Christmas Cat Crochet Pattern: Free Kitten Amigurumi

Size: about 20 cm (7.9 in) tall in worsted yarn (approximate; it depends on your tension)

Yarn: Worsted weight (CYC 4). A (silver) about 50 yd (46 m); B (black) small amount, C (red) small amount

Hook: 3.5-4.0 mm (smaller than the yarn label, for a tight fabric with no stuffing showing)

Notions: a little yarn for the embroidered details, fiberfill stuffing, stitch marker, yarn needle

ABBREVIATIONS (US terms): MR magic ring, sc single crochet, inc 2 sc in one stitch, dec single crochet 2 together (invisible decrease recommended), st(s) stitch(es), sl st slip stitch, FO fasten off, Rnd(s) round(s)

Notes: Worked in continuous spiral rounds; move your stitch marker up each round. The number in brackets is the stitch count at the end of the round.

Body (make 1, colour A), about 6.7 cm (2.7 in) across at its widest

• Rnd 1 6 sc in MR 6
• Rnd 2 sc in each st around 6
• Rnd 3 inc in each st around 12
• Rnd 4 sc in each st around 12
• Rnd 5 (sc, inc) x 6 18
• Rnd 6 sc in each st around 18
• Rnd 7 (sc 2, inc) x 6 24
• Rnd 8 sc in each st around 24
• Rnd 9 (sc 3, inc) x 6 30
• Rnd 10 sc in each st around 30
• Rnd 11 (sc 4, inc) x 6 36
• Rnds 12-13 sc in each st around 36
• Rnd 14 (sc 4, dec) x 6 30
• Rnd 15 sc, dec, (sc 3, dec) x 5, sc 2 24
• Rnd 16 (sc 2, dec) x 6 18

Stuff firmly, and keep stuffing as you close.

• Rnd 17 (sc, dec) x 6 12
• Rnd 18 dec in each st around 6

FO, weave the tail through the front loops of the last 6 stitches and pull closed.

Head (make 1, colour A), about 5.6 cm (2.2 in) across at its widest

• Rnd 1 6 sc in MR 6
• Rnd 2 inc in each st around 12
• Rnd 3 (sc, inc) x 6 18
• Rnd 4 (sc 2, inc) x 6 24
• Rnd 5 sc, inc, (sc 3, inc) x 5, sc 2 30
• Rnds 6-8 sc in each st around 30
• Rnd 9 (sc 3, dec) x 6 24
• Rnd 10 sc, dec, (sc 2, dec) x 5, sc 18

Stuff firmly, and keep stuffing as you close.

• Rnd 11 (sc, dec) x 6 12
• Rnd 12 dec in each st around 6

FO, weave the tail through the front loops of the last 6 stitches and pull closed.

Ear (make 2, colour A), about 2.2 cm (0.9 in) across at its widest

• Rnd 1 4 sc in MR 4
• Rnd 2 sc in each st around 4
• Rnd 3 inc in each st around 8
• Rnd 4 (sc, inc) x 4 12
• Rnds 5-6 sc in each st around 12

FO, leaving a long tail for sewing. Stuff lightly if you like.

Tail (make 1, colour A), about 1.5 cm (0.6 in) across at its widest

• Rnd 1 4 sc in MR 4
• Rnd 2 inc in each st around 8
• Rnds 3-18 sc in each st around 8

Stuff firmly, and keep stuffing as you close.

• Rnd 19 dec in each st around 4

FO, weave the tail through the front loops of the last stitches and pull closed.

Assembly

1. Stuff the Body and the Head firmly before closing them. The Body starts at its narrow top (the point) and ends at its round bottom. Stuff the Tail lightly.
2. Embroider the two eyes on the head at Rnd 6 with colour B. About 7 stitches apart.
3. Embroider the small nose on the head at Rnd 7 with colour B. Centred under the eyes.
4. Sew the head to the body between Rnds 5 and 6. On top of the body, over its narrow point, so the head covers the point.
5. Scarf: with colour C, ch 45, then sl st in the back bump of each ch along. Fasten off. Wrap it around the neck where the head meets the body and tie it in a knot at one side, leaving short ends hanging.
6. Sew the ears to the head between Rnds 2 and 4. Pinched flat, one each side of the top, pointing up.
7. Sew the tail to the body between Rnds 15 and 16. At the back of the bottom, hanging down below the body.
8. Curl the last third of the Tail (its tip) up into a hook and tack it with a few stitches.
9. Optional hanging loop: thread a length of colour A through the top of the head between the ears and tie it into a hanging loop.
10. Weave in all ends.