
Man, I've been working on this amineko for an eternity. He's been sitting on the coffee table with no legs or tail for god knows how long. but I saw that there was an amineko-along on craftster, so I thought I'd finish him up and put him on here so I could link it. He's sooo cute! And he's easily poseable for cute pictures. As soon as I get a better digital camera I'm going to redo my pictures on here and then take him
outside and do some cute stuff. The pattern posted here is the one off of the craftster forum that was translated from the origional japanese one. I didn't change a single thing and I think it turned out really well:
US Hook size G, one skein of worsted weight yarn and small amount of contrasting yarn, cotton batting, weights (pebbles, marbles, polly pellets, etc.), embroidery thread.
Rnd (Rnds) = Round, SC = single crochet, SLST = slip stitch, INC = increase (+1 sc), DEC = decrease(-1 sc).
Head (make 1):
Rnd 1 : make 6 sc into a ring, join w/ a slst to first sc. (6 sts)
Rnd 2 : sc inc each st. (12 sts)
Rnd 3 : sc inc in every 2nd st. (18 sts)
Rnd 4 : sc inc in every 3rd st. (24 sts)
Rnd 5 : sc inc in every 4th st. (30 sts)
Rnd 6 : sc inc in every 5th st. (36 sts)
Rnd 7 : sc inc in every 6th st. (42 sts)
Rnd 8: sc inc in every 7th st. (48 sts)
Rnds 9 - 15: work even. (48 sts)
Rnd 16: dec in every 7th st. (42 sts)
Rnd 17: dec in every 6th st. (36 sts)
Rnd 18 : dec in every 5th st. (30 sts)
Rnd 19: dec in every 4th st. (24 sts)
Rnd 20: dec in every 3rd st. (18 sts)
Body (make 1):
Rnd 1 : make 6 sc into a ring, join w/ a slst to first sc. (6 sts)
Rnd 2 : sc inc each st. (12 sts)
Rnd 3 : sc inc in every 2nd st. (18 sts)
Rnd 4 : sc inc in every 3rd st. (24 sts)
Rnd 5 : sc inc in every 4th st. (30 sts)
Rnd 6 : sc inc in every 5th st. (36 sts)
Rnds 7 - 23: work even. (36 sts)
Rnd 24: dec in every 5th st. (30 sts)
Rnds 25 - 26: work even. (30 sts)
Rnd 27: dec in every 4th st. (24 sts)
Rnd 28 -29: work even. (24 sts)
Rnd 30: dec in every 3rd st. (18 sts)
Rnds 31 -32: work even. (18 sts)
Arms (make 2):
Rnd 1 : make 6 sc into a ring, join w/ a slst to first sc. (6 sts)
Rnd 2 : sc inc each st. (12 sts)
Rnds 3 - 6 : work even. (12 sts)
Rnd 7: dec in every 3rd st. (9 sts)
Note: pattern says 8 sts left, I get 9.
Rnds 8 - 28: work even. (9 sts)
Legs (make 2):
Rnd 1 : make 6 sc into a ring, join w/ a slst to first sc. (6 sts)
Rnd 2 : sc inc each st. (12 sts)
Rnd 3: sc inc every 4th sts. (15 sts)
Rnds 4 - 7: work even. (15 sts)
Rnd 8: dec every 3rd st. (11 sts)
Note: pattern says 10 sts left, I get 11.
Rnds 9 - 24: work even. (11 sts)
Tail (make 1):
Rnd 1 : make 6 sc into a ring, join w/ a slst to first sc. (6 sts)
Rnd 2 : sc inc every 3rd st. (8 sts)
Rnds 3 - 22: work even. (8 sts)
Ears (make 2):
Rnd 1: make 4 sc into a ring, join w/ a slst to first sc. (4 sts)
Rnd 2 : sc inc each st. (8 sts)
Rnd 3: sc inc every 4th st. (10 sts)
Rnd 4: sc inc every 5th st. (12 sts)
Rnd 5: sc inc every 6th st. (14 sts)
Muzzle (make 1) : Note: it seems long, but it gets attached sideways to the face.
Rnd 1 : make 7 sc into a ring, join w/ a sl st to first sc. (7 sts)
Rnd 2 : sc inc each st. (14 sts)
Rnds 3 - 10: work even. (14 sts)
Rnd 11: sc dec next 3 sts, sc dec next 4 sts, sc dec next 3 sts, sc dec next 4 sts. (4 sts)
And you can get assembly instructions for putting him together here at the origional japanese site.




16 comments:
I think your kitty turned out beautifully and I LURVE the acorns.
: )
Thanks so much for posting a comment. You're the first person I've never met whose liked my blog, so at least I know I'm not doing this for nothing! *does little happy dance*. If you end up making the acorns, I'd love to see them. And maybe you could link my blog for the pattern so it's not so quiet around here :).
this turned out great! i've made a dozen octopi beause it only involves going in a circle, but i think i finally must succumb to amineko- your kitty, and blog, are both lovely!
I love your blog and congrats on your first milk stuffie! I saw her stuff at the Renegade Craft Fair in Chicago and was just overwhelmed by the cutness! Anyhow, I was wondering much yarn the cats use? Would one skein be enought for the the main color/body?
Oh yes, one skein is plenty enough for the whole cat. I had a ball of yarn that was partially used and I still have some left. I'll edit the post to include how much yarn you need. Thanks so much for saying something! :D
what do all of the abreviations for your kitty instructions mean? i think he's absolutely adorable, and i want to make one, but i have no clue how..
-nevada
Well, rnd stands for round, sc is a single crochet. Inc is short for increase and dec is short for decrease. If you're new to crochet and want a tutorial of how to do it (it's really easy once you get the hang of it), there are plenty of websites that can help you, and one of my favorites is the instruction directory on www.crochetpatterncentral.com (there's a link to it on my blog). Hope this helps!
this is so cute :) my moms a cat freak i'm going to make her one for christmas :D thanks for the awesome pattern!
They're really cute. I'll finish mine soon and started to make arms and legs by now.
The translation/additional information helped a lot, but there are two small mistakes in it.
Instead of arms: "Rnd 7: dec in every 3rd st." you'll have to decend in every 2nd st. Same goes for legs "Rnd 8: dec every 3rd st."
You'll get the correct amount of stitches. ^^
Bye.
Jaden
hello oh the Cuteness,
I am attempting to make the cat, but I am unable to get directions to putting it together it is not in english. Do you have any tips in how to get the directions in english?
The cat is soooooooooo cute, I am trying to make it for my grand-daughter for christmas.
This is adorable. I received the link from a member of the joyful toys group on yahoo. Her is the group addy: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/joyful-toys/
This is a great group. I will also be linking to your website.
Cora
That kitty cat is delightful.
DMM
Great cat! Where can I find assembly directions in English? Not sure how to stuff this. Thanks!
I LOVE your kitty! I wish i had the talent to make it!
I have only crocheted a few things so far, but I LOVE cats and this one is so cute that I have to make one (or maybe one to represent each of my 3 cats :) Thanks!
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