Cute as a kitten
Get your shirt on point with this pair of purrretty kitty patches, designed by Emma Friedlander-Collins
Plain Jane shirts? What a calamity. Dress up dull old button-throughs with these cat patches. For the best finish we’ve cut the shirt, but you could enjoy a less permanent patch by stitching it on over your garment.
NOTES
The Patch is worked in rounds, with RS facing throughout.
Use the 5mm hook to make the Patch, then change to the 4mm hook to work the treble stitches into the garment you are embellishing.
PATCH
Using a 5mm hook and Yarn D, make a magic loop.
Round 1 (RS) Ch3 (counts as tr), 9tr into loop, ss to top of beg ch-3 to join. [10 sts]
Round 2 (RS) Ch5 (counts as tr and ch2), tr in same st as beg ch-5, 2tr in next 4 sts, (tr, ch2, tr) in next st, 2tr in next 4 sts, ss to third ch of beg ch-5. [20 sts, 2 ch-2 sps]
Round 3 Ch3, *(tr, ch2, tr) in ch-2 sp, (2tr in next st, tr in next st) 5 times; rep from * once more omitting last tr, ss to to of beg ch-3.
[34 sts, 2 ch-2 sps]
Round 4 Ss in first st, ss into ch-sp, ss into next 3 sts, (dc, htr, ch2) in next st (ch-2 sp marks top of right ear), (htr, dc) in next st, ss in next 7 sts, (dc, htr, ch2) in next st, (htr, dc) in next st, ss in next st.
Fasten off.
Join Yarn A into bl only of second ch of ch-2 sp on right ear.
Round 5 (Ch5, skip 1 st, ss in bl of next st) 5 times, ch5, skip 1 st, ss in bl of second ch of next ch-2 sp, (ch5, skip 1 st, ss in bl of next st) twice, (ch5, ss in bl of next tr) twice, (ch5, skip 1 st, ss into bl of next st) 8 times, (ch5, ss in bl of next tr) twice, (ch5, skip 1 st, ss in bl of next st) twice, working last ss in same st as beg ch-5.
[22 ch-5 sps]
Round 6 Ss into next ch-sp, ch1 (does not count as a st throughout), *3dc into next 6 ch-sps, ch3, 2dc in next 5 ch-sps, ch3, rep from * once more, ss to top of beg dc. [56 sts, 4 ch-3 sps]
Fasten off.
Join Yarn B into top right ch-2 sp.
Round 7 Ch1, *(2tr, ch2, 2dc) in ch-sp, dc in each st across to next ch-sp, (2dc, ch2, 2tr) in ch-sp, tr in each st to next ch-sp; rep from * once more, ss to top of beg dc. [72 sts]
Fasten off.
Join Yarn C into any ch-2 sp.
Round 8 Ch1, *(2dc, ch2, 2dc) in ch-sp, dc in each st to next ch-sp; rep from * another 3 times, ss to top of beg dc. [80 sts]
Fasten off leaving a long tail.
TO MAKE UP
Weave in all ends except the long Yarn C tail from the final round of the Patch.
Using Yarn A and Yarn C, sew small straight sts for the eyes and nose. You can use the image as a guide.
Position the Patch over the area of your garment where you want to place it. Draw around the Patch and cut out the hole; if the fabric is thin fold back the edges and hem using hemming tape.
Every 2.5cm make a mark around the edge of the hole and pierce using a sharp object like an awl or a chunky needle. Widen the hole so it’s big enough for a 4mm crochet hook. Using a 4mm hook, join Yarn D into any hole, ch3, 2tr into hole, 3tr in each hole around, ss to top of beg ch-3.
Fasten off.
Using the Yarn C tail, whipstitch the Patch to the treble sts on your garment.