Crochet your own squishy, chubby cats! Adorable no-sew pattern for plushy pets in 3 cute styles. Perfect gifts or stress-relief buddies!
Crochet No Sew Squishy Chubby Cats Pattern
Who needs a real cat when you can crochet your own squishy, chubby companion? This Crochet No-Sew Chubby Cats pattern is pure joy wrapped in yarn! These adorable cats come in three styles—brown, yellow, and purple—each with distinct color patterns and delightful little details like whiskers, ears, and stripes. Shaped like rounded plushies with simple faces, they’re irresistibly soft, squishy, and perfect for hugging. Use them as playful desk decor, thoughtful handmade gifts, or stress-relieving buddies. With their lovable looks and endless uses, these crochet kitties are ready to steal hearts!
How To Crochet Cute Cats
Materials:
- Yarn in three colors: brown, purple, yellow (primary colors)
- White yarn for color changes
- Dark brown yarn for stripes (optional)
- Black yarn for eyes, nose, whiskers
- Crochet hook: 2.5 mm
- Stitch markers
Abbreviations:
- ch: chain
- sc: single crochet
- hdc: half double crochet
- dc: double crochet
- inc: increase (2 sc in the same stitch)
- dec: decrease (invisible decrease)
- sl st: slip stitch
- MR: magic ring
Base Pattern (for all three cats):
Rounds 1-4
- Round 1: MR, 8 sc into the ring. (8)
- Round 2: 8 inc. (16)
- Round 3: 1 sc, 1 inc repeat 8 times. (24)
- Round 4: 2 sc, 1 inc repeat 8 times. (32)
Color Change Patterns (Round 5 onwards):
Brown Cat:
5. Round 5: 15 sc in brown, switch to white, 2 sc in white, switch back to brown, 15 sc in brown. (32)
- Round 6: 3 sc in brown, 1 inc repeat 3 times, switch to white to complete inc, 1 sc in white, 1 inc in white, 2 sc in brown, switch back to brown, 3 sc in brown, 1 inc 3 times, sl st to join. (40)
- Round 7: 16 sc in brown, 8 sc in white, switch back to brown, 16 sc in brown. (40)
- Round 8: 4 sc in brown, 1 inc repeat 3 times, switch to white to complete inc, 4 sc in white, 1 inc in white, 2 sc in white, switch back to brown, 4 sc in brown, 1 inc 3 times. (48)
- Round 9-10: Work 48 sc in white. Continue till the end of round 10. (48)
Yellow Cat:
Rounds 5-10 in yellow, unless for different parts see Round 11 instructions.
Purple Cat:
5. Round 5: 32 sc in purple. (32)
- Round 6: 3 sc, 1 inc repeat 8 times. (40)
- Round 7: 40 sc. (40)
- Round 8: 4 sc, 1 inc repeat 8 times. (48)
- Rounds 9-10: In purple, but with color change per the tutorial. Continue color changes as specified.
Forming Shapes:
Body:
- Round 11: 15 sc, 4 triple crochet clusters in the next stitch (explanation provided), 16 sc, 4 triple crochet clusters, 15 sc. (48)
- Rounds 12-16: Work even in color-based instructions.
Decreasing Rounds:
- Round 17: 15 sc, 4 triple crochet clusters, 16 sc, 4 triple crochet clusters, 15 sc. (48)
- Round 18: 4 sc, 1 dec repeat 8 times. (40)
- Round 19: 3 sc, 1 dec repeat 8 times. (32)
- Round 20: 2 sc, 1 dec repeat 8 times. (24)
- Round 21: 1 sc, 1 dec repeat 8 times. (16)
- Round 22: 8 dec. Fasten off, weave in ends. (8)
Stuffing:
- Fill the body with fiberfill, ensuring it is adequately stuffed.
Features:
- Eyes: In black yarn, embroider eyes on Round 8, 6 stitches apart.
- Nose: Add on Round 8, between the eyes with 2 stitches in between using black yarn.
- Whiskers: Attach whiskers with black yarn on Round 9, 3 stitches apart from eyes.
- Ears:
- Make 4 ch, 1 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc, sl st.
- Attach to Round 2-7.
- Tail:
- Attach to stitches at bottom of Round 17.
- Make 7 ch, 6 sc back, sl st.
- Stripes (Yellow Cat Only):
- Dark brown yarn; start 3 rows above the eye.
- 3 stripes at the side going around the body.
Your crochet cats are now complete! Enjoy your cute, squishy crochet creations!
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