Cats

Free Cats crochet tutorial by Little Muggles.

With this pattern, you can crochet colorful cats. For this amigurumi project, any acrylic yarn, cotton yarn, or blended yarn will work. The nose and mouth are embroidered with a thin thread. You can make the whiskers in any way you prefer: from fishing line or from yarn scraps.

Materials and Tools

• Yarn in several colors
• Crochet hook
• Safety eyes
• Synthetic poly filling
• Stitch markers
• Pins
• Needle for sewing parts
• Scissors

Abbreviations

• MR — magic ring
• sl st — slip stitch
• sc — single crochet
• inc — increase
• dec — decrease
• (...) x n — repeat n times

Amigurumi Colorful Crochet Cats Pattern

Muzzle

Crochet with white yarn:

1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2: inc x 6 (12)

Leave a tail for sewing.

Head

Crochet with yarn in the main color:

1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2: inc x 6 (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: 18 sc (18)
5: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
6: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
7: 30 sc (30)
8: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
9-10: 36 sc (36)
Switch to white yarn
11: sl st, 35 sc (36)
12: 36 sc (36)
13: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
14: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
15: 24 sc (24)

Insert the eyes between rounds 10 and 11 with 6 stitches between them, attach the muzzle, and sew on the whiskers before continuing.

16: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
17: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)

Fasten off and cut the yarn.

Stuff the head with filling.

Ears (2 pieces)

1: 4 sc in MR (4)
2: (1 sc, inc) x 2 (6)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 3 (9)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 3 (12)
5: (3 sc, inc) x 3 (15)

Leave a tail for sewing.

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)
6-7: 30 sc (30)
8: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
9-10: 24 sc (24)
11: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
12-13: 18 sc (18)
Start stuffing.
14: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)

Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing to the head.

Tail

1: 5 sc in MR (5)
2-11: 5 sc (5)

Leave a tail for sewing.

Arms

Start with white yarn.

1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2: (1 sc, inc) x 3 (9)
Switch to the main color yarn.
3: sl st, 8 sc (9)
4: 7 sc, dec (8)
5: 8 sc (8)
6: 6 sc, dec (7)
7: 7 sc (7)
8: 5 sc, dec (6)

Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing to the body. Do not stuff the arm. Sew the opening closed before attaching it to the body.

Legs

Start with white yarn.

1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2: 6 inc (12)
Switch to the main color yarn.
3-4: 12 sc (12)
5: 10 sc, dec (11)
Lightly stuff with filling.
6: 11 sc (11)
7: 9 sc, dec (10)
8: 8 sc, dec (9)
9: 9 sc (9)

Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing to the body. Sew the opening closed before attaching to the body.

Your crocheted cat is ready! Please tag the author on social media - Little Muggles.