Meet a lovely little kitten amigurumi! Measuring 4 inches (10 cm) tall, this crochet kitten is perfect for little hands! The body and legs of the amigurumi cat toy are crocheted as a single piece. So, you do not need to sew these parts together. Make this sweet kitten with the free amigurumi cat pattern.
Designed and photos by @natali_toys_2022
Translated by Amiguroom Toys
Materials:
- Yarn: YarnArt Jeans (55% cotton, 45% acrylic, 50 g/160 m): coffee (main), milk, pink and black colors
- Hook size: 2.0 mm
- Black plastic button eyes or beads
- Tapestry needle
- Scissors
- Fiberfill for stuffing
Abbreviations:
R = row
mc = magic circle
ch = chain
st = stitch
sl st = slip stitch
sc = single crochet
dc = double crochet
hdc = half double crochet
inc = increase (2 sc in the next stitch)
dec = decrease (single crochet 2 stitches together)
BLO = back loop only
FLO = front loop only
(…) = number of stitches you should have at the end of the round/row
(…)* 6 = repeat whatever is between the brackets the number of times stated
Free amigurumi little kitten pattern
Legs and body (one piece)
Legs (make 2)
Start with white color:
R 1: 4 sc in mc (4)
R 2: (1 sc, inc)* 2 (6)
Change to main color:
R 3: (2 sc, inc)* 2 (8)
R 4: 8 sc (8)
Stuff the leg.
Finish off the first leg but not on the second leg.
You will join the two legs in the next row with a chain 6.
Continue on to the body.
Body
Stuff the body as you go.
Continue from the 2nd leg: ch 6, join with the 1st leg.
R 5: 4 sc, inc, 13 sc, inc, 9 sc (30)
R 6: main color: 8 sc, white color: 7 sc, main color: 15 sc (30)
R 7: main: 8 sc, white: inc, 5 sc, inc, main: 8 sc, inc, 5 sc, inc (34)
R 8: main: 8 sc, white: inc, 7 sc, inc, main: 17 sc (36)
R 9: main: 8 sc, white: 11 sc, 17 sc (36)
R 10: main: 8 sc, white: 10 sc, inc, main: 17 sc (37)
R 11: main: 8 sc, white: 12 sc, main: 17 sc (37)
R 12: main: 8 sc, white: dec, 10 sc, main: 17 sc (36)
R 13: main: 8 sc, white: 11 sc, main: 17 sc (36)
R 14: main: 8 sc, white: dec, 7 sc, dec, main: 8 sc, dec, 5 sc, dec (32)
R 15: main: 8 sc, white: dec, 5 sc, dec, main: (3 sc, dec)* 3 (27)
R 16: main: 3 sc, dec, 3 sc, white: dec, 3 sc, dec, main: (3 sc, dec)* 2, dec (21)
Continue crocheting with main color yarn:
R 17: (2 sc, dec)* 5, 1 sc (16)
R 18: BLO: 16 sc (16)
Finish off, leaving a long yarn tail for sewing.
Head
Start with main color:
Make ch 6.
Make an oval starting from the 2nd ch from hook, work on both sides of the chain.
R 1: inc in 2nd ch from hook, 3 sc, 4 sc in the last ch, turn: 3 sc, inc (on the opposite side of the chain) (14)
R 2: 2 inc, 3 sc, 4 inc, 3 sc, 2 inc (22)
R 3: 1 sc, inc, 7 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 7 sc, inc, 1 sc (26)
R 4: 26 sc (26)
R 5: 2 sc, inc, 7 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 7 sc, inc, 2 sc (30)
R 6: 30 sc (30)
R 7: (4 sc, inc)* 6 (36)
R 8: main color: 9 sc, white color: 2 sc, main color: 25 sc (36)
R 9: main: 5 sc, inc, 2 sc, white: 4 sc, main: inc, 4 sc, inc, (5 sc, inc)* 3 (42)
R 10: main: 8 sc, white: 6 sc, main: 28 sc (42)
R 11: main: 6 sc, inc, white: 6 sc, inc, 1 sc, main: 5 sc, inc, (6 sc, inc)* 3 (48)
R 12-13: main: 7 sc, white: 13 sc, main: 29 sc (48)
R 14: main: 4 sc, dec, 1 sc, white: 3 sc, dec, 4 sc, dec, 2 sc, main: 2 sc, dec, (4 sc, dec)* 4 (40)
R 15: main: 3 sc, dec, 1 sc, white: 2 sc, dec, 3 sc, dec, 2 sc, main: 1 sc, dec, (3 sc, dec)* 4 (32)
R 16: main: (1 sc, dec)* 2, white: (1 sc, dec)* 2, 1 sc, main: dec, (1 sc, dec)* 5, 2 sc (22)
R 17: main: 2 sc, dec, 1 sc, white: 1 sc, dec, main: (2 sc, dec)* 3, dec (16)
Stuff the head.
Finish off.
Sew plastic button eyes between R 11 and R 12.
Collar
With pink color:
Attach pink yarn at the back of the body, in one of the front loops that have become visible by crocheting R 18 in the body in the back loops only.
R 1: FLO: (5 dc in one st)* 16
Finish off .
Sew the head to the body.
Ears (make 2)
Start with pink color:
R 1: 3 sc in mc, 1 turning chain (3)
R 2: inc, (1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 hdc in one st), inc, 1 turning chain (7)
Change to main color:
R 3: 3 sc, 1 dc, 3 sc (7)
Finish off, leaving a long yarn tail for sewing.
Sew the ears on the head between R 1 and R 8.
Muzzle
Make 2 pieces with white yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc, sl st (6)
Finish off, leaving a long yarn tail for sewing.
Sew the muzzle details with wrong side to the head between R 22 and R 23.
Arms (make 2)
Start with white color:
R 1: 4 sc in mc (4)
R 2: (1 sc, inc)* 2 (6)
Change to main color:
R 3: (2 sc, inc)* 2 (8)
R 4: 8 sc (8)
R 5: dec, 6 sc (7)
R 6: 7 sc (7)
Do not stuff the arm.
Fold top of the arm and work 3 sc across.
Finish off, leaving a long yarn tail for sewing.
Sew the arms on the sides of the body, under the collar.
Tail
Start with white color:
R 1: 5 sc in mc (5)
R 2: (inc, 1 sc)* 2, inc (8)
R 3: 8 sc (8)
Change to main color:
R 4: 8 sc (8)
R 5: dec, 6 sc (7)
R 6: 7 sc (7)
R 7: dec, 5 sc (6)
R 8: 6 sc (6)
R 9: dec, 4 sc (5)
Do not stuff the tail.
Fold top of the tail and work 3 sc across.
Finish off, leaving a long yarn tail for sewing.
Sew the tail on in the middle of the back side of the body.
Embroider eyebrows and whiskers with a black yarn.
Embroider a nose with a pink yarn.