Jeremy the Cat

Free Jeremy the Cat crochet tutorial by Lyudmila Orlova.

With this pattern, you can crochet a sailor cat in a beret and overalls. For this amigurumi project, any cotton blend yarn will work. The author recommends Gazzal Baby Cotton (50 g / 165 m).

Finished toy size is about 20 cm.

Materials and Tools

• Gazzal Baby Cotton yarn: 3430 gray, 3438 dark blue, 3431 denim, 3432 white, 3443 red
• 2 mm crochet hook
• 6 mm safety eyes
• A little black, white, and pink thread for embroidering the muzzle
• Synthetic poly filling
• A 27x9 cm piece of fabric (for the headscarf)
• Pins
• Stitch marker
• 2 buttons
• Needle
• Scissors

Abbreviations

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

Jeremy the Cat Amigurumi Crochet Pattern

Arms (2 pieces)

Crochet two pieces. Stuff as you go. Stuff the lower part firmly, the middle part moderately, and do not stuff the upper part. Start with gray yarn:

1: 6 sc in MR
2: inc in each stitch (12 sc)
3-6: 12 sc (4 rounds)
Change color to white.
7-8: 12 sc
Change yarn to dark blue.
9-10: 12 sc
Change color to white.
11-12: 12 sc
Change yarn to dark blue.
13-14: 12 sc
Change color to white.
15-16: 12 sc
Change yarn to dark blue.
17-18: 12 sc
Change color to white.
19-20: 12 sc
Change yarn to dark blue.
21-22: 12 sc
Change color to white.
23: 12 sc

Crochet 6 more sc, then fold the edges of the piece together and crochet 6 sc through both layers. Fasten off and cut the yarn.

Tail

Stuff as you go. Stuff the lower part firmly, the middle part moderately, and do not stuff the upper part. Crochet with gray yarn:

1: 6 sc in MR
2: inc in each stitch (12 sc)
3-25: 12 sc (23 rounds)

Fold the edges of the piece together and crochet 6 sc through both layers. Fasten off and cut the yarn.

Legs + Body

First crochet the first leg. Stuff the legs and body firmly as you go. Start with gray yarn:

1: 6 sc in MR
2: inc in each stitch (12 sc)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18 sc)
4: 1 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) x 5, 1 sc (24 sc)
5-7: 24 sc (3 rounds)
8: 6 sc, 6 dec, 6 sc (18 sc)
9: (4 sc, dec) x 3 (15 sc)
10-12: 15 sc (3 rounds)
13: (4 sc, inc) x 3 (18 sc)
14-16: 18 sc (3 rounds)
17: (5 sc, inc) x 3 (21 sc)

Crochet 7 more sc, then 1 sl st. Finish crocheting, fasten off, and cut the yarn.

Crochet the second leg the same way as the first, but after round 17 crochet 18 more sc. Do not cut the yarn; continue crocheting the body. (You may need a different stitch count after round 17, so adjust it as needed.) Round 18: from the second leg, chain 6 ch and join to the first leg where you finished crocheting (into the stitch right after the sl st). Make sure the legs face straight forward.

Then crochet 21 sc on the first piece, 6 sc along the chain, 21 sc on the second piece, and 6 sc along the back side of the chain (54 sc). Place a marker here (the marker is at the front).

19-26: 54 sc (8 rounds)
In the next round, crochet in the tail. Make sure the tail is positioned exactly in the center.
27: 22 sc, 6 sc (crochet in the tail), 26 sc (54 sc)
28: (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48 sc)

Next, align the marker exactly at the center of the back. I needed to crochet 22 sc for this (you may need a different number of stitches), then change to dark blue in the next stitch. This is now the start of the next round, so place a marker there.

29-30: 48 sc
Change color to white.
31: 48 sc
32: (10 sc, dec) x 4 (44 sc)
Change yarn to dark blue.
33-34: 44 sc
Change color to white.
35-36: 44 sc
Change yarn to dark blue.
37-38: 44 sc
Change color to white.
39: 44 sc
40: (9 sc, dec) x 4 (40 sc)
Change yarn to dark blue.
41-42: 40 sc
Change color to white.
43: (8 sc, dec) x 4 (36 sc)
In the next round, crochet in the arms. Make sure they are positioned symmetrically on both sides of the body.
44: 9 sc, 6 sc (crochet in arm), 12 sc, 6 sc (crochet in arm), 3 sc (36 sc)
Change yarn to dark blue.
45: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30 sc)
46: 30 sc
Change yarn to gray.
47: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24 sc)
48-49: 24 sc

The body is finished. Next, without cutting the yarn, continue crocheting the head. Stuff very firmly.

Head

50: inc in each stitch (48 sc)
51: (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54 sc)
52: 4 sc, inc, (8 sc, inc) x 5, 4 sc (60 sc)
53-64: 60 sc (12 rounds)
65: 4 sc, dec, (8 sc, dec) x 5, 4 sc (54 sc)
66: (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48 sc)
67: 3 sc, dec, (6 sc, dec) x 5, 3 sc (42 sc)
68: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36 sc)
69: 2 sc, dec, (4 sc, dec) x 5, 2 sc (30 sc)
70: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24 sc)
71: 1 sc, dec, (2 sc, dec) x 5, 1 sc (18 sc)
72: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12 sc)

Fasten off and cut the yarn, leaving a long tail to close the remaining hole. Hide the yarn tail inside the head.

Ears (2 pieces)

Crochet two pieces with gray yarn. No stuffing needed.

1: 6 sc in MR
2: (1 sc, inc) x 3 (9 sc)
3: (2 sc, inc) x 3 (12 sc)
4: (5 sc, inc) x 2 (14 sc)
5: (6 sc, inc) x 2 (16 sc)
6: (7 sc, inc) x 2 (18 sc)
7: (8 sc, inc) x 2 (20 sc)

Fasten off and cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Muzzle

Crochet with white yarn.

1: 6 sc in MR
2: inc in each stitch (12 sc)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18 sc)
4: 1 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) x 5, 1 sc (24 sc)
5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30 sc)
6: 30 sc

Fasten off and cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Toy Finishing and Assembly

First, sew on the muzzle.

Position the muzzle approximately between rounds 51 and 61 of the head, pin it in place (make sure it is centered). Sew it on, adding a little stuffing inside while sewing.

Sew the eyes on both sides of the muzzle. To do this, mark eye positions with pins between rounds 59 and 60 of the head. The distance between the points is 10-11 sc. While sewing, make a slight tightening. Use white thread to make stitches around the eyes to create a more "alive" look. With black thread, you can add the upper eyelid. Mark the nose position on the muzzle with pins and embroider it with pink thread. Use black thread to embroider the mouth, eyebrows, and whiskers.

Mark ear positions with pins and sew them on approximately between rounds 61 and 70 (make sure the ears are sewn on symmetrically).

Overalls

Start crocheting the overalls from the top. With denim-color yarn, chain 54 ch and close into a round with sl st.

1: 2 ch (turning chain), 54 dc, sl st
2: (8 sc, inc) x 6 (60 sc)
3-7: 60 sc (5 rounds)
In the next round, make an opening for the tail.
8: chain 6 ch, skip 6 sc of the previous round, continue crocheting into the next stitch, 54 sc (60 sc)
9-18: 60 sc (10 rounds)

Then divide the work as follows:

28 sc (first leg), 2 sc, 28 sc (second leg), 2 sc.

Position the legs so that the tail opening is exactly centered. For this, I needed to crochet 4 sc (you may need a different number of stitches), then count 28 sc and join into a round. Continue crocheting on 28 stitches.

19-29: 28 sc (11 rounds)

Finish with sl st, fasten off, cut the yarn, and hide the end. Then return to the start of the leg openings, count 2 sc from the first leg (this will be the distance between them), attach the yarn, leaving a loose tail about 20 cm long. Count 28 sc, join into a round with sl st, and crochet another 11 rounds of 28 sc.

Then finish with sl st, fasten off, cut the yarn, and hide the end. Use the remaining yarn tail to sew the gap between the legs.

Pocket

Crochet in turning rows, starting each row with 1 ch turning chain. Chain 10 ch + 1 ch turning chain. Start row 1 in the 2nd chain from the hook.

1-8: 10 sc (8 rows)

Work sc evenly around the pocket edges, fasten off, and cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Straps (2 pieces)

Crochet 2 pieces of the required length. I needed 28 ch, but your count may be different (it depends on your crochet tension). Crochet in turning rows. When chaining the starting chain, leave a loose tail about 20 cm long.

Chain 28 ch + 1 ch turning chain. Start row 1 in the 2nd chain from the hook.

1: 28 sc, 1 ch turning chain
2: 28 sc

Fasten off and cut the yarn, leaving a tail for sewing. Sew the straps to the overalls and sew decorative buttons on the front. Sew on the pocket.

Beret

Crochet with white yarn:

1: 6 sc in MR
2: inc in each stitch (12 sc)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18 sc)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24 sc)
5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30 sc)
6: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36 sc)
7: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42 sc)
8: (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48 sc)
9: (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54 sc)
10: (8 sc, inc) x 6 (60 sc)
11: (9 sc, inc) x 6 (66 sc)
12: (10 sc, inc) x 6 (72 sc)
13: (11 sc, inc) x 6 (78 sc)
14: (12 sc, inc) x 6 (84 sc)
15-17: 84 sc (3 rounds)
18: (12 sc, dec) x 6 (78 sc)
19: (11 sc, dec) x 6 (72 sc)
20: (10 sc, dec) x 6 (66 sc)
21: 66 sc

Finish with sl st, fasten off, cut the yarn, and hide the end.

Pom-pom

Crochet with red yarn and stuff as you go.

1: 6 sc in MR
2: inc in each stitch (12 sc)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18 sc)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24 sc)
5-8: 24 sc (4 rounds)
9: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18 sc)
10: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12 sc)

Fasten off and cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing. Sew the pom-pom to the top of the beret.

Headscarf

Make a paper template using the dimensions shown in the photo. Transfer the template to fabric, leave 0.7-1 cm seam allowances for folding, and cut it out. Finish the edges, fold, and stitch. Congratulations! Your Jeremy kitten is ready!