This teeny tiny kitty is ready to spread holiday cheer! Wearing a bitty beard and mini Santa hat, this bitty kitty is easy to make super quick for stocking stuffers, ornaments, gift toppers, and more! This project takes hardly any yarn - it’s a great use for scraps! If you are new to knitting small little things, fear not! You’ve got this, go slow and give it a try. You are going to have a super cute Santa Kitty in no time.

This pattern results in a very small finished object that is not suitable for small children who may try to swallow it.

Yarn:
40 yds orange fingering weight yarn
5 yds white fingering weight yarn
5 yds red fingering weight yarn
1 yd black fingering weight yarn

Tools & Materials:

• US 1, 2.25mm double pointed knitting needles
• Darning needle for sewing up
• Tiny amount of stuffing or scrap yarn for filling
• Optional: a tiny bell for inside the body of the kitty to give it a festive jingle (approx max 1/2 inch / 1 cm size)

Stitches Used:
BO: bind off
CO: cast on
FO: finish off
K: knit
Kfb: knit in the front and back of the same stitch (1 stitch increased)
K2tog: knit two stitches together
M1: make 1 stitch by lifting the bar between two stitches onto the left needle and knitting into it
P: purl
P2tog: purl two stitches together
St(s): stitch(es)
WE: Work even
*****: repeat the stitches between the ** as described