Tim the Cat

Author: Elena Luzina
Difficulty Level: easy

Tim the amigurumi cat crochet pattern

Free crochet pattern for Tim the Cat by Elena Luzina @leluza_knitting.

With this tutorial, you can crochet a plush cat. Any plush yarn works well for this amigurumi project: Himalaya Dolphin Baby, YarnArt Dolce, Nako Bonbon Panda Baby, and others. For the muzzle, you can use fluffy Alize Softy Plus yarn.

The finished toy is about 30 cm tall.

Materials and Tools

  • Plush yarn: 1 skein in the main color, plenty of white yarn
  • 3.5-4 mm crochet hook
  • Thread for embroidering the muzzle
  • 14 mm safety eyes
  • 14 mm safety nose
  • Toy stuffing
  • 0.5 mm fishing line (for whiskers)
  • Cotter pins, 2 pairs x 25 mm (for legs)
  • Cotter pins, 2 pairs x 20 mm (for arms)
  • Needle
  • Scissors

You can buy everything you need here.

Abbreviations

  • MR - magic ring
  • sc - single crochet
  • hdc - half double crochet
  • inc - increase
  • dec - decrease
  • (...) x n times - repeat n times

Tim the Cat Amigurumi Crochet Pattern

Tim the amigurumi cat crochet pattern

Head

1. 6 sc in MR
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 6 (48)
9. (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
10-15. 54 sc (6 rounds)
16. (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)
17. (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
18. (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
19. (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
20. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
21. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
22. (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
23. 6 dec

Insert the eyes between rounds 13 and 14, with 5 stitches between them.

Muzzle

With white yarn:

1. 6 sc in MR
2. inc x 6 (12)
3. (3 hdc, 3 inc) x 2 (18)
4. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5. 24 sc

Insert the nose between rounds 4 and 5. Sew the muzzle between rounds 5 and 12. Sculpt the face, embroider the muzzle and eyebrows, and insert the whiskers.

Ears (make 2)

1. 6 sc in MR
2. (1 sc, inc) x 3 (9)
3. 9 sc
4. (2 sc, inc) x 3 (12)
5. 12 sc
6. (3 sc, inc) x 3 (15)
7. 15 sc

Fold in half, crochet both sides together, and sew the ears between rounds 14 and 19.

Arms (make 2)

With white yarn:

1. 6 sc in MR
2. inc x 6 (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4-6. 18 sc (3 rounds)
7. 10 sc, 4 dec (14)
8. 14 sc
9. 10 sc, 2 dec (12)
Change to the main color
10-17. 12 sc (8 rounds)
18. (4 sc, dec) x 2 (10)
19. 5 dec (or fold in half and crochet both sides together if you are not using cotter pins)

Insert the cotter pins between rounds 17 and 18. Embroider the paws with main-color thread.

Legs (make 2)

With white yarn:

1. 6 sc in MR
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)
6-7. 30 sc (2 rounds)
8. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
9. 24 sc
10. 8 sc, 8 dec (16)
11-12. 16 sc (2 rounds)
Change to the main color
13-18. 16 sc (6 rounds)
19. (2 sc, dec) x 4 (12)
20. 12 sc
21. 6 dec (or fold in half and crochet both sides together if you are not using cotter pins)

Insert the cotter pins between rounds 19 and 20.

Body

1. 6 sc in MR
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)
8-17. 42 sc (8 rounds)
18. (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
19. 36 sc
20. (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
21. 30 sc
22. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
23. 24 sc

Leave a yarn tail for sewing on the head. Insert the legs between rounds 8 and 9 (sew them on or crochet them in), insert the arms between rounds 21 and 22 (sew them on or crochet them in), and sew on the head.

Tail

With white yarn:

1. 6 sc in MR
2. inc x 6 (12)
3-4. 12 sc (2 rounds)
Change to the main color
5-18. 12 sc (14 rounds)

Do not stuff the tail firmly. Sew it between rounds 8 and 9.

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