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Adorable Crochet Sushi Cats : Free Pattern

Welcome to the first crochet project of the year! 🎉 This week, I’m sharing a super fun and adorable tutorial to make your very own SushiCat. 🐱🍣

This quirky little amigurumi is the perfect mix of cute and creative! Whether you’re a sushi fan or just love making playful crochet projects, you will definitely love this pattern.

Grab your hooks, pick out some yarn, and let’s get hooked.

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Materials Needed

Cotton(5ply) , Acrylic, Sport or Thin Chenille yarn in White, Black, Orange, Dark Pink, Yellow
3mm crochet hook
Stuffing material
UHU Glue
stitch markers, darning needle, pins and scissors

Crochet Abbreviations

Ch – Chain
st – stitch
mr – magic ring
sc – single crochet
inc – increase
dec – decrease
Bob – bobble stitch
dc – double crochet
BLO – back loop only
FLO – front loop only
slst – slip stitch
*- repeat
[] – total stitch count in each round/row

Do not miss out any details! Open this video as you crochet along to make the process more effective and timesaving.

Body

Note: For this part, we’ll use joined rounds, meaning to connect with a slst into the 1st sc after every round. Start every new round with a Ch1, and start again from the sc that you just made a slst into. Ch1 and slst are NOT included in our total stitch count.

Start with a slip knot using black or white yarn.

Make 10ch.

R1 Starting from 2^nd ch from the hook, 1inc, 7sc, (4sc in one ch), 7sc, 1inc, 1slst (into the 1^st sc of R1) [22]

R2 Ch1, 1sc, (3sc in on st), 7sc, (3sc in on st), 2sc, (3sc in on st), 7sc, (3sc in on st), 1sc, 1slst [30]

R3 Ch1, 2sc, (3sc in on st), 9sc, (3sc in on st), 4sc, (3sc in on st), 9sc, (3sc in on st), 2sc, 1slst [38]

R4 Ch1, 3sc, (3sc in on st), 11sc, (3sc in on st), 6sc, (3sc in on st), 11sc, (3sc in on st), 3sc, 1slst [46]

R5-R9 Ch1, 46sc, 1slst (5 rounds) [46]

BOB st in R10 are made of 4dc only.
Watch this part of the tutorial to see how to make a 4dc bobble st.

R10 Ch1, 4sc, 1BOB, 13sc, 1BOB, 8sc, 1BOB, 13sc, 1BOB, 4sc, 1slst [46]

R11 Ch1, 3sc, (3sc dec), 11sc, (3sc dec), 6sc, (3sc dec), 11sc, (3sc dec), 3sc, 1slst [38]

R12 Ch1, 2sc, (3sc dec), 9sc, (3sc dec), 4sc, (3sc dec), 9sc, (3sc dec), 2sc, 1slst [30]

Start stuffing the body after R12 and continue stuffing after each following round.

R13 Ch1, (3sc,1dec) *6, 1slst [24]

R14 Ch1, (2sc, 1dec) *6, 1slst [18]

R15 Ch1, (1sc, 1dec) *6, 1slst [12]

R16 Ch1, 6dec [6]

Cut the yarn leaving a long tail.
Close the remaining hole using a darning needle. Watch this part of the tutorial for a more detailed explanation on this part.

Embroider the Face

Using three strands of black yarn, embroider the eyes on R7 in the middle with 6sc apart between two eyes.
Embroider two whiskers beside each, eye using the two strands of yarn.
Watch this part of the tutorial to see how to embroider the face.

Ears

Crochet the ears directly across R3 to R5.
Watch this part of the tutorial for a more detailed explanation.

Ch3, starting from 2^nd ch from the hook, 1sc, 1dc, skip 1round (R4), 1slst on the body.

Cut the yarn and weave in the ends.

Tail

Crochet the tail directly onto the body just like the ears on R5 right in the middle.

Ch6, starting from 2^nd ch from the hook, 1slst, 4sc

Cut the yarn and weave in the ends.

Salmon Eggs

Start with a slip knot using Orange yarn.

Make 50ch

Starting from 3^rd ch from the hook, (3dc cluster st, skip 1ch, 1sc) *16

Watch this part of the tutorial for a more detailed explanation.

Fish

Start with a slip knot using dark pink yarn.

Make 7ch.

R1 Starting from 2^nd ch from the hook,1inc, 4sc, (4sc in one ch), 4sc, 1inc, 1slst [16]

R2 Ch1, (3sc, 1inc) *4, 1slst [20]

R3-R11 Ch1, 20sc, 1slst (9 rounds) [20]

R12 Ch1, (3sc, 1dec) *4, 1slst [16]

Cut the yarn leaving a long tail.
Close the meat and embroider white stripes using the white yarn.

Omelet

Start with a slip knot using the Yellow yarn.

Make 13ch

R1 Starting from 2^nd ch from the hook,12slst

R2 BLO, 12slst

Repeat R2 until you get the desired width. I repeated mine until it was 4cm wide.
Cut the yarn leaving a long tail.

Seaweed Strip

Start with a slip knot using black yarn.

Make 3ch

R1 Starting from 2^nd ch from the hook, 2sc [2]

R2 Ch1 & turn, 2sc [2]

Repeat R2 until you get the desired length which fits perfectly for your sushi cat.

Assembly

You can use glue or sew the food together with the cats. I used a mix of glue and remaining yarn tails to sew.
You can the tutorial starting from here where I show how to assemble and shape each sushi cat.
This part can be quite challenging especially for beginners but if you are patient and you take it one step at a time, you will get a super adorable amigurumi which you diligently made with your own hands.

And there you have it! You’ve done an amazing job getting this far. Take a moment to admire your work—you’ve put in the effort, and it shows. It might not be perfect, but it’s a reflection of your creativity and dedication, and that’s what truly matters. Be proud of what you’ve accomplished!

[ From Ash ] 𐙚

Hi there🌸

Thank you for checking out my crochet pattern! I hope you find joy and inspiration in the patterns I share.

If you create any amigurumi using my patterns, I would be thrilled and honored if you could give me credit in your posts. Sharing your creations and crediting the pattern helps our crochet community grow and allows others to find and enjoy these patterns too. 🧶✨

I’m grateful for your support and can’t wait to see your beautiful work. Feel free to leave a comment if you have any questions or just want to share your project.

Happy crocheting! ❤️