Difficulty level: intermediate
According to this description, you can crochet Matroskin the cat using amigurumi technique. Semi-cotton yarn like YarnArt Jeans or equivalents is suitable. For the striped cat, you’ll need three colors, and for the hat and scarf, two. The nose and whiskers are embroidered with black yarn. The clothing is removable.
Materials and tools
- YarnArt Jeans: light gray, dark gray, white, red
- YarnArt Jeans for highlights, nose, brows, and lashes
- Hook 2-2.5 mm
- Eyes for toys 8 mm
- Toy stuffing
- Stitch markers
- Pins
- Sewing needle
- Scissors
Legend
- KA — amigurumi ring
- ch — chain stitch
- sl st — slip stitch
- sc — single crochet
- inc — increase
- dec — decrease
- (…) x n — repeat n times
Description of amigurumi cat crochet
Head
Start with dark gray yarn.
1st row. 7 KA
2nd row. increases 14 sc
3rd row. (1 sc, inc) x 7 = 21 sc
4th row. (2 sc, inc) x 7 = 28 sc
5th row. (3 sc, inc) x 7 = 35 sc
6th row. (4 sc, inc) x 7 = 42 sc
7th row. (5 sc, inc) x 7 = 49 sc
8th-18th row. no changes (49)
Switch to light gray yarn.
19th row. (5 sc, dec) x 7 = 42 sc
20th row. (4 sc, dec) x 7 = 35 sc
21st row. (3 sc, dec) x 7 = 28 sc
22nd row. (2 sc, dec) x 7 = 21 sc
23rd row. Randomly make 3 decreases per row. 18 sc
Eyes between rows 12-13. Distance 5 full sc between them.
Muzzle (white yarn)
- 7 KA
- 14 sc, increases
- (1 sc, inc) x 7 = 21 sc
4-5. no changes (21)
Leave a tail for sewing.
Ears (2 pieces, dark gray yarn)
- 6 KA
- (sc, inc) x 3 = 9 sc
- (2 sc, inc) x 3 = 12 sc
- (sc, inc) x 6 = 18 sc
5-6. no changes (18)
Leave a tail for sewing (sew the ears on both sides).
Arms (2 pieces, crochet in two-row color stripes)
Start with white yarn:
1st row. 6 KA
2nd row. increases 12 sc
3rd row. 12 sc, color change on the last sc to dark gray
4th row. no changes
5th row. 2 dec, 8 sc, 10 sc
6th-14th row. no changes
Stuff the arm halfway. Leave a tail for sewing or crochet it in.
Legs + body
Crochet the leg:
1st row. 6 KA
2nd row. increases 12 sc
3rd row. (sc, inc) x 3, 6 sc = 15 sc
4th-7th row. no changes (15)
Fasten the yarn, cut it. Crochet the second leg the same way. Don’t cut the yarn after the second leg. Continue:
1st row. Crochet 4 ch, join with the second leg using sc. You should have (37 sc) around.
2nd row. 4 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 16 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 10 sc = 42 sc
3rd-8th row. no changes
9th row. (5 sc, dec) x 6 = 36 sc
10th row. no changes (36)
11th row. (4 sc, dec) x 6 = 30 sc
12th-13th row. no changes (30)
14th row. (3 sc, dec) x 6 = 24 sc
15th row. no changes
16th row. (2 sc, dec) x 6 = 18 sc
17th row. no changes. Attach arms at the sides.
18th row. no changes (18)
Leave a tail for sewing the head.
Tail
Start with white yarn (tip), then crochet using two shades, changing the yarn every two rows.
1st row. 8 KA
2nd-20th row. (8 sc)
Sew the edges, leave a tail for sewing. Or crochet it in at row 5. I sewed mine slanted.
Face details
I sewed the ears randomly, one ear slightly to the side, the other straight.
Embroider the brows. I made the eyes green (highlight).
Embroider the nose and spots.
Sew the muzzle under the eyes.
Did a small classic eye indent (if you don’t know how, you can look it up online).
Hat and scarf
The hat is the simplest, a classic crochet style. Crochet through the back loop only.
Chain 16 ch.
1st row. start in the 2nd chain: 10 sc, sl st (5 chains remain), ch, turn.
2nd row. sl st, 10 sc, ch, turn.
3rd row. 11 sc, 2 sl st, ch, turn. (2 sc remain)
4th row. sl st, 12 sc, ch, turn.
5th row. 13 sc, 2 sl st, ch, turn.
6th row. sl st, 14 sc, ch, turn. (15 sc)
This was the first wedge; if you crocheted through the back loop, you should have 3 raised rows. Repeat the pattern until the hat fits the cat’s head.
Your crocheted cat is ready!
Please tag the author on social media @keti_amigurumi.
Author: Ekaterina Krikun / translated by onrecip
Enjoy!
