With hook and yarn 1 make a magic ring.
Rnd 1. With color 1, In ring make **ch 1, and sc, hdc and dc in ring* Drop loop from color 1 and attach color 2 in the ring.
With color 2, rep from **to*. Drop loop from color 2 and attach color 3 in the ring. Rep from **to*.
Drop loop from color 3 and attach color 4 in ring. Rep from **to*. (4 hdc made.)
Tighten ring and tidy up each yarn end.
Rnd 2. Pick up dropped lp of color 1. (Make 2 dc in the next st) 3 times.
Drop color 1 and pick up color 2. (Make 2 dc in the next st) 3 times. Drop color 2 and pick up dropped lp of color 3.
Drop color 2 and pick up color 3. (Make 2 dc in the next st) 3 times. Drop color 3 and pick up dropped lp of color 4. (Make 2 dc in the next st) 3 times. Drop color 4 and pick up color 1.
Rnd 3. With Color 1, ** (dc in the next st, make 2 dc in the next st) 3 times. * Drop color 1 and rep from ** to * with each color.
Rnd 4. With color 1 ** (dc in each of the next 2 st. Make 2 dc in the next st) 3 times. * Drop color 1 and pick up color 2. Rep from ** to *. Drop color 2 and rep from ** to * with color 3. Drop color 3 and rep from ** to * with color 4.
Cat 1- Row 1. Pick up color 1. Ch 2 (does not count as a st.) Dc in the 1st 2 sts. Hdc in each of the next 2 sts. Sc in each of the next 4 sts. Hdc in each of the next 2 sts. Dc in each of the next 2 sts. (12 sts made.) Ch 1 and turn.
Row 2. Sc in each of the 12 sts across. Ch 1 and turn.
Row 3. Sc the 1st 2 sts tog. Sc in each of the next 6 sts. (Sc the next 2 sts tog) 2 times. Ch 1 and turn. (9 sts made.)
Row 4. (Sc next 2 sts tog) twice. Sc in each of the next 5 sts. Ch 1 and turn. (7 sts made.)
Row 5. Sc in each of the next 5 sts. Ch 1 and turn leaving rem sts unworked.
Row 6. Sc in each of the 5 sts across. Ch 1 and turn.
Row 7. Sc in each of the 5 sts across. Ch 4 and turrn.
Ear 1. Sl st in the 2nd ch from hook. Sc in the next ch. Sk the 1st st on head and sl st in the next st.
Sl st in the next 2
- Ch 2 and dc in the next st. Make 2 sl sts down the ear you just made. Sl st into the body and end off and weave in the end.
Rep with the next color until all 4 cats are finished.