Toast is a chubby grey cat curled into a loaf, with sleepy embroidered eyes, a pink nose, pointed ears with pink centers, two white paws and a tail curled along the side.
Make Toast from sport-weight cotton with a 2.5 mm hook. The body is worked in spiral rounds, and the small pieces have photo steps to help with assembly.
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Toast the Cat Loaf Free Crochet Pattern
What You’ll Need
- Sport / fine (size 2) cotton yarn: grey, white, pink and charcoal sport-weight cotton yarn, plus fiberfill; use a 2.5 mm hook
- 2.5 mm crochet hook (a hook smaller than the yarn label suggests keeps the stitches tight)
- 8 to 10 mm safety eyes (or black yarn to embroider them)
- Fiberfill stuffing
- Tapestry needle, sewing pins and a stitch marker
The finished size depends on your yarn and hook: thicker yarn and a bigger hook make a bigger piece.
Abbreviations (US terms)
- MR magic ring
- sc single crochet
- inc increase: 2 sc in the same stitch
- dec decrease (an invisible decrease gives the smoothest finish)
- ch chain
- sl st slip stitch
- R round; Row row worked flat; the number in brackets is the stitch count at the end
Loaf Body
The oval body is worked from one end to the other. Embroider the sleepy face while the opening is still easy to reach.
Loaf body (grey, make 1)
- R1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
- R2: inc ×6 (12)
- R3: (1 sc, inc) ×6 (18)
- R4: (2 sc, inc) ×6 (24)
- R5: (3 sc, inc) ×6 (30)
- R6: (4 sc, inc) ×6 (36)
- R7-14: sc around (36)
- Embroider two short, curved charcoal lines for closed eyes on one rounded end of the loaf. Add a small pink nose between them.
- R15: (4 sc, dec) ×6 (30)
- R16-17: sc around (30)
- R18: (3 sc, dec) ×6 (24)
- R19-20: sc around (24)
- R21: (2 sc, dec) ×6 (18)
- Stuff the body firmly, shaping it into a plump oval. Keep stuffing as you close.
- R22: (1 sc, dec) ×6 (12)
- R23: dec ×6 (6)
- Fasten off and pull the opening closed.
Ears, Paws and Tail
Ears (grey with pink details, make 2)
- Row 1: ch 9, sc in the 2nd ch from the hook and in each ch across (8)
- Turn at the end of each row.
- Row 2: (dec) ×4 (4)
- Row 3: (dec) ×2 (2)
- Row 4: (dec) ×1 (1)
- Fasten off, leaving a sewing tail. Embroider a small pink triangle inside each ear.
Front paws (white, make 2)
- R1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
- R2: inc ×6 (12)
- R3-4: sc around (12)
- R5: dec ×6 (6)
- Stuff lightly. Fasten off and close the opening, leaving a tail to sew.
Curled tail (grey, make 1)
- Ch 21. Row 1: 3 sc in the 2nd ch from the hook and in each ch across (60)
- Fasten off, leaving a long sewing tail. Shape the curl and sew the tail along one side of the loaf.
Assembly
- Sew the pointed ears to the top of the face end, with the pink details facing forward.
- Sew the two white paws side by side on the lower front of the loaf.
- Sew the curled tail along one side, following the curve of the body.
Make a Orange Tabby Toast Version
Work the body, ears and tail in orange yarn, then embroider a few darker orange stripes along the back and sides.
FAQ
Can I embroider the eyes?
Yes. The closed eyes are embroidered with charcoal yarn, so there are no safety eyes to attach.
How do I make the ears look pointed?
Work the ear triangles in rows, decreasing evenly until only one stitch remains at the tip.
How can I make the tabby variation?
Use orange yarn for the grey pieces and embroider a few darker orange stripes along the body and tail.
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