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Materials:
Crochet hook size 3 mm
Yarn: YarnArt Dolce
1.5 skeins of main color (I used dusty pink)
A small amount of a contrasting color (I used gray)
Abbreviations:
MR – magic ring
sc – single crochet
inc – increase (2 sc in one stitch)
inc3 – 3 sc in one stitch
dec – decrease (sc 2 stitches together)
ch – chain
(…) * n – repeat instructions in brackets n times
FLO – front loop only
BLO – back loop only
PATTERN – Amigurumi Cat
Body – Amigurumi Cat:
Make a chain of 12 ch.
1: (inc, 9 sc, inc) * 2 = 26
2: (2 inc, 4 sc, inc, 4 sc, 2 inc) * 2 = 36
3: (sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 6 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, sc) * 2 = 44
4: 44 sc in BLO
5–17: 44 sc (13 rounds)
18: (2 sc, dec, 3 sc, dec, 6 sc, dec, 3 sc, dec) * 2 = 36
19: sc, 2 dec, (sc, dec) * 2, 2 sc, (dec, sc) * 2, 2 dec, (sc, dec) * 2, 2 sc, dec, sc, dec = 24
Fasten off and cut the yarn.
Head – Amigurumi Cat:
Make a chain of 7 ch.
1: 5 sc, inc3, 4 sc, inc = 14
2: inc, 4 sc, 3 inc, 4 sc, 2 inc = 20
3: inc, 6 sc, 4 inc, 6 sc, 3 inc = 28
4: (inc, 8 sc, inc, sc, 2 inc, sc) * 2 = 36
5: (inc, 10 sc, inc, sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, sc) * 2 = 44
6: 44 sc
7: inc, 12 sc, (inc, 2 sc) * 3, inc, 12 sc, (inc, 2 sc) * 3 = 52
8: 52 sc
9: 2 sc, inc, 10 sc, (inc, 2 sc) * 5, inc, 10 sc, (inc, 2 sc) * 4, inc = 64
10: 64 sc
11: 2 sc, inc, 15 sc, (inc, 3 sc) * 4, inc, 15 sc, inc, (3 sc, inc) * 3, sc = 74
12–18: 74 sc (7 rounds)
19: sc, dec, 15 sc, (dec, 3 sc) * 4, dec, 15 sc, dec, (3 sc, dec) * 3, 2 sc = 64
20: 64 sc
21: (dec, 2 sc) * 4, dec, 10 sc, (dec, 2 sc) * 5, dec, 10 sc, dec, 2 sc = 52
22: 52 sc
23: (2 sc, dec) * 3, 12 sc, (dec, 2 sc) * 3, dec, 12 sc, dec = 44
24: 44 sc
25: sc, dec, 2 sc, dec, sc, dec, 10 sc, dec, sc, dec, 2 sc, dec, sc, dec, 10 sc, dec = 36
26: 36 sc
27: sc, 2 dec, (sc, dec) * 2, 2 sc, (dec, sc) * 2, 2 dec, (sc, dec) * 2, 2 sc, dec, sc, dec = 24
28: 24 sc
Fasten off and cut the yarn.
Legs (Make 2) – Amigurumi Cat:
1: 6 sc in MR = 6
2: 6 inc = 12
3: (sc, inc) * 6 (change to main color) = 18
4: (2 sc, inc) * 6 = 24
5: 24 sc in BLO
6–10: 24 sc (5 rounds)
Fasten off and cut the yarn.
Ears (Make 2) – Amigurumi Cat:
1: 5 sc in MR = 5
2: 5 inc = 10
3: 10 sc
4: (sc, inc) * 5 = 15
5: (2 sc, inc) * 5 = 20
6: 20 sc
7: (3 sc, inc) * 5 = 25
Fasten off and cut the yarn.
Arms (Make 2) – Amigurumi Cat:
1: 6 sc in MR = 6
2: 6 inc = 12
3: (sc, inc) * 6 = 18
4–8: 18 sc (5 rounds)
Fasten off and cut the yarn.
Tail – Amigurumi Cat:
Start with contrasting color.
1: 5 sc in MR = 5
2: 5 inc = 10
3: (sc, inc) * 5 = 15
4–6: 15 sc
Switch to main color.
7–13: 15 sc
Switch to contrasting color.
14–18: 15 sc
Switch to main color.
19–25: 15 sc
Switch to contrasting color.
26–30: 15 sc
Switch to main color.
31–34: 15 sc
Stripes (Make 3):
Work in contrasting color.
Make a chain of 15 ch.
In the second ch from the hook: inc, 12 sc, 3 sc in the last ch.
Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing.
Assembly:
1: Sew legs between rounds 4–10 of the body.
2: Sew arms between rounds 11–17.
3: Embroider the face at the center of the head.
4: Sew on the ears and stripes.
Congratulations!
Your plush amigurumi cat is ready!
Thank you for crocheting with me!
