Amineko Pattern

EDIT, May 31, 2006 : The designer has posted an English translation of the pattern here.

Remember the crocheted cat I made a while back?



Here is a rough translation of the pattern. For assembly, please refer to the original Japanese instructions (just follow the pictures).

Head (make 1)
Rnd 1 : make 6 sc into a ring (6 sts)
Rnd 2 : sc inc each st (12 sts)
Rnd 3 : sc inc in every 2nd st (18 sts)
Rnd 4 : sc inc in every 3rd st (24 sts)
Rnd 5 : sc inc in every 4th st (30 sts)
Rnd 6 : sc inc in every 5th st (36 sts)
Rnd 7 : sc inc in every 6th st (42 sts)
Rnd 8: sc inc in every 7th st (48 sts)
Rnds 9 - 15: work even (48 sts)
Rnd 16: dec in every 7th st (42 sts)
Rnd 17: dec in every 6th st (36 sts)
Rnd 18 : dec in every 5th st (30 sts)
Rnd 19: dec in every 4th st (24 sts)
Rnd 20: dec in every 3rd st (18 sts)

Body (make 1)
Rnd 1 : make 6 sc into a ring (6 sts)
Rnd 2 : sc inc each st (12 sts)
Rnd 3 : sc inc in every 2nd st (18 sts)
Rnd 4 : sc inc in every 3rd st (24 sts)
Rnd 5 : sc inc in every 4th st (30 sts)
Rnd 6 : sc inc in every 5th st (36 sts)
Rnds 7 - 23: work even (36 sts)
Rnd 24: dec in every 5th st (30 sts)
Rnds 25 - 26: work even (30 sts)
Rnd 27: dec in every 4th st (24 sts)
Rnd 28 -29: work even (24 sts)
Rnd 30: dec in every 3rd st (18 sts)
Rnds 31 -32: work even (18 sts)

Arms (make 2)
Rnd 1 : make 6 sc into a ring (6 sts)
Rnd 2 : sc inc each st (12 sts)
Rnds 3 - 6 : work even (12 sts)
Rnd 7: dec in every 3rd st (9 sts) Note: pattern says 8 sts left, I get 9
Rnds 8 - 28: work even (9 sts)

Legs (make 2)
Rnd 1 : make 6 sc into a ring (6 sts)
Rnd 2 : sc inc each st (12 sts)
Rnd 3: sc inc every 4th sts (15 sts)
Rnds 4 - 7: work even (15 sts)
Rnd 8: dec every 3rd st (11 sts) Note: pattern says 10 sts left, I get 11
Rnds 9 - 24: work even (11 sts)

Tail (make 1)
Rnd 1 : make 6 sc into a ring (6 sts)
Rnd 2 : sc inc every 3rd st (8 sts)
Rnds 3 - 22: work even (8 sts)

Ears (make 2)
Rnd 1: make 4 sc into a ring (4 sts)
Rnd 2: sc inc each st (8 sts)
Rnd 3: sc inc every 4th st (10 sts)
Rnd 4: sc inc every 5th st (12 sts)
Rnd 5: sc inc every 6th st (14 sts)

Muzzle (make 1) - Note: it seems long, but it gets attached sideways to the face
Rnd 1 : make 7 sc into a ring (7 sts)
Rnd 2 : sc inc each st (14 sts)
Rnds 3 - 10: work even (14 sts)
Rnd 11: sc dec next 3 sts, sc dec next 4 sts, sc dec next 3 sts, sc dec next 4 sts (4 sts)