Cat - pillow

I have twins who really like outdoor games. I wanted to make something unusual and pleasant and, at the same time, functional for them. Pillows in the form of toys are just right, and you can sleep on them and with them, and sometimes throw them at each other. And it’s not difficult to make them, every craftswoman can do it.

We enlarge the pattern to the foot size of 4 cm and transfer it to fabric. I recommend a soft fabric such as fleece or knitted fabric, you can take an old children's blouse or T-shirt.

Cut out all the details.

We attach pink pads to the paws, and the nose, chin and tongue to the muzzle.

Let's start knitting the back with ordinary stocking stitch. To do this, it is advisable to take grass-type yarn, large size knitting needles of at least No. 7, cast on 28 loops and knit 40 rows.

You should end up with a rectangular canvas the width of the cat's back.

For the tail, just cast on 9 loops and knit as long as the back. The tail is ready, there is no need to sew it up, it will curl up well, it will be plump and mobile. All this took me 50 g of yarn.

Now let's start cutting out the back and tummy.I used fleece for the tummy, and its size should match the back you knitted in a straightened form, so that when sewing everything could be caught in the seam. Also, for laying, cut out two parts from some fabric or padding polyester, or, like me, from batting. This is needed for greater rigidity.

Place the knitted back on top of two layers of fabric and quilt it in several places so that later the knitted part does not move away from the cat’s back; the yarn can stretch.

Sew all the paws and head.

Turn right side out.

Stuff the paws loosely, the head can be thicker.

To stuff the head, I made a cut in the back; it won’t be visible in the finished product anyway.

The back of the head can simply be sewn over the edge, but I wanted to make the muzzle even bigger. That's why I sewed a patch, it will be invisible in the finished pillow.

I fixed the finished eyes of one cat with crystal-moment glue.

And I decided to give the second cat different eyes. First I embroidered the eyelashes.

And then I glued the little eyes, they move when you turn them. I liked these much better. You can come up with something else, for example, buttons.

Let's start assembling. We apply the tail correctly so that its folded side lies down; knitters know about the curling properties of stocking fabric.

We control ourselves whether the tail is applied correctly.

This is the position where we sew the legs, however, they can be sewn along the body. First on one side, then on the other, leaving a sufficient hole on the side for stuffing.

We stuff the cat into this hole, whatever he wants. I did the foam padding. You can use padding polyester, holofiber, wool scraps, or knitted scraps. Batting will prevent the pillow from being uneven.

Sew up the side with a seam over the edge. We fix the cat's face with threads on the side so that it does not interfere with the child's head from sometimes taking a nap on the pillow.