Crochet Cat And Bunny Amigurumi Pattern

The Cat and Bunny Amigurumi Duo offers a charming crochet project featuring two customizable animal friends designed in a sweet, soft-featured aesthetic.

Crafted with light DK yarn and a small hook for tight, durable stitches, these dolls stand out with their adorable striped face details, cozy fitted sweaters, textured ruff collars, and delicate facial makeup.

Each figure shares a base body design, allowing you to easily construct both characters using identical legs, arms, and torso steps before tailoring their identities with unique ear shapes and customized head colorwork patterns.

They make wonderful handmade gifts, durable children’s playmates, or treasured decorative keepsakes.

Materials & Preparation

Yarn: Light DK or Sport Weight (e.g., YarnArt Jeans) in White, Grey, Black, Red, and Yellow
Hook Size: 2.0 mm
Notions: Safety eyes (8–10 mm), black embroidery floss, fiberfill stuffing, tapestry needle, stitch markers, and a touch of cosmetics/blush for facial details
Skill Level: Intermediate (requires tapestry colorwork, working in front/back loops, and seamless joining)

Stitch Guide & Abbreviations

MR: Magic Ring
sc: Single Crochet
inc: Single Crochet Increase (2 sc in same stitch)
dec: Invisible Decrease
dc / dc-inc: Double Crochet / Double Crochet Increase
BLO: Back Loop Only
slst: Slip Stitch

Legs (Make 2)

Begin with White yarn. Do not stuff excessively until joined.

Rnd 1: 6 sc into a MR (6)
Rnd 2: 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3: [1 sc, 1 inc] × 6 (18)
Rnd 4–5: 18 sc across (18)
Rnd 6: [5 sc, 1 inc] × 3 (21)
Rnd 7–9: 21 sc across (21)
Rnd 10: [6 sc, 1 inc] × 3 (24)
Rnd 11–12: 24 sc across (24)

Fasten off the first leg. Crochet the second leg identically, but keep your working loop active to join.

Body Assembly & Torso

Continue with White yarn, joining the two completed legs.

Rnd 1: 1 sc in the first leg, continue with [7 sc, 1 inc] × 3 across leg one; move to second leg and repeat [7 sc, 1 inc] × 3 (54)
Rnd 2–3: 54 sc across (54). Switch to Shirt Color (Red for Cat, Yellow for Bunny).
Rnd 4–8: 54 sc across (54)
Rnd 9: [7 sc, 1 dec] × 6 (48)
Rnd 10–11: 48 sc across (48)
Rnd 12: [6 sc, 1 dec] × 6 (42)
Rnd 13–14: 42 sc across (42)
Rnd 15: [5 sc, 1 dec] × 6 (36)
Rnd 16–17: 36 sc across (36)
Rnd 18: [4 sc, 1 dec] × 6 (30)
Rnd 19–20: 30 sc across (30)
Rnd 21: [3 sc, 1 dec] × 6 (24)
Rnd 22: Working in BLO, 24 sc across (24)

Fasten off, leaving a long strand for securing the head later. Stuff the body firmly.

Ruffled Collar

Attach sweater color yarn to the exposed front loops left behind on Round 22 of the body.

Prep: Chain 2 (counts as first dc)
Rnd 1: [2 dc, 1 dc-inc] × 8 (32), ch 2, turn
Rnd 2: [2 dc, 1 dc-inc] × 8 (40), slst to secure

Fasten off and weave in loose ends.

Arms (Make 2)

Begin with White yarn.

Rnd 1: 6 sc into a MR (6)
Rnd 2: 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3–5: 12 sc across (12). Switch to Shirt Color.
Rnd 6–20: 12 sc across (12)

Stuff the lower half lightly, fold the top flat, and fasten off with a long tail for sewing.

Bunny Head Structure

Work color changes smoothly using White and Grey yarn to build face markings.

Rnd 1: 8 sc in MR (8)
Rnd 2: 8 inc (16)
Rnd 3: [1 sc, 1 inc] × 8 (24)
Rnd 4: In BLO, [2 sc, 1 inc] × 8 (32)
Rnd 5: [3 sc, inc] × 2, [1 sc, inc] × 8, [3 sc, inc] × 2 (44)
Rnd 6: [4 sc, inc] × 2, [2 sc, inc] × 8, (Grey) [4 sc, inc] × 2 (56)
Rnd 7: (Grey) [5 sc, inc] × 2, (White) [7 sc, inc] × 3, 6 sc, (Grey) 1 sc, 1 inc, [5 sc, inc] × 2 (64)
Rnd 8: (Grey) 16 sc, (White) 29 sc, (Grey) 19 sc (64)
Rnd 9: (Grey) 18 sc, (White) 25 sc, (Grey) 21 sc (64)
Rnd 10: (Grey) 19 sc, (White) 23 sc, (Grey) 22 sc (64)
Rnd 11: (Grey) 20 sc, (White) 21 sc, (Grey) 23 sc (64)
Rnd 12: (Grey) 21 sc, (White) 19 sc, (Grey) 24 sc (64)
Rnd 13: (Grey) 22 sc, (White) 17 sc, (Grey) 25 sc (64)
Rnd 14: (Grey) 23 sc, (White) 15 sc, (Grey) 26 sc (64)
Rnd 15: (Grey) 7 sc, dec, 6 sc, dec, 2 sc, dec, 3 sc, (White) 6 sc, dec, 5 sc, (Grey) 3 sc, dec, 5 sc, dec, 6 sc, dec, 7 sc (57)
Rnd 16: (Grey) 16 sc, dec, 4 sc, (White) 4 sc, dec, 4 sc, (Grey) 4 sc, dec, 19 sc (54)
Rnd 17: (Grey) 15 sc, dec, 5 sc, (White) 7 sc, (Grey) 5 sc, dec, 18 sc (52)
Rnd 18: (Grey) 14 sc, dec, 6 sc, (White) 5 sc, (Grey) 6 sc, dec, 17 sc (50)
Rnd 19: (Grey) 22 sc, (White) 3 sc, (Grey) 25 sc (50)
Rnd 20: (Grey) 23 sc, (White) 1 sc, (Grey) 26 sc (50)
Rnd 21–23: (Grey) 50 sc across (50)
Rnd 24: [8 sc, 1 dec] × 5 (45)
Rnd 25: 45 sc across (45)
Rnd 26: [3 sc, 1 dec] × 9 (36)
Rnd 27: [2 sc, 1 dec] × 9 (27)
Rnd 28: [1 sc, 1 dec] × 9 (18)(Attach safety eyes between Rounds 15–16 spaced 10 stitches apart. Stuff fully.)
Rnd 29: 9 dec (9)

Fasten off and draw the hole closed.

Cat Head Structure:

Follow the Bunny Head pattern identically through Round 17, using Black yarn instead of Grey.

Rnd 18: (Black) 22 sc, (White) 5 sc, (Black) 25 sc (52)
Rnd 19: (Black) 23 sc, (White) 3 sc, (Black) 26 sc (52)
Rnd 20: (Black) 24 sc, (White) 1 sc, (Black) 27 sc (52)
Rnd 21–22: 52 sc across (52)
Rnd 23: [11 sc, 1 dec] × 4 (48)
Rnd 24: [4 sc, 1 dec] × 8 (40)
Rnd 25: [3 sc, 1 dec] × 8 (32)
Rnd 26: [2 sc, 1 dec] × 8 (24)
Rnd 27: [1 sc, 1 dec] × 8 (16)(Attach safety eyes, stuff firmly.)
Rnd 28: 8 dec (8)

Fasten off and cinch closed.

Ears & Finishing Details

Bunny Ears (Make 2)

Rnd 1: 4 sc in MR (4)
Rnd 2: 4 inc (8)
Rnd 3: [3 sc, inc] × 2 (10)
Rnd 4: [4 sc, inc] × 2 (12)
Rnd 5: [5 sc, inc] × 2 (14)
Rnd 6: [6 sc, inc] × 2 (16)
Rnd 7–8: 16 sc (16)
Rnd 9: [6 sc, dec] × 2 (14)
Rnd 10: 14 sc (14)
Rnd 11: [5 sc, dec] × 2 (12)
Rnd 12: 12 sc (12)
Rnd 13: [4 sc, dec] × 2 (10)

Fasten off, leave tail, sew to top of Bunny head.

Cat Ears (Make 2)

Rnd 1: 4 sc in MR (4)
Rnd 2: 4 inc (8)
Rnd 3: [3 sc, inc] × 2 (10)
Rnd 4: [4 sc, inc] × 2 (12)
Rnd 5: [5 sc, inc] × 2 (14)
Rnd 6: [6 sc, inc] × 2 (16)
Rnd 7: [7 sc, inc] × 2 (18)
Rnd 8: [8 sc, inc] × 2 (20), slst.

Fasten off, leave tail, sew symmetrically onto Cat head.

Final Assembly

Stitch arms securely onto the upper sides of the body just below the collar.
Securely sew the head to the neck opening using the remaining yarn tail.
Embroider small nose lines and delicate whiskers using black embroidery floss.
Dust a slight amount of pink cosmetics or blush directly onto the cheeks below the eyes to complete their playful look.