Cathulhu

by Kelley Freeman

This is an old post imported from a previous blog. The photos are old. Maybe one day I'll update them, but not yet.

 

I'm a big fan of absurdist horror, so it's hard to turn down an opportunity to merge that with another love of mine: cats. Enter Cathulhu, the cat + Cthulhu hybrid. Ia! Ia! Ph'nglui MEOW'nafh Cathulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn!

 

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Materials:

  • Worsted Weight cotton yarn

  • g hook 

  • safety eyes

  • polyfil stuffing

  • polyfil beads (I used black eyed peas, which also work!)


Abbreviations:

sc- single crochet

inc – increase (2 sc in same stitch)

invdec – invisible decrease

ch – chain

sl st – slip stitch

# in parentheses is # of stitches you should have at the end of the round

Repeat from ** five times


Pattern:

Head:

1. sl st, ch 2, then 5sc in 2nd ch from hook (5)

2. inc around (10)

3. *1sc in next st, then inc* (15)

4. *2sc in next 2 st, then inc* (20)

5. *3sc in next 3 st, then inc* (25)

6. *4sc in next 4 st, then inc* (30)

7. sc around (30)

8. *4sc in next 4st, then invdec* (25)

9. *3sc in next 3st, then invdec* (20)

10. *2sc in next 2st, then invdec* (15)

11. Add safety eyes here, stuff with polyfil, and FO.


Body:

1. sl st, ch 2, then 5sc in 2nd ch from hook (5)

2. inc around (10)

3. *1sc in next st, then inc* (15)

4 - 8. sc around

9. fill with polyfil beads, or beans, etc. Whip stitch to head.


Ears (make 2):

1. sl st, ch 2, 4sc in 2nd ch from hook (4)

2. 1sc, inc, 1sc, inc (6)

3. 2sc, inc, 2sc, inc (8). FO.


Tentacles (make three):

1. sl st, ch 8, 2sc in 2nd chain from hook (aka, an increase).

2. 2sc in every stitch across. Tentacles will curl.

3. FO and stitch to mouth area of head.

crochet free pattern
Cathulhu