kitten – Crochet

Kitty Desk Companion

Posted on August 26, 2023 by aboutyarntime

This little cat was a special project for my sister. I needed something to get me out of my creative slump, and she needed something for her desk at work!

So I set out on a journey to make a cute little effigy of her little cat that could keep her company at work. Kyo is a muted, or “pastel” tortoiseshell kitty, and I wanted to do her coloring justice.

I blended light gray with a pretty beige/gold color to mimic Kyo’s coloring. And of course, added the green to her eyes.

Then it was accessory time! I bought some tiny 5mm magnets to use to help the hats stay in place. And Bobby pins to secure her wings!

I wrote these patterns down as I was making them. So after some product development and testing, I should have a digital pattern ready to sell to make this for yourself!

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“We are Siamese if You Please”

Posted on November 23, 2022November 23, 2022 by aboutyarntime

So, I had this yarn – a huge ball of yarn – and it was brown, but I could tell that it also faded to a sort of buff/tan color. I originally was going to do a teddy bear with it. Then I realized that the colors would be perfect for Siamese kittens. And it worked! The dark bown faded naturally into the lighter color after I completed the feet and worked towards the rest of the body. And when I started making the head, it faded naturally to from light to dark. The ears and tail also came from the dark part of the yarn. They turned out so cute!

These are one-of-a-kind crochet kittens because this yarn is no longer available. If you’d like to own them, hop on over to my shop and get them before they are gone!

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She’s a Lady

Posted on October 23, 2022October 23, 2022 by aboutyarntime

Time for another cute little lovey! This one is for my new Great Neice who will be born in the spring. I’ve been waiting and waiting for an excuse to make some super cute girly baby gifts, so I am ecstatic to present to you: Pinky, the White Kitten

She is just precious and is actually a small effigy of my own cat, Pinky. She is a fairy princess and so I felt that she should slumber on a lovely rainbow sherbet blanket.

No kitty is complete without little toe beans, so this little kitty has them as well.

The pattern is a riff off of this video tutorial with a few alterations of my own to make it more realistic. I added the back paws and the bow, and I made the front legs longer so she could hold her blankie.

Of course, the blanket itself is a small version of the round lotus blanket from Hooked by Robin which is my favorite lovey blanket pattern to work with. I think I went through 18 rows with this one.