Crochet an adorable Molly the Cat with a rainbow-colored hat with this free cat crochet pattern. This easy amigurumi cat pattern for beginners includes many helpfull tips to guide you through the process.
This cute cat looks great in any type of yarn, the thicker the yarn and the larger the crochet hook, the bigger your finished cat will be! The pattern is written in U.S. terms.
Size with sport-weight (fine) cotton yarn and a 2.5 mm crochet hook: 4 inches (11 cm)
Size with bulky chenille yarn and a 4 mm crochet hook: 6 inches (14 cm)
Table of contents
A little Story about Molly the Cat:
Molly the Cat loves wearing her rainbow-colored hat. The bright, cheerful stripes make her feel bold and just a little bit magical. Whenever she pads through the garden, her colorful hat bounces with every step, turning ordinary days into tiny adventures. And no matter where she goes, Molly’s rainbow hat always brings a smile to everyone she meets.
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Basic Stitches Tutorial
If you are a beginner that want to learn how to crochet, check out my beginner-friendly basic stitches tutorial, it has many instructional videos on how to crochet every stitch. It shows you all you need to know to make your very own cute Molly the Cat Amigurumi with this free cat crochet pattern.
Materials
These are the materials that I used. However, feel free to replace them with other materials of your choice. Furthermore, if you wish to crochet a larger or smaller version of the cat amigurumi using this free stuffed animal crochet pattern, you can simply use a thicker or thinner yarn and crochet hook.
Cotton Sport Weight version 4 inch / 11 cm:
– White Yarn and Colors Must Have color: 001
– Lilac Yarn and Colors Must Have color: 052
– Blue Yarn and Colors Must Have color: 119
– Green Yarn and Colors Must Have color: 081
– Yellow Yarn and Colors Must Have color: 010
– Orange Yarn and Colors Must Have color: 106
– Pink Yarn and Colors Must Have color: 146
– Synthetic Poly Filling
– Crochet hook size B/1 (2.5 mm)
– Safety eyes 10 mm
Search for a similar cotton yarn you can buy near you on YARNSUB
Chenille Bulky version 6 inch / 14 cm:
– White Scheepjes Little Darling color: 401
– Lilac Scheepjes Little Darling color: 430
– Blue Scheepjes Little Darling color: 408
– Green Scheepjes Little Darling color: 407
– Yellow Scheepjes Little Darling color: 402
– Orange Scheepjes Little Darling color: 403
– Pink Scheepjes Little Darling color: 416
– Synthetic Poly Filling
– Crochet hook size G/6 (4.0 mm)
– Safety eyes 15 mm
Supplies:
– Scissors
– Tapestry needles with blunt point, nr. 16 or 17
– Pins
TIP: Are you using are using Blanket yarn? Then I recommend a L/11 (8.0 mm) crochet hook.
For Super Bulky Chenille yarn I recommend a H/8 (5.0 mm) crochet hook, for bulky velvet yarn a E/4 (3.5 mm) crochet hook.
Abbreviations
Abbreviations (U.S. Terms) used in this free cute cat crochet pattern:
(All abbreviations are explained in my basic stitches tutorial)
Rnd: Round
st: stitch
sc: single crochet
sl st: slip stitch
hdc: half double crochet
dc: double crochet
BLO: Back Loops Only
Free cute cat crochet pattern
Body:
- Use white yarn
- Rnd 1: start 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
- Rnd 2: inc in all 6 st (12)
- Rnd 3: (sc in next st, inc in next st) repeat 6 times (18)
- Rnd 4: (sc in next 2 st, inc in next st) repeat 6 times (24)
- Rnd 5: (sc in next 3 st, inc in next st) repeat 6 times (30)
- Rnd 6: (sc in next 4 st, inc in next st) repeat 6 times (36)
- Rnd 7: (sc in next 5 st, inc in next st) repeat 6 times (42)
- Rnd 8: sc in all 42 st (42)
- Rnd 9: (sc in next 6 st, inc in next st) repeat 6 times (48)
- Rnd 10-11: sc in all 48 st (48)
- Rnd 12: (sc in next 7 st, inc in next st) repeat 6 times (54)
- Rnd 13-22: sc in all 54 st (54)
- Insert the safety eyes between rounds 14-15 with an interspace of 8 stitches. Embroider the nose with pink yarn over round 15. The nose is two stitches wide on the top side (photo 1-2).
- Stuff the body with fiberfill and continue stuffing as you go.
- Rnd 23: (sc in next 7 st, dec) repeat 6 times (48)
- Rnd 24: (sc in next 4 st, dec) repeat 8 times (40)
- Rnd 25: (sc in next 3 st, dec) repeat 8 times (32)
- Rnd 26: (sc in next 2 st, dec) repeat 8 times (24)
- Rnd 27: (sc in next 1 st, dec) repeat 8 times (16)
- Rnd 28: dec 8 times (8)
- Fasten off, leaving a long yarn tail. Using your yarn needle, weave the yarn tail through the front loop of each remaining stitch and pull it tight to close. Weave in the yarn end.
Ear 2x:
- Use white yarn
- Rnd 1: start 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
- Rnd 2: sc in all 6 st (6)
- Rnd 3: inc in all 6 st (12)
- Rnd 4: (sc in next 3 st, inc in next st) repeat 3 times (15)
- Rnd 5: sc in all 15 st (15)
- Rnd 6: (sc in next 4 st, inc in next st) repeat 3 times (18)
- Rnd 7: sc in all 18 st (18)
- Fasten off with a slst, leaving a yarn tail.
- Sew the ears between rounds 5 and 12 of the body.
Paw 2x:
- Use white yarn
- Rnd 1: start 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
- Rnd 2: inc in all 6 st (12)
- Rnd 3-4: sc in all 12 st (12)
- Put a bit of fiberfilling in the paw
- Rnd 5: dec 6 times (6)
- Fasten off, leaving a long yarn tail.
- Embroider two stripes between round 1 and 2 (one stitch width). Hide the black yarn inside the paw.
- Using your yarn needle, weave the yarn tail of the paw through the front loop of each remaining stitch of round 5 and pull it tight to close. Leave a long yarn tail to sew the paws on the body.
- Sew the paws on rounds 23 and 24 of the body, with 6 stitches between both paws.
Tail:
- Use white yarn
- Rnd 1: start 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
- Rnd 2: inc in all 6 st (12)
- Rnd 3: (sc in next st, inc in next st) repeat 6 times (18)
- Rnd 4-8: sc in all 18 st (18)
- Rnd 9: (sc in next 4 st, dec) repeat 3 times (15)
- Rnd 10-11: sc in all 15 st (15)
- Rnd 12: (sc in next 3 st, dec) repeat 3 times (12)
- Rnd 13-16: sc in all 12 st (12)
- Rnd 17: (sc in next 2 st, dec) repeat 3 times (9)
- Stuff the tail with fiberfill and continue stuffing as you go.
- Rnd 18-22: sc in all 9 st (9)
- Rnd 23: (sc in next 1 st, dec) repeat 3 times (6)
- Fasten off, leaving a long yarn tail. Using your yarn needle, weave the yarn tail through the front loop of each remaining stitch and pull it tight to close. Leave a long yarn tail.
- Sew the tail on rounds 20 and 21 of the body.
Hat:
- Start with green yarn and crochet a chain
- CH 20
- Row 1: Start in fourth ch from hook, dc in next 17 st, turn (17)
- Change to blue yarn (photo 3-4)
- Row 2-3: ch 3 (doesn’t count as st), BLO dc in next 17 st, turn (17)
- Change to lilac yarn
- Row 4-5: ch 3, BLO dc in next 17 st, turn (17)
- Change to pink yarn
- Row 6: ch 3, BLO dc in next 2 st, ch 9, skip next 9 st, BLO dc in next 6 st, turn (17)
- Row 7: ch 3, BLO dc in next 17 st, turn (17)
- Change to orange yarn
- Row 8-9: ch 3, BLO dc in next 17 st, turn (17)
- Change to yellow yarn
- Row 10-11: ch 3, BLO dc in next 17 st, turn (17)
- Change to green yarn
- Row 12-13: ch 3, BLO dc in next 17 st, turn (17)
- Change to blue yarn
- Row 14-15: ch 3, BLO dc in next 17 st, turn (17)
- Change to lilac yarn
- Row 16-17: ch 3, BLO dc in next 17 st, turn (17)
- Change to pink yarn
- Row 18: ch 3, BLO dc in next 2 st, ch 9, skip next 9 st, BLO dc in next 6 st, turn (17)
- Row 19: ch 3, BLO dc in next 17 st, turn (17)
- Change to orange yarn
- Row 20-21: ch 3, BLO dc in next 17 st, turn (17)
- Change to yellow yarn
- Row 22-23: ch 3, BLO dc in next 17 st, turn (17)
- Change to green yarn
- Row 24: ch 3, BLO dc in next 17 st, turn (17)
- Join the edges: 17 slst inserting your hook in the back loop of the last row and in the stitch of the starting chain to crochet the first and last rows together. (17)
- Fasten off, sew in the remaining yarn threads in the hat, but leave on long yarn piece on the top the hat (the side where are the color changes where made. To close the top of the head, sew the long piece of yarn through a top stitch of each row you crocheted, pull the yarn to close the hole and sew in the remaining yarn. There might be a small hole left on the top, but that is ok, we are going to sew the pompom on the top.
Pom-Pom
Make a pom-pom using the six colors of yarn you used for the hat.
Learn how to make a Pom-Pom with my free tutorial including free templates for Pom-Poms.
I used the 1,5 inch (3,8 cm) template for my small cat.
I could not use chenille yarn for the Pom-Pom, because it falls apart when you cut it. That is why I crocheted a ball for the bigger cat.
Pattern for chenille bal:
- Make the first round in one color, then start mixing in other colors in the next rounds.
Learn how to color change with my color change tutorial. - Rnd 1: start 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
- Rnd 2: inc in all 6 st (12)
- Rnd 3: (sc in next st, inc in next st) repeat 6 times (18)
- Rnd 4-8: sc in all 18 st (18)
- Rnd 9: (sc in next 1 st, dec) repeat 6 times (12)
- Rnd 10: dec 6 times (6)
- Sew the pompom or ball on the hat.
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