Thursday, June 9, 2016

My Very Own Kitty Cat Shirt

I bought a bunch of shirts that I need to repurpose, and I thought, "Hey, maybe I can crochet something I can sew on the shirt." And voila, my very first t-shirt design. It's not perfect, both the cat applique and the sewing, but I'm proud of the outcome.


As usual, I scoured the Internet for a pattern that I can use. I found a bunch of interesting patterns, but none that I can use. So I just made one. Again, the pattern is not perfect.

Materials:

  • 3.5 mm hook
  • mercerized cotton yarn
  • tapestry needle
  • needle for sewing
  • thread
Stitches used:
  • chain (ch)
  • half double crochet (hdc)
  • double crochet (dc)
  • double crochet 3 together (dc3tog)

The pattern:

Make 63 ch, turn. (mark 30th ch, this will be the base of the cat body)

Row 1: Dc on the 4th ch from the hook. Dc on next 2 ch. Dc3tog, dc3tog, dc on next 3 ch, 3dc on next 2 ch, dc on next 3, dc3tog, dc3tog. Dc all the way to st before marker (31st ch). This is the tail. Dc until the end. Turn.

Rows 2-4: Ch 3. Dc on same stitch. Dc all the way to second to the last stitch. 2dc on last stitch. Turn.

Rows 5-10: Ch 3. Dc until the end. Turn.

Rows 11-14: Dc3tog. Dc all the way, leaving 3 st for dc3tog at the end. Turn.

Rows 15-17: Ch 3. Dc until the end. Turn.

Row 18: Ch 3. Dc on same stitch. Dc all the way to second to the last stitch. 2dc on last stitch. Turn.

Rows 19-20: Ch3, 2dc on same stitch. Dc all the way to second to the last stitch. 2dc on last stitch. Turn.

Rows 21-24: Ch 3. Dc until the end. Turn.

Row 25: Dc3tog. Dc all the way, leaving 3 st for dc3tog at the end. Turn.

Rows 26-27: Ch 1, hdc. Dc all the way, leaving to 2 st for hdc and sc. Turn.

Row 28: Ch 1, hdc. Dc on next 4 st, hdc, sc, hdc, dc on next 4 st, hdc, sc. Turn.

You will now start working on one of the ears. Since I forgot to write down this part, I'm not sure if this is how I worked it, I can't really see the end stitches since I've already sewn my cat applique on the shirt.

Row 29-31: Dc2tog on each end, dc in the middle.

Row 32: Dc2tog. Fasten off.

To work on the next ear, repeat rows 29-32.

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