R1with black: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2inc ×6(12)
R3(1 sc, inc) ×6(18)
R41 sc, (inc, 2 sc) ×5, inc, 1 sc(24)
R5(3 sc, inc) ×6(30)
R62 sc, (inc, 4 sc) ×5, inc, 2 sc(36)
R7(5 sc, inc) ×6(42)
R83 sc, (inc, 6 sc) ×5, inc, 3 sc(48)
R948 sc(48)
R104 sc, (inc, 7 sc) ×5, inc, 3 sc(54)
R11–2254 sc(54)
R23(7 sc, dec) ×6(48)
R2448 sc(48)
R25(6 sc, dec) ×6(42)
R263 sc, (dec, 5 sc) ×5, dec, 2 sc(36)
R27(4 sc, dec) ×6(30)
R282 sc, (dec, 3 sc) ×5, dec, 1 sc(24)
R29(2 sc, dec) ×6(18)
R30(1 sc, dec) ×6(12)
R31dec ×6(6)
Size before assembly: about 7.7 cm at the widest, 8.7 cm long; 31 rounds.
→ Insert the safety eyes now (positions: see “Face”) and fix the backs. Start stuffing (firmly) and keep adding as you decrease.
Top up the stuffing if needed. Fasten off leaving a 15 cm tail; with the needle weave it through the front loops of all 6 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside.

R1with black: 4 sc in MR(4)
R2inc ×3, 1 sc(7)
R31 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc(10)
R4[pinkear] 1 sc [black] inc, 2 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 1 sc [pinkear] 1 sc(13)
R5[pinkear] 1 sc [black] 2 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 4 sc [pinkear] 1 sc in same st, 1 sc(16)
R6[pinkear] 2 sc [black] inc, 4 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc [pinkear] 3 sc(19)
R72 sc in pinkear, 14 sc in black, 3 sc in pinkear(19)
Size before assembly: about 3.5 cm at the widest, 2.1 cm long; 7 rounds. Multi-colour rounds are listed stitch by stitch from the round-start marker; keep the round start on the piece's centre front line (as it sits on the finished toy). The order is for right-handed crocheting (right to left on the outside); left-handed: reverse it.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff. Shape it into a spoon: push the front wall into the back wall (not down to a thin plate) — a concave spoon about 4 mm deep in front, a rounded back, and rounded folds of two layers at the sides (about 5.7 mm thick); about 35 mm wide. Keep the opening a curve, hollow side forward, not a straight line.

Flat motif — star (worked in rounds, one layer of fabric), about 2.6 × 2.8 cm; 2 rows.
Round 1: with star: into a magic ring; 10 sc; sl st in the first st to join (10) Round 2: (point (ch 3, then back along the chain from the 2nd ch from hook: 1 sc, 1 hdc), skip 1 st, 1 sl st) ×5 (15)
Fasten off leaving a long tail (~30 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff. Weave in the starting tail, pin the motif out to shape on a soft surface and steam it lightly.

R1with black: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2(1 sc, inc) ×3(9)
R3–129 sc(9)
Size before assembly: about 1.2 cm at the widest, 4.2 cm long; 12 rounds.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff lightly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done. Bend ≈ 70° around round 6. After stuffing, bend the piece so the inner side of the bend faces up on the finished toy (on the piece: in round 6, 0.5 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's left ). On the inner side draw rounds 5 and 7 together (2 rounds go into the fold): with the needle and matching yarn make 3–4 stitches through the loops of both rounds over about 2 st, pull to the angle and hide the end inside.

R1with black: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2(1 sc, inc) ×3(9)
R3–49 sc(9)
R57 sc, dec(8)
Size before assembly: about 1.2 cm at the widest, 1.7 cm long; 5 rounds.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff lightly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

R1with black: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2inc ×6(12)
R312 sc(12)
R42 sc, dec, 4 sc, dec, 2 sc(10)
Size before assembly: about 1.5 cm at the widest, 1.2 cm long; 4 rounds.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff lightly only and press it flat to about 8 mm thick.

Safety eyes and noses go in before the piece is stuffed and closed (see the pieces above); embroidery is easier before the piece is sewn on.

Safety eyes with a printed glint 16 mm (on the body): between rounds 20 and 21, 7 st apart (count along round 20: about 3.5 st each side of the centre front line). Iris iris #ffd23f.
Satin stitch (on the body): in nose thread, a triangle about 5 mm wide and 3.8 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred between rounds 18 and 19, on the centre front line .
Embroidery in mouth thread (on the body), straight stitches through: (in round 18, on the centre front line ) → (between rounds 17 and 18, on the centre front line ) → (in round 17, 0.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (between rounds 17 and 18, 1 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ).
Embroidery in mouth thread (on the body), straight stitches through: (in round 18, on the centre front line ) → (between rounds 17 and 18, on the centre front line ) → (in round 17, 0.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 17 and 18, 1 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).

Black Cat in a Witch Hat

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