Cuddly Kitty

Free Cuddly Kitty crochet tutorial by Regina @amigu_rinka.

With this pattern, you can crochet a chubby plush cat. Any plush yarn will work for this amigurumi project, including Himalaya Dolphin Baby, YarnArt Dolce, and similar yarns. You can use beading cord to make the whiskers.

The finished toy is about 17 x 13 cm (6.7 x 5.1 in).

Materials and Tools

• Himalaya Dolphin Baby plush yarn: 80351 gray or 80342 beige (about 75 g)
• Alize Softy fuzzy yarn, color 191 pink (for the nose, paw pads, and ears)
• 4 mm crochet hook (main), 5 mm crochet hook (tail), and 3 mm crochet hook (Softy yarn)
• 20 mm safety eyes
• 1 cm doll eyelashes
• Toy stuffing
• Beading cord
• Needle for sewing pieces together
• Scissors

Abbreviations

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

Amigurumi Crochet Pattern: Cuddly Kitty

Head and Body

Start crocheting from the base of the body. Use the body color.

1. 14 ch, starting in the 2nd ch from the hook: inc, 11 sc, 3 sc in the last ch, 12 sc along the other side (28)
2. inc x 3, 9 sc, inc x 5, 9 sc, inc x 2 (38)
3. (1 sc, inc) x 3, 9 sc, (1 sc, inc) x 5, 9 sc, (1 sc, inc) x 2 (48)
4. (2 sc, inc) x 3, 9 sc, (2 sc, inc) x 5, 9 sc, (2 sc, inc) x 2 (58)
5. 58 sc
6. (3 sc, inc) x 3, 4 sc, inc, 4 sc, (3 sc, inc) x 5, 4 sc, inc, 4 sc, (3 sc, inc) x 2 (70)
7-14. 70 sc — 8 rounds
15. (dec, 3 sc) x 4, 10 sc, (dec, 3 sc) x 5, 10 sc, dec, 3 sc (60)
16. 60 sc
17. (dec, 2 sc) x 5, 6 sc, (dec, 2 sc) x 5, 6 sc, (dec, 2 sc) x 2 (48)
18-19. 48 sc — 2 rounds
20. (dec, 1 sc) x 4, 9 sc, (dec, 1 sc) x 5, 9 sc, dec, 1 sc (38)
21. 38 sc

Insert the eyes, with or without eyelashes glued to them, between rounds 14 and 15, 5-6 sc apart. Stuff the piece.

22. dec x 4, 11 sc, dec x 3, 11 sc, dec (30)
23. 30 sc

Finish stuffing the piece. Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing the opening closed. Sew the opening through the front loops. Add more stuffing as you sew if needed.

Tail

Use a 5 mm crochet hook and the body color.

1. 6 sc in MR, or 2 ch and 6 sc in the 2nd ch from the hook
2-19. 6 sc
20. 6 sc, sl st

Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing. Do not stuff the piece.

Ears (Make 2)

Use Himalaya Dolphin Baby in the body color and a 4 mm crochet hook. Work in turning rows.

1. 7 ch, starting in the 2nd ch from the hook: 6 sc, ch, turn (6)
2. Skip the first stitch, starting in the 2nd stitch: 3 sc, dec, ch (4)
3. Skip the first stitch, starting in the 2nd stitch: 1 sc, dec, ch (2)
4. dec

Do not cut the yarn; you will need it to crochet around the edge. Now make the inner ear.

Inner Ears (Make 2)

Use Alize Softy and a 3 mm crochet hook. Work in turning rows.

1. 10 ch, starting in the 2nd ch from the hook: 9 sc, ch, turn (9)
2. Skip the first stitch, starting in the 2nd stitch: 6 sc, dec, ch (7)
3. Skip the first stitch, starting in the 2nd stitch: 4 sc, dec, ch (5)
4. Skip the first stitch, starting in the 2nd stitch: 2 sc, dec, ch (3)
5. Skip the first stitch, dec, 1 ch

Cut the yarn and pull the loop through.

Use a 3 mm crochet hook for the edging. Place the outer and inner ear pieces together and crochet around them. Work single crochet stitches through the edges of both ear pieces. Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing. Bring the sewing tail to the base of the ear, where you originally began working the turning rows. This is the side you will sew to the body. Make the second ear the same way.

Paws (Make 4)

Use the body color.

1. 6 ch, starting in the 2nd ch from the hook: inc, 3 sc, 3 sc in the last ch, 4 sc along the other side (12)
2. 12 sc
3. 3 sc, dec, 4 sc, dec, 1 sc (10)
4. 3 sc, dec, 3 sc, dec (8)
5. 2 sc, dec, 2 sc, dec (6)
6. 5 sc. Leave the round unfinished

Stuff to about round 4. The piece should remain soft after stuffing. Fold it in half and crochet 3 sc through both layers. Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Sculpt each paw with 2 stitches.

Large Paw Pads (Make 4)

Use Alize Softy and a 3 mm crochet hook.

1. 2 ch, 6 sc in the 2nd ch from the hook

Sew on the large paw pads. Simply embroider the smaller pads.

Nose

Use Alize Softy and a 3 mm crochet hook.

1. 2 ch, 3 sc in the 2nd ch from the hook

To add volume, crochet sc around the edge while maintaining the nose's triangular shape.

Assembly and Finishing

• Sculpt the eyes and muzzle.
• Sew on the nose.
• Sew on the paws, tail, and ears. Leave 5 rounds between the paws.
• Sew the tail between rounds 7 and 11.
• Sew the ears between rounds 17 and 22, 5 sc apart. Position the ears at a slight angle.
• Embroider the eyelids if desired.
• Add the whiskers.