Sleepy kitty free amigurumi pattern
Get ready to create an adorable amigurumi kitty with this pattern! This is the free amigurumi cat pattern with a really cute but simple design. To crochet this sweet kitty you will need 2.25mm crochet hook and YarnArt Jeans yarn. The finished amigurumi kitty is about 7 inches (18cm) tall, if you use the same yarn and hook.
Designed by @toys_by_iris
Supplies
- YarnArt Jeans yarn (55% cotton, 45% acrylic; 50g/160m) white or beige color for the kitty, pink color for the flower
- 2.25mm crochet hook
- Black embroidery floss for eyes
- Pink embroidery floss or fine yarn for a nose
- Sewing needle
- Scissors
- Fiberfill stuffing
Additional information
Skill level: beginner
Size: 7″ (18cm)
Free amigurumi kitty pattern
Abbreviation used (US terms)
- Rnd – round
- ch – chain
- sc – single crochet
- inc – increase (2 sc in the next stitch)
- dec – invisible decrease (single crochet 2 stitches together)
- (…) – total number of stitches you should have at the end of the round
- (…)* 6 times – repeat the instructions between the brackets the indicated number of times
Head
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
Rnd 2: (inc)* 6 times (12)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc)* 6 times (18)
Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc)* 6 times (24)
Rnd 5: (3 sc, inc)* 6 times (30)
Rnd 6: (4 sc, inc)* 6 times (36)
Rnd 7: (5 sc, inc)* 6 times (42)
Rnd 8: (6 sc, inc)* 6 times (48)
Rnd 9: (7 sc, inc)* 6 times (54)
Rnd 10-18: 54 sc (2 rounds)
Rnd 19: (7 sc, dec)* 6 times (48)
Rnd 20: (6 sc, dec)* 6 times (42)
Rnd 21: (5 sc, dec)* 6 times (36)
Rnd 22: (4 sc, dec)* 6 times (30)
Rnd 23: (3 sc, dec)* 6 times (24)
Rnd 24: 24 sc
Fasten off.
Embroider eyes between rounds 13 and 14 with 9 stitch space between them.
Ears (make 2)
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
Rnd 2: 6 sc
Rnd 3: (inc)* 6 times (12)
Rnd 4: (5 sc, inc)* 2 times (14)
Rnd 5: (6 sc, inc)* 2 times (16)
Rnd 6: (7 sc, inc)* 2 times (18)
Do not stuff.
Fasten off, leaving a long yarn tail for sewing.
Arms (make 2)
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
Rnd 2: (inc)* 6 times (12)
Rnd 3-17: 12 sc (15 rounds)
Rnd 18: (2 sc, dec)* 3 times (9)
Stuff 2/3 full.
Fasten off, leaving a long yarn tail for sewing.
Tail
Rnd 1: 7 sc in a magic ring (7)
Rnd 2-16: 7 sc (15 rounds)
Do not stuff or stuff only the bottom part a little.
Fasten off, leaving a long yarn tail for sewing.
Legs and body (one piece)
Legs (make 2)
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
Rnd 2: (inc)* 6 times (12)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc)* 6 times (18)
Rnd 4-17: 18 sc (14 rounds)
Fasten off the first leg but not on the second one.
We will join the two legs in the next round with a chain 3.
Continue on to the body.
Body
Continue from the 2nd leg: ch 3, join with the 1st leg.
Rnd 18: 18 sc on the 1st leg, 3 inc in 3 ch, 18 sc on the 2nd leg, 3 inc in 3 ch (opposite side) (42)
Rnd 19-23: 42 sc (5 rounds)
Rnd 24: (dec, 19 sc)* 2 times (40)
Rnd 25: 40 sc
Rnd 26: (dec, 18 sc)* 2 times (38)
Rnd 27: 38 sc
Rnd 28: (dec, 17 sc)* 2 times (36)
Rnd 29: 36 sc
Rnd 30: (dec, 16 sc)* 2 times (34)
Rnd 31: 34 sc
Rnd 32: (dec, 15 sc)* 2 times (32)
Rnd 33: 32 sc
Rnd 34: (dec, 14 sc)* 2 times (30)
Rnd 35: 30 sc
Rnd 36: (dec, 13 sc)* 2 times (28)
Rnd 37: 28 sc
Rnd 38: (dec, 12 sc)* 2 times (26)
Rnd 39: 26 sc
Rnd 40: (dec, 11 sc)* 2 times (24)
Fasten off, leaving a long yarn tail for sewing.
Free crochet rose pattern
For the rose flower use one of two patterns:
Assembly
- Sew the head to the body, the ears to the head.
- Using a pink thread embroider the nose and stripe as snout.
- Sew the arms to the body between rounds 36 and 37.
- Then sew the tail to the back of the body.
- For the rose make chain as long as you need and attach (sew) the flower to the chain. Tie the flower on the neck.
