)
  • Optional for reinforcing the bottom: 28.5cm x 6cm/ 11 ¼’’ x 2 ⅜’’ piece of plastic canvas (bag bottom measurements minus 2cm/ ¾’’ from each side)
  • Sewing machine
  • Tapestry needle
  • Sewing thread (match Yarn1, lining and upper edge backing)

Pillow:

  • Finished size or 1-2cm/ ⅜-¾’’ bigger pillow insert
  • Optional: 32cm/ 12 ⅝’’ invisible zipper (pillow width – 5cm/ 2’’)

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