Create your own adorable Baby Kitten Amigurumi with our free amigurumi crochet pattern and step-by-step tutorial. Perfect for beginners and cat lovers, this cute handmade toy makes a lovely gift or a charming addition to your amigurumi collection. Follow our easy instructions to crochet your very own soft, cuddly kitten today.
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FINISHED TOY SIZE: 28 cm
Skill level: Intermediate.
MATERIALS – Amigurumi Kitten
For the grey kitten:
1.YarnArt Jeans 80 (grey)
2.YarnArt Jeans 62 (white)
3.YarnArt Jeans 72 (purple)
4.YarnArt Jeans 89 (lilac)
For the ginger kitten:
1.YarnArt Jeans 85 (ginger)
2.YarnArt Jeans 62 (white)
3.YarnArt Jeans 35 (yellow)
4.Alize Cotton Gold 126 (green)
5.A small amount of pink yarn for embroidering the nose
6.12 mm safety eyes
7.Stuffing
8.White felt or ready-made felt circles, 10 mm in diameter
9.Fishing line (for whiskers)
10.Yarn needle for sewing pieces together
11. 2 mm crochet hook
12. Sturdy cardboard or a plastic lid for the insole of the shoes
ABBREVIATIONS (US terms)
ch – chain
sc – single crochet
dc – double crochet
hdc – half double crochet
sl st – slip stitch
inc – increase (2 sc in the same stitch)
dec – decrease (sc 2 together)
edge st – edge stitch
purl – purl stitch (knitting)
knit – knit stitch (knitting)
YO, k, YO – yarn over, knit, yarn over (knitting)
PATTERN – Amigurumi Kitten
HEAD – Amigurumi Kitten
Start with YarnArt Jeans 62 (white).
1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2: inc × 6 (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) × 6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) × 6 (24)
5: (3 sc, inc) × 6 (30)
6–7: sc in each st (30)
8: (4 sc, inc) × 6 (36)
9: (5 sc, inc) × 6 (42)
10: (6 sc, inc) × 6 (48)
Change to YarnArt Jeans 85 (ginger).
11: (3 sc, inc) × 6, 24 sc (54)
12: (4 sc, inc) × 6, 24 sc (60)
13: (5 sc, inc) × 6, 24 sc (66)
14: (6 sc, inc) × 6, 24 sc (72)
15–21: sc in each st (72)
Insert safety eyes between Rounds 10 and 11, 6–7 stitches apart.
22: (10 sc, dec) × 6 (66) — start stuffing the head
23–25: sc in each st (66)
26: (9 sc, dec) × 6 (60)
27: (8 sc, dec) × 6 (54)
28: (7 sc, dec) × 6 (48)
29: (6 sc, dec) × 6 (42)
30: (5 sc, dec) × 6 (36)
31: (4 sc, dec) × 6 (30)
32: (3 sc, dec) × 6 (24)
33: (2 sc, dec) × 6 (18)
34: (1 sc, dec) × 6 (12)
35: dec × 6 (6)
Stuff firmly, pull the opening closed, cut the yarn, and weave in the end.
EARS (make 2) – Amigurumi Kitten
With main color (YarnArt Jeans 85, ginger):
1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2: (1 sc, inc) × 3 (9)
3: (2 sc, inc) × 3 (12)
4: (3 sc, inc) × 3 (15)
5: (4 sc, inc) × 3 (18)
6: (5 sc, inc) × 3 (21)
7: (6 sc, inc) × 3 (24)
8: (7 sc, inc) × 3 (27)
9: (8 sc, inc) × 3 (30)
10: (9 sc, inc) × 3 (33)
11: (10 sc, inc) × 3 (36)
12: (11 sc, inc) × 3 (39)
Do not stuff.
Fold in half and crochet through both layers — 19 sc.
Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Sew the ears to the head between Rounds 19 and 20.
FACE EMBROIDERY
Face shaping:
Insert the needle with ginger yarn under the muzzle area and bring it out under the eye. Skip up a couple of stitches, insert the needle, and bring it out under the other eye. Hide the yarn behind the felt. Bring the needle back to the starting point under the muzzle. Pull to tighten and knot securely. Hide the yarn tail inside.
You can repeat this process a few times, slightly changing the points under the eyes, making sure the yarn is not visible.
Embroider eyebrows with black yarn between Rounds 14 and 15.
Embroider the nose with pink yarn and the mouth with black yarn.
BODY – Amigurumi Kitten
With main color YarnArt Jeans 85 (ginger):
1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2: inc × 6 (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) × 6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) × 6 (24)
5: (3 sc, inc) × 6 (30)
6: (4 sc, inc) × 6 (36)
7: (5 sc, inc) × 6 (42)
8: (6 sc, inc) × 6 (48)
9: (7 sc, inc) × 6 (54)
10: (8 sc, inc) × 6 (60)
11: (9 sc, inc) × 6 (66)
12–18: sc in each st (66)
19: (9 sc, dec) × 6 (60)
20: sc in each st (60)
21: (8 sc, dec) × 6 (54)
22–23: sc in each st (54)
24: (7 sc, dec) × 6 (48) — start stuffing the body
25–26: sc in each st (48)
27: (6 sc, dec) × 6 (42)
28–29: sc in each st (42)
30: (5 sc, dec) × 6 (36)
31–32: sc in each st (36)
33: (4 sc, dec) × 6 (30)
34–35: sc in each st (30)
36: (3 sc, dec) × 6 (24)
37–40: sc in each st (24)
Stuff firmly, especially at the neck area.
Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Sew the head to the body.
Optional: Embroider a belly button at Round 21.
LEGS (make 2) – Amigurumi Kitten
With Alize Cotton Gold 126 (green), ch 7.
1: In 2nd ch from hook, inc, 4 sc, 4 sc in last ch, 4 sc on opposite side, inc (16)
2: sc, inc, 4 sc, inc × 4, 4 sc, inc, sc (22)
3: 2 sc, inc, 4 sc, (sc, inc) × 4, 4 sc, inc, 2 sc (28)
4: 3 sc, inc, 4 sc, (2 sc, inc) × 4, 4 sc, inc, 3 sc (34)
Cut out insoles (plastic lids work well).
5–7: sc in each st (34)
8: 10 sc, (dc, dc dec) × 6, 6 sc (28)
9: 10 sc, dc dec × 6, 6 sc (22) — insert insoles
Change to YarnArt Jeans 85 (ginger).
10: Working in BLO — 13 sc, dec, 7 sc (21)
11: 5 sc, dec, 5 sc, dec × 2, 5 sc (18)
12–35: sc in each st (18)
36: (sc, dec) × 6 (12)
37: dec × 6 (6)
Fasten off, close the opening, weave in ends. Make the second leg the same way.
Return to Round 10 (BLO). Join green yarn to the remaining front loops and crochet 7 rounds (Rounds 10–16). Fold down to make a cuff.
Make the second leg the same way.
ARMS (make 2) – Amigurumi Kitten
With YarnArt Jeans 62 (white):
1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2: inc × 6 (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) × 6 (18)
4–7: sc in each st (18)
Change to YarnArt Jeans 85 (ginger):
8: 7 sc, dec × 2, 7 sc (16)
9: 7 sc, dec, 7 sc (15)
10: (3 sc, dec) × 3 (12)
11–27: sc in each st (12)
28: dec × 6 (6)
Fasten off, close the opening, weave in ends.
Embroider claws with black yarn.
TAIL – Amigurumi Kitten
With YarnArt Jeans 62 (white):
1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2: (1 sc, inc) × 3 (9)
3: (2 sc, inc) × 3 (12)
4–5: sc in each st (12)
Change to YarnArt Jeans 85 (ginger):
6–26: sc in each st (12)
Stuff lightly (leave the tip unstuffed).
Flatten and sc across (6).
Sew to body at Round 14.
ASSEMBLY
Attach arms and legs to the body using thread jointing:
Arms at Round 36
Legs at Round 13
OVERALLS – Amigurumi Kitten
With Alize Cotton Gold 126 (green), cast on 30 sts on knitting needles.
Work 4 rows in k2, p2 rib:
Rows 1–4: (k2, p2) to end.
Change to YarnArt Jeans 35 (yellow).
5: purl
6: edge st, k4, YO, k4, YO, k8, YO, k4, YO, k4, edge st
7: purl
8: edge st, k5, YO, k6, YO, k10, YO, k6, YO, k5, edge st
9: purl
10: edge st, k6, YO, k8, YO, k12, YO, k8, YO, k6, edge st
11: purl
12: edge st, k7, YO, k10, YO, k14, YO, k10, YO, k7, edge st
13: purl
14: edge st, k8, YO, k12, YO, k16, YO, k12, YO, k8, edge st
15: purl
16: Work front panels, bind off sleeve sts.
17: purl
18: (k2, YO) repeat to end.
19–37: stockinette stitch.
Next row — make tail opening. Try overalls on the kitten to find the correct position.
38: (k3, YO) repeat to end, bind off 7 sts for tail opening.
39: purl, cast on 7 sts over tail opening.
40–53: stockinette stitch.
Work legs: divide evenly in half (70 sts → 35 per leg).
Work one leg, then the other:
54: work 35 sts, turn, leave remaining sts on needle.
55–57: stockinette stitch.
Change to green yarn, work 4 rows in k2, p2 rib.
58–61: (k2, p2) rib.
62: bind off.
Work the second leg the same way (Rows 54–62).
Pockets:
With Alize Cotton Gold 126 (green), cast on 10 sts.
1–8: stockinette stitch
9–10: purl
Bind off. Make 2 pockets and sew to the overalls.
Sew the overalls, crochet a green edging around with sc.
Sew on buttons and pockets.
Dress the kitten.
CONGRATULATIONS — YOUR KITTEN IS READY!