1/3Pineapple-Bun Cat Charm
Original design by @摸凹猫毛
A Hong Kong-style pineapple bun with a butter cat tucked inside. Two textured bun halves sandwich a small square butter-block cat, and thirteen separate crust pieces are glued on top in a set layout to make the crackled pineapple-bun crust.
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Yarn
- 4-ply / fingering cotton
- Time
- 4-6 hours
Materials
- 4-ply cotton yarn in four yellows (chick yellow, light yellow, cream yellow, goose yellow)Amazon ↗
- Fabric glue for the crust piecesAmazon ↗
- StuffingAmazon ↗
- Yarn needleAmazon ↗
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Stitches used: ch, sc, inc, dec, dc, sl st, BLO, MR
Pineapple-Bun Cat Charm — Bun Top & Bun Base BUN TOP (goose yellow) Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR (6) Rnd 2: Inc in each st around (12) Rnd 3: *Sc, inc* x6 (18) Rnd 4: *Inc, 2 sc* x6 (24) Rnd 5: *3 sc, inc* x6 (30) Rnd 6: *2 sc, inc, 2 sc* x6 (36) Rnd 7: *5 sc, inc* x6 (42) Rnd 8: *3 sc, inc, 3 sc* x6 (48) Rnds 9-11: 48 sc (48) Rnd 12: Change to cream yellow, in BLO: *2 sc, dec, 2 sc* x8 (40) Rnd 13: *3 sc, dec* x8 (32) Rnd 14: *dec, 2 sc* x8 (24) Rnd 15: *sc, dec* x8 (16) Rnd 16: 8 dec (8). Stuff moderately and close. BUN BASE (goose yellow) Rnd 1: 8 sc in MR (8) Rnd 2: Inc in each st around (16) Rnd 3: *Sc, inc* x8 (24) Rnd 4: *Inc, 2 sc* x8 (32) Rnd 5: *3 sc, inc* x8 (40) Rnd 6: *2 sc, inc, 2 sc* x8 (48) Rnd 7: 48 sc in BLO (48) Rnd 8: 48 sc (48) Rnd 9: Change to cream yellow, in BLO: *2 sc, dec, 2 sc* x8 (40) Rnd 10: *3 sc, dec* x8 (32) Rnd 11: *dec, 2 sc* x8 (24) Rnd 12: *sc, dec* x8 (16) Rnd 13: 8 dec (8). Stuff lightly and close.
Notes
The two halves of the pineapple bun that sandwich the butter cat. 4-ply cotton in four yellows (chick yellow, light yellow, cream yellow, goose yellow). Colour change on the BLO round creates the crisp edge between the crust and the underside. Diagram not for commercial use, no modifications, no video tutorials.
Pineapple-Bun Cat Charm — Crust Pieces & Butter Cat CRUST PIECES (all worked flat; see the layout diagram: large piece 1 in the centre, eight small pieces 2 around it, four trapezoid pieces 3 on the four sides) Crust 1 (large) — make 1 Row 1: Ch 6, starting in 3rd ch from hook work 4 dc (4) Row 2: 4 dc (4) Crust 2 (small) — make 8 Row 1: Ch 5, starting in 3rd ch from hook work 3 dc (3) Row 2: 3 dc (3) Crust 3 (trapezoid) — make 4 Row 1: Ch 6, starting in 2nd ch from hook work sc, 3 dc, sc (5) BUTTER CAT (goose yellow) Rnd 1: 8 sc in MR (8) Rnd 2: *Sc, 3 sc in next st* x4 (16) Rnd 3: *2 sc, 3 sc in next st, sc* x4 (24) Rnd 4: *3 sc, 3 sc in next st, 2 sc* x4 (32) Rnd 5: *4 sc, 3 sc in next st, 3 sc* x4 (40) Rnd 6: 40 sc in BLO (40) Rnd 7: In BLO, *3 sc, invisible dec, 4 sc* x4 (32) Rnd 8: *2 sc, invisible dec, 3 sc* x4 (24) Rnd 9: *sc, invisible dec, 2 sc* x4 (16) Rnd 10: *invisible dec, sc* x4 (8). Close. EAR (make 2) Ch 2, sl st in 2nd ch from hook.
Notes
Thirteen small crust pieces are glued onto the bun top with fabric glue (low odour, holds well) following the layout chart. The butter cat is a square-ish block shaped by 3-sc-in-one-stitch corners with two BLO rounds forming the top and bottom edges. Diagram not for commercial use.
Frequently asked questions
How do the crust pieces go on?
There are thirteen flat pieces in three sizes - one large in the centre, eight small around it and four trapezoids on the four sides. The chart includes a layout diagram; they are glued on with fabric glue rather than sewn.
What glue works for this?
The maker used a fine-nozzle fabric glue, noting it has almost no smell and holds firmly. The fine tip matters because the crust pieces are tiny.
Why does the colour change fall on a back-loop round?
Changing colour on a BLO round leaves a visible ridge, which is exactly what you want here - it separates the golden crust from the paler underside of the bun.
