This crochet cat plushie pattern can be crocheted and assembled in an afternoon. It’s big enough for hugs but small enough to be portable. This is the eighth pattern in the 4th Annual International Crochet Month Blog Hop.

This pattern is available for FREE on my blog HERE.

The free version is supported by advertising on my website. The downloadable PDF for sale on Ravelry includes the full pattern in one printable file without advertisements.

Skills Used
Basic crochet stitches: chain, double crochet, half double crochet, single crochet
Crocheting flat in rows, crocheting in the round, increasing
Embellishing with embroidery back stitch (includes link to video tutorial)
Joining with a whipstitch seam (includes video tutorial)
Special stitch: invdec (with written instructions and video tutorial in pattern)

Skill Level
Easy

Finished Size
One Size: Approximately 6.5” (16.5 cm) tall when stuffed.

Materials
Big Twist Value yarn (100% acrylic, 6 oz/170 g, 380 yd/347 m) – 1 skein each in Medium Gray (CA), Ivory (CB), and Magenta (CC), or approximately 25 yd (23 m) in CA, 15 yd (14 m) in CB, and 10 yd (9 m) in CC in any medium weight yarn.

US Size F-5/3.75 mm crochet hook, or any size needed to obtain correct gauge.

Locking stitch markers.

Fiber filling.

15 mm cat safety eyes - 1 pair in green.

Yarn needle.

Gauge
18 sc = 4” (10 cm) across. Exact gauge is not critical for this pattern. Stitches should be small so fiber filling doesn’t show through.