Lucky Cat crochet pattern
Free lucky Cat crochet pattern
A symbol for luck, good luck will come when there is a lucky cat on our desk, this is a crochet pattern that I have collected for a long time. I just had time to make it today, let’s make this Lucky Cat crochet pattern.
Materials
Cotton ricorumi : white (001), red (029), green (042), yellow (063), gold, pink (065)
Crochet hook : 3mm
6mm safety eyes. You may need to use smaller/larger eyes, depending on hook/yarn size.
Yarn needle: Black embroidery thread
Fiblerfill for stuffing
Scissors
Abbreviations
(US /Z French)
Rnd: round / tour
MR : magic ring / cercle magique
ch: chain / chainette
sl st : slip stitch / maille coulée
sc : single crochet / maille serrée
hdc : half double crochet / demi bride
dc : double crochet / bride
inc : increase / augmentation
dec : decrease / diminuftion
()* : repeat till the end of round / répéter jusqu’ à la fin du tour
[] : total number of stiches in the round / nombre total de mailles dans le tour
Head & body
Stuff as you go along your work.
In white.
Rnd 1: MR, 6sc [6]
Rnd 2: (inc)* [12]
Rnd 3 : (1 sc, inc)* [18]
Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc)* [24]
Rnd 5: (3 sc, inc)* [30]
Rnd 6: (4 sc, inc)* [36]
Rnd 7-9: 36 sc [36]
Rnd 10 : (5 sc, inc)* [42]
Rnd 11 – 14: 42 sc [42]
Insert the security eyes between Rnd 10 and 11.
Rnd 15: (5 sc, dec)* [36]
Rnd f6 : (4 sc, dec)* [30]
Rnd 17 : (3 sc, dec)* [24]
Rnd 18 : (2 sc, dec)* [18]
Rnd 19 : (2 sc, inc)* [24]
Rnd 20: 24 sc [24]
Rnd 21: (3 sc, inc)* [30]
Rnd 22 – 24: 30 sc [30]
Rnd 25: (4 sc, inc)* [36]
Rnd 26 – 29: 26 sc [36]
Rnd 30 : (5 sc, inc)* [42]
Rnd 31: 42 sc [42]
Rnd 32 : through back loops only (5 sc, dec)* [36]
Finish to stuff.
Rnd 33 : (2 sc, dec)* [27]
Rnd 34: (1 sc, dec)* [18]
Rnd 35 : (dec)* [9]
Rnd 36: (1 sc, dec)* [6]
Fasten off and close.
Embroider the cheeks in pink embroidery thread, and the nose, eyelashes, eyebrows and whiskers with black one.
Arms (x2)
In white.
Rnd1: MR, 4 sc [4]
Rnd 2 : (1sc, inc)* [6]
Rnd 3 – 8 : 6 sc [6]
Ears (x2)
Inner ear (x2)
In red.
Ch 2, (1 sc, 1 hdc, 1 sc) in the 2nd ch from the hook.
Outer ear (x2)
In white.
Rnd1: MR, 4 sc [4]
Rnd 2: (1sc, inc)* [6]
Rnd 3: (2 sc, inc)* [8]
Rnd 4: (3 sc, inc)* [10]
Rnd 5: (4 sc, inc)* [12]
Sew/glue the inner ear into each ears. Sew the ears on rnds 3 to 7.
Bib
In green.
Rnd 1: MR, ch 3, 6 dc [6]
Rnd 2: ch 3, (hdc inc)* [12]
Sl st into the ch
Necklace
In red.
Ch 30, (sl st)* [29]
Bell
In gold.
Rnd1: MR, 6 sc [6] sl st
Sew/glue the bib, necklace and bell to the body.
Sew the arms to the body : left arm raised and right arm lowered, the hand on the koban.
Koban (big coin)
In gold.
Rnd1: Ch 5, sc into the 2nd ch from the hook, 2 sc, 3 sc in the last ch, then contininuing on the other side : 2 sc, inc [10]
Rnd 2 : inc, 2 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc [14]
Rnd 3 : 2 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc [18]
Rnd 4: 3 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc [22] sl st
Rnd 5 : through back loops only, 22 sl st [22]
Sew and stuff before to close.
Our lucky cat is finished, I hope you will finish your product well, good luck with this crochet pattern.
