Materials Needed ​Yarn (Velvet/Chenille Amigurumi Yarn - e.g., Himalaya Dolphin Baby or Alize Velluto): ​Black (For the cat's body, head, ears, arms, legs, and hat stripes) ​Orange (For the pumpkin and witch hat) ​A small amount of Green (For the pumpkin stem) ​A small amount of White and Yellow (For eye details, nose, and whisker embroidery - fine cotton yarn or velvet yarn can be used) ​Crochet Hook: 4.0 mm or 4.5 mm (Depending on your tension and yarn thickness) ​Eyes: 14 mm or 16 mm black safety eyes ​Other: Fiberfill (for stuffing), stitch marker, yarn needle, and scissors. ​???? Abbreviations (US Terms) ​MR: Magic Ring ​sc: Single Crochet ​inc: Increase (2 sc in the same stitch) ​dec: Decrease (Invisible decrease / 2 sc together) ​sl st: Slip Stitch ​dc: Double Crochet ​hdc: Half Double Crochet ​BLO: Back Loop Only ​FLO: Front Loop Only

1. Head and Body (Crocheted as One Piece) ​Starting from the top of the head down to the neck, then continuing straight into the body in one piece. Worked in black yarn. ​Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR (6) ​Rnd 2: 6 inc (12) ​Rnd 3: (1 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (18) ​Rnd 4: (2 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (24) ​Rnd 5: (3 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (30) ​Rnds 6 - 9 (4 rounds): 30 sc (30) ​Rnd 10: (4 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (36) — For gentle cheek plumpness ​Rnds 11 - 12 (2 rounds): 36 sc (36) ​Note: Insert the safety eyes between Rounds 9 and 10, leaving about 6-7 stitches space between them. Before securing the backs, outline the outer edges of the eyes with yellow yarn (or embroider the yellow eye-whites around the safety eyes after insertion) to match the photo. ​Rnd 13: (4 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (30) ​Rnd 14: (3 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (24) ​Rnd 15: (2 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (18) — Neck area. Stuff the head firmly with fiberfill. ​Rnd 16: (2 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (24) — Transition to the body ​Rnd 17: (3 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (30) ​Rnds 18 - 23 (6 rounds): 30 sc (30) ​Rnd 24: (3 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (24) — Stuff the body with fiberfill. ​Rnd 25: (2 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (18) ​Rnd 26: (1 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (12) ​Rnd 27: 6 dec (6) — Cut the yarn, weave through the remaining stitches with a needle to pull closed, and hide the tail. ​2. Ears (Make 2 - Black Yarn) ​Rnd 1: 4 sc in MR (4) ​Rnd 2: (1 sc, 1 inc) x 2 (6) ​Rnd 3: (2 sc, 1 inc) x 2 (8) ​Rnd 4: (3 sc, 1 inc) x 2 (10) ​Rnd 5: 10 sc (10) ​Make a slip stitch (sl st), leave a long tail for sewing. Do not stuff; flatten the base to shape.

​3. Arms and Legs (Black Yarn) ​Arms (Make 2): ​Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR (6) ​Rnd 2: (2 sc, 1 inc) x 2 (8) ​Rnds 3 - 5 (3 rounds): 8 sc (8) ​Lightly stuff, flatten and crochet across both sides with 4 sc to close the opening, leave a tail for sewing. ​Bottom Feet / Paws (Make 2): These are the small paws poking out at the base of the cat in the image. ​Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR (6) ​Rnd 2: (1 sc, 1 inc) x 3 (9) ​Rnd 3: 9 sc (9) ​Stuff lightly, make a sl st, and leave a tail for sewing. ​4. Pumpkin Held in Hands ​The cat is holding a round, segmented pumpkin on its belly. Worked in orange yarn. ​Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR (6) ​Rnd 2: 6 inc (12) ​Rnd 3: (1 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (18) ​Rnd 4: (2 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (24) ​Rnds 5 - 7 (3 rounds): 24 sc (24) ​Rnd 8: (2 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (18) ​Rnd 9: (1 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (12) — Stuff with fiberfill. ​Rnd 10: 6 dec (6) — Close the hole, but leave a long orange yarn tail. ​Pumpkin Segment Shaping: Thread your long yarn tail onto a yarn needle. Insert the needle from the bottom center of the pumpkin straight through to the top center, wrap the yarn around the outside, and re-insert through the bottom center, pulling gently to indent. Repeat this process evenly 5 or 6 times around the pumpkin to create the segments. ​Pumpkin Stem (Green Yarn): ​Chain 4, starting from the 2nd chain from the hook, make 3 sc (or 3 sl st). Cut the yarn and sew the stem directly into the top center indentation of the pumpkin.

​5. Striped Witch Hat (Black and Orange Yarn) ​The hat is conical, featuring horizontal black and orange stripes, with a folded/thick orange brim. ​Rnd 1 (Black): 4 sc in MR (4) ​Rnd 2 (Black): (1 sc, 1 inc) x 2 (6) ​Rnd 3 (Orange): 6 sc (6) ​Rnd 4 (Orange): (2 sc, 1 inc) x 2 (8) ​Rnd 5 (Black): 8 sc (8) ​Rnd 6 (Black): (3 sc, 1 inc) x 2 (10) ​Rnd 7 (Orange): (4 sc, 1 inc) x 2 (12) ​Rnd 8 (Black): (3 sc, 1 inc) x 3 (15) ​Rnd 9 (Orange): (4 sc, 1 inc) x 3 (18) ​Rnd 10 (Black): (5 sc, 1 inc) x 3 (21) ​Rnd 11 (Orange): (6 sc, 1 inc) x 3 (24) ​Rnd 12 (Black): 24 sc (24) ​Rnd 13 (Orange - Brim): Work this round in FLO (Front Loops Only) to allow the brim to flare outward: (2 sc, 1 inc) x 8 (32) ​Rnd 14 (Orange): Make 1 hdc (half double crochet) in each stitch around to add thickness to the brim: 32 hdc. Finish with a sl st and leave a long tail for sewing. ​???? Assembly and Facial Details ​Ears: Sew the ears symmetrically on the top of the head between Rounds 3 and 7 counting down from the crown. ​Witch Hat: Lightly stuff the tip of the hat so it stands upright. Position and sew it right in the middle between the two ears on top of the head. ​Pumpkin and Arms: ​Sew the pumpkin onto the exact front-center of the body (spanning roughly rows 17 to 23 down from the neck). ​Sew the arms on both sides of the body (around rows 16-17) so they wrap around and cradle the sides of the pumpkin. ​Bottom Paws: Sew the two small feet side by side at the very bottom front of the body (rows 24-26). ​Facial Embroidery: ​Nose: Embroider a small inverted triangle ("T" shape) nose using white yarn right between the eyes, one row down. ​Whiskers: On each cheek (just outside the eyes), embroider 2 short horizontal lines using white yarn to create the whiskers.