A kindle isn’t just an e-reader—it’s also a word that’s used to
describe a group of kittens 😀
You will need:
Cotton yarn white color
Cotton yarn grey color
Cotton yarn black color
Cotton yarn pink color (for the nose)
Cotton yarn red color (for the mouth)
Crochet hook 3.5mm
Needle for sewing
Fiberfill
Safety eyes
Stitch guide:
chain (ch): Yarn over and pull through loop.
Single crochet (sc): Insert hook in stitch. Yarn over and pull up a loop. Yarn over and draw through 2 loops.
Half double crochet (hdc): Yarn over, insert hook in stitch. Yarn over and pull up a loop. Yarn over and draw through 3 loops.
Double crochet (dc):Yarn over, insert hook in stitch. Yarn over and pull up a loop. Yarn over and draw through 2 loops, Yarn over and draw through remaining 2 loops.
Slip stitch (slst): Insert hook in stitch yarn over and pull through 2 loops.
Single crochet increase (inc): 2 single crochet in the same stitch follow the instructions.
Single crochet decrease (dec): insert hook in front loop of the next 2 stitches. Yarn over draw through 2 loops.
Notes:
This pattern is worked in a continuous spiral without closing off each round. Please mark the first stitch of each round and move the marker up as you work.
The pattern:
Legs (make 2):
With grey color
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring (MR)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc across (12)
Rnd 3: hdc in the next 4 stitches, sc in the next 8 stitches (12)
Rnd 4: hdc in the next 4 stitches, sc in the next 8 stitches (12)
Rnd 5: 12 sc (12)
Rnd 6: dec repeat 3 times, sc in the next 6 stitches (9)
Rnd 7-8: 9 sc, 2 rounds, change to white color in the last stitch (9)
Rnd 9-13: 9 sc, 5 rounds, in the second leg, in the last round stitch only 6 sc (not 9) and continue crocheting the body
Don't fasten off and cut the yarn after finishing the second leg, continue with the white color, stuff the legs with fiberfill and continue crocheting the body
Body and Head:
Continue with the second leg
Rnd 1: ch 3, sc to the other leg right next to the stitch where we finished the leg, sc in the same stitch, sc in the next 8 stitches (around the leg), 3 sc in the ch3, sc in the next 9 stitches (in the first leg), 3 sc in the ch3 (24)
Rnd 2: (sc in next 3 stitches, inc) repeat 6 times (30)
Rnd 3-7: 30 sc, 5 rounds (30)
Rnd 8: (sc in next 3 stitches, dec) repeat 6 times (24)
Rnd 9: 24 sc, change to grey color in the last stitch (24)
Rnd 10: 24 sc (24)
Rnd 11: (sc in next 2 stitches, dec) repeat 6 times (18)
Rnd 12-13: 18 sc, 2 rounds (18)
Rnd 14: (sc in next 1 stitches, dec) repeat 6 times (12)
Rnd 15: 12 sc (12)
Rnd 16: (sc in next 1 stitches, dec) repeat 4 times (8)
Continue with the head, and stuff the body and head with fiberfill while crocheting
Rnd 17: 2 sc in each sc across (16)
Rnd 18: (sc in next 1 stitches, inc) repeat 8 times (24)
Rnd 19: (sc in next 3 stitches, inc) repeat 6 times (30)
Rnd 20: (sc in next 4 stitches, inc) repeat 6 times (36)
Rnd 21: (sc in next 5 stitches, inc) repeat 6 times (42)
Rnd 22-27: 42 sc, 6 rounds (42)
Rnd 28: (sc in next 5 stitches, dec) repeat 6 times (36)
Assemble the safety eyes between round 25-26, while leaving 8 stitches between the eyes
Rnd 29: (sc in next 4 stitches, dec) repeat 6 times (30)
Rnd 30: (sc in next 3 stitches, dec) repeat 6 times (24)
Rnd 31: (sc in next 2 stitches, dec) repeat 6 times (18)
Rnd 32: (sc in next 1 stitches, dec) repeat 6 times (12)
Fasten off, close the head with sewing
Ears (make 2):
With grey color
Rnd 1: 4 sc in magic ring (MR)
Rnd 2: (sc in next 1 stitches, inc) repeat 2 times (6)
Rnd 3: (sc in next 2 stitches, inc) repeat 2 times (8)
Rnd 4: (sc in next 3 stitches, inc) repeat 2 times (10)
Rnd 5: (sc in next 4 stitches, inc) repeat 2 times (12)
Rnd 6: (sc in next 5 stitches, inc) repeat 2 times (14)
Fasten off leaving yarn for sewing.
Assemble the ears to the head:
Arms (make 2):
With grey color
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring (MR)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc across (12)
Rnd 3-4: 12 sc, 2 rounds (12)
Rnd 5: (sc in next stitch, dec) repeat 4 times (8)
Rnd 6-9: 8 sc, 4 rounds (8)
Rnd 10: (sc in next 2 stitches, dec) repeat 2 times (6)
Rnd 11-13: 6 sc, 3 rounds (8)
Fasten off leaving yarn for sewing, do not fiberfill the arms.
Assemble the arms to the body:
Tail:
With white color
Rnd 1: 5 sc in magic ring (MR)
Rnd 2-13: 5 sc, 12 rounds (5)
Assemble the tail to the body:
Bow tie:
Row 1: ch 6 +2 (count as the first dc)
Row 2: from the third crochet from the hook dc for the next 5 stitches, ch 2, turn
Row 3-8: the same as row 2 for 6 rows
Row 9: sl st around the rectangle, at the corners crochet 2 stitches of sl st.
Fasten off leaving long yarn tail for sewing and creating the shape of the bow tie
With a needle sew the yarn tail through until you arrive to the third row. Wrap the yarn around this row few times until you receive the bow tie shape:
Assemble the bow tie to the body, and embroider the face.
The nose is 5 sc in magic ring (MR)
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