Cute Sushi Cat Free Pattern

Supplies

• Yarn 4/Medium Weight in: White, orange, dark grey, and black
• 4mm Crochet Hook
• Tapestry needle
• Scissors
• Stuffing
• 12mm safety eyes and 10mm safety nose

Additional Information

• Difficulty: Easy
• Size:
  • From tip of ears to tip of toes: 9"
  • Body height: 2.5"
  • Bottom of body to top of head: 4"

This sushi cat was one of my first ever patterns! At that time, I wasn’t making PDFs for all of my patterns. On my website, this has been a fairly loved pattern, so I thought it deserved an update and a nicely formatted PDF! I decided to revamp the pattern and include pictures at each step, as my old pattern had none.

This pattern is pretty easy, as it uses very simple stitches. You will have to know how to work in an oval, but I’ve included the steps on how to do this. Let’s get started!

Head

In White

1. R1: 6 Sc into a Magic Ring (6)
2. R2: Inc all around (12)
3. R3: Inc, Sc in the next stitch all around (18)
4. R4: Inc, Sc in the next 2 stitches all around (24)
5. R5: Inc, Sc in the next 3 stitches all around (30)
6. R6: Inc, Sc in the next 4 stitches all around (36)
7. R7: Inc, Sc in the next 5 stitches all around (42)
8. R8 - R13: Sc all around (42)

Now we will mark where to place the safety eyes. Add a different colored stitch marker into the 11th and 18th stitch in Round 13. This will mark where to add the eyes later.

1. R14: Sc all around (42)

Mark where to place the safety nose. Add a stitch marker into the 15th stitch in Round 14.

1. R15: Sc all around (42)
2. R16: Sc in the next 15 stitches. Repeat Dec, Sc in the next 2 stitches 3 times. Sc in the next 3 stitches. Repeat Dec, Sc in the next 2 stitches 3 times (36)

Add the safety eyes and safety nose into the marked areas now.

1. R17: Sc in the next 15 stitches. Repeat Dec, Sc in the next stitch 3 times. Sc in the next 3 stitches. Repeat Dec, Sc in the next stitch 3 times (30)
2. R18: Dec, Sc in the next 3 stitches all around (24)

Stuff the head now. Continue stuffing after each round.

1. R19: Dec, Sc in the next 2 stitches all around (18)
2. R20: Dec, Sc in the next stitch all around (12)
3. R21: Dec all around (6)

Finish off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Sew the remaining stitches closed.

Ears (Make 2)

In White

1. R1: 6 Sc into a Magic Ring (6)
2. R2: Sc all around (6)
3. R3: Inc all around (12)
4. R4: Sc all around (12)
5. R5: Inc, Sc in the next stitch all around (18)
6. R6: Sc all around (18)

Finish off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Pin the ears onto the head and sew them on. Once done, weave in ends.

Body

In White

We will create the body by creating a chain and working completely around the chain to form a round.

1. Row 1: Ch 12. Sc 3 times into the 2nd chain from the hook. Sc in the next 12 stitches. Sc 3 times into the last chain. Now we meet the end of the chain.
2. Now working on the OTHER side of the chain, Sc in the next 12 stitches.
3. Row 2: Inc in each of the next 3 stitches. Sc in the next 12 stitches. Inc in each of the next 3 stitches. Sc in the next 12 stitches (36)
4. Row 3-20: Sc all around (36)
5. Round 21: Sc in the next 3 stitches. Repeat Dec, Sc in the next 2 stitches 4 times. Sc in the next 2 stitches. Repeat Dec, Sc in the next 2 stitches 3 times. Dec 1 time, Sc in the next stitch (28)
6. Round 22: Sc in the next 3 stitches. Repeat Dec, Sc in the next stitch 4 times. Sc in the next 2 stitches. Repeat Dec, Sc in the next stitch 3 times. Dec 1 time (20)
7. Round 23: Dec, Sc in the next 3 stitches all around (16)
8. Stuff the body here. Continue stuffing after each round.
9. Round 24: Dec, Sc in the next 2 stitches all around (12)
10. Round 25: Dec, Sc in the next stitch all around (8)

Finish off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Sew the remaining stitches closed and weave in ends.

Filling

In Orange

1. Row 1: Ch 20. Sc into the 2nd chain from the hook. Sc in the next 18 chains (19)
2. Row 2-17: Ch 1 and turn. Sc in the next 19 stitches (19)

Finish off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Pin the filling onto the body and sew it on. Weave in ends.

Seaweed

In Black

1. Row 1: Ch 10. Sc into the 2nd chain from the hook. Sc in the next 8 chains (9)
2. Row 2-47: Ch 1 and turn. Sc in each row until you can wrap the seaweed around the body.

Finish off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Pin the seaweed around the body and sew it on.

Limbs (Make 4)

In White

1. R1: 6 Sc into a Magic Ring (6)
2. R2: Inc all around (12)
3. R3: Inc, Sc in the next 2 stitches all around (16)
4. R4-7: Sc all around (16)

Finish off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Pin the arms and legs onto the body and sew them on. Make sure to stuff the limbs before fully sewing. Weave in ends.

Head Assembly

Pin the head onto the body. You can pin it facing straight or to one side. Sew the head to the body and weave in ends.

Smile

In Black

Insert the needle with black thread 1 round below the nose. Pull through, and stitch the smile as shown in the pictures. Weave in ends.

Whiskers

In Dark Grey

Insert the needle with grey thread a few stitches to the right of the toy’s right eye. Stitch the whiskers as shown in the pictures. Weave in ends.

Done! If you made this sushi cat, I would LOVE to see it!