Difficulty level: Easy
With this description, you can crochet plush kittens on four paws with a hook. The author suggests making two kittens: a larger one and a smaller one. Choose the eye size at your discretion, to your taste. The face is embroidered with black thread. Optionally, you can also embroider stripes. The toys are crocheted in one piece. The ears and paws are crocheted as you go along the body.
The toy can be made into a keychain. It is perfect for sale at a fair.
Materials and Tools:
Plush yarn
Thin black thread for embroidery
Hook
Toy eyes
Toy stuffing
Stitch markers
Pins
Hardware for a keychain (optional)
Needle for sewing parts
Scissors
Abbreviations:
KA — amigurumi ring
sl st — slip stitch
ch — chain stitch
sc — single crochet
dc — double crochet
hdc — half double crochet
dec — decrease
inc — increase
(…) x n — repeat n times
Crocheting a Small Plush Kitten Amigurumi with a Hook
Mini-Kitten
- 6 sc in KA
- 6 inc (12)
- (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
- 6 sc, ear (for the front loop of one stitch: hdc, 2 ch, hdc), 3 sc, ear, 4 sc, leg, 2 sc (18)
- 1 sc, leg, 16 sc (18)
6-8. 18 sc (3 rows) - 16 sc, leg, 1 sc (18)
- 2 sc, leg, 15 sc (18)
- 9 dec (9)
- 3 dec. Place a marker here – shift the beginning of the row (6)
13-19. 6 sc (7 rows)
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