Difficulty Level
Intermediate

All rounds through out these patterns will end in “sl st to beginning st, ch 1” unless indicated otherwise.

Sections of pattern written out in brackets are to be repeated x amount of times, where x will equate to the number indicated. For example sc, inc x6 means to repeat the pattern of sc, inc around the entire piece to the end of that round.

Cat’s ears, arms, paws, and tails are all made the same size no matter which cat body you pick.

The Stout Cat will work out a little bit shorter and more rounded in the body. The same goes for their toys and hats. This is so you can easily mix and match as you see fit.

There is sewing in this pattern to attach ears, arms, paws, tail, hat, and cat’s toy. In some cases, some of the toys may need assembly as well. It’s small amounts of sewing (amount of space to be sewn wise), but it happens frequently.

In cases like the hats and toys, you don’t have to sew these on, it just makes it easier to not misplace them.

You will come across sc 4 in mc. If this is challenging for you, try starting a row or so down where the hat would be at least 1 sc larger in the circle. (So start at round 2 instead of 1).

Sections you come across that say “(about) 6 sc” mean that if you come out one high or low here, that’s fine too. The difference could be as simple as where you and I placed our first sc in this round.

You will come across terms like:
mc = magic circle
sl st = slip stitch
ch = chain
sc = single crochet
dec = decrease
inc = increase
F/O = fasten off
Picot = ch 2 and sl st in the 2nd ch from the hook (so the first ch)

Beads in use are Dayglow pony beads. I do not have a specific link for them as the person I was going through no longer sells them. The dayglow part is much less important than the size of the bead. So far, I have found pony beads to be excellent size for crocheting with.

This pattern is in US terminology.

You will get 18 pages of instructions with color pictures to conjure your very own Stout Spooky Cat with a Bat Ball.