Crochet Amigurumi Cat
Handmade toys, especially those made from plush yarn, have already won the hearts of crafters. Children absolutely love their new plush friends! Let’s crochet a cute cat to add to your collection of handmade toys.
Materials Needed
- Yarn: Dolphin Baby in two shades (1 skein of white and 1 skein of grey)
- Black thread for embroidering the nose
- Bead Eyes (8 mm)
- Stuffing: 100 g of synthetic filler (sintepon)
- Crochet Hook: 4.5 mm
- Sewing Needle for assembling the toy
- Stitch Marker (optional)
Crochet Symbols Key
- KA — Magic ring (adjustable ring)
- ch — Chain stitch
- sl st — Slip stitch
- sc — Single crochet
- dc — Double crochet
- puff — Puff stitch
- inc — Increase (2 sc in the same stitch)
- dec — Decrease (2 sc together)
Instructions for Crocheting the Cat
Head (White Yarn)
- Row 1: 6 ch
- Row 2: sc in the second ch from the hook, 3 sc, 3 sc in the last ch, 4 sc on the other side of the chain (12)
- Row 3: 2 ch, 3 sc, 3 ch, 3 sc, ch (18)
- Row 4: (2 sc + inc) x 6 (24)
- Row 5: 24 sc (24)
- Switch to Grey Yarn
- Row 6: 5 sc, 6 ch, 13 sc (30)
- Row 7: 5 sc, (sc + ch) x 6, 13 sc (36)
- Row 8: 5 sc, (2 sc + ch) x 6, 13 sc (42)
10-12. 42 sc (3 rows) - Row 13: (5 sc + dec) x 6, sc (36)
- Row 14: 36 sc (36)
- Row 15: (4 sc + dec) x 6, sc (30)
Stuff the head with synthetic filler.
- Row 16: (3 sc + dec) x 6 (24)
- Row 17: (2 sc + dec) x 6 (18)
- Row 18: (sc + dec) x 6 (12)
- Row 19: 6 dec (6)
Close the hole with a needle. Cut the yarn.
Lower Legs (2 pieces, White Yarn)
- Row 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
- Row 2: 6 inc (12)
- Row 3: (sc + inc) x 6 (18)
- Row 4: 10 sc, puff stitch (3 dc), 2 sc, puff stitch (3 dc), 2 sc, puff stitch (3 dc), sc (18)
- Switch to Grey Yarn
- Rows 5-6: 18 sc (2 rows)
- Row 7: 10 sc, 4 dec (14)
- Row 8: 10 sc, 2 dec (12)
- Rows 9-13: 12 sc (5 rows)
- Stuff the bottom part of the leg up to row 6.
- Row 14: 2 sc, dec, 4 sc, dec, 2 sc (10)
- Row 15: 10 sc, sl st
Cut the yarn.
Upper Legs (2 pieces, White Yarn)
- Row 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
- Row 2: 6 inc (12)
- Row 3: (sc + inc) x 3, (puff stitch (3 dc) + ch) x 3 (18)
- Switch to Grey Yarn
- Rows 4-5: 18 sc (2 rows)
- Row 6: 10 sc, 4 dec (14)
- Row 7: 10 sc, 2 dec (12)
- Rows 8-10: 12 sc (3 rows)
- Stuff the lower part of the leg up to row 6.
- Row 11: 2 sc, dec, 4 sc, dec, 2 sc (10)
- Row 12: 10 sc, sl st
Cut the yarn.
Ears (2 pieces, Grey Yarn)
- Row 1: 4 sc in magic ring (4)
- Row 2: (sc + ch) x 2 (6)
- Row 3: 6 sc, sl st
Cut the yarn.
Tail (White Yarn)
- Row 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
- Row 2: 6 inc (12)
- Row 3: (sc + inc) x 3 (18)
4-5. 18 sc (2 rows) - Switch to Grey Yarn
6-8. 18 sc (3 rows) - Row 9: (4 sc + dec) x 3 (15)
- Row 10: (3 sc + dec) x 3 (12)
- Row 11: (2 sc + dec) x 3 (9)
- Row 12: 9 sc, sl st
Cut the yarn.
Body (Grey Yarn)
- Row 1: 20 ch, join in a circle with a sl st
- Rows 2-3: 20 sc (2 rows)
- Row 4: 5 sc with the upper leg, 4 sc, 5 sc with the second upper leg, 6 sc (20 sc)
- Row 5: (4 sc + ch) x 4 (24)
- Row 6: (3 sc + ch) x 6 (30)
- Rows 7-11: 30 sc (5 rows)
- Row 12: 23 sc, 5 sc with the tail, 2 sc (30)
- Row 13: sc, 5 sc with the lower leg, 9 sc, 5 sc with the second lower leg, 10 sc (30)
- Row 14: (3 sc + dec) x 6 (24)
- Row 15: (2 sc + dec) x 6 (18)
- Row 16: (sc + dec) x 6 (12)
- Row 17: 6 dec (6)
Close the hole with a needle and secure the yarn inside the toy.
Assembly
- Ears: Sew the ears to the head around the 12th row, about 7 stitches apart.
- Snout: Use black yarn to stitch the snout vertically, threading the yarn through the head. Also, use the black yarn to embroider the nose at the base of the snout.
- Whiskers: Embroider whiskers with black yarn.
- Eyes: Sew the eyes at the junction of rows 5 and 6, about 4 stitches apart.
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