Meow! I’ve got a PURRfect pattern for all you cat lovers! How cute are these crochet cats sitting so pretty with their long (bendable!) tails and colored safety eyes. Another simple pattern so you can easily make more than one! My daughter couldn’t wait to get her hands on these snuggly kitties!
Materials:
– Bernat Super Value in Black, Soft Gray, Pumpkin, and White. You can find these colors and more variety on Yarnspirations.com
– Size H Crochet Hook
– 12mm Color Safety Eyes (mine came in a larger pack – affiliate link below)
– 12mm Animal Safety Nose (you can purchase them from Amazon (affiliate) using the links below)
– Tapestry Needle
– Poly-fil Fiber Stuffing
– One pipe cleaner for each tail (this is what makes it bendable!).
Abbreviations:
Magic Ring Tutorial
SC = Single Crochet
SC Decrease = Single Crochet Decrease
Finished Size: Tip of ear to bottom is approximately 10 inches long and head is 5 inches wide.
Cat Head:
Magic ring, chain 1 and make 10 SC in ring, join to first SC, chain 1 (10 SC)
Round 2: 2 SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (20 SC)
Round 3: SC in each stitch around (20 SC)
Round 4: 2 SC in first, SC in next, repeat around, join, chain 1 (30 SC)
Round 5; SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (30 SC)
Round 6: 2 SC in first, SC in next 2, repeat around, join, chain 1 (40 SC)
Round 7-13: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (40 SC)
Round 14: SC decrease, SC in next 2, repeat around, join, chain 1
Round 15: SC in each stitch around, fasten off leaving long tail.
Cat Body:
(First 6 rounds are same as head)
Magic ring, chain 1 and make 10 SC in ring, join to first SC, chain 1 (10 SC)
Round 2: 2 SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (20 SC)
Round 3: SC in each stitch around (20 SC)
Round 4: 2 SC in first, SC in next, repeat around, join, chain 1 (30 SC)
Round 5; SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (30 SC)
Round 6: 2 SC in first, SC in next 2, repeat around, join, chain 1 (40 SC)
7-10: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (40 SC)
Round 11: SC decrease, SC in next two, repeat around, join, chain 1
Round 12-13: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1
Round 14: SC decrease, SC in next, repeat around, join, chain 1
Round 15-25: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1
Fasten off after round 25 leaving a long tail to sew body onto head.
Cat Ears: (make 2)
magic ring, chain and make 4 SC in ring, pull tight and continue to SC in rounds.
Round 2: SC in each stitch around (4 SC)
Round 3: 2 SC in first stitch, SC in next, repeat around (6 SC)
Round 4: SC in each stitch around (6 SC)
Round 5: 2 SC in first stitch, SC in next 2, repeat around (8 SC)
Round 6: SC in each stitch around (8 sc)
Fasten off leaving long tail to sew ears onto head
Cat Tail:
Magic ring, chain 1 and make 5 SC in ring, pull tight and continue to SC in rounds making tail as long/short as you like. Mine is about 30 rounds. After about the first 10 rounds you will want to start inserting your pipe cleaner. Fold it in half and twist it and then insert (not all the way to the end though) and crochet around it leaving about 1/2 inch still poking out.
Follow picture tutorial below for assembly instructions
Add safety eyes at about 9 rows up from the bottom and then place nose two rows lower and centered between the eyes.
Take long strand of white (or black) yarn and sew on whiskers.
Stuff head with polyfil fiber stuffing and sew shut with your tapestry needle using the whip stitch.
Sew on ears to both ends of the head.
Stuff body with polyfil fiber stuffing. The top of the body matches up perfectly with round 3 of the head.
Line them up and stitch together!
Poke the end of the pipe cleaner that is sticking out of the tail into the side/back of the cat body (about 9 rows up from the bottom). Sew onto body!
You’ve just created a PURRfect crochet kitty cat!
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Sooooo cute!! My daughter is going to love them. She is obsessed with cats!
I love cats and kittens . Your cats are fabulous. This pattern is also for beginners great to crochet. Thanks!
Dear greetings, Margaret
Thanx for the freedom to crouch from your patterns. I have started recently and enjoy your patterns. Even thou I am a male, I find it relaxing.
Kind regards
Joe
Thank you so much for the pattern! I love cats!! Actually me and my friend were looking for a free crochet cat pattern to make and this pattern is purrrrfect!
How long should the pipecleaner be please
Thank you for your cat.
Love this pattern……like all your patterns it is superb but how do I save it? the usual print friendly button is missing ?
For the cat head, round three does NOT say “chain 1” at the end. Do we really not do a chain even though we do chain one for the other rows?
Maravilhosos gatinhos obrigada por compartilhar☺
Thanx for the freedom to crouch from your patterns. I have started recently and enjoy your patterns. Even thou I am a male, I find it relaxing.
Kind regards
Joe
These are so cute! Looking for something to give my 16 month old niece for Halloween and this is purrfect! She loves cats, always turning back to them in her favorite book. Thank you once again for a lovely, quick pattern–that you share for free! Thank you!
Boom shklakaaa boom boom, problem solved.
We’ve arrived at the end of the line and I have what I need!
Such a sweet pattern, thank you for making it available to all. 🙂
My friend and I are both making one (or two) and are confused about Round 3 of the head and Round 3 of the body, both do not say to join, chain 1 but the rest of the rounds do. Why is that?
I love this pattern. I have made 10 of them so far for my grand daughter to match her rainbow blanket I had to do a pink one even though not a rainbow color.
My son calls them the “bowling pin” cats and wants me to make a ball that looks like a mouse
This pattern was perfect!! Thank you!
OMG! I love these cats! I think this might have to be my first “real” project – other than me practicing stitches and ripping them out. 🙂 Thank you SO MUCH for sharing this!!
In am a beginner at crocheting and I was wondering does it have to be this specific yarn as long as you have the correct hook? I am excited to try this as my first project. I just love cats!
Yeah I was also wondering that
thank you so much for your lovely patterns…even though I can’t print them out I follow them on my laptop. As a retired person I do appreciate the free wonderful patterns you post for us.
Nice and easy pattern. I used an ugly yarn that worked up perfectly for a Calico cat design for the head and the lower body. I used white for the upper body and the ears. Since I decided to make it into a cat toy I made a few minor alterations.I used a cereal bag as crinkly material for inside the head. I opted to use a boa for the tail. And lastly I decided to crochet the eyes and nose. My cat is still getting used to, but I think once I get some catnip scent on it he will love it. Thanks again for the easy pattern for my very first amigurumi project!
I need help with making your cat. I’ve made one and it doesn’t look right. Trying again. I don’t read pattern’s well. More of a hands on person and watch video’s to crochet. Do you have a video of making one of these? I’ve also never done the magic circle. thanks if you can help.
It is looking good.
Beautifull!!! Gracias por tan hermosos trabajos!!! Carmen Spaccarotella
Thank you for all the patterns for those of us who are not experts!
so weit ist die anleitung ok aber wie viele maschen muss man abhnehmen ?
Is het mogelijk om dat breipatroon in het Nederlands te vertalen!
Mvg [email protected]
Is het mogelijk om dat breipatroon van die poes te vertalen in het Nederlands
Mvg Christine truye
I can not make the ears and tail, it is so hard to 5 sc in a round. The color black is awful. Any suggestions?
I came hoping to find help with ears. I have her published book and it’s a similar ear pattern and I’m so stuck.
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Thankyou for this pattern.
I’m new to crochet animals and I’m looking forward to see if mine looks like yours
Maddy
How many stitches are there supposed to be in the last two rows of the cat’s head?
Used this pattern to add a cat to my postbox topper, so cute.
Absolutely adorable and it looks so easy to do. This is exactly what I have been looking for. Thank you for sharing your creativity.