Meowing from this free crochet cat amigurumi pattern are all the spooky scenes of haunted Halloween nights—tree limbs stretching out like skeletal arms in the moonlight, the soft, rhythmic scratching of claws in the silence of a dark night, and the whip of a tail slinking out of sight as it moves onto its next adventure…
With Halloween inching towards you like a ghost in the night, how better to soothe your shaking hands than with this free crochet cat amigurumi pattern!
So, without further ado, here is the pattern for the Cat Pocket Pet, part 3 of 3 in the Halloween Pocket Pets collection!
Pattern Information | Free Crochet Cat Amigurumi
Supplies:
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- Size H-8 (5 mm) crochet hook
- Medium (4) weight yarn in 1 color:
- Yarn A – orange (example uses Caron One Pound: Faded Brick)
- 10mm black safety eyes (x2)
- Pink embroidery floss (Optional; can be replaced with pink yarn)
- Pink yarn (example uses Red Heart Super Saver: Baby Pink)
- Polyester fiberfill
- Yarn needle
- Scissors
- Stitch markers
Alternate Yarn Supplies:
Color Variation 2 (as seen on the left in cover photo):
All supplies remain the same, except for the following replacements:
- Medium (4) weight yarn in 1 color:
- Yarn A – dark gray (example uses Red Heart Super Saver: Charcoal)
- Pink embroidery floss or yarn (example uses Red Heart Super Saver: Perfect Pink)
- Black yarn (example uses Red Heart Super Saver: Black)
Terminology:
This free crochet cat amigurumi pattern uses English (US) terminology:
- st (sts) = stitch (stitches)
- ch = chain stitch
- sl st = slip stitch
- sc = single crochet
- sc2tog = single crochet 2 together (over the span of 2 stitches), also known as a decrease
- sc3tog = single crochet 3 together (over the span of 3 stitches)
- hdc = half double crochet
- dc = double crochet
- sk = skip
Please note that this pattern is written so that each crochet stitch abbreviation is attached to a number, such as 1sc, 2sc, etc. This number denotes how many of that stitch is to be worked into the same stitch.
In other words, 1sc = one single crochet, whereas 2sc = two single crochet worked into one stitch, also known as an increase.
Special Stitch Instructions | Free Crochet Cat Amigurumi
Please read through all special stitch instructions carefully before beginning your project, as some techniques may be unique to this pattern.
This pattern is worked in the round, with each round joined at the end with a slip stitch. Unless otherwise instructed, the first stitch of your next round will always be worked into the same stitch as your joining slip stitch has been worked into.
Be sure to always keep the ‘right side’ of your stitches facing outwards as you work. The right side is the front side of the stitch that is facing you as you are completing each stitch.
Single Crochet:
This pattern uses a variation of the traditional single crochet stitch, sometimes referred to as the YU/YO (yarn under/yarn over) method.
Instead of yarning over before pulling through, this method utilizes a yarn under technique on the first pass of each stitch, as seen below.
Begin by inserting your hook into the next stitch, then yarn under (not over) as shown above. Pull through the stitch, then yarn over as normal and pull through both loops on your hook to complete your single crochet.
Using the above technique produces a slightly tighter and stiffer fabric than traditional single crochet stitches. This method minimizes holes between stitches, improves shaping, and decreases stitch slanting.
This pattern will still work with the traditional technique of single crochet stitches, so choose what works best for you—just be wary that your project may result in having slight visual differences than those shown in examples if using the traditional method.
Invisible Decrease:
This pattern uses a variation of the single crochet decrease stitch, often called an invisible decrease. This method produces a tighter stitch that improves shaping and blends in more seamlessly with regular stitches.
Insert your hook into the front loop only of the next stitch, then insert into the front loop only of the second stitch in the same way.
Yarn under (not over) as shown above and pull through both front loops. Yarn over as normal and pull through both loops on your hook to complete your invisible decrease.
Joining Rounds:
Unless otherwise stated, each round in this pattern is joined at the end with a slip stitch into the first stitch of the round, followed by one or more chain stitches.
For a cleaner seam, and to ensure that these stitches are not accidentally worked into later, tighten both the slip stitch and chain as shown below.
Hold your working loop firmly on your hook and pull up with your hook until your slip stitch is tight. Then, pull back on your working tail until your loop is back to fitting snugly around your hook.
Repeat these steps with the following one or more chain stitches before your next round, as well.
Unless otherwise instructed, the first stitch of your next round will always be worked into the same stitch as your joining slip stitch has been worked into.
Pattern Instructions | Free Crochet Cat Amigurumi
Crochet Cat Ears:
With yarn A (orange), make a magic ring (or ch 4, sl st into 1st st to form ring, ch 1).
Rnd 1: 6sc into ring, sl st into 1st st to join, ch 1 (6).
Rnd 2: [1sc into each of next 2 sts, 2sc into next st] 2 times, join, ch 1 (8).
Rnd 3: [2sc into next st, 1sc into each of next 3 sts] 2 times, join, ch 1 (10).
Rnd 4: [1sc into each of next 4 sts, 2sc into next st] 2 times, join, ch 1 (12).
Rnd 5: 1sc into each st around, join (12).
Fasten off yarn A and leave a long tail for sewing. Set aside for now.
Repeat rounds 1 to 6, 1 more time, for a total of 2 crochet cat ears. Then, continue to round 1 of your head.
Crochet Cat Head – Rounds 1 to 13:
With yarn A (orange), make a magic ring (or ch 4, sl st into 1st st to form ring, ch 1).
Rnd 1: 6sc into ring, sl st into 1st st to join, ch 1 (6).
Rnd 2: 2sc into each st around, join, ch 1 (12).
Rnd 3: [1sc into next st, 2sc into next st] 3 times, [1sc into next st, 3sc into next st, 1sc into next st] 2 times, join, ch 1 (19).
Rnd 4: [2sc into next st, 1sc into each of next 2 sts] 3 times, [1sc into each of next 2 sts, 3sc into next st, 1sc into each of next 2 sts] 2 times, join, ch 1 (26).
Rnd 5: [1sc into each of next 3 sts, 2sc into next st] 3 times, [1sc into each of next 3 sts, 3sc into next st, 1sc into each of next 3 sts] 2 times, join, ch 1 (33).
Rnd 6: 1sc into each st around, join, ch 1 (33).
Rnds 7 to 12 (6 rnds): repeat rnd 6 (33).
Rnd 13: sc2tog over next 2 sts, 1sc into each of next 30 sts, 2sc into next st, join, ch 1 (33).
Secure your working loop with a stitch marker and follow the instructions below for adding the eyes, blush, nose, and ears before continuing to round 14 of your crochet cat head.
Adding Eyes:
Using the example piece below as reference, insert both safety eyes through the center of the front of your crochet cat head.
The front of the head should be on the flattest side (between your 3sc increases in rounds 3 to 5), a quarter turn before your joining seam.
The safety eyes should be inserted between rounds 10 and 11 and should sit 6 stitches apart.
Adding Blush:
Rotate your piece so that the beginning rounds face upwards and your last round faces downwards.
Using the example piece below as reference, embroider a blush line using pink embroidery floss or yarn next to each eye.
Each blush line should start 1 round down (between rounds 11 and 12) and 1 stitch outwards from where each eye was inserted, and span 1 stitch length outwards (away from the center of the face).
Begin by inserting your needle from inside to outside, 1 round down and 1 stitch outwards from where you’ve inserted the eye.
Pull through, leaving some tail inside for tying later. Then, insert your needle back in, 1 more stitch outwards.
If using yarn, you may skip ahead to tying both ends together on the inside of your piece.
If using embroidery floss, pass your needle back out through the same space as you’ve last exited from and pull through. Reinsert your needle, again, 1 stitch outwards in the same place as before.
Repeat these last steps 3 more times, or until you are satisfied with the size of your blush. Then, gently tie both ends together on the inside of your piece.
Take extra care as you tie your ends not to pull the threads too tight! After finishing your knot, trim any excess length.
Adding Nose:
Using a length of pink yarn and a needle, embroider a nose onto the front of your crochet cat head.
The nose should be embroidered over round 12 and be centered between the eyes. The nose will be 1 round tall.
Begin by inserting your needle from inside to outside, 1 round down and 3 stitches to the right from where you’ve inserted the left eye, and pull through, leaving some tail inside for tying later.
Then, insert your needle back in, 1 more round downwards, and back out through the same space as you’ve last exited from. Repeat this step 4 more times, or until you feel satisfied with the bulkiness of the nose.
On the next pass, insert your needle 1 round downwards again, as before, but do not exit. Instead, pull through and remove your needle.
Then, gently tie both ends together on the inside of your piece, taking extra care not to pull the threads too tight! After knotting, trim any excess length.
Adding Ears:
Retrieve both ears that you’ve set aside earlier. Rotate each ear so that your first round faces upwards and the open end, or last round, faces downwards.
Then, flatten each ear so that the end tail leftover from fastening off is at one end of the flattened ear.
Using the tail leftover from fastening off, you will now be attaching both ears onto the top of the head, along the open edge that is the last round of each ear.
Optionally, you may first sew along the flattened bottom edge of each ear before attaching to the head, or you may choose to sew the layers together at the same time as attaching to the head. Choose whichever method works best for you!
Align your first ear so that the one end of the flattened ear sits roughly above the first 3sc you worked in round 3, with the rest of the bottom edge of the ear spanning outwards, away from the center of the piece.
For best results, try giving your ear a slight curve as you sew, to give it a more natural concave ear shape.
However, for an easier option, you may sew it in a straight line outwards, instead.
Sew along the entire length of the bottom edge of the ear, then secure with a knot on the interior of your piece. Trim any excess length.
Repeat on the other side of your crochet cat head, with the second ear starting roughly over the second 3sc you worked in round 3 and spanning outwards.
Crochet Cat Head – Rounds 14 to 16:
Continue to the next round and begin stuffing as you go.
Rnd 14: [sc2tog over next 2 sts, 1sc into each of next 3 sts] 3 times, [1sc into each of next 3 sts, sc3tog over next 3 sts, 1sc into each of next 3 sts] 2 times, join, ch 1 (26).
Rnd 15: [1sc into each of next 2 sts, sc2tog over next 2 sts] 3 times, [1sc into each of next 2 sts, sc3tog over next 3 sts, 1sc into each of next 2 sts] 2 times, join, ch 1 (19).
Rnd 16: [sc2tog over next 2 sts, 1sc into next st] 3 times, [1sc into next st, sc3tog over next 3 sts, 1sc into next st] 2 times, join (12).
Fasten off yarn A and leave a short tail for tying. Set aside for now.
Crochet Cat Arms:
With yarn A (orange), make a magic ring (or ch 4, sl st into 1st st to form ring, ch 1).
Rnd 1: 6sc into ring, sl st into 1st st to join, ch 1 (6).
Rnd 2: 1sc into each st around, join, ch 1 (6).
Rnd 3: 1sc into each st around, join, ch 1 (6).
Rnd 4: 1sc into each st around, join, ch 1 (6).
Rnd 5: 1sc into each st around, join, ch 1 (6).
Rnd 6: 1sc into each st around, join, ch 1 (6).
Rnd 7: 1sc into each st around, join (6).
Fasten off and set aside for now.
Repeat rounds 1 to 7 to create a second arm, then continue to the instructions for the crochet cat tail below.
Crochet Cat Tail:
With yarn A (orange), make a magic ring (or ch 4, sl st into 1st st to form ring, ch 1).
Rnd 1: 6sc into ring, sl st into 1st st to join, ch 1 (6).
Rnd 2: 1sc into next st, 1hdc into next st, 1dc into each of next 2 sts, 1hdc into next st, 1sc into next st, join, ch 1 (6).
Rnd 3: 1sc into next st, 1hdc into next st, 1dc into each of next 2 sts, 1hdc into next st, 1sc into next st, join, ch 1 (6).
Rnd 4: 1sc into next st, 1hdc into next st, 1dc into each of next 2 sts, 1hdc into next st, 1sc into next st, join, ch 1 (6).
Rnd 5: 1sc into next st, 1hdc into next st, 1dc into each of next 2 sts, 1hdc into next st, 1sc into next st, join, ch 1 (6).
Rnd 6: 1sc into next st, 1hdc into next st, 1dc into each of next 2 sts, 1hdc into next st, 1sc into next st, join (6).
Fasten off yarn A and leave an end tail for sewing. Set aside for now.
Crochet Legs – Rounds 1 to 5:
With yarn A (orange), make a magic ring (or ch 4, sl st into 1st st to form ring, ch 1).
Rnd 1: 6sc into ring, sl st into 1st st to join, ch 1 (6).
Rnd 2: [1sc into each of next 2 sts, 2sc into next st] 2 times, join, ch 1 (8).
Rnd 3: [2sc into next st, 1sc into each of next 3 sts] 2 times, join, ch 1 (10).
Rnd 4: [1sc into each of next 4 sts, 2sc into next st] 2 times, join, ch 1 (12).
Rnd 5: [2sc into next st, 1sc into each of next 3 sts] 3 times, join (15).
This will be leg #1. Fasten off and leave a tail (~8 to 12 inches) for sewing. Set aside for now.
With yarn A (orange), make a magic ring (or ch 4, sl st into 1st st to form ring, ch 1).
Rnd 1: 6sc into ring, sl st into 1st st to join, ch 1 (6).
Rnd 2: [1sc into each of next 2 sts, 2sc into next st] 2 times, join, ch 1 (8).
Rnd 3: [2sc into next st, 1sc into each of next 3 sts] 2 times, join, ch 1 (10).
Rnd 4: [1sc into each of next 4 sts, 2sc into next st] 2 times, join, ch 1 (12).
Rnd 5: [2sc into next st, 1sc into each of next 3 sts] 3 times, join, ch 1 (15).
This will be leg #2. Do not fasten off, as you will be working directly off of leg #2 to join both legs together.
Joining Legs (Round 6):
Retrieve leg #1 that you’ve set aside earlier and leave it on standby. You will be working round 6 around part of both legs to join them.
Rnd 6: 1sc into each of next 12 sts of leg #2, sk last 3 sts of leg #2, 1sc into 1st st of leg #1, 1sc into each of next 11 sts of leg #1, sk last 3 sts of leg #1, sl st into 1st st of rnd to join, ch 1 (24).
Secure your working loop with a stitch marker and follow the instructions below for sewing the legs together before continuing to round 7.
You will now see that both leg pieces are joined together, with the exception of 3 stitches of each on the inside of the piece.
Using the 8-12 inch tail left over from leg #1, sew this inside slit closed.
For best results, try sewing a total of 5 pairs of stitches together—the 3 pairs of stitches that were not worked into during round 6, as well as each pair of stitches on either side of this length (where the 1st and 24th stitches of round 6 were worked into and the 12th and 13th stitches were worked into).
Secure your sewing with a knot to the interior of the piece and trim any excess tail. Remove your stitch marker and continue to round 7 of the crochet cat body.
Crochet Cat Body – Rounds 7 to 12:
Rnd 7: 1sc into each st around, join, ch 1 (24).
Rnd 8: [sc2tog over next 2 sts, 1sc into each of next 6 sts] 3 times, join, ch 1 (21).
Rnd 9: [1sc into each of next 5 sts, sc2tog over next 2 sts] 3 times, join, ch 1 (18).
Rnd 10: [sc2tog over next 2 sts, 1sc into each of next 4 sts] 3 times, join, ch 1 (15).
Rnd 11: [1sc into each of next 3 sts, sc2tog over next 2 sts] 3 times, join, ch 1 (12).
Retrieve both arms set aside earlier and flatten the top round of each arm so that the stitches form 2 parallel lines of 3 stitches each.
During round 12, you will be working through both layers of the arm and the current round of the body simultaneously to connect the arms onto the body.
Alternatively, if you have trouble with this method, you may instead work a normal round of single crochet stitches (1sc into each st around, join).
If finished this way, the arms may then be sewn onto the body individually, using a length of yarn A, between rounds 11 and 12 on either side of the body.
Choose whichever method works best for you!
Rnd 12: 1sc into next st, 1sc into each of next 3 sts of both arm and body together, 1sc into each of next 4 sts, 1sc into each of next 3 sts of both arm and body together, 1sc into next st, join (12).
Fasten off yarn A and leave a long (~3 ft) tail for sewing. Do not stuff yet.
Follow the instructions below for making and adding the tail onto the body before stuffing.
Attaching Tail:
Using your end tail leftover from fastening off of the tail, sew the tail onto the lower back of the body, roughly over rounds 7 and 8.
Sew around the entire circumference of your crochet cat tail, then secure your sewing with a knot. Trim and weave in any excess length.
Finish off the body by stuffing your piece until it is full, then continue to the instructions for sewing the body and the head together below.
Attaching Head:
Retrieve the head set aside earlier and align it in your desired direction on top of the body.
With the long end tail leftover from fastening off of the body, sew around the entire circumference of the head and body, stitch by stitch, to connect both pieces together.
If you have trouble getting your needle into the crevice between the head and neck, try sewing very loosely, as shown above, leaving a large gap between the head and the body for you to more easily maneuver in.
Then, once you’ve completed sewing around the full circumference, you may go back and tighten each strand of your sewing individually. Just be careful to tighten the strands in the same sequence as you’ve sewn them!
Once your head and body are connected, secure your sewing with a knot to the end tail from the head, or to a nearby stitch, trim your tail, and weave in any excess length.
Conclusion | Free Crochet Cat Amigurumi
And with that, you’re done the free crochet Cat Pocket Pet pattern! If you enjoyed this pattern, be sure to check out its two companion patterns in the Halloween Pocket Pets collection: the Bat Pocket Pet, and the Spider Pocket Pet!
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