HELLO KITTY AMIGURUMI

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MATERIALS:
White and pink, black and yellow cotton nr. 8 Crochet hook size 1,25 mm Stuffing

Abbreviations (US):
ch = chain ss= slip stitch sc= single crochet hdc = half double crochet st = stitch

You need to work 2 identical oval-shaped parts with ears. Youre wroking in the round, e.g. you start with 1 ch and work sc in the upper part of the hook, then keep working more sc in the lower part (base) of the same ch until you complete the round.

PATTERN: Ch 6. round 1: 2 sc in 2nd chain from hook, [1 sc in next ch] 3 times, 5 sc in next ch. Turn your work around 180 so you can work in the base of the ch-string. 1 sc in next ch] 3 times, 2 sc in the same ch you started working in this round. round2: ch 1,1 sc in the first st, [2 sc in next st] 2 times, 4 sc, [2 sc in next st] 3 times, 4 sc, [2 sc in next st] 2 times; round3: ch 1, 1 sc in the first st, 1 sc, [2 sc in next st] 2 times, 5 sc, [2 sc in next st] 2 times, 1 sc, 2 sc in next st, 1 sc, [2 sc in next st] 2 times, 5 sc, [2 sc in next st] 2 times, 1 sc. round 4: 32 sc. round 5: 32 sc. right ear = start 3 sts after the last st of round 4. Work 4 sc, turn work, 3 sc (working 2 sc tog), 3 sc tog. left ear = start 4 sts away from the right ear, work 4 sc, turn work, 3 sc (working 2 sc tog), 3 sc tog. With black cotton and a tapestry needle embroider eyes and whiskers on the sides, with yellow cotton embroider the nose. Place the two pieces of work together with WS facing and stuff the inside, seam them together with 1 round of sc with pink cotton. LITTLE ROSE = start working magic loop; [ch 2, 2 hdc, ch 2, 1 ss ] 4 times. Sew on the little rose. With 1 strand of white and 1 strand of pink yarn work ch 50 and sew the chain string on the back of Hello Kitty.