R1with grey: 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)
R7–1236 sc(36)
R13(10 sc, dec) ×3(33)
R145 sc, (dec, 9 sc) ×2, dec, 4 sc(30)
R15–1830 sc(30)
R19(8 sc, dec) ×3(27)
R20–2227 sc(27)
R23(7 sc, dec) ×3(24)
R24–2724 sc(24)
Size before assembly: about 5 cm at the widest, 9.3 cm long; 27 rounds.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff firmly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

R1starting in the 2nd ch from hook: sc 1, 3 sc in the last ch; continue along the other side of the chain: sc 0, 2 sc in the last ch (the one you made the first sc in)(6)
R2inc ×6(12)
R31 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc(16)
R416 sc(16)
Size before assembly: an oval about 2.3 × 1.9 cm at the widest, 1.1 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 3.
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 grey: 4 sc in MR(4)
R2inc ×3, 1 sc(7)
R31 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc(10)
R4[soft pink] 1 sc [grey] inc, 2 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 1 sc [soft pink] 1 sc(13)
R5[soft pink] 1 sc [grey] 2 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 4 sc [soft pink] 1 sc in same st, 1 sc(16)
R61 sc in soft pink, 13 sc in grey, 2 sc in soft pink(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 grey: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2(inc ×2, 1 sc) ×2(10)
R3–410 sc(10)
R5(3 sc, dec) ×2(8)
R6–88 sc(8)
R9(3 sc, inc) ×2(10)
R10–2210 sc(10)
Size before assembly: about 1.3 cm at the widest, 7.9 cm long; 22 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 ≈ 60° around round 9. After stuffing, bend the piece so the inner side of the bend faces forward on the finished toy (on the piece: in round 9, on the centre front line ). On the inner side draw rounds 8 and 10 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. Bend the second piece as a mirror image.

R1with grey: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2(1 sc, inc) ×3(9)
R3–269 sc(9)
Size before assembly: about 1.2 cm at the widest, 9.4 cm long; 26 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 ≈ 110° around round 10. After stuffing, bend the piece so the inner side of the bend faces up on the finished toy (on the piece: in round 10, on the centre top line). On the inner side draw rounds 8 and 11 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.

Flat motif — heart (worked in rounds, one layer of fabric), about 2.1 × 2 cm; 1 row.
Round 1: with cream: into a magic ring; ch 3 (the first post, not counted); 3 tr, 3 dc, ch 1, 1 tr, ch 1, 3 dc, 3 tr; ch 3 and sl st into the ring, then pull the ring tight (13)
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.

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 9 mm (on the head): between rounds 10 and 11, 6 st apart (count along round 10: about 3.1 st each side of the centre front line).
Satin stitch (on the muzzle): in pink thread, a triangle about 6 mm wide and 4.5 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred between rounds 1 and 2, on the centre top line .
Embroidery in charcoal 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 ) → (between rounds 2 and 3, 0.5 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 2 and 3, 1 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 2, 1.5 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's left ).

Long-Legged Grey Cat

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