You will need:

• Cotton or acrylic yarn
• 2.0-3.0 mm cochet hook
• Black safety eyes
• Embroidery floss
• Yarn needle and scissors
• Fiberfill

Free crochet kitten pattern

Abbreviations:

R — row
ch — chain
st — stitch
sc — single crochet
inc — increase
dec — decrease
[…] – number of stitches you should have at the end of the row
(…) – repeat whatever is between the brackets the given number of times

Legs (make 2):

R 1: 5 sc in magic ring [5]
R 2: (inc) repeat 5 times [10]
R 3: (inc, 1 sc) repeat 5 times [15]
R 4: (inc, 4 sc) repeat 3 times [18]
R 5-6: 18 sc (2 rows)
R 7: 3 sc, 6 dec, 3 sc [12]
R 8: 3 sc, 3 dec, 3 sc [9]
R 9-11: 9 sc (3 rows)
Stuff foot with fiberfill.
Fold the top opening flat and sc through both sides.
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Arms (make 2):

R 1: 5 sc in magic ring [5]
R 2: 5 sc [5]
R 3: inc, 4 sc [6]
R 4-6: 6 sc (3 rows)
R 7: inc, 5 sc [7]
R 8: 7 sc [7]
Stuff 2/3 full.
Fold the top opening flat and sc through both sides.
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Ears (make 2):

R 1: 4 sc in magic ring [4]
R 2: (inc, 1 sc) repeat 2 times [6]
R 3: (inc, 1 sc) repeat 3 times [9]
R 4: (inc, 2 sc) repeat 3 times [12]
Fold the top opening flat and sc through both sides.
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Head:

Make 15 ch.
R 1: From the 2nd ch from hook: 13 sc, 3 sc in last st, turn, on the opposite side: 12 sc, inc in last st [30]
R 2: inc, 12 sc, 3 inc, 12 sc, 2 inc [36]
R 3-7: 36 sc (5 rows)
R 8: 16 sc, dec, 16 sc, dec [34]
R 9: 34 sc [34]

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