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.