Learn how to crochet a two-tone kitty amigurumi for cat lovers around you by following a step-by-step tutorial from Bellota Arte. With its sitting pose, this amigurumi kitty can become a suitable decor for any place and little ones can also receive it as a lovely gift doll.
The project is rated as beginner-friendly thanks to the guidance from the tutorial. You will especially love her ruffle belt around the neck region.
You can check out the complete video guide at the end of this post. Before starting this cat project, you can also explore some details in the post.
Skills Required: To easily crochet the Two-Tone Kitty Amigurumi, mastering basic crochet stitches, increase and decrease and working in the round is crucial. Additionally, it's helpful to understand how to change colours smoothly to achieve the two-tone effect.
Finally, basic skills in assembling and sewing parts together are needed to attach features like the ears, legs, and tail securely. Make sure to practice them before getting started.
Guide Span: 1 Hour 25 Minutes
Finished Size: Approximately 25 cm
Personalization Tips: If you find it difficult to achieve professional colour changes, use a solid colour instead. Other popular two-tone ideas are pink and white, black and white, grey and white. For the neck, you can also crochet a small bow for simplicity.
Two-Tone Kitty Amigurumi Tutorial
Below you will find a detailed tutorial that explains every step for crocheting the two-tone kitty amigurumi whether you are a beginner or an expert. Following the tutorial, you will find a range of tips for improving your skill level. Here is quick go-through how the crocheter crochets this amigurumi cat:
- Head and Face Construction: Start with a magic ring for the head, followed by strategic increases and decreases to shape the head. The bicolour design features a white section for the face, with smooth transitions between colours.
- Eyes and Nose Positioning: Place the safety eyes between rounds 18 and 19, spaced 5 stitches apart, with a small embroidered pink nose below.
- Colour Changes: Detailed instructions for making seamless colour changes during crochet, particularly when switching from the main colour to white for the face.
- Limbs and Ears: The limbs are crocheted using a similar technique, with the legs attached before the body is completed to ensure a clean finish.
- Tail and Assembly: The tail is crocheted in two colours, similar to the body, and sewn onto the back. Final touches include adding a crocheted collar to complete the look.
Supplies Needed
Here is a detail for the supplies needed for English readers:
- Semi-thick cotton thread or 6-ply yarn
- Needle size 3.00mm
- Scissors
- Wool needle
- Safety eyes size 10 mm
Best Yarns: For crocheting the kitty amigurumi, you can use milk cotton yarn from Lion Brand or Paintbox.
Stitches Used
Here are the stitches used in the Kitty Amigurumi tutorial with a quick guide for each:
- Magic Ring: Creates a tight, adjustable ring to start round crochet pieces, essential for the head and limbs. Learn from the tutorial.
- Single Crochet (SC): The most common stitch, used to build the body and shape the amigurumi. Insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull through, yarn over again, and pull through both loops.
- Increase (2 SC in one stitch): Adds extra stitches to widen the project, crucial for expanding rounds.
- Decrease (SC Decrease): Combines two stitches into one, used to taper the shape, especially at the head and body.
- Slip Stitch (SL ST): Closes rounds or finishes off parts neatly.
- Color Change: Switches yarn colors seamlessly during crochet by joining the new color in the last pull-through of the previous stitch.
- Whip Stitch: A sewing technique used to attach limbs and features like ears and the tail to the body.
Video Guide
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