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Crochet Pouncing Kitten

3/13/2015

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I know it may sound nerdy, but I love PBS. Honestly, I prefer the documentaries and such over prime time television. What makes it even more nerdy is the fact that the commercials surrounding most of the shows I watch are geared toward senior citizens, which I am a good 30 years too young for. Anyway, one of the shows I really enjoy is Knit and Crochet Now! They have some really great projects and I often find myself trying new techniques because of what is taught there. Today's post is a shout out to a pattern they shared for an amigurumi kitten by Amy Gaines.
Kit's Crafts - Crochet Pouncing Kitten
My kitten is a bit bigger than typical amigurumi animals. Instead of using the worsted weight yarn and size G hook recommended, I opted for the super bulky, Bernat Baby Blanket Yarn and a size N hook. This produced a kitten measuring a much more hug-able 12" long and 8" from tips of ears to bottoms of paws. I made a few other changes to this pattern, including not sewing the front feet to the head (as I am pretty sure my child with try to pull those apart and possibly ruin the kitty in the process), not making it a Siamese kitten (so that I didn't have to change colors or make a separate face), and making french knots for the eyes rather than using safety eyes.

Ultimately, I just love blowing up these adorable patterns for amigurumi animals by using chunkier yarn and larger hooks. I'm thinking that there may be a large purple friend soon as I have some super chunky purple yarn in my stash... perhaps the other kitten in this pattern!
Kit's Crafts - Crochet Pouncing Kitten
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Kit's Crafts - Crochet Pouncing Kitten
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Adele link
3/26/2015 09:06:25 pm

The kitten looks pretty real and is a very good toy for a small kid.
Can you create a small dog as well?

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