Siamese Cat

Free Siamese Cat crochet pattern by Darya Neustroeva @darya_neustroeva.

With this pattern, you can crochet an amigurumi Siamese cat. Any cotton blend yarn will work well, including YarnArt Jeans, Alize Cotton Gold, Gazzal Baby Cotton, and similar yarns. Decorate the cat however you like with a ribbon, bell, buttons, or a crocheted scarf.

The finished toy is about 8 in (20 cm) tall when seated.

Materials and Tools

• YarnArt Jeans yarn: beige and brown
• Black embroidery thread for the face
• 2-2.5 mm crochet hook
• 10 mm safety eyes
• 18x12 mm safety nose
• Fiberfill
• Ribbon
• Fishing line
• Needle for sewing the pieces together
• Scissors

Abbreviations

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

Siamese Cat Amigurumi Crochet Pattern

Body

1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2: (inc) x 6 (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
7: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
8: (6 sc, inc) x 16 (48)
9: (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
10-18: 54 sc (9 rounds)
19: (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)
20-21: 48 sc (2 rounds)
22: (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
23-26: 42 sc (4 rounds)
27: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
28-36: 36 sc (9 rounds)
37: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
38: 30 sc

Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Head

Insert the eyes between rounds 10 and 11. With the dark-colored yarn:

1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2: (inc) x 6 (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5: 24 sc
6: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
7: 30 sc
8: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
9: 36 sc
10: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
11: (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
12: 48 sc
Switch to the light-colored yarn:
13: (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
14: (8 sc, inc) x 6 (60)
15-23: 60 sc (9 rounds)
24: (8 sc, dec) x 6 (54)
25: (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)
26: (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
27: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
28: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
29: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
30: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
31: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
32: (dec) x 6 (6)

Cut the yarn and fasten off.

Ears (Make 2)

With the dark-colored yarn:

1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2: (inc) x 6 (12)
3: (3 sc, inc) x 3 (15)
4: (4 sc, inc) x 3 (18)
5-8: 18 sc (4 rounds)

Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Sew the ears to round 22 of the head.

Arms (Make 2)

With the dark-colored yarn:

1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2: (inc) x 6 (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4-8: 18 sc (5 rounds)
On round 8, switch to the light-colored yarn.
9: 7 sc, dec, dec, 7 sc (16)
10: 6 sc, dec, dec, 6 sc (14)
11-33: 14 sc (23 rounds)

On the last round, round 33, stop 3 sc before the end. Stuff only the bottom of the piece. Fold the paw in half and sc through both layers. Make sure the toe is facing you. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Do not stuff the paws firmly. Stuff only the bottom; otherwise, the cat will not be able to sit and the front paws will stick out to the sides.

Legs (Make 2)

With the dark-colored yarn:

1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2: (inc) x 6 (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5-8: 24 sc (4 rounds)
On round 8, switch to the light-colored yarn.
9: 10 sc, dec, dec, 10 sc (22)
10: 9 sc, dec, dec, 9 sc (20)
11: 20 sc
12: 8 sc, dec, dec, 8 sc (18)
13-22: 18 sc (10 rounds)
23: 7 sc, dec, dec, 7 sc (16)
24-31: 16 sc (8 rounds)

Stuff only the bottom. On the last round, round 31, work 3 more sc. Fold the paw in half and sc through both layers. Make sure the toe is facing you. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Tail

With the dark-colored yarn:

1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2: (inc) x 6 (12)
3-4: 12 sc (2 rounds)
5: (3 sc, inc) x 3 (15)
6-17: 15 sc (12 rounds)
18: dec, 13 sc (14)
19-21: 14 sc (3 rounds)
22: dec, 12 sc (13)
23-25: 13 sc (3 rounds)
26: dec, 11 sc (12)
27-31: 12 sc (5 rounds)

Fold in half and sc through both layers. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Assembly

• Sew all the pieces together
• Sew or glue on the nose
• Embroider the mouth
• Make whiskers from fishing line
• Decorate the cat with a ribbon