Christmas Kittens

Free Christmas Kittens crochet pattern by Ina @inami_haekelzauber. Translated by Irina Koreneva.

Using this pattern, you can crochet a plush kitten wearing a hat. You can use any plush yarn for this amigurumi project, such as Himalaya Dolphin Baby, YarnArt Dolce, Kamtex Velour, or a similar yarn. For the hat, you can use any yarn with a suitable crochet hook.

Materials and Tools

• Plush yarn (for the kitten)
• Any yarn (for the hat)
• Fuzzy yarn (for edging the hat)
• 4-4.5 mm crochet hook (for the kitten) and a suitable hook for the hat
• Safety eyes
• Embroidery floss for the face
• Fiberfill
• Needle
• Scissors

Abbreviations

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

Crochet Christmas Kittens Amigurumi Pattern

Head

Crochet with the main pink yarn:

Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
Round 2: inc x 6 (12)
Round 3: (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
Round 4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
Round 5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
Round 6: 30 sc (30)
Round 7: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
Rounds 8-9: 2 rounds of 36 sc (36)
Round 10: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
Round 11: 42 sc (42)
Round 12: (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
Rounds 13-14: 2 rounds of 48 sc (48)
Round 15: (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)

Insert the safety eyes between Rounds 11 and 12, initially leaving 7-8 sc between them. Once the eyes are secured in place, there should be 10-11 sc between them.

Round 16: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
Round 17: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
Round 18: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
Round 19: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
Round 20: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)

Fasten off and cut the yarn. Stuff the head with fiberfill.

Ear (Make 2)

Crochet with the main pink yarn:

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

Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing the ears to the head.

Legs (Make 2)

Crochet with the main pink yarn:

Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
Round 2: inc x 6 (12)
Round 3: (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
Round 4: (5 sc, inc) x 3 (21)
Round 5: 21 sc (21)
Round 6: (5 sc, dec) x 3 (18)
Round 7: 7 sc, 2 dec, 7 sc (16)
Round 8: 5 sc, 3 dec, 5 sc (13)
Round 9: 6 sc, dec, 5 sc (12)
Round 10: 5 sc, dec, 5 sc (11)
Rounds 11-15: 5 rounds of 11 sc (11)

Stuff the lower part of the leg firmly, add a little fiberfill to the middle, and leave the top of the leg unstuffed. Fold the edges together and crochet 5 sc through both sides. Fasten off, cut the yarn, and weave in the end.

Arms (Make 2)

Begin with the main pink yarn:

Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
Round 2: 6 inc (12)
Rounds 3-5: 12 sc (12)
Change to chocolate-brown yarn:
Round 6: (2 sc, dec) (9)
Round 7: 9 sc in FLO (9)
Round 8: 9 sc in the unworked back loops of Round 7 (9)
Rounds 9-14: 6 rounds of 9 sc (9)

Stuff the lower part of the arm. Fold the edges together and crochet 4 sc through both sides. Fasten off, cut the yarn, and weave in the end.

Tail

Begin with the main pink yarn:

Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
Round 2: inc x 6 (12)
Change to chocolate-brown yarn:
Round 3: (3 sc, inc) x 3 (15)
Round 4: 15 sc (15)
Change to pink yarn:
Rounds 5-6: 2 rounds of 15 sc (15)
Change to chocolate-brown yarn:
Rounds 7-8: 2 rounds of 15 sc (15)
Change to pink yarn:
Round 9: (3 sc, dec) x 3 (12)
Round 10: 12 sc (12)
Change to chocolate-brown yarn:
Rounds 11-12: 2 rounds of 12 sc (12)
Change to pink yarn:
Rounds 13-14: 2 rounds of 12 sc (12)
Change to chocolate-brown yarn:
Round 15: 12 sc (12)
Round 16: (2 sc, dec) x 3 (9)
Change to pink yarn:
Rounds 17-21: 5 rounds of 9 sc (9)

Lightly stuff the tail. Fold the edges together and crochet 4 sc through both sides. Fasten off, cut the yarn, and weave in the end.

Body

Begin with the main pink yarn and work from the bottom up:

Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
Round 2: inc x 6 (12)
Round 3: (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
Round 4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
Round 5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
Round 6: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
Join the legs and tail in the next round:
Round 7: 5 sc; position the right leg with the toe pointing in the direction of your work and crochet 5 sc through both the leg and body stitches; 12 sc; position the left leg with the heel pointing in the direction of your work and crochet 5 sc through both the leg and body stitches; 3 sc; position the tail and crochet 4 sc through both the tail and body stitches
Change to chocolate-brown yarn:
Round 8: 36 sc (36)
Adjust the beginning-of-round marker so it runs down the center of the back.
Round 9: 36 sc in BLO (36)
Rounds 10-11: 2 rounds of 36 sc (36)
Round 12: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
Round 13: 30 sc (30)
Round 14: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
Round 15: 24 sc (24)
Join the arms in the next round:
Round 16: 4 sc; position one arm and crochet 4 sc through both the arm and body stitches; 8 sc; position the second arm and crochet 4 sc through both the arm and body stitches; 4 sc (24)
Round 17: 12 dec (12)
Round 18: 12 sc (12)

Stuff the body firmly. Join the chocolate-brown yarn to Round 9 and work 36 sc into the remaining front loops to finish the bottom edge of the sweater. Fasten off and weave in the end.

Hat

Begin with pink yarn:

Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
Round 2: 6 sc (6)
Round 3: (1 sc, inc) x 3 (9)
Rounds 4-6: 3 rounds of 9 sc (9)
Change to chocolate-brown yarn:
Round 7: 9 sc (9)
Change to white yarn:
Round 8: 9 sc (9)
Round 9: (2 sc, inc) x 3 (12)
Change to pink yarn:
Rounds 10-11: 2 rounds of 12 sc (12)
Round 12: (3 sc, inc) x 3 (15)
Change to chocolate-brown yarn:
Round 13: 15 sc (15)
Change to white yarn:
Round 14: 15 sc (15)
Round 15: (4 sc, inc) x 3 (18)
Round 16: 18 sc (18)
Change to pink yarn:
Round 17: 18 sc (18)
Round 18: (5 sc, inc) x 3 (21)

Change to chocolate-brown yarn:
Round 19: 21 sc (21)
Change to white yarn:
Round 20: 21 sc (21)
Round 21: (6 sc, inc) x 3 (24)
Change to pink yarn:
Round 22: 24 sc (24)
Round 23: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
Round 24: 30 sc (30)
Change to chocolate-brown yarn:
Round 25: 30 sc (30)
Change to white yarn:
Round 26: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
Round 27: 36 sc (36)
Change to pink yarn:
Round 28: 36 sc (36)
Round 29: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
Change to chocolate-brown yarn:
Round 30: 42 sc (42)
Change to white yarn:
Round 31: 42 sc (42)
Round 32: (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
Round 33: 48 sc (48)
Change to pink yarn:
Round 34: 48 sc (48)
Make an opening for the ear in the next round:
Round 35: 28 sc, ch 10, skip 10 sc, 10 sc (48)
Round 36: 28 sc, 10 sc across the chain, 10 sc (48)
Change to textured white yarn and crochet 5 rounds of 48 sc.
Rounds 37-41: 48 sc (48)

Pom-Pom

Crochet with white textured yarn, such as Softy or Travka Stretch:

Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
Round 2: inc x 6 (12)
Round 3: (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
Round 4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
Round 5: 24 sc (24)
Round 6: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
Round 7: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
Lightly stuff the pom-pom.
Round 8: 6 dec (6)

Assembly and Finishing

• Sew the 12 head stitches to the 12 body stitches.
• Pin the ears in place and sew them on.
• Embroider the nose with 4-5 stitches of pink yarn. Use black yarn to outline the nose and embroider the philtrum. Embroider the eyelashes and eyebrows.
• If desired, embroider snowflakes on the sweater.