Hello! Superstitions want to make us believe to be wary or even scared of black cats, but I think black cats are beautiufl and my Ziggy is the sweetest cat that I've ever met. He has become a huge part of our family and he has inspired me to crochet several things, like a cat hat and lacy cat ears and I have a feeling that he will continue to inspire me. Now, I have created a cute cat made out of pom poms! Scroll down for the free pattern!
The cat body is made from a large pom pom and a small pom pom.
The cat eyes, nose, ears, bow tie and tail are all crocheted.
Pom Pom Cat
US Terminology
Size
approximately 5.5 inches tall
Materials
-Worsted weight yarn in black, red, white and pink
-Size G (4.00 mm) crochet hook
-Large pom pom maker
-Small pom pom maker
-Darning needle
-Scissors
Abbreviations
ch: chain
sc: single crochet
hdc: half double crochet
2hdc: half double crochet increase
dc: double crochet
tc: triple crochet
The Pattern
Cat Head and Body
Make a small pom pom (approximately 2.5 inches) and a large pom pom (approximately 3 inches) out of the black yarn.
Cat Nose:
with pink yarn:
R1: Make a loose slip knot, ch 1 and hdc into the loose slip knot. =1
Cut the yarn, leaving it long enough to sew to the cat head, and pull it through. Weave in the other end.
Cat Ear: (make 2)
with black yarn:
R1: Make a loose slip knot, ch 3, 3 dc, ch 1, tc, ch 1, 3 dc, ch 3 and slip stitch into the loose slip knot. =11
Cut the yarn, leaving it long enough to sew to the cat head, and pull it through. Weave in the other end.
with white yarn:
R1: Make a loose slip knot, ch 2, 5 hdc, ch 2 and slip stitch into the loose slip knot. =7
Cut the yarn, leaving it long enough to sew to the cat head, and pull it through. Weave in the other end. Use black yarn to stitch through the center of the eye. Weave in the black yarn ends.
with red yarn:
R1: ch 8, sc into the 2nd ch from the hook and sc into each ch across. =7
R2: ch 1 and turn your work, sc into the next stitch and sc into each stitch across. =7
R3: ch 1 and turn your work, sc into the next stitch and sc into each stitch across. =7
Cut the yarn, leaving it long enough to attach to the cat, and pull it through. Weave in the other end.
Tail:
with black yarn:
R1: ch 15, 2hdc into the 2nd ch from the hook and 2hdc into each ch across. =28
Cut the yarn, leaving it long enough to sew to the cat body, and pull it through. Weave in the other end.
Assembly
Sew the small pom pom to the large pom pom to form the cat body and cat head.
Sew the nose to the cat head, knot it and weave in the end.
Sew a cat eye to the cat head, knot it and weave in the end. Sew the other cat eye on.
Sew a cat ear to the cat head, knot it and weave in the end. Sew the other cat ear on.
Attach the bow tie to the cat by wrapping the yarn end around the cat neck and then knot it and weave in the end.
Sew the cat tail to the cat body, knot it and weave in the end.
The End!
Copyright ©2017 Alexandra Halsey
You may sell any finished items, but I do request that you put a link back to my pattern and credit Alexandra Halsey for the original design under the Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike license. Do not copy, share, make video tutorials, download or publicly display this pattern without permission.
I hope ya'll liked this pattern. If you make any pom pom cats, I would LOVE to see! Post pics to my facebook page, private facebook group or tag me on instagram @_with_alex
If you have any questions, email me or comment below!
LOVE the Pom Pom Cat? Then you'll love my Puffball Gnome!
LOVE the Pom Pom Cat? Then you'll love my Puffball Gnome!
I hope ya'll are having a wonderful day!
