Hello Kitty

Here is the Hello Kitty that I recently made for my kids. The dress I have here in the picture is a little bit too long. I'm also planning on redoing it with a little hole in the back for her tail to fit through. For now though this will work. Here is the pattern for Kitty and her dress.


Round Number of stitches in round
Head
1
6
2 12
3 18
4 24
5 30
6 36
7 42
8 48
9 54
10-12 60
13-20 66
21 60
22 54
23 42
24 36
25 24
26 18
27 12

Ears
Make 2
1 4
2 8
3 12
4-5 16

Body
1
6
2 12
3 18
4 28
5 30
6 36
7 42
8-11 48
12-14 42
15-16 36
17-18 30
19-22 24
23-24 18

Legs
1 Make 2
6
2 12
3 18
4-5 24
6-8 30
9-13 24
14-16 20
17-20 16

Arms
1 Make 2
6
2 12
3-4 18
5-6 24
7 18
8 Sc twice in first sc, sc 4 times in next sc, sc twice in next sc, sc rest of the way around.
9 Sc in first 3 sc, 2 sc in each of the next 5 sc, sc rest of the way around.
10 Sc in first 3 sc, dec 5 times, sc rest of the way around.
11 Dec, dec 4 sc all at the same time, dec, sc rest of the way around.
12 18

Tail
1
6
2 12
3 18
4-8 24
9 18
Bow Not worked in rounds
1 Chain 11, sc in second chain from hook, sc across.
2-3 Ch 1, turn, sc across
Sc around the outside of the rectangle for two rounds. Finish off.
Next make 6 sc in a loop.
Then 2 sc in each of the six sc. Finish off. This will be the circle you place in the middle of the bow or you can just wrap the center of the bow in yarn.


Kitty is crocheted by working rounds based on increases and decreases that occur six times per round. If you have never followed a crochet pattern from a chart like this you should think of it like this:

Round 3/ 18 stitches = (sc, 2 sc in next sc) x 6

(Number of stitches desired) divided by 6 = (number stitch you will increase or decrease on) + 1

If you know the round has 42 stitches then divide 42 by 6 to get 7 so you know you will increase of the sixth stitch to make 7 stitches x 6 = 42 stitches.

I hope that made a little bit of sense.

The only time in this pattern that this will not work is on the legs. On round 14 I decrease by 4 rather than by 6. I decreased every 5th stitch. Then on round 17 I decreased every 4th stitch.


Hello Kitty’s dress

Cast on 40 stitches onto a 16 “ circular needle size 8
Knit in garter stitch, turning and not joining for about an inch.
In this garter stitched portion about 3 rows in you need to knit 3 stitches at the beginning of the row and then yarn over and knit the next 2 stitches together. This will create a button hole.
Knit 5, cast off 10, knit 10, cast off 10, knit 5, turn
Knit 5, cast on 10, knit 10, cast on 10, knit 5, turn
Knit all the way across, turn.
Knit in front and back of stitch all the way across so that you have increased from 40 to 80 stitches. Join this time instead of turning.
Knit all the way around.
Begin stockinette stitch and continue in this manner for 3”, then garter stitch for another inch. Then cast off project.