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.