Granny Cat

Last fall (2017) a friend of mine lost a beloved feline friend.   He was gray in color (or blue in the true feline vocabulary).  I stitched this quick cat in memory of Moe.

Granny Cat

Materials:
5-6 yards worsted weight yarn
G crochet hook (4.25 mm)

Stitches in U.S. terms
ch, chain
dc, double crochet
hdc, half double crochet
sk, skip
sl st, slip stitch
tr, treble crochet

Instructions:

ch 4, join with sl st to form ring

Round 1
ch 3, 2 dc in ring, ch 2
(3 dc in ring, ch 2) 3 times
join with sl st in top of 1st ch 3.

Round 2
ch 1, sc in same st as joining
sc in next 2 dc, sc in ch-2 sp
*(sk next dc, in next dc work ch 1, hdc, ch 1, dc, ch 1, tr, ch 1, dc, ch 1, hdc,)
ch 1, sc in next ch-2 sp*
repeat between * *

sc in next 3 dc,
in next ch-2 sp work sc, ch 1, sc
sl st in 1st sc

fasten off. sew in loose ends.

Angel Pocket Prayer Shawl

Materials and Instructions (written in US terms):

Angel Pocket Prayer Cloth

Measures 4 inches wide and 3.5 inches long. Gauge is not important.

7-8 yards worsted weight yarn
Size H crochet hook (5 mm)

ch = chain
dc = double crochet
dtr = double treble
rnd = round
sl st = slip stitch
sts = stitches
tr = treble crochet
yo = yarn over

3-tr cluster: 
*yo twice, insert hook in ring (yo, draw yarn through 2 loops on hook twice) * [2 loops on hook]
repeat from * to * [3 loops on hook] 
repeat from * to * [4 loops on hook]
yo, draw yarn through 4 loops on hook.

Instructions:

Ch 5, join with sl st to form ring.

rnd 1
wing: ch 3, dc in ring, ch 3, sl st in ring

head: ch 4, 3-tr cluster [see above], ch 4, sl st in ring

wing: same as above

skirt: ch 7, (dtr in ring, ch 1) 3 times, dtr in ring, ch 7, sl st in ring


rnd 2    work this round in back loop of rnd 1 stitches

wing: sl st in next 3 ch sts,
in dc (sl st, ch 2, sl st in 2nd ch from hook, sl st) ,
sl st in next 3 ch sts

head: sl st in each st of head [4 ch, top of cluster, 4 ch]

wing: same as above

skirt: sl st in each st of skirt [7 ch, 7 sts across bottom, 7 ch]

sl st in back loop of 1st sl st.  Fasten off. Draw yarn end to back. Sew in loose ends.

**************

Blessings and peace.