🐱 This free cat amigurumi pattern will help you create an adorable crocheted kitty that’s perfect for gifting or keeping for yourself. With simple stitches and easy-to-follow instructions, even beginners can make this cute feline friend. The finished cat has a sweet face, perky ears, and a curly tail that brings it to life.
Key Takeaways:
- 🧶 Simple pattern suitable for beginners and experienced crocheters
- 🐈 Creates a cute, huggable cat approximately 6 inches tall
- ⏱️ Can be completed in a weekend with basic crochet skills
- 🎨 Customizable with different colors and embellishments
Materials&Tools
- Yarn
- Polyester Fiberfill
- 2.25mm Hook(What I used in this pattern)
- Yarn Needle
- Glue (To connect the parts, you can also sew with yarn)
Abbreviation
- ch – chain
- sc – single crochet
- inc – increase (2 single crochets in one stitch)
- dec – decrease (merge 2 single crochets into 1)
- hdc – half double crochet
- dc – double crochet
- sl st – slip stitch
- magic ring – adjustable ring to start crocheting in the round
- BLO – back loop only
- FLO – front loop only
How to Read Pattern?
- R5: ch, [1 sc, sc inc] x 6, sl st
In Round 5, start with a chain stitch, then repeat the pattern “1 single crochet, single scrochet increase” 6 times. End with a slip stitch.
- (sc+sc+sc)
Parentheses ( ) indicate that all stitches within them are worked into the same stitch. So ‘(sc+sc+sc)’ means working 3 single crochet stitches all into the same stitch.
Pattern Info
Tail
Start with magic ring
- R1: 6 sc
- R2-19: 6 sc
- R20: [sc, dec] x 2
Body
- Start with magic ring
- R1: 8 sc
- R2: 8 inc
- R3: [sc, inc] x 8
- R4: [sc, inc, sc] x 8
- R5: [3 sc, inc] x 8
- R6: 40 sc
- R7: [9 sc, inc] x 4
- R8: 44 sc
- R9: 5 sc, inc, [10 sc, inc] x 3, 5 sc
- R10: 48 sc
- R11: 2 sc (add the tail part), 5 sc, [11 sc, dec] x 3, 4 sc
- R12: 5 sc, 2 dec, [8 sc, dec] x 3, 3 sc
- R13: 4 sc, 2 dec, [6 sc, dec] x 3, 2 sc
- R14: 3 sc, 2 dec, [4 sc, dec] x 3,, sc
- R15: 2 sc, 2 dec, [2 sc, dec] x 3
- R16: 8 dec
Ears
Crochet directly onto the head
- R1: 4 ch, sl st into 2nd chain from the hook, 2 sc
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