Wise Mao, a fluffy snow leopard cub with big blue eyes, a long thick tail and tinted spots, crowned with a traditional Chinese emperor’s headdress with golden suspensions – a realistic, poseable big cat inspired by “The Twelve Chairs”.
A crochet pattern by Alexandra Simba with step-by-step instructions and photos (51 pages), including the headdress and a print-friendly version.
This listing is for an INSTANT DOWNLOAD PDF PATTERN, not a finished project.
LANGUAGE:
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The pattern is in English.
SKILL LEVEL:
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Experienced
FINISHED SIZE:
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Approx. 28 cm long × 14 cm high (11 × 5.5 inches).
SKILLS REQUIRED:
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Crochet in rounds
Single crochet
Increasing
Decreasing
Slip stitch
Working with fluffy yarn and brushing
Wire frame (legs and tail)
Needle sculpting
Tinting (spots, explained in the pattern)
Working with polymer clay (nose, explained in the pattern)
MATERIALS AND TOOLS:
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• Hairy yarn – I used Kamteks Khlopok Travka (65% cotton, 35% polyamide, 220 m / 100 g): silver 2 skeins and white half a skein; Nako Paris or mohair also work.
• 1.5 mm copper wire (the core of a 3x1.5 electric cable) – about 3.5 m (needed for the legs and tail), white fabric plaster or insulation tape and stuffing.
• 12 mm toy eyes, strong thread for sculpting, wine-red polymer clay for the nose (or a toy nose), fishing line for the whiskers.
• Dry pastels (dark brown, black), hard synthetic brushes and a black marker or ballpoint pen.
ABOUT THIS PATTERN:
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The pattern is written using US terminology (UK differences are explained).
51 pages of step-by-step instructions with tips and photos illustrating the process.
