Mr Tibbles the Cat

This pattern was inspired by a work of illustrator Richard

Perez. The pattern consists of single crochet stitches (sc)
and is crocheted in rows rather than in a spiral. Turn the
work after each row. sc2tog means decreasing one stitch
(st) by crocheting two stitches together. For this pattern, I
used the invisible method for decreasing. There are plenty
of instruction videos on YouTube, for instance this one.
Yarn:
Needle:
Material:

Super fine, 40 grams (1.5 oz)

2.25 mm (US 1/B)
green felt; filling; black thread

Ch. 40
R1:
insert in 2nd st from hook, sc across (39)
R2-3: ch 1, sc across (39)
R4:
ch 1, 32 sc, sc2tog (33)
R5-7: ch 1, sc across (33)
R8:
ch 1, 31 sc, sc2tog (32)
R9-11: ch 1, sc across (32)
R12: ch 1, 30 sc, sc2tog (31)
R13-15: ch 1, sc across (31)
R16: ch1, 29 sc, sc2tog (30)
R17-19: ch1, sc across (30)
R20: ch1, 28 sc, sc2tog (29)
R21-23: ch1, sc across (29)
R24: ch1, 27 sc, sc2tog (28)
R25-27: ch1, sc across (28)
R28: ch1, 26 sc, sc2tog (27)
R29-31: ch1, sc across (27)
R32: ch1, 25 sc, sc2tog (26)
R33-35: ch1, sc across (26)
R36: ch1, 24 sc, sc2tog (25)
R37-39: ch1, sc across (25)
R40: ch1, 23 sc, sc2tog (24)
R41-43: ch1, sc across (24)
R44: ch1, 22 sc, sc2tog (23)
R45-47: ch1, sc across (23)
R48: ch1, 21 sc, sc2tog (22)
R49-51: ch1, sc across (22)
R52: ch1, 21 sc, 2 sc in last st (23)
R53: ch1, 2 sc in 1st st, 22 sc (24)
R54: ch1, 23 sc, 2 sc in last st (25)
R55: ch1, 2 sc in 1st st, 24 sc (26)
R56-74: ch1, sc across (26)
R75: ch1, 8 sc (8)
R76: ch1, sc2tog, 6 sc (7)
R77: ch1, 5 sc, sc2tog (6)
R78: ch1, sc2tog, 4 sc (5)
R79: ch1, 3 sc, sc2tog (4)

R80:
R81:
R82:

ch1, sc2tog, 2 sc (3)

ch1, 1 sc, sc2tog (2)
ch1, sc across (2)

Bind off.
To finish off the other ear, reattach yarn to 19th
st of row 74.
R83:
R84:
R85:
R86:
R87:
R88:
R89:
R90:

ch1, sc in same st as ch1, 7 sc (8)

ch1, 6 sc, sc2tog (7)
ch1, sc2tog, 5 sc (6)
ch1, 4 sc, sc2tog (5)
ch1, sc2tog, 3 sc (4)
ch1, 2 sc, sc2tog (3)
ch1, sc2tog, 1 sc (2)
ch1, sc across (2)

Bind off.
To finish off the tail, reattach yarn to 34th st
of row 4.
R91:
R92:
R93:
R94:
R95:
R96:
R97:

ch1, sc in same st as ch1, 5 sc (6)

ch1, 5 sc (5)
ch1, sc across (5)
ch1, 4 sc, 2 sc in last st (6)
ch1, sc across (6)
ch1, 5 sc, 2 sc in last st (7)
ch1, sc across (7)

R98:
R99:
R100:
R101:
R102:
R103-105:
R106:
R107-109:
R110:
R111-113:
R114:
R115-121:
R122:
R123-125:
R126:
R127:
R128:
R129:
R130:
R131:

ch1, 6 sc, 2 sc in last st (8)

ch1, sc across (8)
ch1, 7 sc, 2 sc in last st (9)
ch1, sc across (9)
ch1, 8 sc, 2 sc in last st (10)
ch1, sc across (10)
ch1, 9 sc, 2 sc in last st (11)
ch1, sc across (11)
ch1, 10 sc, 2 sc in last st (12)
ch1, sc across (12)
ch1, 11 sc, 2 sc in last st (13)
ch1, sc across (13)
ch1, 11 sc, sc2tog (12)
ch1, sc across (12)
ch1, 10 sc, sc2tog (11)
ch1, sc across (11)
ch1, 9 sc, sc2tog (10)
ch1, sc2tog, 8 sc (9)
ch1, 7 sc, sc2tog (8)
ch1, sc2tog 3 times, 2 sc (5)

Bind off and weave in all ends.

Follow the same pattern to crochet another
piece. Before sewing both pieces together,
make a face using needle and black thread. To
make a bow tie, see the instruction below,
which is from the Lovesome Blog. Fasten the
bow tie to the body with needle and thread.
Next, sew both pieces together. I used the
mattress stitch, which is a nice way of seaming
without having to turn the work inside out.
Make sure to stuff the tail while you can still
reach inside. Stuff the entire cat before closing
up. Finally, sew the bottom half of the tail to
the body.
This pattern was created by
http://www.ravelry.com/people/Claudia1980