Archie the Cat

Free crochet tutorial for Archie the Cat by Nataliya Bober @bobrik_toys.

With this pattern, you can crochet a plush cat. Any plush yarn will work for this amigurumi: Himalaya Dolphin Baby, YarnArt Dolce, Nako Bonbon Panda Baby, and others. You can decorate the toy with a ribbon and buttons.

Materials and Tools

• Plush yarn
• 4-4.5 mm crochet hook
• Thread for embroidering the muzzle
• 10 mm safety eyes
• Toy stuffing
• Ribbon
• Buttons
• Needle for sewing pieces together
• Scissors

Abbreviations

• MR - magic ring
• ch - chain stitch
• sc - single crochet
• inc - increase
• dec - decrease
• (...) x n - repeat n times

Amigurumi Archie the Cat Crochet Pattern

Lower Paws (make 2)

1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5: 24 sc (24)
6: 6 dec, 12 sc (18)
7: 2 sc, 4 dec, 8 sc (14)
8: 14 sc (14)
Stuff lightly.
9: (5 sc, dec) x 2 (12)
10-13: 12 sc, stuff the paw
14: (2 sc, dec) x 3 (9)
15: close with decreases

Upper Paws (make 2)

1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: 4 dec, 10 sc (14)
5: 14 sc (14)
6: 1 sc, 2 dec, 9 sc (12)
Stuff lightly.
7-10: 12 sc (12)
11: (2 sc, dec) x 3 (9)
Stuff the paw to the end.
12: close with decreases

Tail

1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2-12: 6 sc around

Fold in half and crochet 3 sc through both layers. Crochet the tail into the body at about rounds 7-8.

Body

1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
7: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
8-12: 42 sc around
13: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
14: 36 sc
15: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
Start stuffing the body.
16: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
17: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
18: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
19: 6 dec, fasten off and cut the yarn.

Hood

1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
7: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
8-11: 42 sc around
12: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)

Ears (make 2)

Crochet the ears into round 9, leaving 5 stitches between them. Directly on the hood, pick up 6 sc, turn your work, ch (chain stitch), 6 sc, turn your work again, ch, 3 dec, turn, ch, dec, 1 sc, turn, ch, dec. Fasten off and cut the yarn.

Muzzle

Use Alize Softy yarn.

1: 7 sc in MR (7)
2: 7 inc (14)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 7 (21)
4: (4 sc, inc) x 4, 1 sc (25)
5: 25 sc

Head

1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
7-9: 36 sc around
10: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
11: 30 sc
12: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)

Insert 10 mm eyes in the second round, leaving 2-3 stitches between them. The front of the head will be where the magic ring is.

13: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
Stuff the head firmly.
14: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
15: 6 dec

Fasten off and cut the yarn.

Assembly and Finishing

Insert the head into the hood and sew around the edges with matching thread. Next, sew the muzzle close to the eyes. Embroider the nose with pink thread (or any other color). From the nose, pull a thread down through the muzzle and tighten it slightly so the muzzle looks a little like an infinity symbol. Secure the thread and hide it.

Then, with white thread, make stitches at the sides of the eyes to make them more expressive.

Embroider the eyebrows and whiskers.

Sew the finished head in the hood to the body.

For the legs and arms, use thread jointing. Take matching thread and secure it at the top on the inner side of the paw. Then insert the needle into the body where the leg will be. Bring the needle out at the place with the light marker (shown in the photo), insert the needle into the second marker, and bring it out through the body. Repeat twice. Then pull the same thread through the whole body and attach the second paw, repeating the same steps. Repeat the same process for the upper paws.

Tie a bow around the cat's neck and, if desired, sew buttons or beads onto the belly.