The Kittens

Crochet pattern by Gurumiland Design

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pattern in whole or part! All rights reserved!
If you publish photos of your toys that are crocheted following this
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The pattern consists of 15 pages, it contains a detailed description

of the process, step-by-step crafting photographs, assembly of the
details and decoration of the toy.

Skill level - intermediate.

The pattern does not explain basic and advanced stitches. Basic
crochet skills are expected.

Size
The finished toys are approx. 3,5 – 4 inches high on the condition of
using specified materials.

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Materials and tools

In this pattern I give a description how to crochet a grey kitten. The red kitten
is crocheted similarly and differs only in the arrangement of white stripes on the
face.

Yarn of an average thickness: grey and white colors.

I used «YarnArt Jeans» yarn (160m in 50g, 55% cotton/45% polyacryl).

Colors: 46 – grey, 01 – white (23 – red for the red kitten).

Stuffing material for toys, for example, fiberfill.

Black and pink DMC embroidery floss.

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Crochet hook matching the yarn. I used 2 mm crochet hook.

Sewing needle to sew the details and embroider.

Some pins to fix the details.

Scissors.

Eyes for toys (optional).

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Abbreviations
In order to not lose
track of the number of
MR — magic ring (instead of magic ring, you may work
worked stitches in each
2 chain stitches and crochet into the 2-d round, use a stitch
stitch from the hook)
marker to mark the
beginning of each round
ch - chain stitch - a thin thread of
sl st — slip stitch contrasting color. At
the end of crocheting,
sc — single crochet
this thread is pulled
inc - increase (crochet 2 sc in one stitch) out carefully.
dec — invisible decrease (crochet 2 sc together using
Amigurumi toys are
invisible method) crocheted with tight
stitches. There are
should not be small
holes and stuffing
material should not be
visible when stretching
crochet fabric. If
there are some tiny
holes, use a smaller
size hook.

FLO – front loops only

BLO – back loops only
(2 sc, dec) * n —repeat the pattern between parentheses n times
(36) — number of stitches in a round

Crochet in spiral, except where indicated otherwise.

Crochet all stitches through both loops, except where indicated otherwise.

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This toy is crocheted with different thread colors. Below, the picture shows how to
change the color of the thread.

Arms (2 pieces)

Start crocheting with white yarn.

Round 1: 7sc in MR (7)

Rounds 2 -3: 7sc (2 rounds) (7)

Change the color to the grey one.

Cut off white yarn, fasten and hide
yarn tail.

Rounds 4-13: 7sc (10 rounds) (7)

I didn’t stuff the arms.

Fold the part in half, connecting the

upper edges and work 3sc through
both edges.

Cut off yarn.

Make two arms.

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Legs (2 pieces)

Crochet with white yarn.

Round 1: 7sc in MR (7)

Rounds 2-3: 7sc (2 rounds) (7)

I didn’t stuff the legs.

Fold the part in half, connecting the

upper edges and work 3sc through both
edges.

Cut off yarn.

Make two legs.

Tail
Start crocheting with white yarn.

Round 1: 5sc in MR (5)

Round 2: inc, 4sc (6)

Round 3: 6sc (6)

Change the color to the grey one. Cut off

white yarn, fasten and hide yarn tail.

Rounds 4-18: 6sc (15 rounds) (6)

Fold the part in half, connecting the upper

edges and work 2sc through both edges.

Cut off yarn.

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Body and head

Crochet with grey yarn.

Round 1: 6sc in MR (6)

Round 2: 6inc (12)
Round 3: (inc, sc)*6 (18)
Round 4: (2sc, inc)*6 (24)
Round 5: (inc, 3sc)*6 (30)
Round 6: (2sc, inc, 2sc)*6 (36)

Joining the legs and the tail.

Round 7: 9sc, 3sc together with leg*, 10sc,
3sc together with another leg*, 9sc, 2sc
together with tail (36)

*3sc together with leg — it means, that you

work together two layers — one of leg and
one of previous round, grabbing with the
hook a stitch of leg and a stitch of body.
You work 3 such stitches.

Rounds 8-10: 36sc (3 rounds) (36)

Round 11: (10sc, dec)*3 (33)

Round 12: 33sc (33)

Round 13: (9sc, dec)*3 (30)

Round 14: 30sc (30)

Stuff the body while crocheting. When

stuffing, do not make the bottom too
convex so that the kitten sits better.

Round 15: (8sc, dec)*3 (27)

Round 16: 27sc (27)

Round 17: (7sc, dec)*3 (24)

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Align the beginning of the round to the middle

of the back. Work or loose as many stitches as
you need to place the stitch marker in the
middle of the back. (I worked 2sc more.)

Joining the arms.

Round 18: 7sc, 3sc together with arm*, 4sc,

3sc together with another arm*, 7sc (24)

*3sc together with arm — it means, that you

work together two layers — one of arm and one
of previous round, grabbing with the hook a
stitch of arm and a stitch of body. You work 3
such stitches.

Round 19: dec, 3sc, dec, 12sc, dec, 3sc (21)

Round 20: (5sc, dec)*3 (18)
Round 21: 18sc (18)
The head.
Round 22 (working in FLO): 18inc (36)

Round 23: (inc, 5sc)*6 (42)

Rounds 24-30: 42sc (7 rounds) (42)

Stuff the head while crocheting.

Round 31: (5sc, dec)*6 (36)

Round 32: (4sc, dec)*6 (30)

Round 33: (3sc, dec)*6 (24)

Round 34: (2sc, dec)*6 (18)

Round 35: (sc, dec)*6 (12)

Round 36: 6dec (6)

Tighten the opening. Cut the yarn, fasten and

hide yarn tail.

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Ears (2 pieces)
Crochet with grey yarn and turn
at the end of each row.
Row 1: sc in MR (1)

Row 2: ch, inc (2)

Row 3: ch, sc, inc (3)

Row 4: ch, 2sc, inc (4)

Work single crochets along two

side edges:
ch, 4 sc along one edge, 3 ch (the
tip of the ear), 4 sc along another
edge.
Cut off yarn leaving a long tail for
sewing.

Make two pieces.

Muzzle
Crochet with white yarn.
Work 5 ch and start crocheting from the 2-nd stitch
from the hook:
Round 1: 3sc, 3sc in the last ch, along the other
side of the chain: 2sc, inc (10)
Round 2: 10sc, sl st (10)
Cut off yarn leaving a long tail for sewing.
Turn out the piece so that the wrong side is outside.

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Assembly and decoration

Fix the arms (front paws) with pins in the desired position. Make sure that the kitten
can sit well and then sew the paws with a couple of stitches.

Pin the muzzle symmetrically. I attached it 2 rounds up from the neck line. Then sew
the muzzle carefully (you may stuff it a little bit, I didn’t).

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Bend the ears slightly and pin them to the head.

Then sew the ears. Look at the pictures.

Embroider “sleeping eyes” with black DMC floss (using 6 strands).

Embroider a nose with pink DMC floss (using 6 strands) or with pink yarn – make 2-3
horizontal stitches.

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Embroider smile, eyelashes and eyebrows with black DMC floss (using 1 strand).

If desired embroider white stripes on the face and “stitches” in the ears with white yarn.
Look at the pictures below.

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Congratulations, your kitten is ready! Make a red friend for him.))

Decorate the kittens with beautiful bows.

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