Basik Cat

Difficulty Level: medium

Basik amigurumi cat crochet pattern

Free crochet tutorial for Basik Cat by Ekaterina Akishina.

With this pattern, you can crochet a plush Basik cat. Experience with fluffy yarn is required. For this amigurumi, any fluffy yarn such as Alize Softy, Adelia Sofia, YarnArt Happy, and similar options will work.

The parts are crocheted in a spiral using two strands. Yarn usage is 2 skeins.

Materials and tools

  • Fluffy yarn for the cat
  • Cotton blend yarn for the whiskers and nose
  • Crochet hook
  • 15 mm safety eyes
  • Toy stuffing
  • Sewing needle for joining parts
  • Scissors

Abbreviations

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

Plush Basik amigurumi cat crochet pattern

Head

1. 6 sc in MR (or ch 2, 6 sc in the 2nd ch from hook)
2. inc x 6 (12)
3. 1 inc, 1 sc x 6 (18)
4. 1 inc, 2 sc x 6 (24)
5. 1 inc, 3 sc x 6 (30)
6. 1 inc, 4 sc x 6 (36)
7. 1 inc, 5 sc x 6 (42)
8. 1 inc, 6 sc x 6 (48)
9-16. 48 sc. Insert the eyes around rounds 12-13, with 6-7 sc between them
17. 1 dec, 6 sc x 6 (42)
18. 1 dec, 5 sc x 6 (36)
19. 1 dec, 4 sc x 6 (30)
20. 1 dec, 3 sc x 6 (24)
21. 1 dec, 2 sc x 6 (18)

Stuff firmly. Add sculpting around the muzzle and eyes. Make the whiskers (I did it this way: I took a thread of the needed length, tied a large tight knot on one end, and pulled it through from the wrong side to the front side). Embroider the nose.

Body

1. 8 sc in MR (or ch 2, 8 sc in the 2nd ch from hook)
2. inc x 8 (16)
3. 1 inc, 1 sc x 8 (24)
4. 1 inc, 2 sc x 8 (32)
5. 1 inc, 3 sc x 8 (40)
6. 1 inc, 4 sc x 8 (48)
7-9. 48 sc
10. 1 dec, 6 sc x 6 (42)
11-12. 42 sc
13. 12 sc, (1 dec, 1 sc) x 6 times, 12 sc (36)
14-15. 36 sc
16. 1 dec, 4 sc x 6 (30)
17. 30 sc
18. 3 sc, 1 dec x 6 (24)
19. 2 sc, 1 dec x 6 (18)

Back leg (make 2)

1. 6 sc in MR (or ch 2, 6 sc in the 2nd ch from hook)
2. inc x 6 (12)
3. 1 inc, 1 sc x 6 (18)
4. 18 sc
5. 5 sc, 4 dec, 5 sc (14)
6. 6 sc, 1 dec, 6 sc. Stuff only the lower part loosely!
7-13. 13 sc
14. 4 sc + 6 sc through both loops of the round

Front leg (make 2)

1. 6 sc in MR (or ch 2, 6 sc in the 2nd ch from hook)
2. inc x 6 (12)
3. 1 inc, 1 sc x 6 (18)
4-6. 18 sc
7. 1 dec, 1 sc x 6 (12)
Stuff only the lower part loosely!
8. 2 dec, 8 sc (10)
9-18. 10 sc

Fold and crochet 5 sc through both loops of the round.

Ear (make 2)

1. ch 2, 4 sc in the 2nd ch from hook
2. ch 1, turn, 4 inc (8)
3. ch 1, turn, 8 sc

Tail

1. 6 sc in MR (or ch 2, 6 sc in the 2nd ch from hook)
2-16. 6 sc

Fold and crochet 3 sc through both loops of the round.

All that is left is to sew on the legs, ears, and tail, and your cute cuddly cat is ready!