Materials Needed ​Yarn: Cotton or acrylic amigurumi yarn in your chosen cat colors (black, cream, white, gray, brown, etc.) ​Fine Yarn/Thread for Eye Details: Yellow, blue, black, and pink/dark gray embroidery thread ​Crochet Hook: Suitable for your yarn weight (typically 2.0 mm – 2.5 mm) ​Stuffing: Fiberfill / Polyester stuffing ​Notions: Tapestry needle, scissors, stitch marker ​Abbreviations (US Terms) ​MR: Magic Ring ​sc: Single crochet ​inc: Increase (2 single crochet in the same stitch) ​w-inc: Corner increase (3 single crochet in the same stitch) ​dec: Decrease (Single crochet 2 together) ​BLO: Back loop only

​Cube Body (Base, Height, and Top Closure) ​To achieve the square cube shape, corner increases (w-inc: 3 sc in 1 stitch) are worked at 4 points. ​Round 1: 4 sc in MR [4] ​Round 2: 1 w-inc in each st (4 w-inc total) [12] ​Round 3: (1 sc, 1 w-inc, 1 sc) x 4 [20] ​Round 4: (2 sc, 1 w-inc, 2 sc) x 4 [28] ​Round 5: (3 sc, 1 w-inc, 3 sc) x 4 [36] ​Round 6: (4 sc, 1 w-inc, 4 sc) x 4 [44] (This creates a flat square base with 11 stitches on each side.) ​Round 7: Work in BLO only: 44 sc [44] (Creates a clean base edge) ​Rounds 8–18 (11 rounds): 44 sc [44] (If making a color-blocked cat, such as the gray-and-white one, switch from white to gray halfway through these rounds.) ​Round 19 (Top Closure): (4 sc, 1 triple-dec, 4 sc) x 4 [36] ​Round 20: (3 sc, 1 triple-dec, 3 sc) x 4 [28] ​Round 21: (2 sc, 1 triple-dec, 2 sc) x 4 [20] (Stuff the body firmly with fiberfill, shaping the corners well.) ​Round 22: (1 sc, 1 triple-dec, 1 sc) x 4 [12] ​Round 23: 6 dec [6]. Fasten off, weave the tail through the remaining stitches with a needle, and pull tight to close.

Ears (Make 2) ​Round 1: 4 sc in MR [4] ​Round 2: (1 sc, 1 inc) x 2 [6] ​Round 3: (1 sc, 1 inc) x 3 [9] ​Round 4: 9 sc [9]. Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing. (Embroider a small pink/gray triangle on the inner ear surface.) ​Eyes (Make 2) ​Outer Ring (Yellow/Blue): 6 sc in MR, sl st to join and fasten off. ​Pupil (Black): Using fine black thread, work 4 sc in MR. Sew/attach the black pupil directly into the center of the outer ring. ​Assembly & Finishing ​Ears: Sew symmetrically onto the top two corners of the cube body. ​Eyes: Sew side-by-side onto the front face of the cube, between Rounds 11 and 14. ​Facial Details: Embroider side whiskers using a needle and black/brown thread. Apply a touch of pink thread or blush to the cheek areas for cream/white cats.