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Hope all of you are doing well, as a challenge to myself, I have decided to do up a Xatu pattern as well! :) Hope you guys like it!
Legend:
SC - Single Crochet
MSC - Modified Single Crochet
DC - Double Crochet
FPDC - Front Post Double Crochet
FPTC - Front Post Treble Crochet
MR - Magic Ring
sl - Slip Stitch
Head: Green
R1: 6 SC in MR (6)
R2: 2 SC in each stitch (12)
R3: *SC, 2 SC, repeat from * to end (18)
R4: *SC, SC, 2 SC, repeat from * to end (24)
R5-8: SC in each stitch. (24)
R21: *SC, SC, SC2tog, repeat from * to end (18)
R22: *SC, SC2tog, repeat from * to end. (12) Stuff well.
R23: *SC2tog, repeat from * to end. Sl. to first st and fasten off.(6)
R24: Weave in 6 stitches.
Body: Black
R1: 6 SC in MR (6)
R2: 2 SC in each stitch (12)
R3: *SC, 2 SC, repeat from * to end (18)
R4: *SC, SC, 2 SC, repeat from * to end (24)
R5: *SC, SC, SC, 2SC, repeat from * to end (30)
R6: *SC, SC, SC, SC, 2SC, repeat from * to end (36)
R7: *SC, SC, SC, SC, SC, 2SC, repeat from * to end (42)
R8: *SC, SC, SC, SC, SC, SC, 2SC, repeat from * to end (48)
R9-10: SC in each stitch. (48)
R11: *SC, SC, SC, SC, SC, SC, SC2tog, repeat from * to end (42)
R12-13: SC in each stitch (42)
R14: *SC, SC, SC, SC, SC, SC2tog, repeat from * to end (36)
R15-16: SC in each stitch (36)
R17: *SC, SC, SC, SC, SC2tog, repeat from * to end (30)
R18-19: SC in each stitch (30)
R20: *SC, SC, SC, SC2tog, repeat from * to end (24)
R21: SC in each stitch (24)
R22: *SC, SC2tog, repeat from * to end. Sl. to first st and fasten off. (18) Stuff well.
Green Under Feathers: Green, Yellow
Row 1: [Green] ch 37 (37)
Row 2: [Yellow] SC in each st. (37)
Row 3: [Green] SC in each st. (37)
Row 4: [Yellow] SC in each st. (37)
Row 5-7: [Green] SC in each st. (37)
Row 8: sk. 3 st. SC in each st. until last 3 st. sk. last 3 st. (31)
Row 9-11: [Green] SC in each st. (31)
Row 12: [Green] *SC, 3SC, SC, repeat to end. SC last st. (41)
Row 13: [Green] SC in each st. (41)
Fig. 1: Green border around green under feathers
Border: [Green] SC in each st. around whole piece. SC2tog at Row 8 skipped st. to Row 9 first st. 3SC at corners of the piece. Refer to Fig. 1.
Cat Logo: Green
R1: 6 SC in MR (6)
Work in rows subsequently.
Row 2: ch 1, turn, SC in same st., *2SC, repeat from * to end. (12)
Row 3: ch 1, turn, 2SC, *SC, 2SC, repeat from * to end. (18)
Row 4: ch 1, turn, SC, 2SC, *SC, SC, 2SC, repeat from * to end (24) Sl. to first st and fasten off.
Embroider eyes on cat logo with red and black.
Fig. 2: Cat logo embroidery
Beak: Yellow
R1: Ch 12, join to first ch to work in a round (12)
R2-3: SC in each stitch (12)
R4: *SC, repeat from * 6 times, *SC, SC2tog, repeat from * 2 times (10)
R5: *SC, repeat from * 6 times, SC, SC2tog, SC (9)
R6: SC in each stitch. (9) Stuff well.
R7: SC, SC2tog, SC, SC, SC, 2SC, SC (9)
R8: *SC, SC2tog, repeat from * to end. Sl. to first st and fasten off. (6)
R9: Weave in 6 stitches.
Wing Tip: Black, Red, White (Make 6)
R1: [Black] 4 SC in MR (4)
R2: [Black] 2 SC in each stitch (8)
R3-4: [Black] SC in each stitch (8)
R5-6: [Red] SC in each stitch (8)
R7-8: [White] SC in each stitch (8) sl. to first st and fasten off.
Wing: White, Red, Yellow (Make 2)
R1: [White] SC in each st around joining the wing tips together according to the stitch count on diagram below. (24)
Fig. 3: Joining 3 wing tips for each wing (R1)
R2-4: [White] SC in each st (24)
R5-6: [White] *2SC, rep * 2 times. *SC, rep * 8 times. *SC2tog, rep * 4 times. *SC, rep * 8 times. *2SC, rep * 2 times. (24)
Fig. 4: Centre of grid pattern is the first st. of the round (R7-12)
R7: [White] SC in each stitch (24)
R8: [Red] *SC, rep * 9 times. [White] *SC, rep * 6 times. [Red] *SC, rep *9 times.
R9-10: [Yellow] *SC, rep * 8 times. [Red] SC. [White] *SC, rep * 6 times. [Red] SC. [Yellow] *SC, rep * 8 times.
R11: [Red] *SC, rep * 9 times. [White] *SC, rep * 6 times. [Red] *SC, rep *9 times.
R12: [White] SC in each st (24)
Fold wing into half and whip stitch both sides together.
Feathers at Head: Red (Make 2)
Row 1: ch 3 (3)
Row 2: ch 3, turn, FPDC, DC (3)
Row 3: ch 3 (1st DC), turn, 2DC in same st, FPDC, 3DC (7)
Row 4: ch 3, turn, 2DC in same st, FPTC (in chain row), 3DC (7)
Row 5-11: ch 3, turn, 2DC in same st, DC3tog, FPTC, 3DC (7)
Row 12: ch 1, turn, SC, SC, FPTC, SC, SC, SC, fasten off.
Claws: Red (Make 2)
R1: 5 stitches in MR (5)
R2-8: SC in each stitch, sl (5)
R9: Weave in 5 stitches
Pupil: Black (Make 2)
R1: 6 SC in MR (6)
R2: 2SC in each st, sl (12)
Whites of the Eyes: White, Green (Make 2)
R1: [White] 6SC in MR (6)
R2: [White] 2SC in each st, sl (12)
Work in rows for the following pointed sides at each side of the circle starting on st 1 to 4 of R2 and st 6 to 8 of R2.
Row 1: [White] *SC, repeat from * 4 times
Row 2: [White] ch 1, DC2tog, SC
Row 3: [White] ch 1, (DC, SC) tog, fasten off
Fig. 5: Green border at top of eyes only
Border: [Green] SC in each st at top of whites only. Refer to Fig. 5.
Assembly:
1. Sew pupil to centre of whites of the eyes
2. Embroider white nails onto the tip of each claw at the front and the back of the claw.
4. Sew eyes to head (R8-12 of head)
5. Sew body to head (R22 of head)
6. Sew feathers on head (at R5 of head)
7. Sew beak centred between two eyes (R11-14 of head)
8. Attach Green under feathers R11 to Body R18
9. Sew claws at bottom of body, taking R1 of body as centre, attaching between R3 and R4 of body.
10. Sew wings on the body by going through the same hole allowing movement of wings. (through R9 of Green under feathers and R16 of Body). Refer to Fig. 6.
Fig. 6: Assembly of wings
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