Difficulty level: Intermediate

This is a free crochet master class for creating a cute cat with a fish bag by @hainchan (the translation author is unknown). Using this description, you can crochet an adorable cat with a fish-shaped bag using the amigurumi technique. You can use any yarn and a suitable hook for this project, such as YarnArt Jeans. All the parts of the cat are crocheted in a spiral unless otherwise noted. The stripes on the body can be done with jacquard crochet or embroidered on the finished product. The cheeks can be toned with blush, the eyes are half-beads, and the nose and whiskers are embroidered with black thread. For the fish, a small button can be used for the eye.

Materials and Tools

• Cotton or acrylic yarn: white, gray, blue, black
• Hook 2–2.5 mm
• Safety eyes for toys
• Stuffing
• Stitch markers
• Pins
• Decorative button
• Dry pastel or blush
• Needle for sewing parts
• Scissors

Abbreviations

• KA – magic ring
• sl st – slip stitch
• ch – chain stitch
• sc – single crochet
• inc – increase
• dec – decrease
• (…) x n – repeat n times

Crochet Cat with a Fish Bag Instructions

Head

Alternate between white and gray yarn. White yarn for regular text, gray yarn for highlighted text. Begin with a chain of 15 ch (3 ch with white yarn, 9 ch with gray yarn, 3 ch with white yarn), and start from the second ch from the hook.

1st row: inc, sc, 9 sc (in gray), 2 sc, inc (4 sc into the last stitch); continue along the other side of the chain: 12 sc, inc (32)
2nd row: 2 inc, 2 sc, 8 sc, 2 sc, 4 inc, 12 sc, 2 inc (40)
3rd row: sc, inc, 5 sc, 6 sc, 5 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 16 sc, inc, sc (44)
4th row: 9 sc, 5 sc, 30 sc (44)
5th row: 2 sc, inc, 7 sc, 3 sc, 6 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 16 sc, inc, 2 sc (48)
6th row: 12 sc, 2 sc, 34 sc (48)
7th row: 7 sc, inc, 5 sc, sc, sc, inc (7 sc, inc) x 4 (54)
8th row: 54 sc (54)
9th row: (inc, 6 sc) x 4, (inc, 12 sc) x 2 (60)
10th row: 3 sc, 7 sc, 16 sc, 7 sc, 27 sc (60)
11th row: (inc, 7 sc) x 4, (inc, 13 sc) x 2 (66)
12th row: 4 sc, 9 sc, 16 sc, 9 sc, 28 sc (66)
13th row: (inc, 8 sc) x 4, (inc, 14 sc) x 2 (72)
14th row: 4 sc, 10 sc, 20 sc, 8 sc, 30 sc (72)
15th row: (17 sc, inc) x 4 (76)
16th row: 76 sc (76)
17th row: (18 sc, inc) x 4 (80)
18th–19th rows: 80 sc (80)
20th row: (8 sc, dec) x 8 (72)
21st row: (10 sc, dec) x 6 (66)
22nd row: (9 sc, dec) x 6 (60)
23rd row: (8 sc, dec) x 6 (54)
24th row: (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)
25th row: (2 sc, dec) x 12 (36)
26th row: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)

Fasten off the yarn. Attach safety eyes between the 14th and 15th rows, leaving 13 stitches between them. Embroider the nose and mouth using black thread.

Ears (2 pieces)

Crochet with white yarn.

1st row: 5 sc in KA (5)
2nd row: (sc, inc) x 2, sc (7)
3rd row: (2 sc, inc) x 2, sc (9)
4th row: (3 sc, inc) x 2, sc (11)
5th row: (4 sc, inc) x 2, sc (13)
6th row: (5 sc, inc) x 2, sc (15)
7th row: (6 sc, inc) x 2, sc (17)
8th row: (7 sc, inc) x 2, sc (19)

Do not stuff the ears. Fasten off and leave yarn for sewing. Attach the ears to the head.

Legs (2 pieces)

Crochet with white yarn.

1st row: 6 sc in KA (6)
2nd row: inc (12)
3rd row: (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4th–6th rows: 18 sc (18) (3 rows)
7th row: 18 sc, sl st (18)

Repeat for the second leg but do not fasten off the yarn.

Body

Continue from the second leg and crochet 3 ch.

8th row: 18 sc on one leg (starting from sl st), 3 sc in the chain, 18 sc on the other leg, 3 sc on the other side of the chain (42)
9th row: (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
10th row: (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
11th row: 54 sc (54)
12th row: 12 sc, 10 sc, 6 sc, 10 sc, 16 sc (54)
13th row: 29 sc, 10 sc, 15 sc (54)
14th row: 11 sc, 10 sc, 33 sc (54)
15th–18th rows: 54 sc (54)
19th row: (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)
20th row: 18 sc, 11 sc, 19 sc (48)
21st row: (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
22nd row: 42 sc (42)
23rd row: (5 sc, dec) x 2, 4 sc, sc, dec, 4 sc, sc, dec, (5 sc, dec) x 2 (36)
24th row: 36 sc (36)
25th row: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
26th row: 30 sc (30)

Arms (2 pieces)

Crochet with white yarn.

1st row: 6 sc in KA (6)
2nd row: inc (12)
3rd–13th rows: 12 sc (12)

Do not stuff the arms. Sew them to both sides of the body.

Fish Bag

1st row: 6 sc in KA
2nd row: inc (12)
3rd row: (inc, sc) x 6 (18)
4th–5th rows: 18 sc (18)
6th row: (dec, 4 sc) x 3 (15)
7th row: (dec, 3 sc) x 3 (12)
8th row: 12 sc (12)
9th row: (dec, 2 sc) x 3 (9)
10th row: (dec, sc) x 3 (6)
11th row: 6 dec (12)
12th row: 12 sc (12)

Do not stuff the fish bag, flatten the tail of the fish and sew along both sides. Attach the fish bag to the body.

Make a chain of 40 sc, sl st to the head of the fish. Attach a button for the fish’s eye.

Your crocheted cat with a fish bag is now complete! Please mention the author @hainchan if you share it on social media.

Author: @hainchan / translated by onrecip

Enjoy!