Get ready to fall in love with our Crochet Cuddle Cat! Follow our easy, free pattern to create an adorable cat holding a heart.
In this fun and easy tutorial, we’re going to crochet an adorable cat holding a heart that’s sure to charm your customers. This fun and easy-to-follow tutorial is designed to help you create a delightful addition to your product lineup.
The Crochet Cuddle Cat pattern comes with 5 grid designs (4 of these grids will be at the end of this blog post), giving you 5 different ways to make an adorable crochet kitty. The written instructions are only for one of the 5 grids, but you should be able to make any of the designs after reading through the pattern. The only difference will be color changes.
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Crochet Cuddle Cat
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Finished Dimensions: Gauge isn’t required for this project, but the finished cat is about 7.5″ tall.
Materials
G (4mm) size hook
Worsted weight yarn in 3 colors:
Color A (Body Color): I Love This Yarn in “Fire Red”
Color B (Snoot, Tummy, and Paws): I Love This Yarn “White”
Color C (Heart): I Love This Yarn “Red”
Small amount of black yarn for paw and face details
Small amount of pink for the nose
Safety Eyes
Tapestry needle
Scissors
Stitch Key (US Terms)
SC= Single Crochet
Sl St= Slip Stitch
INC= Increase (Put two stitches in the same space)
DEC= Decrease (also known as SC2TOG)
*= To Be Repeated
Special Stitches
Magic Circle: If you are unfamiliar with the Magic Circle/Ring method you are welcome to chain 3, join, and crochet in the circle you created.
Crochet Cuddle Cat Pattern
You can find the other four pattern grids at the end of this blog post.
Front of Body
Note: this pattern is worked from the top of the head to the bottom. You can follow the attached grid to help keep up with the color changes.
Pro Tip: Before beginning you may want to separate a portion of the body color yarn so you don’t have to cut your yarn for each color change starting in row 10.
Starting with your body color yarn
Make a slip knot and CH 14
Row 1: Starting in the second chain from hook and SC 13. (Note: I like to work in the back bumps of my chain, this way I can use the top of my chain for easier assembly later) CH 1, Turn. (13)
Row 2: INC, SC 11, INC. CH 1, Turn. (15)
Row 3: INC, SC 13, INC. CH 1, Turn. (17)
Row 4: INC, SC, 15, INC. CH 1, Turn (19)
Row 5: SC 19 across. CH 1, Turn. (19)
Row 6: INC, SC 17, INC. CH 1, Turn. (21)
Row 7: SC 21 across. CH 1, Turn. (21)
Row 8: INC, SC 19, INC. CH 1, Turn. (23)
Row 9: SC 23 across, CH 1, Turn. (23)
Note: I like to do my color changes by removing my hook from my working loop and inserting it into the loops of the body of my last stitch and pull the new color through to join. You can find a full photo tutorial for this type of color join in my Skeleton Doll Pattern or in my Skeleton Doll video tutorial at Time Stamp 4:09.
Row 10: Using Color A SC 9, Switch to Color B SC 5, Switch to Color A SC 9. CH 1, Turn. (23)
Row 11: Color A SC 8, Color B SC 7, Color A SC 8. CH 1, Turn. (23)
Row 12: Color A INC, SC 6, Color B SC 9, Color A SC 6, INC. CH 1, Turn. (25)
Row 13-14: Color A SC 8, Color B SC 9, Color A SC 8. CH 1, Turn. (25)
Row 15: Color A INC, SC 7, Color B SC 9, Color A SC 7, INC. CH 1, Turn. (27)
Row 16: Color A SC 10, Color B SC 7, Color A SC 10. CH 1, Turn. (27)
Row 17: Color A SC 11, Color B SC 5, Color A SC 11. CH 1, Turn. (27)
Row 18: Color A SC 27 across. CH 1, Turn. (27)
Row 19: Color A INC, SC 9, Color B SC 7, Color A SC 9, INC. CH 1, Turn. (29)
Row 20: Color A SC 10, Color B SC 9, Color A SC 10. CH 1, Turn. (29)
Row 21: Color A SC 9, Color B SC 11, Color A SC 9. CH 1, Turn. (29)
Row 22: Color A SC 8, Color B SC 13, Color A SC 8. CH 1, Turn. (29)
Row 23: Color A INC, SC 6, Color B SC 15, Color A SC 6, INC. CH 1, Turn. (31)
Row 24-28: Color A SC 8, Color B SC 15, Color A SC 8. CH 1, Turn. (31)
Row 29: Color A SC 9, Color B SC 13, Color A SC 9. CH 1, Turn. (31)
Row 30: Color A SC 10, Color B SC 11, Color A SC 10. CH 1, Turn. (31)
Row 31: Color A SC 11, Color B SC 9, Color A SC 11. CH 1, Turn. (31)
Row 32: Color A DEC, SC 10, Color B SC 7, Color A SC 10, DEC. CH 1, Turn. (29)
Row 33: Color A SC 29 across. Tie Off.
Back of Body
Note: the back of the body is worked just like the front but without the color changes.
Starting with your body color yarn
Make a slip knot and CH 14
Row 1: Starting in the second chain from hook and SC 13. (Note: I like to work in the back bumps of my chain, this way I can use the top of my chain for easier assembly later) CH 1, Turn. (13)
Row 2: INC, SC 11, INC. CH 1, Turn. (15)
Row 3: INC, SC 13, INC. CH 1, Turn. (17)
Row 4: INC, SC, 15, INC. CH 1, Turn (19)
Row 5: SC 19 across. CH 1, Turn. (19)
Row 6: INC, SC 17, INC. CH 1, Turn. (21)
Row 7: SC 21 across. CH 1, Turn. (21)
Row 8: INC, SC 19, INC. CH 1, Turn. (23)
Row 9: SC 23 across, CH 1, Turn. (23)
Row 10-11: SC 23. CH 1, Turn. (23)
Row 12: INC, SC 21, INC. CH 1, Turn. (25)
Row 13-14: SC 25. CH 1, Turn. (25)
Row 15: INC, SC 23, INC. CH 1, Turn. (27)
Row 16-18: SC 27. CH 1, Turn. (27)
Row 19: INC, SC 25, INC. CH 1, Turn. (29)
Row 20-22: SC 29. CH 1, Turn. (29)
Row 23: INC, SC 27, INC. CH 1, Turn. (31)
Row 24-31: SC 8, SC 15, SC 8. CH 1, Turn. (31)
Row 32: DEC, SC 27, DEC. CH 1, Turn. (29)
Row 33: SC 29 across. Tie Off.
Ears- Make 2
The ears are made in the round.
Round 1: Starting with Color A SC 6 into a magic circle. (6)
Round 2: INC, SC 2, INC, SC 2. (8)
Round 3: INC, Sc 3, INC, SC 3. (10)
Round 4: INC, SC 4, INC, SC 4. (12)
Round 5: INC, SC 5, INC, SC 5. (14)
Round 6: SC 14. (14)
Round 7: SC 14, Tie Off. Gently stuff with polyfil.
Arms- Make 2
Arms are made in the round.
Round 1: Starting with Color B, SC 8 into a magic circle. (8)
Round 2: INC, SC* four times. (12)
Round 3-5: SC 12. (12)
Round 6: Switch to Color A SC 12. (12)
Round 7-16: SC 12. (12)
Round 17: SC 12, Tie Off. Stuff with polypill. (12)
Add paw lines if you’d like, I like to use black yarn for mine.
Bottom
Using Color A, make a slip knot and CH 16.
Row 1: Without skipping a chain, SC 15, SC 3 in first chain. Working down the back side of the starting chain, SC 14. INC in the last CH. Join with a SL ST into the first SC, CH 1, Turn. (34)
Row 2: INC in the first 2 stitches, SC 14, INC in the next 3 stitches, SC 14, INC in the last stitch. Join with a SL ST into the first SC, CH 1, Turn. (40)
Row 3: INC, SC 15, *INC, SC* 3 times. SC 14, *INC, SC* 2 times. SL ST into first SC, CH 1, Turn. (46)
Row 4:*INC, SC 2* 2 times. SC 14, *INC, SC 2* 3 times, SC 14, INC, SC 2. SL ST into first SC, CH 1, Turn. (52)
Row 5: INC, SC 17, *INC, SC 3* 3 times, SC 14, *INC, SC 3* 2 times. SL ST, Tie Off. (58)
Heart
Note: The heart is made as a whole piece. It starts in the round and then gets seperated in sections to create the two sides of the heart.
Round 1: SC 9 in a Magic Circle.
Round 2: *SC 2, INC* 3 times. (12)
Round 3: *SC 3, INC* 3 times. (15)
Round 4: *SC 4, INC* 3 times. (18)
Round 5: *SC 5, INC* 3 times. (21)
Round 6: *SC 6, INC* 3 times. (24)
Round 7: SC 24. (24)
Round 8: *SC 7, INC* 3 times. (27)
Round 9: *SC 8, INC* 3 times. (30)
Round 10: *SC 9, INC* 3 times. (33)
Sew in beginning tail.
Round 11: *SC 10, INC* 3 times. (36)
(we’ll start forming the top of the heart here, I’ll reference the rounds of the first side as “a” and the rounds of the second half as “b”).
Round 12a: SC 18 (you may want to mark the first SC of this round). (18)
Note: To start the next round you need to squish the heart together so that the first SC of the next round goes into the stitch that you put the stitch marker in.
Round 13-14a: SC 18. Begin stuffing with polyfil. (18)
Round 15a: *DEC, SC* 6 times. (12)
Round 16a: DEC 6 times, Tie Off leaving a tail to sew the top closed. Sew the top closed. (6)
Round 12b: Rejoin your yarn to the top of the SC from Round 11, leaving a long enough tail to sew the gaps closed from this round, SC 18 (you may want to mark the first SC of this round). (18)
Note: to start the next round you need to squish the heart together so that the first SC of the next round goes into the stitch that you put the stitch marker in.
Round 13-14b: SC 18. Finish stuffing with polyfil. (18)
Sew together any gaps between side A and side B of the heart with the tail we left from Round 12b.
Round 15b: *DEC, SC* 6 times. (12)
Round 16a: DEC 6 times, Tie Off leaving a tail to sew the top closed. Sew the top closed. (6)
Assembly
The Cuddle Cat is assembled inside-out then we will flip him right-side-out once everything is attached. We will be working SC stitches in the raw edges of the body pieces to attach his arms and ears. I created what I call the “bars and holes” method when crocheting in the raw edge. You can see detailed instructions for this technique in this video.
To start, place both front and back pieces right sides together.
SC 12 up the right side making sure to go through both the front and back body pieces.
Place your first arm between the two pieces by lining up the edge with the edges of the front and back body pieces. Squishing the arm flat, SC 6, making sure to go through all three layers.
Continuing up the right side, SC 11 going through the front and back body pieces.
Place your first ear between the two pieces by lining up the edge with the edges of the front and back body pieces. SC 7 making sure to go through all three layers.
Working across the top of the cat, SC 5 going through both the front and back body pieces.
Place your second ear between the two pieces by lining up the edge with the edges of the front and back body pieces. SC 7 making sure to go through all three layers.
Working down the left side of the body, SC 11 going through both the front and back body pieces.
Place your second arm between the two pieces by lining up the edge with the edges of the front and back body pieces. Squishing the arm flat, SC 6, making sure to go through all three layers.
Working down the left side of the body, SC 12, do not tie off. (77)
Sew in any remaining tails. If you’re using safety eyes place those now. Flip the cat right side out, begin stuffing with polyfil.
After your Cuddle Cat is stuffed we need to attach the bottom piece to finish it off. The bottom piece has 58 stitches total, 29 for the front body piece and 29 for the back body piece. These stitches are not in the raw, so they’re a little easier to work with.
Center your bottom piece with the front and back body pieces then SC 58 being sure to go through the bottom piece and the correlating body piece at the same time.
Tack your heart to the cat paws then sew in your tails.
Embroider the cat’s nose and snoot line.
Ta-Da! You’ve finished your Crochet Cuddle Cat! Don’t forget to try out the other Crochet Cuddle Cat grids (found below) to create a group of adorable little cuddly friends!
I hope you enjoyed this pattern as much as I enjoyed writing it. I can’t wait to see your finished pieces.
Happy Crocheting!
🩷 Ashley
