Barsik the cat free crochet pattern

This easy crochet cat free pattern is a great amigurumi project for cat lovers! The legs, body and head are worked in one piece together from the bottom up. So, you don’t need to sew these parts together. The height of finished amigurumi cat is about 14 cm (5.5″) without ears.

Designed and photos by @olesya_amitoys
Translated by Amiguroom Toys

Materials:

• Yarn: YarnArt Jeans (55% cotton, 45% acrylic, 100 g/160 m)
• Hook size: 2.5 mm and 3.0 mm for ears
• Black beads for eyes
• Black thin yarn or embroidery floss for whiskers
• Sewing needle and scissors
• Satin ribbon for a bow
• Fiberfill

Abbreviations:
R = row
mc = magic circle
ch = chain
sl st = slip stitch
sc = single crochet
inc = increase (2 sc in the next stitch)
dec = decrease (single crochet 2 stitches together)
(12) = 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 cat pattern

Arms (make 2)
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)
R 3: (3 sc, inc)*3 (15)
R 4-7: 15 sc (4 rows)
R 8: (3 sc, dec)*3 (12)
R 9-10: 12 sc (2 rows)
R 11: (4 sc, dec)*2 (10)
R 12: 10 sc
Fold top of arm flat and sc through both sides across.
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Ears (make 2)
With 3.0 mm crochet hook:
R 1: 4 sc in mc (4)
R 2: (inc)*4 (8)
R 3: (1 sc, inc)*4 (12)
R 4: (3 sc, inc)*3 (15)
R 5: (4 sc, inc)*3 (18)
R 6: (5 sc, inc)*3 (21)
Don’t stuff.
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Legs, body and head

Legs (make 2)
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)
R 3: (3 sc, inc)*3 (15)
R 4-6: 15 sc (3 rows)
F.o.

Don’t cut the yarn when you’ll finish the second leg!

From the second leg: 4 ch, join with the first leg.
Continue crocheting the body in the round:
Stuff as you go.
R 7: 15 sc on the 1st leg, 4 sc in 4 ch, 15 sc on the 2nd leg, 4 sc in 4 ch (opposite side) (38)
R 8: (15 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc)*2 (42)
R 9: (6 sc, inc)*6 (48)
R 10-11: 48 sc (2 rows)
R 12: (7 sc, inc)*6 (54)
R 13-18: 54 sc (6 rows)
R 19: (7 sc, dec)*6 (48)
R 20: 48 sc
R 21: (6 sc, dec)*6 (42)
R 22-23: 42 sc (2 rows)
R 24: (5 sc, dec)*6 (36)
R 25: 36 sc
R 26: (4 sc, dec)*6 (30)
R 27: (3 sc, dec)*6 (24)
R 28: (inc)*24 (48)
R 29: (7 sc, inc)*6 (54)
R 30: (8 sc, inc)*6 (60)
R 31: (9 sc, inc)*6 (66)
R 32-34: 66 sc (3 rows)
R 35: (9 sc, dec)*6 (60)
R 36-37: 60 sc (2 rows)
R 38: (8 sc, dec)*6 (54)
R 39: 54 sc
R 40: (7 sc, dec)*6 (48)
R 41: (6 sc, dec)*6 (42)
R 42: (5 sc, dec)*6 (36)
R 43: (4 sc, dec)*6 (30)
R 44: (3 sc, dec)*6 (24)
R 45: (2 sc, dec)*6 (18)
R 46: (1 sc, dec)*6 (12)
R 47: (dec)*6 (6)
F.o.

Tail
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (2 sc, inc)*2 (8)
R 3-12: 8 sc (10 rows)
Stuff gently with fiberfill.
Fold top of tail flat and sc through both sides across.
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Muzzle
Make 6 ch.
Make an oval starting from the 2nd ch from hook, work on both sides of the chain.
R 1: From the 2nd ch from hook: 4 sc, 3 sc in last st, turn and crochet on the opposite side of the chain: 3 sc, inc (12)
R 2: inc, 3 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 1 sc, sl st
F.o.

Pull off a little the muzzle in the center as a bow before sewing.

Nose
Make 2 ch, in the 2nd ch from hook: 2 sc.
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Assembly
Sew on beads for the eyes.
Sew the muzzle, nose and ears to the head.
Sew the arms to the body on R 27.
Sew the tail to the body.
Embroider whiskers using black floss.