Difficulty level: Intermediate

Using this description, you can crochet cute plush kittens in bibs. For amigurumi crochet, you can use any plush yarn, for example, YarnArt Dolce, Himalaya Dolphin Baby, or similar. You can also use cotton yarn, which will result in a small kitten, for example, from YarnArt Jeans or Alize Cotton Gold.

The toy cat stands on all four legs. The neck is decorated with a bib with an embroidered heart. The nose and stripes on the body are embroidered with smooth thread (thin yarn or embroidery floss).

Materials and tools:

• Plush yarn
• Cotton thread for embroidering the face
• Crochet hook
• Toy eyes
• Stuffing for toys
• Stitch markers
• Pins
• Needle for sewing parts
• Scissors

Abbreviations:

• KA — amigurumi ring
• vp — chain stitch
• ss — slip stitch
• sbn — single crochet
• pr — increase
• ub — decrease
• (…) x n — repeat n times

Description of crocheting plush amigurumi kittens in bibs

Body-Head:
1st row: 8 sc in KA (8)
2nd row: 8 pr (16)
3rd row: 16 pr (32)
4-8th rows: 5 rows of 32 sc each (32)
9th row: (1 sc, 1 ub) x 6, 14 sc (26)
10th row: (1 sc, 1 ub) x 4, 14 sc (22)
11th row: 10 ub, 2 sc (12)
12th row: 12 pr (24)
13th row: (1 sc, 1 pr) x 12 (36)
14-15th rows: 2 rows of 36 sc each (36)
16th row: 18 sc, 6 ub, 6 sc (30)
17-18th rows: 20 sc in a different color, 2 sc in the main color (middle of the head), 8 sc in a different color (30)
19th row: (3 sc, 1 ub) x 6 (24)
(3 sc, 1 ub) x 4 in gray, change thread to white, 2 sc, in gray 1 sc, 1 ub, 3 sc, 1 ub
20th row: (2 sc, 1 ub) x 6 (18)
(2 sc, 1 ub) x 4 in gray, 2 sc in white, 1 ub in gray, 2 sc, 1 ub in gray
21st row: (1 sc, 1 ub) x 6 (12)
22nd row: 6 ub

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