Free Cat Meow Amigurumi Pattern – Crochet Your Adorable Kitty!
Get ready to embark on a purr-fect crochet adventure with our free Cat Meow Amigurumi pattern! If you’re a fan of crafting and feline friends, this adorable amigurumi cat will steal your heart. Whether you’re a seasoned crocheter or a beginner looking for a fun project, this pattern is designed to bring a smile to your face. Crochet your very own charming kitty that will make you say ‘Meow!’ with delight. Let’s dive into this step-by-step guide and bring this lovable cat to life!
Materials and Tools:
Yarn: Cotton Delekat Jiva in orange and peach colors
A small amount of thin milk or white cotton yarn
Crochet hook: 1 Row: 0 mm
Polyester fiberfill
Scissors
Wide-eyed needle
8 mm safety eyes
Embroidery floss for nose
Abbreviations:
sc – single crochet
MR – magic ring
inc – increase
dec – decrease
ch – chain
[ … ]* … times – repeat the pattern in the brackets the specified number of times
hdc – half double crochet
dc – double crochet
(…) – total number of stitches in the round
BLO – back loop only
FLO – front loop only
Introductory Instructions:
This toy is partially crocheted in a spiral and partially in rounds. If desired, you can crochet the entire toy in a spiral or in rounds (with a chain loop).
PATTERN
Tail:
Crochet this part in rounds. At the beginning of each round, make a chain loop for an even edge.
Start with orange yarn.
1 Row: 6 sc in MR (6)
2 Row: 6 inc (12)
3-4 Row: 12 sc (12) – (2 rounds)
Switch to peach yarn. Do not cut the orange yarn; you’ll use it to create stripes.
5 Row: 12 sc (12)
Switch back to orange yarn.
6-7 Row: 12 sc (12) – (2 rounds)
Switch to peach yarn.
8 Row: 12 sc (12)
Switch back to orange yarn.
9 Row: 12 sc (12)
10 Row: 2 sc, dec, 4 sc, dec, 2 sc (10)
Switch to peach yarn.
11 Row: 10 sc (10)
Switch back to orange yarn.
12 Row: 10 sc (10)
13 Row: 5 sc, dec, 3 sc (9)
Switch to peach yarn.
14 Row: 9 sc (9)
Switch back to orange yarn.
15 Row: 9 sc (9)
16 Row: 5 sc, dec, 2 sc (8)
Switch to peach yarn.
17 Row: 8 sc (8)
Switch back to orange yarn.
18 Row: 5 sc, dec, sc (7)
19 Row: 4 sc, dec, sc (6)
Leave a very short tail as this piece will be inserted into the body. Stuff the tail approximately 2/3 of its length, leaving the upper part soft.
Arms:
(2 pieces)
Crochet in a spiral with orange yarn.
1 Row: 6 sc in MR (6)
2 Row: 6 inc (12)
3-5 Row: 12 sc (12) – (3 rounds)
6 Row: 3 sc, dec, 2 sc, dec, 3 sc (10)
7 Row: 3 sc, 2 dec, 3 sc (8)
8-17 Row: 8 sc (8) – (10 rounds)
Leave a very short tail, secure, and tuck it inside. Stuff the arms to about half their length and not too tightly.
Legs:
(2 pieces)
Crochet the legs in rounds. At the beginning of each round, make a chain loop for an even edge. Use orange yarn.
1 Row: 6 sc in MR (6)
2 Row: 6 inc (12)
3 Row: [sc, inc]*6 times (18)
4-8 Row: 18 sc (18) – (5 rounds)
Cut the yarn for the first leg, secure, and tuck it inside. For the second leg, do not cut the yarn and continue to crochet the body.
Body:
The body is also crocheted in rounds. If you decide to make a plain-colored cat, you can crochet in a spiral.
9 Row: Crochet 10 sc around the second leg, make a chain of 7 ch, connect it to the first leg in the 10th stitch from the beginning of the round, crochet 18 sc around the first leg, 7 sc around the chain of ch, and 8 sc around the second leg. Close the round. (50)
10 Row: 2 sc, inc, 7 sc, 7 hdc in the chain loop, 7 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 21 sc, inc (54)
11 Row: 2 inc, 2 sc, inc, 19 sc, inc, 2 sc, 2 inc, 2 sc, inc, 19 sc, inc, 2 sc (62)
12-13 Row: 62 sc (62) – (2 rounds)
14 Row: In this round, incorporate the tail: 47 sc, crochet the next 3 sc by combining the loops of the body with the folded-in-half tail, and 12 sc (62)
15-16 Row: 62 sc (62) – (2 rounds)
Switch to peach yarn, but do not cut the orange yarn; keep it on the inside.
17-19 Row: 62 sc (62) – (3 rounds)
Switch back to orange yarn.
20-21 Row: 62 sc (62) – (2 rounds)
Switch to peach yarn.
22-24 Row: 62 sc (62) – (3 rounds)
Switch back to orange yarn.
25 Row: 62 sc (62)
26 Row: Decrease one stitch in the front and back in an arbitrary position (60)
Switch to peach yarn.
27-29 Row: 60 sc (60) – (3 rounds)
Switch back to orange yarn.
30 Row: 60 sc (60)
31 Row: 4 sc, [dec, 8 sc]*5 times, dec, 4 sc (54)
Switch to peach yarn.
32-34 Row: 54 sc (54) – (3 rounds)
Switch to orange yarn. Secure and cut the peach yarn.
35 Row: In this round, attach the arms. Fold the arm pieces in half. Crochet 3 sc together with the arm (do not crochet through the initial loops of the arm; these will close the round), 25 sc, crochet 4 sc together with the second arm, 21 sc, and crochet the last sc with the remaining loops of the first arm (54)
Note: Due to variations in crochet tension and yarn thickness, you may have a different number of stitches between the arms. Pay attention to this and attach the arms evenly.
36 Row: 5 sc, [dec, 7 sc]*5 times, dec, 2 sc (48)
37 Row: 48 sc (48)
Do not cut the yarn; continue to crochet the head. Stuff the body well.
Head:
38 Row: 48 sc in the FLO (front loop only) (48)
39-50 Row: 48 sc (48) – (12 rounds)
51 Row: 4 sc, [dec, 6 sc]*5 times, dec, 2 sc (42)
52 Row: 2 sc, [dec, 5 sc]*5 times, dec, 3 sc (36)
53 Row: [dec, 4 sc]6 times (30)
54 Row: [3 sc, dec] 6 times (24)
55 Row: [sc, dec]*8 times (16)
56 Row: 8 dec (8)
Leave a small tail for sewing up the hole. Stuff the head well. Carefully sew up the remaining hole, secure the yarn, and cut it.
Embroider the nose and attach the safety eyes. Secure all stitches in place where the ears will be attached.
Ears:
(2 pieces)
Crochet with orange yarn, either in a spiral or in rounds; it’s not critical.
1 Row: 6 sc in MR (6)
2 Row: [2 sc, inc]*2 times (8)
3 Row: [3 sc, inc]*2 times (10)
4 Row: [4 sc, inc]*2 times (12)
5 Row: [2 sc, inc]*4 times (16)
6 Row: 16 sc (16)
Leave a tail for sewing. Sew the ears to the head, covering all stitches used for embroidering the nose. Secure and cut the yarn.
Collar:
The collar is crocheted in the FLO of the 38th row (between the body and head). Use white or milk cotton yarn.
1 Row: Crochet 2 hdc into each of the 37 stitches.
2 Row: Repeat [hdc, 2 hdc in one stitch] to the end of the row.
Secure and cut the yarn.
Your kitty is ready =^.^= meow
