Crochet Hello Kitty free pattern

Designer: Marina Dovgan
Source: www.vk.com/dovganknitting

You will need:

• Yarn: Himalaya Dolphin Baby or YarnArt Dolce
• 4.0 mm crochet hook
• 12 mm safety eyes
• Black embroidery floss for nose
• Fine yarn to sewing details together
• Yarn needles and scissors
• Fiberfill
• Buttons for decoration

Crochet Hello Kitty amigurumi plush pattern

Abbreviations:
R – row
ch – chain
sc – single crochet
dc – double crochet
sl st – slip stitch
inc – increase (2 sc in one stitch)
dec – decrease (2 sc together)
BLO – back loop only
FLO – front loop only
[…] – number of stitches you should have at the end of the row
(…) – repeat whatever is between the brackets the given number of times

Arms (make 2)
With white yarn:
R 1: 2 ch, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook [6]
R 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
R 3: (3 sc, inc) repeat 3 times [15]
R 4: 15 sc
R 5: 13 sc, dec [14]
Switch to pink yarn:
R 6: 12 sc, dec  [13]
R 7: 11 sc, dec [12]
R 8: 10 sc, dec [11]
R 9: 9 sc, dec [10]
R 10-12: 10 sc (3 rows)
Stuff only bottom of the arm.
Fold the top opening flat and 5 sc through both sides.
Fasten off.

Ears (make 2)
With white yarn:
R 1: 2 ch, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook [6]
R 2: (1 sc, inc) repeat 3 times [9]
R 3: (2 sc, inc) repeat 3 times [12]
R 4: (3 sc, inc) repeat 3 times [15]
R 5: (4 sc, inc) repeat 3 times [18]
Fold the top opening flat and 9 sc through both sides.
Fasten off.

Legs, body and head (one piece)

Legs (make 2)
With purple yarn:
R 1: 2 ch, 8 sc in 2nd ch from hook [8]
R 2: (inc) repeat 8 times [16]
R 3: BLO 16 sc
R 4: 16 sc
Switch to white yarn:
R 5: BLO 16 sc
R 6-11: 16 sc (6 rows)
Cut yarn when you’ll finish the first leg.

Repeat Rows 1-11 for the second leg, but do not cut the yarn.

Continue on the second leg:
6 sc, 1 ch and go to the 1st leg:
R 12: 16 sc on the 1st leg, 1 sc in 1 ch, 16 sc on the 2nd leg, 1 sc in 1 ch [34]
R 13: 34 sc
Switch to pink yarn:
R 14: 8 sc, inc, 16 sc, inc, 8 sc [36]
R 15: BLO 36 sc
R 16-21: 36 sc (6 rows)
R 22: (4 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [30]
R 23: 30 sc
R 24: join arms: 3 sc, dec, (2 sc, dec, 2 sc together with 1st arm), 1 sc, dec, 3 sc, (3 sc, dec, 1 sc together with 2nd arm), 2 sc, dec [24]
R 25: (2 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [18]
Insert cotton bud(s) in the neck and in the head to make the neck more stable.
Stuff the neck firmly.

Continue crocheting the head.
Switch to white yarn:
R 26: (inc) repeat 18 times [36]
R 27: (5 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [42]
R 28: 3 sc, inc, (6 sc, inc) repeat 5 times, 3 sc [48]
R 29: (7 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [54]
R 30: 4 sc, inc, (8 sc, inc) repeat 5 times, 4 sc [60]
R 31: (9 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [66]
R 32-38: 66 sc (7 rows)
Insert safety eyes on R 35 at the distance of 8 stitches from each other.
R 39: (9 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [60]
R 40: 4 sc, dec, (8 sc, dec) repeat 5 times, 4 sc [54]
R 41: (7 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [48]
R 42: 3 sc, dec, (6 sc, dec) repeat 5 times, 3 sc [42]
R 43: (5 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [36]
R 44: 2 sc, dec, (4 sc, dec) repeat 5 times, 2 sc [30]
R 45: (3 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [24]
R 46: 1 sc, dec, (2 sc, dec) repeat 5 times, 1 sc [18]
R 47: (1 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [12]
R 48: (dec) repeat 6 times [6]
Fasten off.

Skirt
Attach pink yarn to a front loop of R 15.
R 1: FLO 2 ch, (1 dc, 2 dc in next st) repeat to the end of row, sl st
R 2: 2 ch, 2 dc in every st to the end of row, sl st
Switch to purple yarn:
R 3: 1 sc in every st to the end of row
Fasten off.

Flower
With yellow yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in magic ring
Switch to purple yarn:
R 2: (2 ch, 2 dc, 1 ch, sl st) repeat 6 times