Quiet Cat Appliqué
Original design by @烤个地瓜
A flat sitting-cat appliqué worked in single crochet - a sweet motif to sew onto bags, clothes, or cards.
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
Materials
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Stitches used: sc, dc, inc, dec, ch, sl st
Quiet Cat Appliqué — Finished Photo + Symbol Chart (flat sitting-cat silhouette) Worked flat as a sitting-cat outline in single crochet (X) with some dc up the taller sections. Base (yellow): start with a foundation ch, work a row of sc/dc for the ground the cat sits on Lower body/haunch (red): sc rows shaping the haunch and front leg, with a ch-space gap for the tucked leg Body & chest (blue): continue sc up the body and chest, using inc (V) to widen and dec (A) to shape the back and neck Head & ears (dark blue): sc the head, then split into two pointed ears with ch and sc/dc Symbols: X = sc, V = inc, A = dec, oval = ch, T = dc, dot = sl st. Follow the silhouette outline.
Notes
Flat cat motif/appliqué. Color blocks (yellow base, red haunch, blue body, dark-blue head/ears) are for the chart sections, not required color changes. X=sc, V=inc, A=dec.
Quiet Cat Appliqué — Symbol Chart (sitting-cat silhouette) Flat sitting-cat outline worked in single crochet (X) with dc for height. Start at the base row (foundation ch + sc), work the front leg and haunch (with a ch-space gap), then up the chest and body using inc (V) to widen and dec (A) to taper toward the neck. Finish the head and split into two ears (ch + sc/dc points). Symbols: X = sc, V = inc (2 in one), A = dec, oval = ch, T = dc, dot = sl st. Follow the outline for the cat shape.
Notes
Same cat as the finished photo, chart only. Colors mark sections. X=sc, V=inc, A=dec, ch, dc.
Crochet Diagrams
Frequently asked questions
How is the cat shaped?
It's worked flat following the silhouette, using increases and decreases at the row ends and a ch-space for the tucked leg.
