Crochet Amigurumi Plush Kitten

Crochet Amigurumi Plush Kittens are the absolute cutest little companions you could ever make. With their squishy bodies and adorable whiskers, they’re bound to melt anyone's heart! Whether you're making them as gifts or just for yourself, these sweet kittens are a joy to create. The best part is, you can customize them with different colors and accessories to give each one its own unique personality. So grab your yarn and hook, and get ready to crochet your way to a bundle of cuddly, purr-fect kittens that will bring delight to anyone lucky enough to snuggle up with them!

You will need:

• For Pusheen the cat: Ayaz Babyfine yarn (180 m/100 g): grey #1195, dark grey #1130
• For other kittens: YarnArt Dolce Baby (85 m/50 g): orange #852 or milk #745
• YarnArt Jeans yarn: black or pink
• 2.5 mm crochet hook
• 8 mm safety eyes
• 6×8 mm safety nose (optional)
• Stitch marker
• Tapestry needle
• Scissors
• Fiberfill

Abbreviations:
R – row
ch – chain
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet
hdc – half double crochet
inc – increase (2 sc in one stitch)
dec – decrease (2 sc together)
[…] – number of stitches you should have at the end of the row
(…) – repeat whatever is between the brackets the given number of times

Tail
With dark grey yarn:
R 1: 8 sc in magic ring [8]
R 2: 8 sc
Change to grey yarn:
R 3-4: 8 sc (2 rows)
Change to dark grey yarn:
R 5-6: 8 sc (2 rows)
Change to grey yarn:
R 7-8: 8 sc (2 rows)
Change to dark grey yarn:
Cut the grey yarn and fasten off.
R 9: 8 sc
R 10: only 1 sc
Do not stuff the tail.
Fold the top opening flat and 4 sc through both sides.
Cut the yarn and fasten off.

Legs (make 2)
With grey yarn:
R 1: 7 sc in magic ring [7]
R 2-3: 7 sc (2 rows)
R 4: only 1 sc
Do not stuff the leg.
Fold the top opening flat and 3 sc through both sides.
Cut the yarn and fasten off.

Arms (make 2)
With grey yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
R 2-3: 6 sc (2 rows)
R 4: only 1 sc
Do not stuff the arm.
Fold the top opening flat and 3 sc through both sides.
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Body
With grey yarn:
Make 7 ch
R 1: From the 2nd ch from hook: inc, 4 sc, 4 sc in last st, 4 sc, inc [16]
R 2: 2 inc, 4 sc, 4 inc, 4 sc, 2 inc [24]
R 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat 2 times, 4 sc, (1 sc, inc) repeat 4 times, 4 sc, (1 sc, inc) repeat 2 times [32]
R 4: (2 sc, inc) repeat 2 times, 4 sc, (2 sc, inc) repeat 4 times, 4 sc, (2 sc, inc) repeat 2 times [40]
In the next row we will crochet the legs and tail onto the body.
R 5: 5 sc , 3 sc with sc of the 1st leg, 4 sc, 3 sc with sc of the 2nd leg, 13 sc, 4 sc with sc of the tail, 8 sc [40]
R 6-11: 40 sc (6 rows)
R 12: (3 sc, dec) repeat 8 times [32]
R 13-16: 32 sc (4 rows)
If you use a safety nose, insert it in R 16.
R 17: (6 sc, dec) repeat 4 times [28]
Insert safety eyes in R 17 at the distance of 5-6 sc from each other.
R 18-20: 28 sc (3 rows)
In the next row we will crochet the ears on. They must be on the sides of the head.
R 21: 4 hdc, 10 sc, 4 hdc, 9 sc, sl st (28)

Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

With dark grey yarn:
For the grey cat (Pusheen the cat) crochet stripes with 8 surface slip stitches. The first strip between R 13 and R 14, the second one between R 15 and R 16.

Stuff the body with fiberfill.

Sew the top opening edge closed.

Embroider a mouth and whiskers using a black YarnArt Jeans yarn, 3 stripes on the head using a dark grey plush yarn.

Sew the arms to the body between R 11-14.