Learn how to crochet cute Halloween-themed cats including a skeleton cat, a mummy cat, and a witch cat with an amigurumi Halloween cats tutorial. These crochet cats are perfect for festive decorations or as fun chibi gifts all following the same pattern for the body.
A great feature is the customizable crochet face patches and main pattern. You can crochet them in any size just by changing the crochet hook and yarn size.
This post aims to provide you with that guide and important details for following through easily.
Skill Level: Beginners
Video Span: 44 Minutes
Crochet Halloween Cats Tutorial
In the below crochet Halloween cats tutorial, the tutor first explains how to crochet the body of a cat that stays the same for every type of Halloween cat amigurumi. You will start with the colour of your preferred character whether witch, mummy or skeleton. Then providing tips, she also crochets each feature that belongs to a different character. In this way, this tutorial makes customizing the pattern a breeze. Here are the important video guide highlights:
- Materials and Abbreviations: Detailed list of materials like yarn and tools needed, along with crochet abbreviations to follow.
- Step-by-step Crochet Instructions: Start with making the ears, followed by connecting them to form the body. Each round's crochet pattern is explained in detail.
- Shaping the Cats: Guidance on adding the body, increasing and decreasing stitches to form the desired shape, and stuffing the body tightly to keep it firm.
- Adding Eyes and Features: Instructions on attaching the eyes, whiskers, and face patch using yarn to create a more lifelike and cute appearance.
- Making the Witch Hat: The pattern for crocheting a witch hat, which includes using magic rings and increasing stitches for shaping. There is also a pattern for mummy stripes as chains and skeleton embroidery.
Supplies Needed
Following are the supplies recommended by the tutor to crochet these unique crochet Halloween cats:
- Acrylic/Cotton or Sport yarn (5ply) in Brown, Purple, Black &White. Both cotton and acrylic yarn are preferred because of their durability and availability of colours. The famous cotton yarn is Milk Cotton and that of acrylic is Wooly acrylic.
- 3mm crochet hook (choose according to your weight)
- Stitch marker & Pins
- Beads
- Glue
- Stuffing
- Darning needle and scissors
Crochet Abbreviations and Guides
If you find yourself comfortable with the on-screen written instructions, the following are the abbreviations used. Along with it, we also have written down quick guides.
- Ch (Chain): Yarn over, pull through loop on hook.
- dc (Double Crochet): Yarn over, insert hook into st, yarn over, pull through, yarn over, pull through two loops, yarn over, pull through remaining loops.
- st (Stitch): A single point of yarn formed by completing a crochet step.
- sl st (Slip Stitch): Insert hook into next st, yarn over, pull through st and loop on hook.
- R (Round/Row): A completed circle (round) or line (row) of stitches.
- BLO (Back Loop Only): Crochet into the back loop of the stitch only.
- sc (Single Crochet): Insert hook into st, yarn over, pull through, yarn over, pull through both loops on hook.
- FLO (Front Loop Only): Crochet into the front loop of the stitch only.
- inc (Increase): Create two or more stitches in the same st to increase the total number of sts.
- hdc (Half Double Crochet): Yarn over, insert hook into st, yarn over, pull through, yarn over, pull through all three loops on hook.
- *- repeat
- dec decrease: Use invisible decrease.
- [] - total stitch count in each round
Embroidery Tips
- A tapestry needle, which has a blunt tip and a large eye, is ideal for embroidering on crochet fabric.
- Start by securing your thread well. Weave the thread through some of the crochet stitches before starting your embroidery to anchor it securely.
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