Hello Kitty Pattern

This Hello Kitty is made with all Cygnet Yarns Chenille which is one of my favourite yarns due to it’s thickness, which results in such a lovely pronounced stitch effect.

Please note, this pattern is for personal use only.

Materials:
You’ll need 2 balls of white and 1 of the others
Colour A: Cygnet Chenille, White
Colour B: Cygnet Chenille, Midnight
Colour C: Cygnet Chenille, Honeydew
Colour D: Cygnet Chenille, Cranberry
Colour E: Rico Ricorumi DK, Black
Colour F: Rico Ricorumi DK, Yellow
Crochet Hook: 4mm
Toy stuffing

Head:
1. Using colour A, ch 13
2. [Sc 11 starting in the second st from the hook, sc 3 in the next st, mark the middle st with a stitch marker] repeat the above on the other side of the chain (28)
3. Sc until you get to the stitch marker, sc 2 in the st before the marker, sc 3 in the marked st and mark the middle st again, sc 2 in the next st. Repeat down the other side (36)
4-6. Repeat row 3 (60)
7-19. Sc in each st
20. Sc until you get to 3 sts away from the stitch marker, inv.dec, inv.dec the next 3 sts together, mark this st with marker, inv.dec. Repeat down the other side (52)
21-22. Repeat row 20 (36)
23. Sc until you get to 1 st away the stitch marker, inv.dec the next 3 sts together, mark this st with marker. Repeat down the other side (32)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing across the top.
Stuff the head firmly before closing.

Ears (make 2):
1. Using colour A, work 4 sc in magic ring (4)
2. Inc in each st (8)
3. *1 sc, 1 inc** repeat * to ** 4 times (12)
4. *2 sc, 1 inc** repeat * to ** 4 times (16)
5. *3 sc, 1 inc** repeat * to ** 4 times (20)
6. *4 sc, 1 inc** repeat * to ** 4 times (24)
7. *5 sc, 1 inc** repeat * to ** 4 times (28)
8. Sl st in the next st, fasten off leaving a long tail for attaching to the head.
Attach across row 19-23 with 8 sts between on the top, stuff the ears as you go.

Face:
Nose: Using colour F, the nose is stitched on between row 10-11, across 2 stitches in the middle of the face. Keep going over the same st about 15-20 times until you’re happy with the shape. (Scroll down for image)

Eyes: Using colour E, the eyes are stitched across row 11-13, count 4 sts away from the nose, there should be 10 sts between each eye. As per the nose, keep going over the same st 15-20 times until you’re happy with the shape.

Whiskers: (Tip! Use pins to mark the placements first)
Using colour E, start with the middle whisker which will sit between row 11-12. Count 3 sts away from the eye and make the st 3 sts long.
The top whisker will sit 2 rows up from the middle whisker, start between row 13-14 and end the st between row 14-15 to create a slight diagonal st (also 3 sts away from eye and 3 sts long).
The bottom whisker will sit 2 rows down from the middle whisker and only be 2 sts long, start between row 9-10 and end the st between row 8-9 to create a slight diagonal.

Legs (make 2):
1. Using colour A, work 6 sc in magic ring (6)
2. Inc in each st (12)
3. *1 sc, 1 inc** repeat * to ** 6 times (18)
4. *2 sc, 1 inc** repeat * to ** 6 times (24)
5. Sc in BLO
6. *3 sc, 1 inc** repeat * to ** 6 times (30)
7-9. Sc in each st
10. Change to colour B, sc in each st
Don’t cut the yarn once the second leg is done.

Body:
11. Now you will connect the two legs, you do so by starting in the first unworked st of the other leg, sc 26 (that leaves 4 unworked sts), sc 26 of the other leg leaving 4 unworked sts from where you first joined the legs (52)
Use a tail of blue yarn to close the gap between the legs.
12. Sc in each st
13. *5 sc, 1 inv.dec** repeat * to ** 7 times, sc 2 (45)
14. Sc in each st
15. Sc 2, *4 sc, 1 inv.dec** repeat * to ** 7 times (38)
16-19. Sc in each st
20. Sc 2, BLO sc 6, sc 3, BLO sc 6, sc 5, BLO sc 6, sc 3, BLO sc 6, sc 1
21. Change to colour C, *2 sc, 1 inv.dec** repeat * to ** 9 times, 1 sc (29)
22-25. Sc in each st
Fasten off leaving a long tail for attaching the head to the body.

Dungarees:
These will be worked in the unworked front loops of round 20 with colour B.
After each row ch 1 (does not count as st) and turn.

Right side (repeat for front and back right side dungaree strap):
1. Sc 6 (6)
2. Sc in each st
3. Sc 4, dec (5)
4. Sc in each st
5. Sc 3, dec (4)
Fasten off.

Left side (repeat for front and back left side dungaree strap):
1. Sc 6 (6)
2. Sc in each st
3. Dec, sc 4 (5)
4. Sc in each st
5. Dec, sc 3 (4)
Do not fasten off once you’ve finished the last strap.

Now you’ll crochet down the side of the strap, and between the straps where the two colours meet to create an edge, now continue up and down the other straps and in between to tidy up all the edges.

Attach each strap to the yellow part of the body, see image below.

Arms (make 2):
1. Using colour A, work 6 sc in magic ring (6)
2. Inc in each st (12)
3. *1 sc, 1 inc** repeat * to ** 6 times (18)
4-6. Sc in each st
7. *1 sc, 1 inv.dec** repeat * to ** 6 times (12)
8. Chance to colour C, sc in each st
9-12. Sc in each st
Stuff the end of the arm firmly and the top part loosely (or it will stick out too much).
13. Inv.dec 3 times, now flatten the top opening and sc through both layers across the top to close.
Attach the arms between the gaps of the dungarees, the top of the arm should be flush with the top of the body.

Pin the head in place and use the tail from the body attach the head to the body.

Bow:
Part 1:
1. Using colour D, ch 15
2-6. Sc in each st.
Now you’ll ch 1 then crochet down the short side, ch 1, crochet across the bottom of row 1, ch 1, crochet up the short side. Fasten off and weave in ends.

Part 2:
1. Ch 10
2. Starting in the second ch from the hook, sc 9, ch 1 (does not count as st), turn
3. Sc in each st
Fasten off leaving a long tail for attaching.

Attach part 2 around part 1 and attach the bow to row 19 of the head, directly in front of the right ear.

Tail:
1. Using colour A, work 6 sc in magic ring (6)
2. Inc in each st (12)
3-5. Sc in each st
Fasten off leaving a long tail for attaching the tail to the body across row 12-13 in the middle on the back. Stuff the tail lightly.

Ta-da! Your Hello Kitty is complete!🥳

Make sure to tag me in your makes so I can share your lovely creations!

11 thoughts on “Hello Kitty Pattern

  1. This is so cute! When you say you use a “V” stitch is that like the cross stitch? I’m a little confused. Thanks!

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    1. I pull through the yarn under the hook and not over, with over the hook you’ll get an x. You can do either, it’s just to let you know that my version has been done with the V stitch 🙂

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      1. I’m an idiot! *smacks forehead* I don’t know why I was thinking the V stitch was something else! Do you have any videos of your crochet techniques. The stitches look so uniform on the Hello Kitty.

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  2. The pattern for the head stops at round 23 and finished off at 32 stitches with an opening but it says to stuff before closing and the pictures seem to show it closed off. Can you clarify about that? I finished off with the 32 stitches but now I think I was supposed to have a few more rows to make it a closed piece? Thank you so much for the pattern!

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