Discover how to crochet a Basic Cat Amigurumi free pattern and detailed step-by-step tutorial. Perfect for beginners and cat lovers alike, this simple and cute design makes a great handmade gift or charming addition to your amigurumi collection.
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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
Head and Body
(work in one piece)
Start with a magic ring.
1: 6 sc
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) * 6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) * 6 (24)
5: 3 sc, inc, 1 sc, (4 dc in 1 st, picot of 3 ch, 4 dc in same st) in next st, 1 sc, inc, (3 sc, inc) * 2, 1 sc, (4 dc in 1 st, picot of 3 ch, 4 dc in same st) in next st, 1 sc, inc, 4 sc (51)
6: 4 sc, inc, 1 sc, dc8tog (decrease of 8 dc into 1 st), 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc) * 2, 1 sc, dc8tog, 2 sc, inc, 4 sc (34)
7: (5 sc, inc) * 5, 4 sc (39)
8: 39 sc
9: 13 sc, dec * 2, 6 sc, dec * 2, 12 sc (35)
10: 9 sc, inc, 3 sc, dec, 2 sc, inc * 2, 2 sc, dec, 3 sc, inc, 8 sc (37)
11: 10 sc, inc, 6 sc, inc * 4, 6 sc, inc, 9 sc (43)
12: 15 sc, inc * 2, 1 sc, dec * 4, 1 sc, inc * 2, 14 sc (43)
13: 20 sc, dec * 2, 19 sc (41)
14: 9 sc, dec * 12, 8 sc (29)
15: 8 sc, dec * 7, 7 sc (22)
16: 9 sc, dec * 3, 7 sc (19)
17: (5 dc in 1 st) * 2, 17 sc (27)
18: 4 sc, (5 dc in 1 st) * 2, 12 sc, inc, 8 sc (36)
19: 7 sc, (4 dc in 1 st) * 4, 25 sc (48)
20: 13 sc, 3 dc in 1 st, (4 dc in 1 st) * 2, 3 dc in 1 st, 23 sc, inc, 7 sc (59)
21: 19 sc, (5 dc in 1 st) * 2, 38 sc (67)
22: 21 sc, skip 6 sts, 40 sc (61)
23: 20 sc, (5 dc in 1 st) * 2, 3 sc, dec, 6 sc (68)
24: 68 sc
25: 60 sc, dec, 6 sc (67)
26–27: 67 sc
28: 9 sc, skip 16 sts, 1 sc, skip 16 sts, 8 sc, skip 8 sts, 2 sc, skip 8 sts, 1 sc + 2 sl st for offset (19)
29: 6 sc, dec * 2, 5 sc, dec * 2 (14)
Back Legs – Amigurumi Cat
Left Leg
1: 20 sc
2: 18 sc, dec (19)
3: dec, 15 sc, dec (17)
4: dec, 13 sc, dec (15)
5: dec, 11 sc, dec (13)
6: dec, 9 sc, dec (11)
7: dec, 4 sc, inc * 2, 1 sc, dec (11)
8: dec, 9 sc (10)
9: (3 sc in 1 st) * 2, 8 sc (14)
10: 14 sc
11: 7 dec
Right Leg
1: 20 sc
2: 16 sc, dec * 2 (18)
3: 16 sc, dec (17)
4: dec, 13 sc, dec (15)
5: dec, 11 sc, dec (13)
6: dec, 9 sc, dec (11)
7: dec, 2 sc, inc * 2, 3 sc, dec (11)
8: dec, 8 sc, 3 sc in 1 st (12)
9: 3 sc in 1 st, 11 sc (14)
10: 14 sc
11: 7 dec
Front Legs – Amigurumi Cat
Left Leg
1–8: 12 sc
9: 3 sc, (3 sc in 1 st) * 2, 7 sc (16)
10: 16 sc
11: 8 dec
Right Leg
1–8: 12 sc
9: 6 sc, (3 sc in 1 st) * 2, 4 sc (16)
10: 16 sc
11: 8 dec
Tail – Amigurumi Cat
1–8: 10 sc
9: dec, 8 sc (9)
10–11: 9 sc
12: dec, 7 sc (8)
13–14: 8 sc
Basic cat amigurumi finish.
