Pink Cat Amigurumi Pattern Free (Tiny Sad Cat Keychain)

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Some days your yarn just wants to be dramatic… and that’s how this pink cat amigurumi pattern free was born. I was playing with my Milk Cotton scraps, trying to design something quick and tiny, and suddenly this tall, skinny, absolutely done with everything pink cat appeared in my hands. Big cheeks, tiny nose, crossed legs and a little grumpy mouth – he looks like he’s silently judging all your WIPs and I love him for it.

If this is your first time making a small toy, don’t worry. On TopAmigurumi we already walked through the basics in my First Amigurumi – Step-by-Step Guide, so here we’ll focus on the fun parts: shaping the cheeks, building the long body and attaching those bent arms on the hips.

This tiny pink cat works up fast, uses just a bit of yarn, and is perfect as a keychain, bag charm or little desk mascot. You can keep the classic moody face, or change the mouth and blush to give him a happier expression – the base is the same.

You can also follow along with the full step-by-step video tutorial for this pink cat amigurumi pattern here.

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Materials and Tools for Your Pink Cat Amigurumi

Here’s exactly what I used for the sample in the photos:

• Yarn
  • Pink: Milk Cotton yarn (about 80% cotton, sport/DK weight) – body, arms, legs, eye tops, nose
  • Cream/White: Milk Cotton yarn – cheeks
  • Yellow: YarnArt cotton yarn – eye bases
• Hook: 2.5 mm crochet hook
• Safety eyes: 2 × 6–8 mm black safety eyes
• Stuffing: Polyester fiberfill
• Notions:
  • Yarn needle for sewing and French-knot nose
  • Scissors
  • Stitch marker for rounds
  • Blush, soft pastel or a bit of pink yarn for the cheek blush
  • Keychain hardware (optional, if you want a keyring or bag charm)

If you’re not sure how your yarn thickness compares, you can check your stash against my yarn weight, gauge and hook size guide. The most important thing is that your stitches are tight enough so the stuffing doesn’t peek through.

For total beginners, it also helps to know what amigurumi actually is and why we work in tight rounds, so you can take a quick peek at What Is Amigurumi? and then come back here to start this tiny drama queen of a cat.

Stitches and Skills You’ll Use

This pink cat amigurumi pattern free is small, but it uses the classic amigurumi building blocks. If you’ve made any of my other patterns before, you’ll recognise almost everything:

• Magic ring (or adjustable ring)
• Single crochet (sc) worked in spiral rounds
• Increases (2 sc in one stitch) and invisible decreases
• Slip stitch and chain stitch
• Simple embroidery for the mouth
• French knot for the tiny nose

If you’re still getting comfortable with basic stitches, you can warm up your hands with my tutorials for how to single crochet and how to crochet a chain stitch.

We start each piece with a magic ring to keep the stuffing from peeking through. If you’re not sure whether you prefer a ring or a chain circle, I explain the pros and cons in Magic Ring vs Chain Circle in Amigurumi. For shaping the body and cheeks we’ll also use the invisible decrease so the fabric stays smooth; if you need a visual refresher, you can check Invisible Decrease Crochet before you start.

For stitch sizing and toy proportions, most designers (including me) follow the general guidelines from the Craft Yarn Council – you can always peek at their official standards here: Craft Yarn Council yarn standards. It’s a helpful reference if you want to substitute yarns or change hook sizes later.

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Free Pink Cat Amigurumi Pattern (Step-By-Step)

All instructions use US terms and are worked in continuous rounds. My finished pink cat amigurumi pattern free sample is about 10–11 cm tall with Milk Cotton yarn and a 2.5 mm hook, but your size will change with different yarns.

If you usually get lost in the counting (we’ve all been there 🙈), you can peek at how to count rounds in crochet and then come back.

Abbreviations (US Terms)

We’ll use standard US crochet terms throughout the pattern:

• MR – magic ring
• ch – chain
• sc – single crochet
• inc – increase (2 sc in the same stitch)
• dec – invisible decrease
• sl st – slip stitch
• st(s) – stitch(es)

Work in continuous rounds unless I say otherwise. Keep a stitch marker at the first stitch of each round so you don’t lose your place.

Body (Pink)

Stuffing tip: start after R7 and stop before R10 so the neck stays slim.

R1: 6 sc in MR (6)
R2: inc around (12)
R3: (sc, inc) × 6 (18)
R4–6: 18 sc
R7: (sc, dec) × 6 (12) – begin stuffing the bottom and sides
R8–9: 12 sc, keep stuffing lightly as you go
R10: dec around (6) – finish stuffing, leaving the top a bit firmer so the head doesn’t wobble
R11–12: 6 sc
FO, leave a long tail. Close the opening neatly and weave the tail into the body or leave a bit for securing the neck seam.

You should have a slightly pear-shaped body: wider at the bottom, narrower towards the neck.

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Cheek Piece (Cream, make 1)

This is the big fluffy cheek cloud under the eyes.

Start stuffing from R3 so it stays soft and puffy but not overstuffed.

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R1: 6 sc in MR (6)
R2: (2 sc, inc) × 2 (8)
R3–4: 8 sc – lightly stuff
R5: (2 sc, dec) × 2 (6)
R6: 6 sc
R7: (2 sc, inc) × 2 (8)
R8: 8 sc
FO, finish stuffing and shape into a long oval. This piece will sit horizontally across the face.

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Pink Eye Tops (Pink, make 2)

These are the little eyelid “hats” on top of the eyes.

R1: 4 sc in MR (4)
R2: (sc, inc) × 2 (6)
FO, no stuffing needed. Flatten gently.

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Yellow Eye Bases (Yellow, make 2)

Safety eyes go in at the end of R3, before fastening off.

R1: 4 sc in MR (4)
R2: (sc, inc) × 2 (6)
R3: 6 sc

At the end of R3:

1. Insert one safety eye in the center of the yellow circle.
2. Add a tiny bit of stuffing behind the eye.
3. FO, leaving a tail long enough for sewing.

Make 2 identical eyes.

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Arms & Legs (Pink, make 4)

The arms and legs are skinny cords with a tiny puff/foot at the end.

1. Ch 14.
2. In 2nd ch from hook make a mini puff:
   • (YO, insert hook into the same ch, YO, pull up a loop) × 2 → 5 loops on the hook.
   • YO and pull through all 5 loops at once.
3. Sl st into the next ch to lock the puff.
4. Sl st in each remaining ch down to the end.
5. FO, leave a tail for sewing.

Use:

• 2 pieces as arms
• 2 pieces as legs

If you want extra long legs, you can chain a few more stitches; just keep both legs the same length.

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Head, Eyes and Nose Assembly

Now the fun part – building that dramatic facial expression.

1. Attach pink eye tops to yellow eyes
   • Place one pink eye top slightly overlapping the top edge of one yellow eye base.
   • Sew it down with pink yarn, shaping it like a curved eyelid.
   • Repeat for the second eye.
2. Sew eyes onto the cheek piece
   • Position the two finished eyes side by side on the top center of the cream cheek piece.
   • The yellow circles should be touching, with no gap and no extra pink piece between them.
   • Sew all around each yellow circle so they’re firmly attached.
3. Embroider the tiny French-knot nose
   • Thread pink yarn on a needle.
   • Bring the needle up right between the two eyes, just on the line where the yellow eyes touch the top edge of the cream cheeks.
   • Wrap the yarn around the needle 3–4 times, then insert the needle back down very close to where you came up.
   • Pull gently to form a small round nose.
   • Secure the yarn on the back.
4. Add the mouth and blush
   • With black yarn, embroider a small sad mouth just under the nose – a tiny upside-down “V”.
   • Add blush on each side of the cheeks with soft pastel, makeup blush or gently rubbing a bit of pink yarn fibres into the stitches.

Set this whole face piece aside for a minute.

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Final Assembly

If attaching limbs evenly always stresses you out, you can glance at Attach Amigurumi Limbs Evenly and then come back to pin everything in place.

1. Join the face to the body
   • Position the cheek + eyes piece at the very top front of the body, so the bottom of the cheeks just overlaps the neck.
   • Pin if needed.
   • Sew all around the cream cheek piece with cream yarn, making sure the head sits straight and doesn’t tilt.
2. Attach the arms
   • Sew one arm on each side of the body at neck/shoulder level.
   • Curve them so the little puffs rest on the body like hands on the hips – this gives the cat its “I’m not impressed” attitude.
3. Attach the legs
   • Sew the two legs to the bottom of the body.
   • Cross them at the ankles so they twist slightly, just like in the photos.
4. Secure and weave ends
   • Check that all pieces are sewn firmly (especially if this will be a keychain).
   • Weave in any remaining yarn tails inside the body.
5. Add keychain hardware (optional)
   • Sew or attach a small loop of yarn to the top of the head, then connect your keyring or lobster clasp.
   • Make sure the attachment point is strong enough to handle being on a bag or set of keys.

And that’s it – your tiny pink cat amigurumi pattern free is finished and ready to judge everyone from your keyring or shelf.

Video Tutorial — Crochet Pink Cat Amigurumi

Prefer to watch after reading the pattern? Here’s the full step-by-step video—pause at each step while you croche

How to Customize Your Pink Cat Amigurumi

One of my favourite things about this pink cat amigurumi pattern free is how easy it is to change the mood just by moving a few stitches.

Here are some fun ways you can customize your cat:

• Change the colour mood
  Keep the same construction and just swap colours: grey cat, pastel blue cat, neon green “alien” cat – they all work with this base. If you like funny character vibes, you can even pair this guy with my taller loaf-shaped kitty from the Loaf Cat Crochet Pattern.
• Play with the expression
  Move the mouth slightly up or down and change the curve:
  • tiny smile for a shy happy cat
  • straight line for “I’ve had enough” cat
  • deeper frown for extra drama
    The nose stays the same French knot; you only edit a couple of black stitches.
• Add stripes or cheeks details
  You can embroider a few simple stripes on the forehead or tail with surface slip stitches. If you’re not used to editing your toys, I talk about experimenting and fixing little “oops” moments in Top 10 Amigurumi Mistakes to Avoid – it’s totally normal to try, undo, and try again.
• Turn it into a keychain or bag charm
  Sew a strong loop on top and clip it to your keys, backpack or project bag. The slim body and crossed legs make it perfect as a little hanging charm.
• Make a family of tiny cats
  Use the same pattern with:
  • thinner yarn + smaller hook → mini micro-cat
  • thicker yarn + bigger hook → chubby big brother
    Just remember to keep your stitches tight and adjust safety eye size if needed.

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More Cute Amigurumi Patterns You’ll Love

If this tiny pink cat made you smile (even if he refuses to smile back), I have a whole gang of patterns on TopAmigurumi that match the same small, playful style:

• For more feline friends, you can crochet a loaf-shaped buddy with the Loaf Cat Crochet Pattern or a spooky friend from the Black Cat Crochet Pattern (Halloween).
• If you like quick keychains, try the sweet avocado from the Avocado Crochet Keychain Pattern or the tiny swinging bird from the Swinging Duck Crochet Pattern Free.
• For cute animal buddies that look adorable next to your pink cat, you can add a tiny bunny from the Amigurumi Bunny Free Pattern or a classic round friend from the Amigurumi Owl Free Pattern.

They all use similar stitches and construction, so once you’ve finished this pink cat amigurumi, you’ll find the others even easier.

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Pink Cat Amigurumi Pattern FAQ

Every time I look at this little grumpy face, I feel like he’s silently judging my yarn purchases… and that’s exactly why I love him. This pink cat amigurumi pattern free is one of those projects you can pick up between bigger WIPs: a bit of Milk Cotton, a tiny evening of crochet, and suddenly you have a moody pink cat guarding your keys or your project bag.

If you make him, play with the mouth, blush and colours – I’d love to see a whole army of dramatic cats in different moods. 💗
Don’t forget to save the pattern for later on Pinterest and share your version if you post it online – it honestly makes my day when I see your toys come to life.