The Kitty Cat Bookmark is a quick, easy, and completely no-sew project from Sweet Softies’ Chapter Keepers Collection!
This whimsical and cute design uses very little yarn, making it the perfect scrap yarn project. It’s also an instant-gratification project, as there’s no sewing and it works up fast. Featuring a kitten’s head on one end and tail on the other, it adds a cozy aesthetic and touch of yarn to any book.
This pattern is not only practical and lightweight but also makes a thoughtful, handmade gift for cat lovers, teachers, readers, book lovers, and bookworms alike. Whether for personal use, gifting (such as a Teacher Appreciation gift), or selling at craft fairs, the Kitty Cat Bookmark is a lovely way to bring a bit of feline charm to every page you turn!
About the Pattern
- Fast to work up
- Easy / Beginner-friendly
- No-sew
- Great teacher appreciation gift, or gift for book lovers and cat lovers!
- Perfect product to sell at year round markets and craft fairs (Please remember to credit my design with my name and site if you are selling, such as: "Pattern design by Sweet Softies, www.sweetsofties.com")
Recommended Yarn
This pattern is designed using fingering weight 1 yarn, making it lightweight and delicate! My recommended yarn for this project is Friends Cotton 8/4 from Hobbii. If a bulkier yarn weight is used, the finished bookmark will be larger.
Want more?
The Kitty Cat Bookmark is part of Sweet Softies' Chapter Keepers Collection! For more, check out the roundup at Chapter Keepers: Free Crochet Bookmark Patterns.
PDF Pattern
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KITTY CAT BOOKMARK
Free Amigurumi Crochet Pattern
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Pattern Info
Size:
Head: 3 cm in height
Bookmark length is easily adjustable
Level of Difficulty:
★★☆☆☆ Familiar Beginner. Requires familiarity with stitches used (below).Stitches/Terms Used:
- MR = magic ring
- FO = fasten off
- ch = chain
- sl st = slip stitch
- sc = single crochet
- inc = increase (insert 2 sc in same st)
- hdc = half double crochet
- dc = double crochet
Materials:
- Fingering weight “1” yarn in brown and white (I used Hobbii Friends Cotton 8/4)
- 2.75mm crochet hook (I use these)
- 6mm plastic safety eyes
- Stuffing
- Yarn needle
- Scissors
Crochet Instructions
Note: The free version of the pattern comes in written instructions (below). If you want an ad-free printable version of the written instructions, please download the low-cost PDF pattern.
HEAD
Start with brown yarn. (Switch to white when indicated.)R1: Insert 6 sc in a MR. Tighten the ring. (6)
R2: Inc around. (12)
R3: (Sc, inc) x 6. (18)
R4: (Sc 2, inc) x 6. (24)
R5: Sc around. (24)
R6: Sc 11. Switch to white and sc 2. Switch back to brown and sc 11. (24)
R7: Sc 10. Switch to white and sc 5. Switch back to brown and sc 9. (24)
R8: Use only white from here on out. Sc around. (24)
R9: Sc around. (24)
R10: (Sc 2, dec) x 6. (18)
Attach 6mm eyes between R7-R8, 6 sts apart, centered by the 2 white sts in R6.
Pause to crochet the ears (on the next page), so that you can tie the ends securely inside the head.
EARS (x2)
Note: Use brown yarn. Note that each ear takes up 3 sts of space between R2-R4.- Let’s start with the left ear. With the head facing you, attach yarn under a st to the left side of the head under R4.
- Ch+hdc in the same st. Dc+ch+dc in next st. Hdc in the next st. Ch.
- FO with a tail and pull both the starting and ending yarn tails into the head. Tie them securely inside.
- For the right ear, attach yarn under a st to the right side of the head under R2.
- Repeat steps #2-3.
Let’s return to working on the head. Stuff the head.
R11: (Sc, dec) x 6. (12)
R12: Dec around. (6)
Sk a st, sl st in the next st. Sk a st, sl st in the next st.
Without FO, continue with the bookmark instructions (on the next page). You may also embroider a nose and mouth to the face.
BOOKMARK
Ch 70, or however long you want the bookmark to be.Without FO, continue with the tail instructions.
TAIL
- Ch 13.
- Starting in the 2nd ch from the hook, sc 12.
- FO with a tail and weave in the ends.
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