Amigurumi Grumpy Cat Crochet Pattern

Amigurumi Grumpy Cat Crochet Pattern 😾

General Abreviations:
-Ls: left side
-Rs: right side
-Ct: center
-; ; : complete stitches between ; & ; in same stitch
-# stitches: e.g. 2 sc make a sc into the next two stitches
-Mc: magic circle
-Sl st: slip stitch
-Sc: single crochrt
-Tr: triple crouchet
-Dc: double crochet
-Hdc: half double crochet
-Flo: front loop only

-Blo: back loop only
-Inc: make two stitches into stitch (increases number of stitches by 1)
-#stitches: e.g. 3sc make 3 single crochets into same stitch
-Dec: sc by hooking into flo of the next two stitches stitches (decreases number of stitches by 1)

-Sk st: skip stitch
-Yo: yarn over

Special stitch: popcorn stitch (see pattern & video)

MATERIALS:

-Hello 100% cotton 25 grams balls, light sport weight, color #s:

-119 (peach) .10% of ball &

-118 (orange) 2 balls
-2 mm hook

-Sissors

-Stitch marker

PATTERN (all in orange except paws)

Head:
1: 6 Sc in Mr (6)
2: *Inc* (12)
3: *Inc, Sc* (18)
4: *Inc, 2 Sc* (24)

5-8: *Sc* (24)

9: *Inc, 5 x6* (30)
10: *Inc, Sc 6* x6 (36)

-Add in eyes between rows 7 & 8, 6 stitches apart (you should see 3/4 stitches between eyes)

-Add in nose between rows 9 & 10, centred between eyes

11: *Dec, Sc* x12 (24)
12: *Dec, 4 Sc * x6 (18)
Stuff the head firmly

Body:
1: In the FLO (Front Loop Only), Sc (18)
2: *Inc, Sc 3* x6 (24)
3: *Sc* (24)
4: *Inc, Sc 4* x5 (30)
6: *Sc* (30)

7: *Inc, Sc 5* x6 (36)

8-9: Sc (36)

10: *Dec, Sc 5* x6 (30)
11: +Dec, Sc 4* x6 (24)
12: * Dec, Sc 3* x6 (18)

-Stuff body
13: * Dec, Sc 2* x6 (12)
14: dec x6 (6)
-Stuff body again
-Fasten off and cut, leaving thread for sewing
-Sew closed by weaving into front loop only and pulling yarn to close hole

-Draw yarn through centre and out of the back of body and cut thread, picking in any visible thread back into body (do this each time you fasten off)

Ears: (Make 2)
1: 6 Sc in Magic Ring (6)
2: Sc (6)
3: Inc (12)
4: Sc (12)
-Fold the ear in half and sc across both sides
-Fasten off and cut, leaving thread for sewing
-Sew on between rows 3 & 4, sideways to create cross look

Arms: (Make 2)
1: 6 Sc in Magic Ring (6)
2-6: Sc (6)
-Fold in half and sc across both sides
-Fasten off and cut, leaving thread for sewing
-Sew onto neck, in line with ears, on either side of body

Legs (make 2, use peach to make 3d claws):
1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
2: 6 inc (12)
3: 3 sc,

Change yarn colour to accent colour in yarn over of last stitch;

popcorn stich* repeat 4 times,

—Popcorn stitch—

-1: 3 dc into the next stitch
-2: Remove hook from current loop and insert in first dc made & re-insert hook into the current loop
-3a: Yarn over with main colour
-3b: Pull through both loops (tightly),
-4: chain 1
-5: Push out popcorn stitch with back of hook (watch video or see images) (16)

———

4-5: sc (16)
6: 2 sc, dec* (9)
-Fold in half and sc across both sides
-Fasten off and cut, leaving thread for sewing
-Fold top of leg (claws should face up, see image), sew top of leg shut
-Sew onto leg between rows 10 & 11 of body

Eyebrows:
1: chain 5, sc into 2nd chain from hook and across row
2-3: sc across row (4)
-Fasten off and cut, leaving thread for sewing
-Sew overtop of eye, on an angel for cross look

-Sew into stitches around eye (See this TikTok with images of how to sew on the eyes)

Tail:
1: 6 sc into Mr
2-14: *sc* (6)
-Fold in half and sc across both sides
-Fasten off and cut, leaving thread for sewing
-Sew onto back, between legs and along the same rows (10 & 11) of body

Happy yarning!

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