Cute peekaboo cat in a present pattern 🐱
This pattern is a great decoration or gift for the holiday season, but can still be used all year round. The pattern is very easy to do and other than the facial features, it does not require any sewing. All you need is approx 90 minutes and a few materials.
This Pattern is completely free! If you would like a detailed and printable PDF, you can purchase this for immediate download on Etsy.
This adorable kitty is 8cm wide x 9cm long using a 2.5mm hook and 4 ply yarn but you can make him bigger or smaller by changing your hook size and yarn.
Although the pattern does use the colours white, red and gold, you can use any colour scheme you wish.
This pattern is at easy level and written in US crochet terms.
You can make as many of these little guys as you like for yourself or as gifts. You can also sell your finished product but must credit Crochet at Midnight. In no way can you share, reproduce or sell this pattern. Please respect my rights as a designer.
Gauge: 23 stitches by 25 rows = 4 inches (10cm)
Abbreviation
CH – Chain Stitch SC – Single Crochet
DC – Double Crochet HDC – Half Double Crochet
DEC – Decrease INC – Increase
MC – Magic Circle SL ST – Slip Stitch
FTH – From the Hook FLO – Front Loops Only
BLO – Back Loops Only
(Sc, inc) x2 – Complete stitches inside the brackets the indicated number of times.
Materials
- 🐱 2.5mm hook
- 🐱 Approx 15g 4 ply white cotton yarn
- 🐱 Approx 20g 4 ply red cotton yarn
- 🐱 A small amount of gold/yellow yarn
- 🐱 Stitch marker
- 🐱 2mm Safety eyes
- 🐱 Black thread
- 🐱 2x 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 inch cardboard squares
- 🐱 Sewing needle
- 🐱 Filling
- 🐱 Scissors
Instructions
This pattern is worked in continuous rounds without joining. Use a stitch marker to mark the end of each round and move the marker up at the beginning of each round.
Box
With red yarn, create MC
Round 1. Sc 8 into MC (8)
Pull circle closed
Round 2. (Sc 2, ch 2) x4 (16)
Round 3. (Sc 2, sc into corner where ch 2 is, ch 2, sc into same corner) x4 (24)
Round 4. Sc 3, sc into ch 2 corner, ch 2, sc into same corner, (sc 4, sc into ch 2 corner, ch 2, sc into same corner) x3, sc (32)
Round 5. Sc 4, sc into ch 2 corner, ch 2, sc into same corner, (sc 6, sc into ch 2 corner, ch 2, sc into same corner) x3, sc 2 (40)
Round 6. Sc 5, sc into ch 2 corner, ch 2, sc into same corner, (sc 8, sc into ch 2 corner, ch 2, sc into same corner) x3, sc 3 (48)
Round 7. Sc 6, sc into ch 2 corner, ch 2, sc into same corner, (sc 10, sc into ch 2 corner, ch 2, sc into same corner) x3, sc 4 (56)
Round 8. (BLO) Sc 7, skip ch 2, (sc 12, skip ch 2) x3, sc 5 (48)
Round 9. – Round 19. (11 Rounds) Sc 48 (48)
Sl st, ch 1. Cut & tie. Weave in ends.
Lid for box
For the lid, repeat the box section up until round 10 (Round 9 being your last round)
Sl st, ch 1. Cut & tie. Weave in ends.
Joining the lid to the box
Where you did your last sl st and ch on the box, this is the back of the present. The front of the box should be facing you.
Attach your yarn to the right back corner. Attach the lid and box together, working through the front loops and sc until you reach the left back corner of the box (see pictures)
Place your cardboard inside the lid and at the bottom of the box.
Ribbon
With the gold yarn, leave a small amount of yarn at the beginning, ch 75. Leave an equal amount of yarn at the end and cut off. You will add the ribbon at the end.
Cat
You will be making the body and the head together so there is no sewing needed. We will be starting from the bottom of the body.
With white yarn, create a MC
Round 1. Sc 6 into MC (6)
Close circle
Round 2. Inc 6 (12)
Round 3. (Sc, inc) x6 (18)
On this next round, we will make the tail.
Round 4. In the FLO sc, ch 10, starting from 2nd ch FTH, sc 9, now working back on the body, FLO sc, you won’t be working FLO the rest of the round, sc 16 (27)
Round 5. You will see the two back loops highlighted from working FLO on the previous round where you added the tail, work into these BLO with sc 2, continue around the body as normal, inc, (sc 2, inc) x5 (24)
Round 6. – Round 7. (2 Rounds) Sc 24 (24)
Round 8. (Sc 2, dec) x6 (18)
Round 9. Sc 18 (18)
Round 10. (Sc, dec) x6 (12)
Round 11. Sc 12 (12)
Add filling
Round 12. Dec 6 (6)
We will now be making the head
Round 13. (FLO) Inc 6 (12)
Round 14. (Sc, inc) x6 (18)
Round 15. Sc 18 (18)
Round 16. (Sc 2, inc) x6 (24)
Round 17. – Round 18. (2 rounds) Sc 24 (24)
You can place a stitch marker somewhere on this row as you will be placing the eyes here (between round 18 & 19)
Round 19. (Sc 2, dec) x6 (18)
Round 20. Sc 18 (18)
Place your eyes between round 18 & 19 with 3 sc in-between. You can determine the front of the face by making sure the tail is at the back.
With black tread, sew a small ‘V’ for the nose between the eyes with a straight line going down from the point.
Add two whiskers on each side underneath the eyes.
Round 21. (Sc, dec) x6 (12)
Add filling
Sl st
We are going to add the ears here whilst also closing the top of the head. For this round work through both sides of the head to close.
Round 22. Dc, ch 1, hdc into same st, sl st 3, hdc, dc into same st, ch 1, sl st into same st.
Cut and tie. Weave in all ends.
All that is left to do is to place your cat inside the present and tie your ribbon around with a bow on top!
Your cat in a present is finished! I hope you enjoyed this free pattern and any comments or feedback are welcome. If you need any help or have any questions, feel free to reach out, i’m here to help!
Please remember to tag @crochetatmidnight13 with any pictures you take of your cat ♡
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