Kitty Longlegs, knitting pattern

You always wanted to knit a cuddly toy, but never dared to? So why not starting with my Kitty Long Legs!
I have deliberately kept the cats simple so also knitters with only little experience are able to make them.
The sensational colour gradients of NORO wool does a lot of the trick, because the structure of the yarn simply "swallows" small mistakes and irregularities. Of course you can also use other gradient yarn or leftovers from
your stash. Kitty Long Legs is a two-in-one pattern: You can choose between knitting in the round or flat.

What skills are you going to need and what will you get

Level of difficulty
Easy; for beginners who feel safe with basic knitting techniques and are ready to learn a bit more.

Included in the PDF

• Pattern for knitting in rounds
• Pattern for knitting flat
• Appendix with knitting techniques (no basics like cast on, knit, purl, bind off!)

Size information

When using the original yarn, the cats measure approx 42 cm.
When using thinner yarn, they will be smaller, with thicker yarn, they will be taller.

What material will you need

Original yarn
Silk Garden Sock Yarn from NORO (40 % wool, 25 % silk, 25 % polyamid,
10 % mohair, yardage 300 m/100 g), colour S366 or other. 1 ball is enough for two cats.

For the head and paws you need uni coloured yarn in similar yarn weight and gauge as the yarn for the body, for example Cool Wool Big from Lana Grossa (100 % wool, yardage 120 m/50 g). 1 ball is enough for two cats.

Of course you can use other yarns - whether gradient or plain, perhaps you can even find something suitable in your stash. The only important thing is that the yarn weight of head and body are similar.

• Set of size 3 US (3 mm, 12 UK) double pointed needles or suitable for chosen yarn
• Stitch holder or big safety pin
• Small amount of pink felt for the cheeks, matching sewing thread
  Darning needle, sewing needle, scissors, polyester stuffing

Other information from the author

Have fun knitting the cats!
Yours Steffi