This free crochet pattern is a fun and easy amigurumi project for cat lovers. Legs and body are worked in one piece together. Ears, head and arms are worked separately and sewn on, later. Your finished cat toy size depends on your tension and materials you use.
Designer: @banban_crochets
You will need:
- Cotton yarn (white, grey and black colors)
- 2.0-2.5 mm crochet hook
- 6 mm safety eyes
- Stitch markers
- Black thread and needle
- Blush
- Polyfill
Free amigurumi little cat pattern
Abbreviations:
R – row
sc – single crochet
st – stitch
hdc – half double crochet
sl st – slip stitch
inc – 2 single crochet in one stitch
dec – invisible decrease
[…] – 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 (made as one piece)
Legs (make 2)
R 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
R 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
R 3-5: 12 sc (3 rows)
Finish off.
Don’t cut the yarn from the second leg, now we will start making the body.
Body
R 1: make 2 ch on the 2nd leg and join the 1st leg with a sc, 12 sc on the 1st leg, 2 sc on the chain, 12 sc on the 2nd leg, 2 sc on chain (opposite side) [28]
R 2: (4 sc, inc) repeat 5 times, 3 sc [33]
R 3-4: 33 sc (2 rows)
R 5: (4 sc, dec) repeat 5 times, 3 sc [28]
R 6-7: 28 sc (2 rows)
R 8: (3 sc, dec) repeat 5 times, 3 sc [23]
R 9: 23 sc
R 10: (2 sc, dec) repeat 5 times, 3 sc [18]
R 11: (1 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [12]
Finish off.
Arms (make 2)
R 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
R 2: (1 sc, inc) repeat 3 times [9]
R 3: 2 dec, 5 sc [7]
R 4-10: 7 sc (7 rows)
Sl st and finish off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Ears (make 2: one black, one grey)
R1: 4 sc in magic ring [4]
R 2: (1 sc, inc) repeat 2 times [6]
R 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat 3 times [9]
R 4: (2 sc, inc) repeat 3 times [12]
R 5-6: 12 sc (2 rows)
Sl st and finish off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Head
Start by making 9 chains: Black 3 ch, White 2 ch, Grey 4 ch [9]
Make an oval, starting from the 2nd chain from the hook, work on both sides of the chain.
R 1: from the 2nd ch from hook: G 3 sc, W 2 sc, B 2 sc, 3 sc on the last st, turn: 2 sc, W 2 sc, G 2 sc, 1 inc [18]
R 2: G 1 inc, 1 sc, W 4 sc, B 1 sc, 3 inc, 1 sc, W 4 sc, G 1 sc, 2 inc [24]
R 3: G 1 sc, 1 inc, W 6 sc, B (1 sc, inc) repeat 3 times, W 6 sc, G (1 sc, inc) repeat 2 times [30]
R 4: G 2 sc, W 8 sc, B 7 sc, W 8 sc, G 5 sc [30]
R 5: G 1 sc, W 10 sc, B 5 sc, W 10 sc, G 4 sc [30]
R 6: W 12 sc, B 3 sc, W 12 sc, G 3 sc [30]
R 7: W (4 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [36] – use only white yarn from this row
R 8: (5 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [42]
R 9: (6 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [48]
R 10-12: 48 sc (3 rows)
Insert safety eyes between R 10 and R 11, 9 stitches apart.
R 13: (6 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [42]
R 14: (5 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [36]
R 15: (4 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [30]
R 16: (3 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [24]
R 17: (2 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [18]
R 18 (1 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [12]
Sl st, finish off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Spots (optional)
#1
R 1: 5 sc in magic ring [5]
Sl st and finish off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
#2
R 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Sl st and finish off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
#3
R 1: 7 sc in magic ring [7]
Sl st and finish off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Bag
With any color:
R 1: 6 hdc in magic ring [6]
R 2: 5 hdc, inc [7]
Don’t close, finish off, make one more.
Join 2 sides with sc around, chain 22, put the bag across the body and join the other end by sl st.
Finish off.
Assembly
Embroider a nose and whiskers on the head, put blush.
Sew the ears to the head, the arms to the body.
Sew the head to the body.
Attach the bag strap around.
Your adorable cat is cready!
When publishing your works, please indicate the designer of the pattern – @banban_crochets.
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