Add a crochet spooky fun to your Halloween decorations with this unique Crochet Black Cat free pattern! Standing just four inches tall, this tiny, skinny cat is the perfect mix of cute and crazy, making it a must-have for the season. With its long, posable arms and legs, you can easily wrap it around a candle, perch it on a pumpkin, or let it hang from a shelf—adding a playful, mischievous touch to your Halloween setup.
If you are an amigurumi beginner, don’t worry! This pattern is quick, easy, and so much fun to make, with a couple of step-by-step images to help you out! The small size and simple design make it a great last-minute project, perfect for adding a bit of charm to your spooky décor.
This little black cat is a great companion for your other Halloween amigurumi creations. Get your hook and yarn ready and let’s start crocheting this Black Cat free crochet pattern!
For a low cost (4 USD), ad-free and printable pattern, with a photo tutorial, you can find it in Ravelry here! And on Etsy here!
Before we start, I will leave it here a couple of helpful tutorial links in case you need further help creating your beautiful little creature!
- Easy way to make a magic ring
- How to do single crochet (SC)
- The perfect way to finish your amigurumi.
- How to increase (inc)
- What is invisible decrease (invDEC or DEC)
- How to back post slip stitch (BPSC)
PIN IT FOR LATER!
CROCHET GRINCH AMIGURUMI PATTERN MATERIALS
- 2mm crochet hook;
- Green, white, and red yarn;
- Black thread to embroider the face. A little bit of yellow for the eye detail;
- Sewing needle;
- Stuffing material;
- Scissors.
Finish size: 16cm or 6 inches
For a low cost (4 USD), ad-free and printable pattern, with a photo tutorial, you can find it in Ravelry here! And on Etsy here!
ARMS AND LEGS
With dark gray yarn start
1 rnd 6sc in a magic ring
2 and 3 rnd 6sc
• Fold the hand in half, having 3sc on one side and 3 on the other.
• For the next round, you will crochet together one side to the other, closing the hand.
4 rnd 1sc, (chain 11, skip first chain, 10sl), skip 1sts, 1sc
• Cut the yarn and fasten it off.
• You will be left with the central stitch unworked. With a sewing needle, fasten off the stitch using the leftover of the yarn.
• Make four following the same instructions
BODY
With gray yarn start,
1 rnd 6sc in a magic ring
2 rnd 6inc Total 12sts
3 rnd (1sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 18sts
4 rnd (2sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 24sts
5 rnd 24BLsc
• For the next round, you will crochet together with the legs
6 rnd 9sc, 1sc together with one leg, 5sc, 1sc together with one leg, 8sc
7 and 8 rnd 24sc
9 rnd (2sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 18sts
10 and 11 rnd 18sc
• For the next round, you will crochet together with the arms
• If your starting stitch is not in the same position as mine, the arms of your cat might not be central. To fix that, find the 4 stitches in the central part of the front of the Cat body. That is the distance between the 2 arms. And adapt the round coordinately.
• Stop here to start adding stuffing material before continuing.
12 rnd 7sc, 1sc with the hand, 4sc, 1sc with the hand, 5sc
13 rnd (1sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 12sts
14 rnd 12blsl
HEAD
For the next round, you will work in the remaining front loop of round 13. This way, you will skip round 14 which will be facing the inside of the toy.
15 rnd 12inc total 24sts
16 rnd (7sc, 1inc) repeat 3 times Total 27sts
17 to 20 27sc
21 rnd (7sc, 1dec) repeat 3 times Total 24sts
22 rnd (2sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 18sts
23 rnd (1sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 12sts
• Finish adding stuffing material
• Cut the yarn and fasten it off.
EARS
With gray yarn start,
1 rnd 3sc in a magic ring
2 rnd 3inc Total 6sts
• Fold it in half and crochet the sides together
3 rnd 3sc
• Cut the yarn and fasten it off. Leave a small tail for sewing later.
• Make 2 following the same instructions.
ASSEMBLY
- Sew the ears between rounds 21 and 23.
- Embroider the eyes in round 19 of the face, leaving 2 stitches between them.
- With the same thread, embroider the eyebrow one round above the eyes. Embroider the whiskers with a length of 3 stitches.
- Embroider the mouth in round 17 of the face taking 4 stitches.
- With light pink yarn embroider a small line between rounds 17 and 18.
- With white yarn, make two lines on the side of the eyes.
- Cut a piece of purple yarn and tie a bow on its neck!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
You finished your Crochet Black Cat amigurumi Halloween Ornament!
If this free pattern was useful to you and you are happy with your results, post a picture and tag me on social media so I can see your final product!
Take a look at other patterns here for your next WIP!
Happy crocheting!
Ana
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