Cute cat with flower free crochet pattern
Crochet a cute cat amigurumi with this free amigurumi pattern! This amigurumi cat, looking cute, holding a flower is about 9 cm (3.5″) height. The head and body are crocheted as one piece. Other details of the amigurumi toy are crocheted separately and sewn together at the end.
Designed and photos by @crochet_toys_yulia
Translated by Amiguroom Toys
Materials:
- Yarn: YarnArt Jeans: grey, white (for the cat) and yellow, green (for the flower)
- Hook size: 2.5 mm
- 8 mm safety eyes
- Black and white embroidery thread for the muzzle
- Needle with big eye
- Scissors
- Sewing pins
- Metal jewelry wire (or a wire of your choice) for a flower
- A bead for a flower
- Some wire for arms (optional)
- Cutter pliers – pliers and wire cutter
- A piece of white foamiran 2 mm thick
- Fabric glue
- Fiberfill
Abbreviations:
R = row
mc = magic circle
ch = chain
sc = single crochet
dc = double crochet
sl st = slip stitch
inc = 2 sc in the next stitch
dec = single crochet 2 stitches together
BLO = back loop only
FLO = front loop only
F.o. = finish off
(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
Head and body (one piece)
With grey yarn:
Crochet from the top down.
Stuff as you go. The bottom should be flat (R 27-35).
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc)*6 (18)
R 4: 1 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc)*5, 1 sc (24)
R 5: (3 sc, inc)*6 (30)
R 6: 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc)*5, 2 sc (36)
R 7: 36 sc
R 8: (5 sc, inc)*6 (42)
R 9: 42 sc
R 10: 3 sc, inc, (6 sc, inc)*5, 3 sc (48)
R 11: 48 sc
R 12: (7 sc, inc)*6 (54)
R 13: 54 sc
R 14: 4 sc, inc, (8 sc, inc)*5, 4 sc (60)
R 15-26: 60 sc (12 rows)
Insert safety eyes between R 14 and R 15 at the distance of 8 st from each other.
R 27: BLO: 4 sc, dec, (8 sc, dec)*5, 4 sc (54)
R 28: (7 sc, dec)*6 (48)
R 29: 3 sc, dec, (6 sc, dec)*5, 3 sc (42)
R 30: (5 sc, dec)*6 (36)
R 31: 2 sc, dec, (4 sc, dec)*5, 2 sc (30)
R 32: (3 sc, dec)*6 (24)
R 33: 1 sc, dec, (2 sc, dec)*5, 1 sc (18)
R 34: (1 sc, dec)*6 (12)
R 35: (dec)*6 (6)
F.o.
Then attach the main color yarn to the front loop of R 26 of the body and crochet: FLO 1 sc in every st to the end of the row. Keep the body upside down.
F.o.
Arms (make 2)
Start with white yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)
R 3-4: 12 sc (2 rows)
R 5: (1 sc, dec)*4 (8)
Stuff gently with fiberfill.
Change to grey yarn:
R 6-12: 8 sc (7 rows)
If you’d like to make the arm poseable, insert wire into the one.
Finish stuffing.
R 13: (dec)*4 (4)
F.o.
Legs (make 2)
Start with white yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)
R 3-4: 12 sc (2 rows)
R 5: 2 sc, dec, 4 sc, dec, 2 sc (10)
Change to grey yarn:
R 6-14: 10 sc (9 rows)
Stuff with fiberfill.
R 15: (dec)*5 (5)
F.o.
Ears (make 2)
With grey yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (1 sc, inc)*3 (9 )
R 3: 9 sc
R 4: 1 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc)*2, 1 sc (12)
R 5: 12 sc
R 6: (3 sc, inc)*3 (15)
R 7: 15 sc
Do not stuff the ear.
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
Tail
With grey yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2-16: 6 sc (16 rows)
Insert wire (optional).
Do not stuff the tail.
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
Eye tightening
Using sewing pins, mark the eye points as shown in the photo.
Take a long needle with grey thread, make a knot a the end of the thread.
Insert the needle from the bottom and draw it out the point T1, then insert the needle in the point T2 and draw it out the point where you was started. Pull slightly.
Make the same for the second eye (draw the needle out the point T3 and insert in the point T4).
Using a white yarn, embroider eye whites. Using a black one, embroider a muzzle, eyelashes, brows and whiskers.
Assembly
Sew the arms on the sides of the body between R 15 and R 16, the legs between R 25 and R 26.
Sew the ears on the head between R 6 and R 11. Cut out two triangles from a white foamiran and glue them to the ears.
Sew the tail to the back of the body between R 25 and R 26.
Flower
With yellow yarn:
In magic circle: (2 ch, 2 dc, 2 ch, sl st)*5. Pull the magic circle.
F.o.
Put a bead on wire for center and then fold the wire in half. Wrap the wire with green yarn. The result is a stem.
Place the flower on the stem.