COOKIE CAT PLUSH

He’s a pet for your tummy!

Materials:

Size F hook (size slightly flexible)

Dark Brown worsted weight yarn

Pink worsted weight yarn

White worsted weight yarn

Tapestry needle

Some stuffing

Abbreviations:

Ch - chain

Sc - single crochet

Sc inc - single crochet increase, (crochet two stitches in one)

Notes:

This pattern is first worked in rows, back and forth, and then around in an oval pattern.

Instructions:

Chain 5 and turn.

Row 1: Sc 4, ch 1 and turn.

Row 2: Sc 4, ch 1 and turn.

Row 3: Sc 4, ch 1 and turn.

Row 4: Sc 4. Chain 5 and sc into first row (rotate piece). Make these stitches loose as you will need to work into them later. Sc 4 along bottom row, ch 5 and sc into first stitch of row 4. The piece is now worked in rounds. Appropriate increases along the round ends of the piece will be marked in brackets.

Rnd 5: Sc 3, [sc inc, sc 1, sc inc, sc 1, sc inc] along chain stitches, Sc 4, [sc inc, sc 1, sc inc, sc 1, sc inc] along chain stitches again

Rnd 6: Sc 4, [sc inc, sc 2, sc inc, sc 2, sc inc], repeat twice

Rnd 7: Sc 4, [sc inc, sc 3, sc inc, sc 3, sc inc], repeat twice

Rnd 8: Sc 4, [sc inc, sc 4, sc inc, sc 4, sc inc], repeat twice. To make the ears, skip last sc inc, (only sc 1 instead of  2 in the stitch), sc 1 more. There should be a total of 6 sc in a row after the last sc inc.

Ear 1: Ch 1 and turn. Sc 4, ch 1 and turn.

Ear 2: Starting in third stitch from hook, sc 3. Ch 1 and turn.

Ear 3: Starting in third stitch from hook, sc 2. Ch 1 and turn.

Ear 4: Sl st in last st of row, continue sl st down side of ear, back into Rnd 8.

Sl st 5. Sc 4. Ch 1 and turn.

Repeat Ear Steps 1-4. Sl st back into Rnd 8 and bind off.

Make two.

Filling:

Start with pink yarn for ice cream filling. Start halfway between the ears and single crochet back loop only half-way around. DO NOT INCREASE AROUND OR FILLING WILL NOT LAY FLAT. Switch to white yarn and continue from halfway along bottom to between ears where pink starts (Single crochet back loop only). Slip stitch together and bind off.

Repeat on second cookie, starting with white instead << VERY IMPORTANT OR ONE COOKIE WILL BE SHOWING THE WRONG SIDE AFTER STITCHING TOGETHER.

Crochet 4 small squares, 2 pink, 2 white (4 ch by 3-4 rows works well) and sew over eyes holes using brown yarn. DO THIS BEFORE SEWING TOGETHER (and make sure it is not sewn on the side of the cookie you want showing out)

Using pink yarn for the pink half, and white yarn for the white half, sew through each stitch of both cookie halves. Before finishing, fill with stuffing and draw in all loose ends.