Valentine’s Day Kitten crochet pattern

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Valentines Day Kitten crochet pattern

We present you the cutest Valentine’s Day Kitten crochet pattern with a small pink heart in it’s hands.

Valentine’s Day is one more special occasion to show to your loved one how much you care, this is why you should make for them an original gift – handmade toy crocheted by You.

Get comfy and start crocheting following this Valentine’s Day Kitten crochet pattern.

Designed by @marizzatoys

Materials:

  • Yarn: YarnArt Jeans or Alize Cotton Gold (white and pink for the toy, black and pink to embroider the face)
  • Crochet: 2 – 2.5 mm, depends on how tight you crochet
  • Sewing needle and scissors
  • Stitch marker
  • Fiberfill

Abbreviations:

  • mr – magic ring
  • ch – chain
  • sc – single crochet
  • inc – increase (2 sc in the same stitch)
  • dec – decrease (single crochet 2 stitches together)
  • [12] – number of stitches you should have at the end of the round/row
  • ( ) * x – repeat whatever is between the brackets the number of times stated

Valentine’s Day Kitten crochet pattern:

Head and body:

Crochet with white yarn. Stuff the toy as you go.
Make 9 ch, start crocheting in second ch from the hook.
1. 7 sc, 3 sc into the last stitch, work on along the other side; 6 sc, inc [18]
2. inc, 6 sc, 3 inc, 6 sc, 2 inc [24]
3. 1 sc, inc, 6 sc, (1 sc, inc) * 3, 6 sc, (1 sc, inc) * 2 [30]
4. 2 sc, inc, 6 sc, (2 sc, inc) * 3, 6 sc, (2 sc, inc) * 2 [36]
5. 3 sc, inc, 6 sc, (3 sc, inc) * 3, 6 sc, (3 sc, inc) * 2 [42]
6. (6 sc, inc) * 6 [48]
7. (7 sc, inc) * 6 [54]
8. (8 sc, inc) * 6 [60]
9. (9 sc, inc) * 6 [66]
10-21. 66 sc [66] (12 rows)
22. (9 sc, dec) * 6 [60]
23-24. 60 sc [60] (2 rows)
25. (8 sc, dec) * 6 [54]
26-27. 54 sc [54] (2 rows)
28. (7 sc, dec) * 6 [48]
29. 48 sc [48]
30. (6 sc, dec) * 6 [42]
31-34. 42 sc [42] (4 rows)
35. (5 sc, dec) * 6 [36]
36. (4 sc, dec) * 6 [30]
37. (3 sc, dec) * 6 [24]
38. (1 sc, dec) * 8 [16]
39. 6 dec [8]
Close the opening and hide the yarn inside.

Legs:

(make 2 pieces)
Crochet with white yarn. Stuff as you go.
1. sc 6 into mr [6]
2. 6 inc [12]
3-8. 12 sc [12] (6 rows)
Fasten off, leave a long yarn for sewing.
Sew the arms between rows 3-6, 6 st apart.

Arms:

(make 2 pieces)
Crochet with white yarn. Stuff as you go.
1. sc 6 into mr [6]
2. 6 inc [12]
3-11. 12 sc [12] (9 rows)
Fasten off, leave a long yarn for sewing.
Sew the arms between rows 21-25, 28 st apart.

Ears:

(make 2 pieces)
Crochet with white yarn. Stuff as you go.
1. sc 6 into mr [6]
2. 6 sc [6]
3. (1 sc, inc) * 3 [9]
4. (2 sc, inc) * 3 [12]
Fasten off, leave a long yarn for sewing.
Sew the ears with 3-4 st between them.

Tail:

Crochet with white yarn. Stuff as you go.
1. sc 6 into mr [6]
2. 6 inc [12]
3-13. 12 sc [12] (11 rows)
Fasten off, leave a long yarn for sewing.
Sew the tail on the back between rows 5-6.

Heart:

Crochet with pink yarn. Stuff as you go.
Crochet two pieces:
1. sc 6 into a magic loop (6)
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (3 sc, inc)*3 (15)
4. 15 sc
Cut the yarn (on the first piece only).

On the second piece don’t cut the yarn, continue crocheting:
5. 15 sc on the first piece, join the second piece and crochet 15 sc on it [30]
6. 30 sc [30]
7. (8 sc, dec) * 3 [27]
8. (7 sc, dec) * 3 [24]
9. (6 sc, dec) * 3 [21]
10. (5 sc, dec) * 3 [18]
11. (4 sc, dec) * 3 [15]
12. (3 sc, dec) * 3 [12]
13. (2 sc, dec) * 3 [9]
14. 4 dec [5]
Close the opening and hide the yarn inside.

Assembly:

Sew the heart between the hands.
Embroider the eyes using black thread on row 31 with 4 st between them.
Embroider the nose between rows 30-31 and the mouth on row 29.
Paint the cheeks with pink eyeshadow or pastel and the front of the ears with the same color.

Valentine Kitten with heart

Valentine Kitten

Valentine Kitten

Valentine’s Day kitten crochet pattern result:

Crocheted Valentine's Day Kitten

Want to crochet more hearts to make your gift look even more romantic? Check out this free crochet heart pattern!

Hope you enjoyed this pattern. Don’t forget to mention @marizzatoys as the author when posting your finished toys.

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Last modified: February 20, 2024

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