Crochet Pencil Box Kitten

The Crochet Pencil Box Kitten is an adorable and fun DIY project that brings whimsy to organizing your stationery. With its cute design and practical use, this craft is perfect for adding some charm to your desk or gifting to a fellow cat lover. As you work on creating this sweet little kitty, you'll not only enjoy the soothing process of crochet but also end up with a delightful companion to keep your pencils in check. So gather your yarn, hooks, and creativity, and let's crochet our way to a purr-fectly charming pencil box kitten!

Materials:

• Crochet yarn approx 40gr, 130m / 50g
• Crochet Hook 2,75 mm UK 11 US C
• Pet eyes 20 mm, nose 18 mm
• Fiberfill
• Sewing needle
• Zipper 18 cm

Abbreviations: st-stitch sc-single crochet hdc- half double crochet dc- double crochet sl st- slip stitch ch-chain

Box

We will crochet the bag in rounds, each round begins with 3 CH and ends with the sl st. The 3 CH doesn’t consider as the stitch.

Chain 24,

1.From the 3rd CH from the hook crochet 21 DC, 5 DC in 1, 21 DC, 5 DC in 1 (52)

2. 21 DC, 5x inc, 21 DC, 5x inc (62)

3. 21 DC, (1 DC, 1 inc) х 5, 21 DC, (1 DC, 1 inc) х 3 (72)

4. 21 DC, (2 DC, 1 inc) х 5, 21 DC, (2 DC, 1 inc) х 3 (82)

5. 30 DC, 3 DC tog, 38 DC, 3 DC tog, 8 DC (78)

6. 28 DC, 2 dec, 35 DC, 2 dec, 7 DC (74)

7. (8 DC, 1 dec)x7, 4 DC (67)

8-12. 67 DC

Cut the yarn and hide the end.

Sew a zipper in.

Stitch the ears with sl st.

Glue the eyes ( 7-8 rnd`s )

Nose: Find the middle between eye, go 2,5 rows down.

You can also embroider eyebrows (go several rows upper the eyes) and whiskers.

Bow crochet:

Chain 14,

1.From the 3rd CH from the hook crochet 10 DC

2. turn, 1 CH, 10 SC

3. turn, 3CH, 10 DC

Fold it in half and sew the two ends together.

Inner side of the box

We will crochet the box in rounds, each round begins with 3 CH and ends with the sl st. The 3 CH doesn’t consider as the stitch.

(gray) Chain 24,

1.From the 3rd CH from the hook crochet 21 DC, 5 DC in 1, 21 DC, 5 DC in 1 (52)

2. 21 DC, 5x inc, 21 DC, 5x inc (62)

3. 21 DC, (1 DC, 1 inc) х 5, 21 DC, (1 DC, 1 inc) х 3 (72)

Change the color to the pink.

4-11. 72 DC

Place the inner part that you've just crochet into the box. Join those 2 parts.

The box is ready!