In this post, you will learn how to crochet cute amigurumi kittens wearing headphones with a step-by-step tutorial. These whimsical amigurumi cats are mini and chibi-themed making them a unique but attractive charm for your bags.
You will find three colour inspirations including, light brown and beige, dark brown and beige and, light pink and dark pink. Throughout this project, you will find a chance to practice many nice skills while getting a unique gift.
This post will provide you with details important for tackling the project.
Skill Level: Beginners to Intermediates
Tutorial Span: 34 Minutes
Personalization tips: Use unique colour combinations but always keep the face in a darker shade of selected colour and the body lighter.
Amigurumi Kittens Wearing Headphones
The crochet kittens wearing headphone tutorial techniques such as changing colours and connecting ears for improving your skills. While this idea can be a bit challenging, the instructor believes that you can manage it with practice. The crochet kittens are adorable and make great gifts or decorations
. The tutor advises using two colours to make the headphones and provides clear steps for each part of the project, including the magic ring technique for starting rounds. Below are other highlights of the tutorial:
- Crocheting the Ears: Start with a magic ring and 6 single crochet stitches for the ear. Round 2 consists of increasing stitches, and Round 3 completes the ear with single crochets. Two ears are made and connected with a chain of 3 stitches.
Forming the Hat Base: After connecting the ears, the pattern continues with rounds of single crochets and increases to shape the kitten’s head. After reaching Round 5, each round consists of repeating single crochets and increases to maintain the shape. - Colour Change and Details: To create the illusion of the headphones, the yarn colour is switched between beige and brown. This requires careful transitioning of yarn in specific stitches without finishing the last stitch, ensuring smooth colour changes.
- Making the Headphones: The headphones are crocheted separately using blue yarn, starting with a magic ring and single crochets. The headphones are assembled with 23 chains, and slip stitches are used to attach the two parts.
- Finishing the Cat: After making the face, plastic eyes are glued on, and additional embroidery (white yarn for eye details) is done to give the kitten an expressive look. The headphones are sewn onto the head, though glue can be used for easier attachment.
Crochet Abbreviations
The following abbreviations were used in the crochet kittens wearing headphones on-screen tutorial. Along with, we have also mentioned guides:
- Ch (Chain): Yarn over, and pull through the loop on the hook.
- dc (Double Crochet): Yarn over, insert hook into the st, yarn over and pull through 2 loops twice.
- mr (Magic Ring)
- hdc (Half Double Crochet): Yarn over, insert hook into the st, yarn over and pull through all 3 loops on the hook.
- st (Stitch): Any single loop on the fabric where a new stitch can be made.
- slst (Slip Stitch): Insert hook into the st, yarn over, pull through the st and loop on the hook.
- R (Round): A complete circle of stitches, worked in spiral or joined fashion.
- * (Repeat): Perform the sequence in brackets the specified number of times.
- sc (Single Crochet): Insert hook into the st, yarn over, pull through both loops on the hook.
- [ ] (Total Stitch Count in Each Round)
- inc (Increase): Crochet 2 stitches into the same st.
- dec (Decrease): Insert hook into the next st, yarn over, insert hook into the following st, yarn over, pull through all loops on the hook.
Materials Needed
Make sure you have the following crochet supplies in hand for starting the crochet kitten-wearing headphones:
- Milk cotton (it is a mix of various cotton fibres making it extra soft) or acrylic yarn (sply) in biege, brown, blue. A typical
- 50 gram ball will be enough.
- 2.5mm crochet hook
- 4mm eyes
- Ribbon 6mm x 30cm
- Glue, scissors, darning needle
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