Difficulty Level: Medium

Using this description, you can crochet a plush cat. Any plush yarn and a suitable hook are suitable for crocheting amigurumi. For the face and fingers, any thin smooth thread (thin yarn or embroidery floss) is needed. All parts of the cat are crocheted in a spiral, without turning chains.

Finished toy size — about 32 cm.

Materials and Tools:

Plush yarn Himalaya Dolphin Baby: milk (1/2 skein), gray (1 skein)
Thread for embroidering the face and claws
Crochet hook 3.5 mm
Eyes for toys 16 mm with sparkles
Nose for toys 18 mm
Filler for toys
Threads matching in color for shaping and sewing
Needle for sewing parts
Scissors

Abbreviations:

MR — magic ring
sc — single crochet
inc — increase
dec — decrease
(…) x n — repeat n times

Description of amigurumi Striped Tail Cat crochet
Legs (2 parts):

Start crocheting with milk color:

1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5-7: 3 rows of 24 sc (24)
8: 6 sc, dec x 6, 6 sc (18)
9: 6 sc, dec x 3, 6 sc (15)
10: 15 sc (15), tightly stuff the bottom of the leg
Change yarn color to gray
11-17: 7 rows of 15 sc (15), stuff the leg to about halfway
18: (3 sc, dec) x 3 (12)
19: make 2 slip stitches (you may have a different number), fold the leg in half and crochet 6 sc together through both walls, fasten and cut the thread.

Arms (2 parts):

Start crocheting with milk color:

1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4-6: 3 rows of 18 sc (18)
7: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12), tightly stuff the paw
Change yarn color to gray
8-17: 10 rows of 12 sc (12), stuff the arm to about halfway
Fold the arm in half and crochet 6 sc together through both walls, fasten and cut the thread.

Tail:

Start crocheting with milk yarn:

1: 6 sc in MR
2: (1 sc, inc) x 3 (9)
3-5: 3 rows of 9 sc (9)
Change yarn color to gray, do not cut the milk yarn, continue alternating stripes. Slightly stuff the tip of the tail, do not stuff further.
6: (1 sc, dec) x 3 (6)
7-8: 2 rows of gray (6)
9-11: 3 rows of milk (6)
12-14: 3 rows of gray (6)
15-17: 3 rows of milk (6), cut the milk yarn
18-21: 4 rows of gray (6)
22: Make 4 slip stitches (you may have a different number, to hide the color changes), fold the tail in half and crochet 3 sc together through both walls, fasten and cut the thread.

Body and Head:

The body and head are crocheted as one piece, arms and tail are attached during the crocheting process. Use gray yarn.

1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)

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