Monya the kitten crochet pattern

With this free amigurumi pattern you will get a sweet kitten about 14 cm (5.5″‘) high. The kitten is easy and fast to crochet using only basic crochet stitches.

Materials:

• Yarn: Himalaya Dolphin Baby or YarnArt Dolce
• Alize Softy yarn for muzzle
• Hook size: 4.0 mm
• 8 mm safety eyes
• Safetyn nose
• Thin thread in the tone of yarn for sewing details together
• Some heavy gauge fishing line (0.23 mm) for the whiskers
• Sewing needle and scissors
• Fiberfill

Abbreviations:
R = row
mc = magic circle
sc = single crochet
hdc = half double crochet
dc = double crochet
inc = 2 sc in the next stitch
dec = single crochet 2 stitches together
F.o. = fasten off
(12) = number of stitches you should have at the end of the round/row
( )x 6 = repeat whatever is between the brackets the number of times stated

Free amigurumi kitten pattern

Arms (make 2)
With white yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (1 sc, inc)x 3 (9)
Change to main color:
R 3-4. 9 sc (2 rows)
Stuff the bottom of the arm with fiberfill.
R 5. (1 sc, dec)x 3 (6)
R 6-8. 6 sc (3 rows)
Fold top of arm flat and 3 sc through both sides across.
F.o.

Legs (make 2)
With white yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc)x 6 (12)
Change to main color:
R 3-4: 12 sc (2 rows)
Stuff the bottom of the leg with fiberfill.
R 5: (1 sc, dec)х 4 (8)
R 6-8: 8 sc (3 rows)
Fold top of leg flat and 4 sc through both sides across.
F.o.

 

Head
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc)x 6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc)x 6 (18)
R 4: (2 sc, inc)x 6 (24)
R 5: (3 sc, inc)x 6 (30)
R 6-9: 30 sc (4 rows)
Insert safety eyes on R 7.
R 10: (3 sc, dec)x 6 (24)
R 11: (2 sc, dec)x 6 (18)
R 12: (1 sc, dec)x 6 (12)
F.o.

Muzzle
With Alize Softy yarn in two threads:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc)x 6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc)x 6 (18)
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Tail
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2-7: 6 sc (6 rows)
R 8: (1 sc, dec)x 2 (4)
Fold top of tail flat and 2 sc through both sides across.
Don’t stuff with fiberfill.
F.o.

Ears (make 2)
R 1: In mc: 1 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc
R 2: Turn work and crochet in the opposite direction: 3 sc, ch, 3 sc
F.o.

Body
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc)x 6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc)x 6 (18)
R 4: (2 sc, inc)x 6 (24)
R 5: 24 sc
R 6: Join legs: 4 sc, 4 sc together with sc of the 1st leg, 8 sc, 4 sc together with sc of the 2nd leg, 4 sc
R 7: 24 sc
R 8: (2 sc, dec)x 6 (18)
R 9-10: 18 sc (2 rows)
R 11: (4 sc, dec)x 3 (15)
R 12: Join arms: 3 sc, (1 sc, dec – together with sc of the 1st arm), 2 sc, dec, 1 sc, (1 sc, dec – together with sc of the 2nd arm),1 sc (12)
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Assembly
1. Sew muzzle to the head under R 7, making an oval shape. Insert safety nose and put some fiberfill inside before you finish.
2. Use white thread to divide the muzzle in the middle.
3. Sew tail between R 4 and R 5.
4. Sew ears on the head.
5. Embroider eye brows with black floss.
6. Attach whiskers made of fishing line to the muzzle.
7. Sew head to the body.