Pumpkin Cat Crochet Pattern — Halloween Amigurumi Kitten

A round grey kitten sitting inside a carved jack-o'-lantern, wearing a tiny pumpkin hat of his own. Paws hooked over the rim, yellow eyeliner, pink inner ears — he fits in one hand at about 12 cm (4.7 in) tall and is very hard to put down.

What you get

• 13-page PDF, instant download after purchase
• Around 48 step photos — every piece, the face embroidery and the full assembly shown stage by stage
• US crochet terms, round by round with stitch counts in brackets on every line
• A photo walkthrough of the designer's glue method for securing yarn tails on tiny pieces

The build

The cat is a single stuffed head with 10 mm safety eyes set between rounds 15 and 16, then given his face entirely in embroidery — whiskers, a little V nose, a curved mouth, and a yellow line around the outer half of each eye that reads as eyeliner and gives him the whole expression. Ears are worked flat-ish with separate pink inner-ear pieces laid on top.

The pumpkin uses half double crochet increases and decreases to get a proper squat pumpkin silhouette rather than a ball, and its five segments are pulled in with the long tail after stuffing — the pattern shows exactly where each pass goes. The jack-o'-lantern face is three crocheted pieces (two eyes, one mouth) glued or sewn on, with the teeth embroidered over the top.

The pumpkin hat is a small back-loop base with its own stem, leaf and an optional curled vine — wrap the vine around something round for a few hours and it holds the curl. It sits on the cat's head between his ears.

Skills & materials

• Intermediate. Magic ring, sc, hdc, dc, inc/dec, BLO and a fair amount of small-piece assembly and embroidery
• #2 sport weight cotton (the designer uses Bali) — dark grey, black, soft pink, yellow, dark brown, olive green and terracotta
• 2.5 mm hook, tapestry needle, stitch marker, stuffing
• 10 mm safety eyes with washers, hot glue gun. Optional: ball-head pins for assembly and a scrap of black felt for the eyeliner

The designer glues some parts — the pattern notes which, and recommends sewing everything instead if the finished toy is going to a child.

Please note

This is a digital PDF pattern, not a finished toy. No physical item is shipped. Because of the nature of instant downloads, the file is non-refundable. For personal use — please don't resell or redistribute the file.

Your PDF link arrives by email as soon as your payment goes through, and it's also on your order confirmation page. Save the file somewhere safe, it's yours to keep.

Because a pattern can't be handed back once it's downloaded, digital orders aren't refundable. If something is wrong with the file or a round doesn't add up, email us and we'll sort it out.