A cute and beginner friendly crochet pattern to make your own mochi kitty plushie. You can easily whip up your own batch of mochi kitties to brighten your home and desk, but they also make a wonderful cheer-up gift for family, friend andyone who loves mochi and cats! They fit perfectly in your palm and are versy squishy, which makes them a purrfect stress and worry reliever.

The PDF file is written in US crochet terms and consists of clear instructions and picture tutorials. This pattern leaves a lot of room for customisations to express your own creativity and you can use the materials and tools you are comfortable with.

f you don’t feel comfortable using fluffy yarn, you can easily subsitute this yarn using any type of yarn you like!

For example: if you want to make a more cuddly plush, try using blanket yarn and create a soft, squishy and chonky mochi!

For this pattern you do need some basic knowledge about crocheting in the round, how to work with fluffy yarn (if you want to use this yarn), the basic stitches, like: increasing, decreasing, ensembling an amigurumi, but overall a lot of enthusiasm!

Materials
3 mm hook
2.5 mm hook
scrap yarn or stitch marker
polyester fibre fill (toy stuffing)
yarn needle
Pink powder blush for the cheeks & ears

• White fluffy yarn 3.5/4 mm- for the body & tail
• White fingering cotton yarn 2.5 mm - for the ears & paws

Optional:
-Black lace yarn - 1.5/1 mm or black embroidery thread
to embroider the facial expression

Size
Exact gauge is not important for Amigurumi, you can adjust the size by using thicker or thinner yarn and another hook size. If you do use the materials and exact sizes as listed above, your mochi will be approximately 5,5 cm tall and 6 cm wide.