Cats

Free Cats crochet tutorial by @vsevyazanoe.

With this tutorial, you can crochet a tiny cat. For this amigurumi project, any plush yarn and a suitable crochet hook will work. You can choose the size of the eyes as you like. The nose, mouth, and whiskers are embroidered. This toy is quick and easy to make, so even beginners can handle it if you know basic crochet skills.

The author provides two versions: a larger cat and a smaller cat. You can use them as keychains by attaching a chain or a cord.

Materials and Tools

• Plush yarn (any)
• Black thread for embroidering the nose and whiskers
• 3-4 mm crochet hook
• Safety eyes
• Synthetic poly filling
• Stitch markers
• Pins
• Needle for sewing parts
• Scissors

Abbreviations

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

Tiny Amigurumi Crochet Cats Pattern

Ears (2 pieces)

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

On the second ear, make 2 ch, join to the first ear, 3 sc along the first ear, inc, 2 sc, 2 sc, 2 sc along the chain to the second ear, inc, 3 sc, 2 sc along the chain (18)

1. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
2. (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
3-7. 30 sc (5 rounds)
8. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
9. 24 sc
10. 2 sc, 10 ch and from the second chain make 9 sl st + sl st into the base (tail), dec, (2 sc, dec) x 5 (18). The tail can be in a different spot; the main thing is that it is centered.
10. (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
11. 6 dec

Smaller Cat

The beginning is exactly the same, but after joining the ears:

1. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
2-6. 24 sc (5 rounds)
7. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
8. 18 sc - in this round make the tail in the center (10 ch and from the second chain make 9 sl st + sl st into the base)
9. (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
10. 6 dec

Your cat keychains are ready!