Calico Cat crochet pattern (free PDF)

R1with white: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2inc ×6(12)
R3[white] 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc [orange] 1 sc [white] 1 sc in same st, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc(18)
R4[white] 1 sc, (inc, 2 sc) ×2, inc, 1 sc [orange] 1 sc, inc, 1 sc [white] 1 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 1 sc(24)
R5[white] 3 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 4 sc [orange] 1 sc in same st, 3 sc, inc [white] (3 sc, inc) ×2(30)
R6[white] 2 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc [orange] 4 sc, inc, 3 sc [white] 1 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 2 sc(36)
R7[white] 5 sc, inc, 5 sc, inc, 5 sc, inc, 1 sc [orange] 4 sc, inc, 1 sc [white] 4 sc, inc, 5 sc, inc(42)
R8(BLO)13 sc in white, 3 sc in black, 2 sc in white, 1 sc in orange, 3 sc in white, 6 sc in orange, 14 sc in white(42)
R911 sc in white, 5 sc in black, 6 sc in white, 6 sc in orange, 14 sc in white(42)
R1011 sc in white, 5 sc in black, 5 sc in white, 7 sc in orange, 14 sc in white(42)
R1111 sc in white, 5 sc in black, 5 sc in white, 6 sc in orange, 15 sc in white(42)
R1212 sc in white, 3 sc in black, 27 sc in white(42)
R1342 sc(42)
Size before assembly: about 5.9 cm at the widest, 3.5 cm long; 13 rounds. Multi-colour rounds are listed stitch by stitch from the round-start marker; keep the round start on the piece's centre front line (as it sits on the finished toy). The order is for right-handed crocheting (right to left on the outside); left-handed: reverse it.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff firmly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

R1starting in the 2nd ch from hook: sc 1, 3 sc in the last ch; continue along the other side of the chain: sc 0, 2 sc in the last ch (the one you made the first sc in)(6)
R2inc ×6(12)
R31 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc(16)
R416 sc(16)
Size before assembly: an oval about 2.3 × 1.9 cm at the widest, 1.1 cm long; 4 rounds. The piece is oval: the rounds go around the chain, and on the finished toy the chain (the long side of the oval) runs side to side; the starting chain is at the front of the piece (on the finished toy). The round-start marker is in the middle of a long side (the piece's centre line), while R1 starts at a turn: after R1 shift the round start — sc 1 more (not counted in any round) and place the marker there. The increases fall on the turns.
With white: ch 3.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff lightly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

R1with white: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2(inc ×2, 1 sc) ×2(10)
R3–410 sc(10)
R58 sc, dec(9)
Size before assembly: about 1.3 cm at the widest, 1.6 cm long; 5 rounds.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff lightly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

R1with white: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2inc ×6(12)
R3–412 sc(12)
R5(4 sc, dec) ×2(10)
Size before assembly: about 1.6 cm at the widest, 1.5 cm long; 5 rounds.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff lightly, then press the piece slightly flat (oval cross-section; flattened 40 %).

R1with black: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2(inc ×2, 1 sc) ×2(10)
R310 sc(10)
R4–710 sc(10)
R8–910 sc(10)
R10–1610 sc(10)
Size before assembly: about 1.3 cm at the widest, 5.7 cm long; 16 rounds.
Change to orange (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R3).
Change to black (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R7).
Change to orange (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R9).
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff lightly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done. Bend ≈ 100° around round 8. After stuffing, bend the piece so the inner side of the bend faces toward the toy's left on the finished toy (on the piece: in round 8, 1.5 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's left ). On the inner side draw rounds 6 and 9 together (3 rounds go into the fold): with the needle and matching yarn make 3–4 stitches through the loops of both rounds over about 2 st, pull to the angle and hide the end inside.

R1with blush: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2inc ×6(12)
A flat circle about 1.5 cm across; 2 rounds.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff.

Safety eyes and noses go in before the piece is stuffed and closed (see the pieces above); embroidery is easier before the piece is sewn on.

Safety eyes with a printed glint 14 mm (on the head): in round 12, 8 st apart (count along round 12: about 3.9 st each side of the centre front line).
Satin stitch (on the muzzle): in nose thread, a triangle about 6 mm wide and 4.5 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred between rounds 1 and 2, on the centre top line .
Embroidery in mouth thread (on the muzzle), straight stitches through: (in round 1, on the centre bottom line ) → (in round 2, on the centre bottom line ).
Embroidery in mouth thread (on the muzzle) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image), straight stitches through: (in round 2, on the centre bottom line ) → (in round 3, 1 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 2 and 3, 1.5 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's left ).