R1with saucer: ch 36 and join into a ring with a sl st in the first ch (do not twist); 36 sc, one in each ch of the ring(36)
R22 sc, (inc, 3 sc) ×8, inc, 1 sc(45)
R3(4 sc, inc) ×9(54)
R43 sc, (inc, 5 sc) ×8, inc, 2 sc(63)
R5(6 sc, inc) ×9(72)
R6(shells)(skip 2 st, 5 dc in one st, skip 2 st, 1 sl st) ×12(72)
Size before assembly: about 9 cm at the widest (lies flat); 6 rounds.
Change to cup (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R5).
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff.

R1with cup: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2–136 sc(6)
Size before assembly: about 0.8 cm at the widest, 4.6 cm long; 13 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 ≈ 160° around round 12. After stuffing, bend the piece so the inner side of the bend faces down on the finished toy (on the piece: in round 12, 1.5 st from the centre front line, downward). On the inner side draw rounds 10 and 13 together (3 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.

R1starting in the 2nd ch from hook: sc 2, 3 sc in the last ch; continue along the other side of the chain: sc 1, 2 sc in the last ch (the one you made the first sc in)(8)
R2(inc ×3, 1 sc) ×2(14)
R31 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc(20)
R420 sc(20)
Size before assembly: an oval about 3 × 2.2 cm at the widest, 1 cm long; 4 rounds. The piece is oval: the rounds go around the chain, and on the finished toy the chain (the long side of the oval) runs side to side; the starting chain is at the front of the piece (on the finished toy). The round-start marker is in the middle of a long side (the piece's centre line), while R1 starts at a turn: after R1 shift the round start — sc 1 more (not counted in any round) and place the marker there. The increases fall on the turns.
With white: ch 4.
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 cat: 4 sc in MR(4)
R2inc ×3, 1 sc(7)
R31 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc(10)
R4[inner] 1 sc [cat] inc, 2 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 1 sc [inner] 1 sc(13)
R5[inner] 1 sc [cat] 2 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 4 sc [inner] 1 sc in same st, 1 sc(16)
R61 sc in inner, 13 sc in cat, 2 sc in inner(16)
Size before assembly: about 2.9 cm at the widest, 1.7 cm long; 6 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 3.3 mm deep in front, a rounded back, and rounded folds of two layers at the sides (about 5.7 mm thick); about 29 mm wide. Keep the opening a curve, hollow side forward, not a straight line.

R1with white: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2(inc ×2, 1 sc) ×2(10)
R310 sc(10)
R4(dec ×2, 1 sc) ×2(6)
Size before assembly: about 1.2 cm at the widest, 1.4 cm long; 4 rounds.
→ 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 white: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2(inc ×2, 1 sc) ×2(10)
R3–410 sc(10)
R5–610 sc(10)
R7–910 sc(10)
R10–1110 sc(10)
R12–1410 sc(10)
Size before assembly: about 1.3 cm at the widest, 4.9 cm long; 14 rounds.
Change to cat (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R2).
Change to stripe (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R4).
Change to cat (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R6).
Change to stripe (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R9).
Change to cat (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R11).
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 ≈ 80° 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, on the centre top line). On the inner side draw rounds 4 and 7 together (3 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.

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 12–13 mm (on the head): in round 12, 7 st apart (count along round 12: about 3.5 st each side of the centre front line). Iris iris #8fc46a.
Satin stitch (on the muzzle): in nose thread, a triangle about 8 mm wide and 5.5 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred in round 1, on the centre top line.
Embroidery in mouth thread (on the muzzle), straight stitches through: (in round 1, on the centre bottom line ) → (in round 2, on the centre bottom line ).
Embroidery in mouth thread (on the muzzle) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image), straight stitches through: (in round 2, on the centre bottom line ) → (in round 3, 1 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 2 and 3, 1.5 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's left ).

Kitten in a Teacup

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