Cat Curtain Tieback

Free crochet tutorial for a Cat Curtain Tieback by Tatyana Sultanova @sultanova_toys.

With this pattern, you can crochet a curtain tieback shaped like a little cat. Any cotton blend or cotton yarn and a suitable crochet hook will work for this amigurumi project. Yarn usage is about 50 g.

The finished toy measures about 19 cm (from the heels to the tips of the ears).

Materials and Tools

• Yarn
• Crochet hook
• Safety eyes, 8 mm
• Toy stuffing
• Needle for sewing the pieces together
• Scissors

Abbreviations

• MR - magic ring
• sc - single crochet
• inc - increase
• dec - decrease
• (...) x n - repeat n times

Crochet Pattern for an Amigurumi Cat Curtain Tieback

Body

1. 6 sc in MR
2. inc x 6 (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5. (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6. (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
7. (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
8. (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
9. (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
10-16. 54 sc (7 rows)
17. (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)
18. 48 sc
19. (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
20. 42 sc
21. (5 sc, dec) (36)
22. 36 sc
23. (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
24-25. 30 sc (2 rows)
26. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
27-28. 24 sc (2 rows)

Leave a long tail for sewing.

Legs (2 Pieces)

Stuff the lower part (white) firmly and the upper part very lightly. Start crocheting with the additional color (white).

1. 6 sc in MR
2. inc x 6 (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5-6. 24 sc (2 rows)
7. 6 sc, (dec) x 6, 6 sc (18)
8. (4 sc, dec) x 3 (15)
Change to the main color.
9-22. 15 sc (14 rows)

For the right leg, crochet 3 more sc; for the left leg, crochet 11 sc. Fold the leg and crochet the 2 sides together. Leave a tail for sewing.

Tail

Stuff lightly as you crochet.

1. 6 sc in MR
2. inc x 6 (12)
3-9. 12 sc (7 rows)
10. Dec, 10 sc (11)
11. 11 sc
12. Dec, 9 sc (10)
13. 10 sc
14. dec, 8 sc (9)
15. 9 sc
16. dec, 7 sc (8)
17-21. 8 sc (5 rows)

Fold the tail and crochet the 2 sides together.

Arms (2 Pieces)

Stuff only the lower white part. Start crocheting with the additional color.

1. 6 sc in MR
2. inc x 6 (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4-6. 18 sc (3 rows)
7. (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
Change to the main color.
8-42. 12 sc (35 rows)

Fold the arm in half and crochet the 2 sides together. Leave a tail for sewing. My arm measured 15 cm long.

Ears (2 Pieces)

1. 6 sc in MR
2. inc x 6 (12)
3. (3 sc, inc) x 3 (15)
4. (4 sc, inc) x 3 (18)
5. 18 sc
6. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
7. 24 sc

Fold the ears in half and crochet the 2 sides together, leaving a tail for sewing.

Head

For my cat, I used 8 mm screw-back safety eyes.

1. 6 sc in MR
2. inc x 6 (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5. (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6. (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
7. (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
8. (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
9-12. 48 sc (4 rows)
13. (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
14-18. 54 sc (5 rows)
Place the eyes between rows 13 and 14, with 8 sc between them.
19. (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)
20. (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
21. (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
22. (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
23. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)

Stuff the piece, then cut and secure the yarn.

Assembling the Toy

At this stage, it is important to know which cat you are making: one for the right side or one for the left side.

If you are making a right-side cat, sew the right arm first at the level of the right eye. If you are making a left-side cat, sew the left arm first at the level of the left eye. Sew the second arm to the opposite side.

Sew the legs on at the level of the arms, slightly diagonally, between rows 5 and 11.