I made this for my 9 year old cousin's Christmas present. She's already put in a request for a hat and a sword for him, but I've been having a lot of trouble with the hat, so any advice would be appreciated.
Materials
Yarn in orange, dark orange, black, off-white and a little bit of red and pink
Stuffing
Small amount black felt (for nostrils)
Crochet hook
Head
With orange, ch 11
Rnd 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook and each sc across, 2 sc in last ch space, in opposite side of ch, sc across, sc in same ch sp as 1st sc and join (20 sc)
Rnd 2: sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc, repeat both steps around (25 sc)
Rnd 3: sc in next 4 sc, 2 sc in next sc, repeat both steps around (30 sc)
Rnd 4: sc in next 5 sc, 2 sc in next sc, repeat both steps around (35 sc)
Rnd 5: sc in next 6 sc, 2 sc in next sc, repeat both steps around (40 sc)
Rnd 6: sc in next 7 sc, 2 sc in next sc, repeat both steps around (45 sc)
Rnd 7: sc in next 8 sc, 2 sc in next sc, repeat both steps around (50 sc)
Rnd 8: sc in next 9 sc, 2 sc in next sc, repeat both steps around (55 sc)
Rnd 9: sc in next 10 sc, 2 sc in next sc, repeat both steps around (60 sc)
Rnd 10-12: sc in each sc around
Rnd 13: sc in next 8 sc, sc dec in next 2 sc, repeat both steps around (54 sc)
Rnd 14: sc in next 7 sc, sc dec in next 2 sc, repeat both steps around (48 sc)
Rnd 15: sc in next 6 sc, sc dec in next 2 sc, repeat both steps around (42 sc)
Rnd 16: sc in next 5 sc, sc dec in next 2 sc, repeat both steps around (36 sc)
Rnd 17: sc in next 4 sc, sc dec in next 2 sc, repeat both steps around (24 sc)
Fasten off.
Ears (Make 2)
With orange, ch 6
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in each ch across (5 sc)
Row 2-3: sc in each sc across
Row 4: sc dec in next 2 sc, sc in next sc, dec in last 2 sc (3 sc)
Row 5: sc in each sc across
Row 6: sc dec in remaining sc (1 sc)
Eyebrows (Make 2)
With off white, ch 9
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch sp across (8 sc)
Fasten off.
Eye (Make 2 of each part)
With green, ch 5
Rnd 1: sl st in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next 2 ch sp, sl st in last ch sp, turn to other side, repeat previous steps, join to first st
Rnd 2: sl st in each sl st on Rnd 1 and sc in each sc, join to first st
Fasten off.
With black, ch 2
Rnd 1: 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook (6 sc)
Fasten off.
Mustache
Mustache Top
With off-white, ch 7
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook and next 5 ch sp, sl st in last ch sp (6 sc, 1 sl st)
Row 2: sl st in last sl st and next sc, sc across, sc dec in last 2 sc
Fasten off.
Bottom
With off-white, ch 8
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch sp across (7 sc)
Row 2: sc dec in first 2 sc, sc across, sc dec in last 2 sc (5 sc)
Row 3-4: repeat Row 2 (1 sc at end of Row 4)
Fasten off.
Nose
With pink, ch 6
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch sp across (5 sc)
Row 2: sc dec in first 2 sc, sc across, sc dec in last 2 sc (3 sc)
Row 3: sc dec in first 2 sc, sc dec in 2nd sc from previous row and last sc (2 sc)
Row 4: sc dec across (1 sc)
Fasten off.
Body
With orange, ch 2
Rnd 1: 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook (6 sc)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc around (12 sc)
Rnd 3: sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc around (18 sc)
Rnd 4: sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc around (24 sc)
Rnd 5: sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc around (30 sc)
Rnd 6: sc in next 4 sc, 2 sc in next sc around (36 sc)
Rnd 7: sc in next 5 sc, 2 sc in next sc around (42 sc)
Rnd 8: sc in next 6 sc, 2 sc in next sc around (48 sc)
Rnd 9-45: sc in each sc around
Rnd 46: sc in next 6 sc, sc dec in next 2 sc around (42 sc)
Rnd 47: sc in next 5 sc, sc dec in next 2 sc around (36 sc)
Rnd 48: sc in next 4 sc, sc dec in next 2 sc around (30 sc)
Rnd 49: sc in next 3 sc, sc dec in next 2 sc around (24 sc)
Fasten off.
Belly
With off white, ch 11
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook and each sc across (10 sc)
Row 2: 2 sc in first sc, sc across, 2 sc in last sc (12 sc)
Row 3-44 (or desired length) :sc in each sc across
Row 45: sc dec in first 2 sc, sc across, sc dec in last 2 sc (10 sc)
Fasten off.
Belt
With brown, ch 9
Row 1: sc in each sc across (8 sc)
Row 2- desired length: sc in each sc across
Arms (Make 2)
With off-white, ch 2
Rnd 1: 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook (6 sc)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc around (12 sc)
Rnd 3-4: sc in each sc around, change to orange at end of Rnd 4
Rnd - desired length: sc in each sc around
Boots and legs (Make 2)
Sole
With black, ch 5
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch sp across (4 sc)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in 1st sc, sc in each sc across, 2 sc in last sc (6 sc)
Row 3-4: sc in each sc across
Row 5: sl st in 1st sc, ch 1, sc in each of next 4 sc, turn, leaving last sc unworked (4 sc)
Row 6: sc in each sc across, ch 2
Row 7: sc in 2nd ch from hook and each sc across, ch 2 (5 sc)
Row 8: repeat Row 7, excluding ch 2 at the end (6 sc)
Row 9: sc in each sc across
Row 10: sc dec in first 2 sc, sc across, sc dec in last 2 sc (4 sc)
Row 11: sc dec across (2 sc)
Row 12: sc dec (1 sc)
Row 13: sc across
F/O.
Top of boot
Ch 7
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch sp across (6 sc0
Row 2-4: sc in each sc across
Row 5-8: repeat Rows 10-13 of sole
F/O.
Sew last fews rows to toe of sole, turn inside out and stuff toe
Cuff
Rnd 1: sc around sole and top to make heel (18 sc)
Rnd 2: sc in back loops only in each sc around
Rnd 3-20: sc in each sc around
Rnd 21: sc in front loops only in each sc around
Rnd 22: sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc, repeat around (24 sc)
Rnd 23-5: sc in each sc around
Legs
Rnd 20: With orange,in back loops of Rnd 2 on cuff, join with a sc and sc in each sc around
Rnd 21-4: sc in each sc around
Rnd 25: sc across next 5 sc, turn (5 sc)
Row 26-8: sc in each sc across
Row 29: sc dec in first 2 sc, sc in next sc, sc dec in last 2 sc (3 sc)
Rnd 30: sc across and in end of each row, sc in unworked sc of Rnd 24 and up other side of Rows 25-29, join with sl st to first sc on Rnd 30
Fasten off.
Tail
With orange, ch 2
Rnd 1: 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook (6 sc)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc around (12 sc)
Rnd 3-41: sc in each sc around (stuff as you go)
Rnd 42: Fold in half, and sc across through both thicknesses (6 sc)
Fasten off.
Finishing
Sew all parts of face to the head and the belly to the body. Glue two small pieces of felt on nose for nostrils. Embroider dark orange yarn across the back from one side of the belly to the other. Embroider 3 lines on the top of head, forming a point.
*Puss in Boots is a product of Dreamworks.
Nice job and thanks for sharing! Is he not the sexiest animated cat ever? I'll give him a go after a few valentine gifts I have on my list ;-) For the hat, I think you'll want to make one with a short 'bowl' and large brim so you can pull up one side of the brim and attach long ostrich feathers. The following links are for adult hats in thread, but they might help you with inspiration:
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Thanks! Those were actually really helpful; the biggest problem I was having was with the brim. It's almost done now, I'll post the pattern up soon.
DeleteHe looks awesome, definitely marking this to try later. I have always loved Puss 'n Boots since I was a kid and was very happy with Antonio Banderas' rendition.
ReplyDeleteThank you.
Deleteanyone know where i can locate a humpty dumpty pattern (crochet) from the movie ?
ReplyDeleteI don't know about the movie version specifically, but there are a few patterns on Ravelry. There might be one that has pants; you could just modify the features.
DeleteHow long until you post the hat instructions?
ReplyDeleteOops, sorry about that. I'll try to put them soon; I got a little side-tracked and forgot to post it. I have it written down somewhere, I just have to find it. It's still not perfect, but it's the best I can do.
ReplyDeleteFound a hat pattern that could help you polish your design. Check out
ReplyDeletehttp://spindlesandspices.blogspot.com/2010/06/giddyup-kitty.html
Hope this helps