Create an adorable crochet cat with this free amigurumi cat pattern. This cute crochet cat wears a charming dress and features movable arms attached with button joints for added flexibility. The legs and body are crocheted as one piece for easier assembly, while the head, arms, ears, and tail are made separately and sewn on later. The dress is non-removable and is crocheted directly into the body by changing yarn colors. The finished amigurumi cat measures approximately 23 cm (9 inches) tall.

Designer: Svetlana Bolotova

You will need:

• YarnArt Jeans yarn (55% cotton, 45% acrylic, 50 g/160 m)
• 1.75–2.00 mm crochet hook
• 6 mm black beads for the eyes
• Thin cotton thread for embroidering whiskers
• Two buttons for button jointing
• Tapestry and sewing needles
• Scissors
• Stitch marker
• Fiberfill

Free crochet cat in dress pattern

Abbreviations:
R – row
ch -chain
st – stitch
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet
tr – treble crochet
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

Legs and body (one piece)

Legs (make 2)
Start crocheting with the additional color:
R 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
R 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
R 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
R 4: (5 sc, inc) repeat 3 times [21]
R 5-7: 21 sc (3 rows)
Change to the main color:
R 8-19: 21 sc (12 rows)
R 20: (6 sc, inc) repeat 3 times [24]
R 21: 24 sc
Fasten off the first leg.

For the second leg, crochet 5 additional sc after finishing Row 21.
Do not cut the yarn after finishing the second leg.

Make 2 ch on the second leg and join with the first leg in the last st of the Row 21.

R 22: 1 sc in last st of R 21 on the first leg, 24 sc on the first leg, 2 sc in 2 ch, 1 sc in last st of R 21 on the second leg, 24 sc on the second leg, 2 sc in 2 ch (opposite side) [54]
R 23-28: 54 sc (6 rows)

Change to the dress color:
R 29: 54 sc
R 30: BLO: 54 sc
R 31-34: 54 sc (4 rows)
R 35: (7 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [48]
R 36-44: 48 sc (9 rows)
R 45: (6 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [42]
R 46: (5 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [36]
R 47: (4 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [30]
R 48: (3 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [24]
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing to the head.

Dress frill
Attach the dress color yarn to the front loop of the Row 29 of the body.
R 1: FLO: 54 sc, sl st, 2 ch
R 2: (3 dc in one st, 2 dc in next st) repeat to the end of row, sl st, 2 ch
R 3: dc in every st to the end of row
R 4: (sl st, 1 ch) in every st to the end of row

Arms (make 2)
Start crocheting with the additional color:
R 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
R 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
R 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
R 4-6: 18 sc (3 rows)
Change to the main color:
R 7-23: 18 sc (17 rows)
R 24: (1 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [12]
R 25: (dec) repeat 6 times [6]
Fasten off the first arm.

Fasten off the second arm and leave a long tail for making button-jointed arms.

Tail
Start crocheting with the additional color:
R 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
R 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
R 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
R 4: (5 sc, inc) repeat 3 times [21]
R 5-6: 21 sc (2 rows)
Change to the main color:
R 7-8: 21 sc (2 rows)
Change to the additional color:
R 9: 21 sc
Change to the main color:
R 10: dec, 19 sc
R 11-13: 20 sc (3 rows)
R 14: dec, 18 sc
R 15-17: 19 sc (3 rows)
R 18: dec, 17 sc
R 19-21: 18 sc (3 rows)
R 22: dec, 16 sc
R 23-25: 17 sc (3 rows)
R 26: dec, 15 sc
R 27-29: 16 sc (3 rows)
R 30: dec, 14 sc
R 31-33: 15 sc (3 rows)
Fold the top opening flat and 7 sc through both sides.
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Head
With the main color:
R 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
R 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
R 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
R 4: (2 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [24]
R 5: (3 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [30]
R 6: (4 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [36]
R 7: (5 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [42]
R 8: (6 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [48]
R 9: (7 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [54]
R 10-22: 54 sc (13 rows)
R 23: (7 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [48]
R 24: (6 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [42]
R 25: (5 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [36]
R 26: (4 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [30]
R 27: (3 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [24], sl st
Fasten off.

Ears (make 2)
With the additional color:
R 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
R 2: (2 sc, inc) repeat 2 times [8]
R 3: (3 sc, inc) repeat 2 times [10]
R 4: (4 sc, inc) repeat 2 times [12]
R 5: (5 sc, inc) repeat 2 times [14]
R 6: (6 sc, inc) repeat 2 times [16]
R 7: (3 sc, inc) repeat 4 times [20]
R 8: (9 sc, inc) repeat 2 times [22]
R 9: (10 sc, inc) repeat 2 times [24]
Do not stuff.
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Bow
Make 4 ch, in the 4th ch from hook (main loop): 4 tr, 4 ch, sl st in the main loop, then make 2nd half of the bow: 4 ch, 4 tr in the main loop, sl st in the main loop.
Fasten off and leave a long tail. Wrap the yarn tail around the center of the bow.

Assembly

1. Sew the head to the body. Then sew the ears onto the head.
2. Attach the arms using buttons (button jointed attachment).
   If desired, the arms can be crocheted into the body while making the body. Crochet the arms in up to the row where the decreases are made.
3. Sew the tail onto the back, just above the skirt.
4. Embroider the nose and sew the eyes in the desired position.
5. For embroidering the whiskers, use a thin cotton thread.
6. Sew the bow on any of the ears.