Ebony is one cool-cat. She loves to play dress ups and anything cat-themed is her favourite! When not playing dress ups you’ll find her out in the garden chasing butterflies and searching for muddy puddles. She loves to have fun!

Difficulty: Intermediate, US terminology

Materials:
 2.5m hook/C-2 (US)
 4ply yarn/fingering
 Less than 50g yarn in RED, WHITE, NUDE, CHARCOAL, OAT and BLACK
 7mm safety eyes
 Scissors
 Tapestry needle
 Polyester toy stuffing
 Stitch marker
 Clear hair tie (optional)

Abbreviations:
 ch = chain
 MR = magic ring
 sc = single crochet
 hdc = half double crochet
 dc = double crochet
 inc = single crochet increase (2 sc in one stitch)
 dec = decrease (sc 2 together)
 sl st = slip stitch
 BLO = back loops only
 (..) = repeat the space in brackets the given number of times
 .. = total number of stitches

Notes:
 A yarn with no stretch is best for amigurumi, I ordinarily use cotton or cotton blend.
 Amigurumi is usually stitched in the round (unless it says otherwise).
 For this pattern, the following yarns were used:
o NUDE = Bendigo Woollen Mills 4ply cotton in “816 Parchment”
o WHITE = Bendigo Woollen Mills 4ply cotton in “816 Parchment”
o BLACK = Hobbii Rainbow 8/4 cotton in “9 Black”
o RED = Hobbii Rainbow 8/4 cotton in “58 Red”
o OAT = Hobbii Rainbow 8/4 cotton in “46 Old Rose”
o CHARCOAL = Hobbii Rainbow 8/4 cotton in “13 Greyish Purple”
 I crochet loosely and use a 2.5mm hook with 4ply yarn. Generally, the hook you use for amigurumi will be a smaller than for other crochet as you want the stitches tight to keep stuffing from showing and for any attachments to stay in place.
 The yarn thickness and hook size used will affect the size of the finished item. My Ebony the Little Doll is approximately 22cm tall (8 ½ inches).
 I have used safety eyes for this pattern but you may embroider. Please ensure that there are no loose fittings.