Amigurumi Little Cat Free Pattern
This cute little amigurumi cat stands at 3.5 inches (9 cm) tall, making it perfect for small hands. The pattern is beginner-friendly and requires only basic crochet skills. Below is a detailed guide to help you create your very own little cat!
Materials:
- Yarn: YarnArt Jeans, Gazzal Baby Cotton, or Alize Cotton Gold
- Hook size: 1.75-2.0 mm
- Safety eyes: 10 mm
- Black thread: For eyebrows, lashes, and whiskers
- Pink yarn or embroidery thread: For the nose
- Sewing needle and scissors
- Fiberfill: For stuffing
Abbreviations:
- R = Row
- mc = Magic circle
- sc = Single crochet
- inc = Increase (2 sc in the next stitch)
- dec = Decrease (single crochet 2 stitches together)
- (12 st) = Number of stitches at the end of the round/row
Head:
- R 1: 6 sc in mc (6 st)
- R 2: (inc)*6 (12 st)
- R 3: (1 sc, inc)*6 (18 st)
- R 4: (2 sc, inc)*6 (24 st)
- R 5: (3 sc, inc)*6 (30 st)
- R 6: (4 sc, inc)*6 (36 st)
- R 7-8: 36 sc (2 rows)
- R 9: (11 sc, inc)*3 (39 st)
- R 10: 39 sc
- R 11: (12 sc, inc)*3 (42 st)
- R 12: 42 sc
- R 13-15: 42 sc (3 rows)
- Place the safety eyes between rows 11 and 12, with 8 sc between them.
- R 16: (5 sc, dec)*6 (36 st)
- R 17: (4 sc, dec)*6 (30 st)
- R 18: (3 sc, dec)*6 (24 st)
- R 19: (2 sc, dec)*6 (18 st)
- R 20: (4 sc, dec)*3 (15 st)
- Fasten off and cut the yarn.