How to Crochet a Small Kitty: A Complete Guide

Crocheting a small kitty can be a delightful and rewarding experience. Whether you are a seasoned crocheter or just starting out, creating a cute little feline can bring joy and satisfaction to your day. The soft yarn gently flowing through your fingers as you skillfully craft each stitch to form the adorable shape of a kitty's body is a calming and enjoyable process.

From choosing the perfect colors for its fur to adding the finishing touches like whiskers and a tail, every stage of making a crochet small kitty is filled with creativity and warmth. Once completed, your little handmade creation will become a charming companion, brightening up any space with its cuteness and handmade charm.

Supplies

• 3.5mm crochet hook
• Bernat Handicrafter Cotton Yarn
• 8mm safety eyes
• Needle and black embroidery thread

The Pattern

RND 1: Starting at the bottom of your kitty, sc x 6 in a magic ring, or ch x 2 and do 6 sc in the second chain from your hook (6)

RND 2: inc x 6 (12)

RND 3: [sc, inc] 6 times (18)

RND 4: [sc, inc] 9 times (27)

RND 5: sc x 27 (27)

RND 6: sc x 2, [sc x 4, inc] 5 times (32)

RND 7-8: sc x 32 (32)

RND 9: sc x 2, [sc x 4, dec] 5 times (27)

RND 10: sc x 27 (27)

RND 11: You will be placing your eyes in this round, sc x 12, place your first safety eye in the last stitch you just did, sc x 2, place your second eye, sc x 13 (27)

RND 12: sc x 2, [sc x 3, dec] 5 times (22)

RND 13-14: sc x 22 (22)

RND 15: sc x 2, [sc x 3, dec] 4 times (18)

RND 16: You will be starting the first ear, skip 11 stitches, sc x 7 (7)

RND 17: sc x 7 (7)

RND 18: [sc, dec] 2 times (5)

RND 19: dec x 2 closed, fasten off (2)

Second Ear

RND 1: With the back of your cat facing you, in the third stitch over from your first ear, sc in that stitch, sc x 6 (7)

RND 2: sc x 7 (7)

RND 3: [sc, dec] 2 times (5)

RND 4: dec x 2 closed, fasten off (2)

Tail

RND 1: Starting at the tip of your cat's tail, sc x 6 in a magic ring, or ch x 2 and do 6 sc in the second chain from your hook (6)

RND 2: sc x 6 (6)

RND 3: dec, sc x 4 (5)

RND 4-9: sc x 5, fasten off at the end of rnd 9 (5)

Assembly

Stuff your cat firmly. Sew the top of its head closed between the ears. Sew in the tail. Now sew on whiskers and a mouth!