Little plush kitten free crochet pattern
Try this free amigurumi pattern to learn how to crochet a little plush kitten made from chenille yarn. If you use Himalaya Dolphin Baby or Alize Softy Plus yarn, the size of the kitten toy will be approximately 3 inches (8cm) high. When crocheting from Alize Softy yarn, the little cat turns out to be 2.3 inches (6cm) high.
Designed by @oksankakhita
Supplies
- Himalaya Dolphin Baby / Alize Softy Plus yarn or Alize Softy yarn
- YarnArt Jeans yarn for a bow
- 3.5 mm crochet hook for a chenille yarn
- 2.2 mm crochet hook for a cotton yarn
- Safety eyes 9mm
- Safety nose 7х9mm
- Fine yarn (black and pink) for embroidering
- Cotton yarn or strong thread in tone of the chenille yarn for eye tightening
- Stitch marker
- Long tapestry needle
- Tailor’s pins
- Scissors
- Fiberfill stuffing
Additional information
Skill level: intermediate
Size: 2.3-3.1″ (6-8cm)
Free crochet plush kitten pattern
Abbreviation used (US terms)
- Rnd – round
- ch – chain
- st – stitch
- sl st – slip stitch
- sc – single crochet
- hdc – half double crochet
- inc – increase (2 sc in the next stitch)
- dec – decrease (single crochet 2 stitches together)
- (…) – total number of stitches you should have at the end of the round
- (…)* 2 times – repeat the instructions between the brackets the indicated number of times
Legs (make 2)
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
Rnd 2: (2 sc, inc)* 2 times (8)
Rnd 3: 8 sc
Rnd 4: 1 sc, 3 dec, 1 sc (5), sl st
Fasten off.
Stuff a little.
Later we will crochet the legs into the body.
Arms (make 2)
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
Rnd 2-5: 6 sc (4 rounds)
Fasten off.
Do not stuff.
Later we will crochet the arms into the body.
Tail
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
Rnd 2-8: 6 sc (7 rounds)
Rnd 9: 4 sc, dec (5)
Rnd 10: only 1 sc, fold top of the tail and work 2 sc across.
Fasten off.
Do not stuff.
Later we will crochet the tail into the body.
Ears (make 2)
Make 2 ch.
Rnd 1: from the 2nd chain from the hook: (hdc, sl st)* 2 times, hdc
Fasten off, leaving a long yarn tail for sewing.
Head and body (one piece)
Stuff as you work.
Make 5 ch.
Rnd 1: from the 2nd chain from the hook: inc, 2 sc, 4 sc in last stitch, turn: 2 sc, inc (12)
Rnd 2: 1 sc, inc, 2 sc, (1 sc, inc)* 2 times, 3 sc, inc (16)
In the next row we will crochet the legs and tail into the body. The decreases made in the Rnd 4 of the leg should be on top.
Rnd 3: 2 sc together with sc of the 1st leg, 4 sc, 2 sc together with sc of the 2nd leg, 3 sc, 2 sc together with sc of the tail, 3 sc (16)
Rnd 4-5: 16 sc (2 rounds)
In the next row we will crochet the arms into the body.
Rnd 6: 1 sc, 3 sc together with sc of the 1st arm, 3 sc together with sc of the 2nd arm, 9 sc (16)
Rnd 7: 1 sc, 6 hdc, 9 sc (16)
Rnd 8: (2 sc, dec)* 4 times (12)
Rnd 9: in FLO inc, (2 hdc in one st)* 6 times, 5 inc (24)
Rnd 10-11: 24 sc (2 rounds)
Rnd 12: 3 sc, dec, (6 sc, dec)* 2 times, 3 sc (21)
Rnd 13: (5 sc, dec)* 3 times (18)
Rnd 14: 18 sc
Insert safety eyes between rounds 11 and 12 at the distance of 4 stitches from each other.
If you use a safety nose, insert it between rounds 10 and 11. Attach a pink thread to the stem of the nose, which you then use to embroider the muzzle. Embroider a line from the nose with this pink thread.
Rnd 15: (1 sc, dec)* 6 times (12)
Rnd 16: (dec)* 6 times (6)
Fasten off.
Eye tightening (shaping an amigurumi face)
Take a long needle with thread in tone of the chenille yarn.
Leaving a long yarn tail at the beginning, insert the needle in the point 1 and draw it out the point 2. Then insert the needle in the point 3 and draw it out the point 1. Move to the right, skip one (central) increase with hdc and insert the needle in the point 4.
Make tightening for the second eye:
Insert the needle in the point 4 and draw it out the point 5. Then insert the needle in the point 6 and draw it out the point 4.
Pull slightly. Tie two ends of yarn together.
Insert the needle with one yarn tail in the point 7 and draw it out the point 3. Then insert the needle in the point 8 and draw it out in the back of the head.
Insert the needle with other yarn tail in the point 7 and draw it out the point 6. Then insert the needle in the point 9 and draw it out in the back of the head on 1 sc to the side from the first yarn tail.
Pull the ends and tie together.
Assembly
- Embroider eyebrows, eyelashes and whiskers.
- Sew the ears to the head.
- Wrap the tail around the body and secure it with a few stitches, controlling the cat’s position so that it sits straight.
Bow
With YarnArt Jeans yarn and 2.2 mm crochet hook:
Make 70 ch.
Fasten off.
Tie a bow on the neck.
