DIY Cuddly Companion: Adorable Black Cat Free Crochet Pattern
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I’m so excited to share this super adorable cuddly cat pattern with you! Grab your hooks, yarn, and let’s dive right into it. Let’s Get Hooked!
Materials Needed
- Black chenille yarn of ~4mm thick (200g), cotton/acrylic yarn in white, black, brown
- 4mm and 3mm crochet hook
- Felt cloth in black, brown, and yellow
- Stuffing material
- Darning needle, glue, scissors
Crochet Abbreviations
Abbreviations are in US terminology.
- Ch – Chain
- mr – magic ring
- st – stitch
- R – round / row
- sc – single crochet
- inc – increase
- dec – decrease
- dc – double crochet
- slst – slip stitch
- BLO – back loops only
- * – repeat
- [] – total stitch count in each round
Do not miss out any details! Open this video as you crochet along to make the process more effective and time-saving.
Hands ( make 2 )
Start with black chenille yarn and 4mm hook.
Start with a magic ring.
R1 6sc in mr [6]
R2 (1sc, 1inc)*3 [9]
R3-R9 1sc in each stitch (7 rounds) [9]
- Stuff the hands lightly.
- Close the hands by crocheting the opposite stitches together with 4sc.
- Cut the yarn.
- Watch this part of the tutorial to see a detailed explanation on how to close hands.
Legs
Start with black chenille yarn and 4mm hook.
Start with a magic ring.
R1 7sc in mr [7]
R2 7inc [14]
R3-R4 1sc in each stitch (2 rounds) [14]
- Make 2 legs. Cut the yarn after making the first leg. DO NOT cut the yarn after making the second leg.
Connecting the Legs and Continuing the Body
- Make 2ch and connect to the last stitch of the first leg by making 1sc, which will be the first sc of our new round!
- Watch this part of the tutorial for a more detailed explanation.
- Start counting from R1 again, as this is the beginning of the body part.
R1 14sc (on first leg), 2sc on ch, 14sc (on second leg), 2sc on ch [32]
R2 14sc, 2inc, 15sc, 1inc [35]
R3-R8 1sc in each stitch (6 rounds) [35]
R9 (5sc, 1dec)*5 [30]
R10 (4sc, 1dec)*5 [25]
Start stuffing the body and continue stuffing after each following round!
R11 (3sc, 1dec)*5 [20]
Crochet this round together with the hands!
R12 3sc, (4sc together with hand), 6sc, (4sc together with hand), 3sc [20]
- Watch this part of the tutorial to see how to connect the hands to the body.
Continuing to the Head
R13 1sc in each stitch [20]
R14 20inc [40]
R15 (4sc, 1inc)*8 [48]
R16-R25 1sc in each stitch (10 rounds) [48]
R26 (6sc, 1dec)*6 [42]
R27 (5sc, 1dec)*6 [36]
R28 (2sc, 1dec, 2sc)*6 [30]
Start stuffing the head and continue stuffing after each following round!
R29 (3sc, 1dec)*6 [24]
R30 (1sc, 1dec, 1sc)*6 [18]
R31 (1sc, 1dec)*6 [12]
R32 6dec [6]
- Cut the yarn and close the head.
- Watch this part of the video to see how to close the amigurumi hole.
Ears
Start with black chenille yarn and 4mm hook.
Start with a magic ring.
R1 6sc in mr [6]
R2 6inc [12]
R3 1sc in each stitch [12]
R4 (2sc, 1inc)*4 [16]
R5-R6 1sc in each stitch [16]
- DO NOT stuff the ears
- Close the ears by crocheting the opposite stitches together with 7sc.
- Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail.
- Sew the ears between R24 & R29 of the head in line with the hands.
Eyes ( make 2 )
Start with white cotton/acrylic yarn and 3mm hook.
- Start with a magic ring.
- Connect with a slst at the end of a round and start a new round with ch1.
- slst and ch1 are NOT included in our total stitch count.
R1 7sc in mr, 1slst (into the first sc) [7]
R2 Ch1, 7inc, 1slst (into the first sc) [14]
R3 Ch1, (1sc, 1inc)*7 [21]
- Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail.
- Using the darning needle, insert the needle into the first stitch of R3, come back to the final stitch, and insert into BLO and the loop underneath.
- Weave the end into the right side of the eyes.
- Cut the yarn.
- Glue the eyes between R18 & R22 of the head with 4sc apart between two eyes.
- Cut the black felt cloth into two circles of about 1cm, and Glue them onto the white eye applique.
- Cut the brown felt cloth into an oval shape and glue it between R19 & R20.
- Cut the yellow felt cloth into two triangles and glue them to the ears.
- Watch this part of the video to see how to assemble the eyes, nose, and ears.
Whiskers
Start with black cotton/acrylic yarn and 3mm hook.
- Insert the hook two stitches apart from the eyes and bring the yarn.
- Make 10ch for upper whisker and cut the yarn.
- Insert the hook two roles below the upper whisker and bring the yarn.
- Make 8ch for lower whisker and cut the yarn.
- Repeat the same process to make upper and lower whiskers on the other side.
- Watch this part of the tutorial on how to make the whiskers.
Scarf
Start with brown cotton/acrylic yarn and 3mm hook.
Start with a slip knot.
- Make ch of around 16 inches (or as you desire, if you want a shorter or longer scarf).
- Starting from the 3rd ch from the hook, make 1dc into each ch all the way until the end.
- Make 1ch and cut the yarn, leaving the ends.
- Wrap the scarf around the neck.
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🌸
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