Yarn ain't sheep !

My neice is a huge fan of Pusheen, and subsequently I decided she needed a Pusheen scarf for winter! But after some searching, couldn’t find any knitted ones, so…this was made!

I’ve been trying to use up my stash so held my wool double/triple stranded to obtain a nice thick cosy fabric. As such, guage isn’t incredibly important.

The scarf starts with a provisional cast on, worked in the round, and then the back legs and tail are worked into the scarf by binding off and working small groups of stitches in the round. The provisional cast on is removed and the front legs worked in the same manner. The stripes are knit separate and sewn on and the face sewn on at the end.

You can easily change the colours and add/remove stripes to make a variety of cat scarfs. Have fun!

Materials Light brown/grey wool for body Dark brown/grey wool for tail, stripes and face 6.5mm dpns or side needed to obtain guage

Abbreviations St(s) = Stitch(es) CO = Cast on K# = knit # stitches BO = Bind off

Gauge 13 stitches and 17 rows = 10 cm in stockinette stitch

Scarf

CO 28sts using a provisional cast on in the light brown/grey Divide across four needles and work in the round for desired length (example is 145cm) Next round: K3, BO3, K2, BO3, K6, BO3, K2, BO3, K3 – (when folded flat, the sts should line up as a group of six, a group of four and another group of six. This makes a leg, the tail and another leg) Work the first set of 6sts in round for 7 rows, cut yarn and thread through remaining sts. Attach yarn to start of the other group of 6sts, work in round for 7 rows, cut yarn and thread through remaining sts. Attach darker yarn to start of 4sts, this is for the tail, work 3 rounds dark grey, 3 rounds light, 3 rounds dark, 3 rounds light, 5 rounds dark, cut yarn and thread through remaining sts. Pick up provisional cast on, (28sts) K3, BO8, K6, BO8, K3, (this makes the two front paws) work 6sts in round for 7 rows, cut yarn and thread through remaining sts. Repeat for other 6 sts.

Stripes (make 2)

The stripes are knit separate so that they could be placed just either side of the halfway mark of the scarf. Alternatively, these could be knitted into the scarf to save on sewing.

CO 14sts in dark grey/brown Row 1 – K all sts Row 2 – P all sts Row 3 – K all sts BO purl-wise.

Finishing

Tuck in all loose threads. Sew top and bottom edges between legs and tail closed. Sew on face – use an actual Pusheen image for placement, or alternatively, make up your own. Wear and enjoy!

Pattern is on Ravelry, so if you make one or many, please put photos up!

I hope this is followable, It's not complicated but I don't know how to word things

You can make this with bigger yarn and hook but for micro ones I used one strand of dmc embroidery floss and a no.14 (0.50mm) crochet hook

Top

1.) Ch10

2.) On one side of the chains, sc in each stitch except last (8), in last stitch double inc (make 3sc in same stitch), then sc in the other side of the chains till last stitch (7), inc in last stitch

3.) [Place stitch marker to mark beginning of round] inc, 7sc, inc, sc, inc, 7sc, inc, sc

4.) Sc, inc, 7sc, inc, 3sc, inc, 7sc, inc, 2sc

5.) Sc in every stitch

6.) Sc in every stitch, slst, cut yarn and pull thru

Bottom

1.) Ch10

2.) On one side of the chains, sc in each stitch except last (8), in last stitch double inc (make 3sc in same stitch), then sc in the other side of the chains till last stitch (7), inc in last stitch

3.) [Place stitch marker to mark beginning of round] inc, 7sc, inc, sc, inc, 7sc, inc, sc

4.) Sc, inc, 7sc, inc, 3sc, inc, 7sc, inc, 2sc, slst, cut yarn and pull thru

Stalks x2

1.) Ch4

2.) Slst into second ch and across, ch one, cut and pull yarn thru

3.) Use ends to sew into place on slug top

Gills

1.) Ch6, slst into first stitch

2.) Ch4, slst stitch back down and into ch you made other ch from, slst into next ch

3.) Repeat step 2.) 5 more times, cut yarn and pull thru, use ends to sew onto slug top

Foot

1.) Line up top and bottom, (working on both loops of top stitches, and only front loop of bottom stitches) starting from stitch at top of the head, [sc, inc]* around (remember to stuff before finishing round)

2.) [2sc, hdc inc]* repeat around, slst, cut yarn and pull thru

Weave ends