Cat in a Hat

Author: Oksana Kameneva
Difficulty Level: easy

Amigurumi cat in a hat crochet

Free Cat in a Hat crochet tutorial by Oksana Kameneva @__oksana__kameneva__.

With this tutorial, you can crochet a cat in a hat. For this amigurumi project, any acrylic, cotton, or cotton blend yarn and a matching crochet hook will work. This toy makes a great themed Halloween decoration.

The head and body are crocheted as one piece. The ears and tail are sewn on. You can choose any colors for this amigurumi toy. If you want, you can use it as a keychain or Halloween decor.

The finished toy size is about 8-8.5 cm.

Materials and Tools

  • Acrylic yarn: black (for the cat), orange (for the hat), pink (for the nose), white (for the eyes)
  • 1.5 mm crochet hook
  • Safety eyes
  • Toy stuffing
  • Needle for sewing pieces
  • Scissors

Abbreviations

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

Amigurumi Cat in a Hat Crochet Pattern

Head-Body

Insert the eyes between rounds 9 and 10, with 5 stitches between them.

1. 6 sc in MR
2. 6 inc (2)
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)
7-11. 36 sc
12. (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
13. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
14. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
15. (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
16. 12 inc (24)
17. 24 sc
18. (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
19-21. 30 sc
22. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
23. 24 sc

Leave a tail for crocheting around the bottom edge later.

Bottom Circle

1. 6 sc in MR
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)

Insert this bottom circle inside the body for better toy stability.

Ears (2 pieces)

1. 3 sc in MR
2. 3 inc (6)
3. (1 sc, inc) x 3 (9)
4-5. 9 sc

Fold in half and crochet 4 sc through both layers.

Hat

Crochet with orange yarn:

1. 5 sc in MR
2-3. 5 sc
4. inc, 4 sc (6)
5. 6 sc
6. (1 sc, inc) x 3 (9)
7. 9 sc
8. (2 sc, inc) x 3 (12)
9. 12 sc
10. (3 sc, inc) x 3 (15)
11. 15 sc
12. (14 sc, inc) x 3 (18)
13. 18 sc
Change to black yarn
14. 18 sc
Change back to orange yarn
15. 18 inc (36)
16-17. 36 sc

Tail

1. 5 sc in MR
16-17. 5 sc

Assembly

  • Sew the ears to the head.
  • Shape the face: embroider the nose with pink yarn and embroider the whites of the eyes with white yarn.
  • Sew on the tail.
  • Put on the hat. If desired, you can sew it in place.
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