Basik Cat

Free crochet tutorial for Basik Cat by Irina Kalach.

With this pattern, you can crochet a plush Basik cat. Any plush yarn will work for this amigurumi: Himalaya Dolphin Baby or YarnArt Jeans. The cat's whiskers can be made from wire or cotton blend yarn. The author includes two head options in the pattern: a small one for the cat and a large one for the kitten.

Yarn usage - about 1.5 skeins.

Materials and Tools

• Plush yarn YarnArt Dolce: color 7540 coffee (1.5 skeins)
• Cotton thread YarnArt Begonia for shaping the muzzle
• Vita Coco yarn in gray for the whiskers
• 4.5 mm crochet hook
• Sewing thread to match the toy
• 16 mm safety eyes
• 11 mm safety nose
• Toy stuffing
• Black felt for the pad on the lower paw
• Needle
• Scissors

Abbreviations

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

Amigurumi Basik Cat Crochet Pattern

Head

Round 1: work 6 sc
Round 2: 6 inc (12)
Round 3: (sc, inc) x 6 times (18)
Round 4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 times (24)
Round 5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 times (30)
Round 6: (9 sc, inc) x 3 times (33)
Round 7: (10 sc, inc) x 3 times (36)
Round 8: 36 sc
Round 9: (11 sc, inc) x 3 times (39)
Rounds 10-12: 39 sc
Round 13: (11 sc, dec) x 3 times (36)
Round 14: (4 sc, dec) x 6 times (30)
Round 15: (3 sc, dec) x 6 times (24)

Attach the eyes between rounds 10 and 11, 5 sc apart. Attach the nose in the center between the eyes, one round lower. Stuff the head.

Round 16: (2 sc, dec) x 6 times (18)
Round 17: (sc, dec) x 6 times (12)
Round 18: 6 dec (6)

Ear

3 ch + 1 turning ch, work 2 sc along the chain, 3 sc in the last ch, then work 2 more sc on the other side of the chain.

Shape the eye sockets. Sew on the ear. Make the whiskers.

Head (Large, for the Kitten)

Round 1: work 6 sc
Round 2: 6 inc (12)
Round 3: (sc, inc) x 6 times (18)
Round 4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 times (24)
Round 5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 times (30)
Round 6: (4 sc, inc) x 6 times (36)
Round 7: (11 sc, inc) x 3 times (39)
Round 8: 39 sc
Round 9: (12 sc, inc) x 3 times (42)
Rounds 10-16: 42 sc
Round 17: (5 sc, dec) x 6 times (36)
Round 18: (4 sc, dec) x 6 times (30)
Round 19: (3 sc, dec) x 6 times (24)
Attach the eyes between rounds 12 and 13, 5 sc apart. Attach the nose in the center between the eyes, one round lower.
Stuff the head.
Round 20: (2 sc, dec) x 6 times (18)
Round 21: (sc, dec) x 6 times (12)
Round 22: 6 dec (6)

Ear

3 ch + 1 turning ch, work 2 sc along the chain, 3 sc in the last ch, then work 2 more sc on the other side of the chain.

Shape the eye sockets. Sew on the ear. Make the whiskers.

Lower Paw

Foot

4 ch + 1 turning ch
Round 1: inc, 2 sc, 3 sc in 1 stitch, 2 sc, sc in the first ch (10)
Round 2: 2 inc, 2 sc, 3 inc, 2 sc, inc (16)
Rounds 3-6: 16 sc
Round 7: (2 sc, dec) x 3 times (12)
Stuff the foot.
Round 8: 6 dec (6)

Cut the yarn, pull the opening closed, and hide the end. Shape the toes and sew on the pads.

Leg

10 ch into a ring
Rounds 1-5: 10 sc
Round 6: work 5 parallel stitches together with sc

Upper Paw

5 ch + 1 turning ch
Round 1: inc, 3 sc, 3 sc in 1 stitch, 3 sc, sc in the first ch (12)
Rounds 2-4: 12 sc
Round 5: sc, dec, 4 sc, dec, 3 sc (10)
Round 6: dec, 3 sc, dec, 3 sc (8)
Rounds 7-11: 8 sc
Stuff only the palm of the paw.
Round 12: work 4 parallel stitches together with sc

Shape the fingers.

Tail

Round 1: 6 sc in ch
Round 2: 6 sc
Round 3: (sc, inc) x 3 times (9)
Round 4: 9 sc
Round 5: inc, 8 sc (10)
Rounds 6-11: 10 sc
Round 12: work 5 parallel stitches together with sc

Body

5 ch + 1 turning ch
Round 1: inc, 3 sc, 3 sc in 1 stitch, 3 sc, sc in the first ch (12)
Round 2: 2 inc, 3 sc, 3 inc, 3 sc, inc (18)
Round 3: (sc, inc) x 2, 3 sc, (sc, inc) x 3, 4 sc, inc (24)
Round 4: (2 sc, inc) x 2, 3 sc, (2 sc, inc) x 3, 5 sc, inc (30)
Round 5: (3 sc, inc) x 2, 3 sc, (3 sc, inc) x 3, 6 sc, inc (36)
Round 6: (4 sc, inc) x 2, 3 sc, (4 sc, inc) x 3, 7 sc, inc (42)
In round 7, crochet the paws and tail into the body.
Round 7: (5 sc, inc) x 2, 3 sc, (5 sc, inc) x 3, 8 sc, inc (48)
Rounds 8-14: 48 sc
Round 15: (6 sc, dec) x 6 times (42)
Rounds 16-17: 42 sc
Round 18: (5 sc, dec) x 6 times (36)
Round 19: 48 sc
Round 20: (4 sc, dec) x 6 times (30)
Round 21: 30 sc
Round 22: (3 sc, dec) x 6 times (24)
Round 23: 24 sc
Stuff the body, and in round 24 crochet the arms into the body.
Round 24: (2 sc, dec) x 6 times (18)
Round 25: 18 sc

Sew on the head, and your cat is ready!