There's an updated version of this pattern with clear instructions and little changes to the tail over on my new blog.
Do you like cats? I'm not much of a cat person but they hands down take the lead when it comes to cuteness. It's hard not to love these fluffy little furballs with big adorable eyes. I really loved making this chubby cat that i couldn't stop at just one. Let's see how to make these adorable chubby cats.
Materials needed:
ch - chain.
sc - single crochet.
I really hope you guys like the tutorial. Have a great day! Much love :)
Materials needed:
- Acrylic yarn in pink and lavender colour ( i have used 4ply/ sport weight acrylic yarn).
- Crochet hook according to the size of your yarn ( i have used 2mm hook).
- Poly fiber fill
- Tapestry needle
- Safety eyes or flat back black beads for eyes (I have used 8mm flatback bead).
- Black embroidery thread
ch - chain.
sc - single crochet.
dec - sc 2 together.
rep ** - repeat stitches between **.
Head and body:
Using pink colour yarn,
R1: 6 sc in magic ring (6).
R2: 2sc in each st (12).
R3: *sc in next st, 2 sc in next st*, rep **(18).
R4: *sc in next 2 st, 2 sc in next st*, rep ** (24).
R5: *sc in next 3 st, 2sc in next st*, rep ** (30).
rep ** - repeat stitches between **.
Head and body:
Using pink colour yarn,
R1: 6 sc in magic ring (6).
R2: 2sc in each st (12).
R3: *sc in next st, 2 sc in next st*, rep **(18).
R4: *sc in next 2 st, 2 sc in next st*, rep ** (24).
R5: *sc in next 3 st, 2sc in next st*, rep ** (30).
R6: *sc in next 4 st, 2sc in next st*, rep ** (36).
R7: *sc in next 5 st, 2 sc in next st*, rep ** (42).
R8-19: sc in each st (42).
If using safety eyes, insert them between R10 and R11 with 6 or 7 stitches inbetween.
R20: *sc in next 5 st, dec in next st*, rep ** (36)
R21: *sc in next 4 st, dec in next st*, rep ** (30)
R22: *sc in next 3 st, dec in next st*, rep** (24)
R23: *sc in next 2 st, dec in next st*, rep** (18)
Start stuffing and stuff as you go.
R24: *sc in next st, dec in next st*, rep** (12)
R25: sc dec all around (6)
Finish stuffing firmly and Fasten off and sew the ends.
Ears: (Make 2)
R1: 4sc in magic ring (4).
R2: *sc in next, 2 sc in next st*, rep ** (6).
R3: *sc in next, 2 sc in next st*, rep ** (9).
R4: *sc in next 2 st, 2sc in next st*, rep ** (12).
R8-19: sc in each st (42).
If using safety eyes, insert them between R10 and R11 with 6 or 7 stitches inbetween.
R20: *sc in next 5 st, dec in next st*, rep ** (36)
R21: *sc in next 4 st, dec in next st*, rep ** (30)
R22: *sc in next 3 st, dec in next st*, rep** (24)
R23: *sc in next 2 st, dec in next st*, rep** (18)
Start stuffing and stuff as you go.
R24: *sc in next st, dec in next st*, rep** (12)
R25: sc dec all around (6)
Finish stuffing firmly and Fasten off and sew the ends.
Ears: (Make 2)
R1: 4sc in magic ring (4).
R2: *sc in next, 2 sc in next st*, rep ** (6).
R3: *sc in next, 2 sc in next st*, rep ** (9).
R4: *sc in next 2 st, 2sc in next st*, rep ** (12).
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
Legs: (Make 4)
5 sc in magic ring.
Legs: (Make 4)
5 sc in magic ring.
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
Assembling:
Tail:
Using lavender colour yarn,
R1: 6 sc in magic ring (6).
R2: *sc in next 2 st, 2 sc in next st*, rep ** (8).
R3: sc in each st (8).
Switch to pink colour,
R4 - 6: sc in each st (8).
Switch to lavender colour,
R7 - 8: sc in each st (8).
Switch to pink colour,
R9 - 10: sc in each st (8)
Switch to lavender colour,
R11 - 12: sc in each st (8).
Switch to pink colour,
R13 - 14: sc in each st (8).
Stuff a little and fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
Stuff a little and fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
- Place the ears at the end of R3 spanning till the end of R8 on either sides of the head.
- If using flatback beads, place them between R10 and R11.
- Embroider the mouth and add in whiskers. For the mouth embroider a inverted v shape and a small straight line over that. Sew the whiskers one stitch apart from the side of the eyes.
- Place the forelegs at R14-15 on either sides.
- Place the hind legs a little slanting at R20-21 on either sides.
- Take a strand of lavender colour yarn and sew the stripes on forehead stripes from R2 to R6 and sewed the two side stripes at R15 and R17 of the body.
- Finally attach the tail at the back. I placed them between R21 and R22.
And your chubby lil cat is now ready.
I really hope you guys like the tutorial. Have a great day! Much love :)
I love it :) sooo cute
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DeleteI love the cute cats and you make such nice crochet creations. Thanks for the pattern to make them!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Julie❤
DeleteSo cute... I have to make a few
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DeleteAdorably cute !!!!!
ReplyDeleteAnna
Thank you Anna😊
DeleteCat person here and I find them simply adorable. ♥
ReplyDeletexx Beca
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DeleteI would love to make this how do you get the pattern for free
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ReplyDeleteThis is so cute. I am making this and have gotten to the legs and there is no more directions. Do you have the directions for the legs? Thank you!
ReplyDeleteLegs: (Make 4)
Delete5 sc in magic ring.
Thank you, now I can make a cute doll for my daughter.
ReplyDeleteThis is so cute and easy to follow, thanks so much for this! I am having a hard time making the ears triangular though, is there anything missing from the instructions there or am I just missing something personally? :)
ReplyDeletethank you for your many patterns.
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ReplyDeleteSo very cute! I'm going to make 4 of them for my great-grand-children, they will be thrilled. Thank you for sharing your pattern.
ReplyDeleteoohhh so cute, I am going to try it out :) I hope mine looks somewhere as good as yours :)
ReplyDeleteIs there a video of how to make this lovely amigurumi? :(
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ReplyDeleteAdoring! Love these!
ReplyDeleteHow big is the pusheen? Thank you
ReplyDeleteHi! What size safety eyes did you use?
ReplyDeleteThat's so lovely, thank you so much
ReplyDeleteI loove it so much thx for such a great pattern and thx for explaining so well
ReplyDeletequestion for the ears the first stitch into the single crochet's do you go into the one closet to hook or the one farthest from hook because for some reason I cant do the ears right :( I and realllyyy want to make this its so cute. :D
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