Some friends bought a Harry Potter advent calendar for work. Each day in December they would open a door and find a new Harry Potter figurine. They wanted to continue enjoying it in the new year so I suggested that I make new figures to go behind the doors. So I kinda signed myself up to design 24 Harry Potter figurines :/ We’ll see how we go.

McGonagall’s hat can be removed (so she can pass for a normal kitty when she wants too).

This pattern is written in American crochet notation. It uses a 2mm hook and black, grey, white and blue 4 ply wool.

Head

With grey 4 ply wool

Round 1: 6sc in a magic ring (6 stitches)

Round 2: increase in every stitch (12 stitches)

Now we’ll start adding in some black for the tabby markings

Round 3: sc in the first stitch, increase in the next stitch – repeat (18 stitches) (6 grey, 6 black, 6 grey)

Round 4: sc in each stitch (18 stitches) (all grey)

Round 5: sc in the first stitch, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (12 stitches) (2 grey, 8 black, 2 grey)

Stuff the head

Round 6: decrease around (6 stitches) (all grey)

 

Body

Round 7: increase in each stitch (12 stitches) (back loops only) (all grey)

Round 8: sc in the first stitch, increase in the next stitch – repeat (18 stitches) (4 white, 2 grey, 10 black, 2 grey)

Round 9: sc in the first two stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (24 stitches) (8 white, 15 grey, 1 white)

Round 10: sc in each stitch (24 stitches) (8 white, 2 grey, 11 black, 2 grey, 1 white)

Round 11: sc in each stitch (24 stitches) (8 white, 15 grey, 1 white)

Round 12: sc in the first two stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (18 stitches) (6 white, 3 grey, 6 black, 3 grey)

Round 13: sc in the first stitch, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (12 stitches) (4 white, 8 grey)

Stuff the body

Round 14: decrease until the hole closes (just grey)

 

Tail

With black wool

Round 1: 4 sc in a magic ring (4 stitches)

Round 2: sc in each stitch (4 stitches)

With grey wool

Rounds 3 – 5: sc in each stitch (4 stitches) (3 rounds)

With black wool

Round 6: sc in each stitch (4 stitches)

With grey wool

Rounds 7 – 8: sc in each stitch (4 stitches) (2 rounds)

With black

Round 9: sc in each stitch (4 stitches)

Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

 

Front legs (make two)

With grey wool

Round 1: 4 sc in a magic ring (4 stitches)

Rounds 2 – 5: sc in each stitch (4 stitches) (4 rounds)

Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

 

Feet (make two)

With grey wool

Round 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6 stitches)

Rounds 2: sc in each stitch (6 stitches)

 

Ears (make two)

Attach, chain 1, dc

Embroider eyes, nose and mouth. Embroider the spectacle markings with black thread.

 

Hat

With black wool

Round 1: 4 sc in a magic ring (4 stitches)

Round 2: sc in the first stitch, increase in the next stitch – repeat (6 stitches)

Round 3: sc in each stitch (6 stitches)

Round 4: increase in each stitch (12 stitches)

Rounds 5 – 7: sc in each stitch (12 stitches) (3 rounds)

Round 8: sc in the first stitch, increase in the next stitch – repeat (18 stitches) (back loops only)

Round 9: sc in the first two stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (24 stitches)

Round 10: sc in the first three stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (30 stitches)

Fasten off, weave in ends.