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These cute handmade animal toys make amazing presents for friends, kids, or coworkers on special holidays and birthdays. Giving a sweet yarn doll shows deep personal care and spreads pure joy to the receiver. You can place this cheerful toy on a study desk or bedroom shelf to add warmth and a playful mood to the room.

Salary Cat Amigurumi Crochet Pattern

This detailed crochet pattern guide will help you create an adorable Salary Cat, crafted using baby yarn, with clearly broken-down steps so beginners can follow along easily. Working with a 1.8 mm hook, you will crochet the head, body, legs, ears, tail, and arms, followed by final assembly and embroidery for the face.

Quick Overview of Pattern

• Worked in stitches around a foundation chain in rounds
• Uses plush baby yarn in light brown and white
• Combination of single crochet (SC), increase (INC), decrease (DEC), double crochet (DC), half double crochet (HDC)
• Color changes incorporated during rounds for fur pattern detail
• Separate small pieces for ears, legs, arms, and tail
• Assembly with stuffing, embroidery, and glue finishing touches

Notes

• Maintain consistent tension with the 1.8 mm hook to achieve neat stitches and tight fabric
• Work color changes carefully, switching yarn color where indicated within rounds
• Use stitch markers or count stitches often to ensure accuracy, especially during increases and decreases
• Stuff firmly but not overly so to keep the cat’s shape squishy and soft
• Glue used only for attaching arms and tail securely; ears sewn on for durability

Skill Level

Beginner to Intermediate

You should be comfortable with:

• Basic crochet stitches: SC, HDC, DC
• Working in rounds starting from a chain
• Increase (INC), Decrease (DEC) techniques
• Changing yarn colors mid-round
• Basic embroidery and assembly

Materials

• Baby yarn in light brown and white colors
• Crochet hook 1.8 mm
• Fiberfill for stuffing
• Embroidery thread (for eyes and other facial features)
• Glue (for attaching certain parts)
• Tapestry needle, stitch markers, scissors

Measurements / Sizing (approximate)

• Height: Approximately 12 cm (including ears and tail)
• Width: About 6-7 cm at widest body part

Gauge

• Gauge is approximate; tighter tension is recommended to prevent stuffing from showing and maintain stitches’ shape
• Entire project is worked in continuous rounds
• Change colors precisely at designated stitches for pattern accuracy

Stitch Abbreviations

Special Stitches

Increase (INC): Work 2 SC stitches into the same stitch to increase.

Decrease (DEC): Insert hook into next stitch, pull up loop, insert hook into following stitch, pull up loop, yarn over and pull through all loops on the hook to decrease stitch count by one.

The Crochet Pattern: Step by Step

Head & Body (Light Brown and White Baby Yarn)

Round 1

• Chain 10.
• Starting from the 2nd chain from the hook:
  • Work 2 SC in the same stitch (INC),
  • then 7 SC (one in each chain),
  • 4 SC in the last stitch (work into the very last chain to increase width),
  • 7 SC along the other side of the foundation chain,
  • End with 1 INC in the last stitch.
• Join with a slip stitch to the first SC.
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Round 2

• Work 2 INC in each of the first two stitches,
• Follow with 7 SC,
• Work 4 INC,
• 7 SC,
• Finish with 2 INC.
• Join with a slip stitch.

Round 3

• Work 7 SC (switch to white yarn on the 7th stitch),
• Then 1 SC in white,
• Followed by 22 SC in brown.
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Round 4

• Repeat the following sequence:
  • (1 SC, 1 INC) twice,
  • Then 2 SC (switch to white on the 2nd SC),
  • 3 SC in white,
  • 2 SC in brown,
  • (1 SC, 1 INC) repeated 4 times,
  • 7 SC,
  • (1 SC, 1 INC) repeated twice.

Round 5

• Work 7 SC (switch to white on the 7th),
• Follow by 5 SC in white,
• Then 26 SC in brown.

Round 6

• Repeat this pattern:
  • (1 SC, 1 INC, 1 SC) twice (switch to white on the 2nd SC),
  • 7 SC in white,
  • (1 SC, 1 INC, 1 SC) three times,
  • 7 SC,
  • (1 SC, 1 INC, 1 SC) twice.

Round 7

• Work 8 SC (switch to white on the 8th stitch),
• Then 7 SC in white,
• Followed by 31 SC in brown.
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Rounds 8 and 9

• Work 7 SC,
• Then 9 SC in white,
• Followed by 30 SC in brown each round.

Round 10

• Work 6 SC,
• Then 11 SC in white,
• Finish with 29 SC in brown.

Round 11

• Work 2 DEC,
• Then 2 SC,
• 11 SC in white,
• 2 SC in brown,
• Then 4 DEC,
• 15 SC,
• End with 2 DEC.

Round 12

• Work 2 DEC,
• 11 SC in white,
• 4 DEC,
• 11 SC,
• 2 DEC.

Round 13

• Work 1 DEC,
• 11 SC white,
• 2 DEC,
• 11 SC,
• Finish with 1 DEC.

Rounds 14 to 21

• Work 26 SC in white for these rounds (build the body height).
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Legs (Make 2)

• Starting at the side edge,
• Chain 1,
• Work 6 SC,
• Finish with a slip stitch.

Ears (Make 2, Brown Yarn)

• Chain 4,
• Start in the 2nd chain from hook:
  • Work 1 SC,
  • Then 2 DC,
• Slip stitch to join and finish.

Tail (Brown Yarn)

• Chain 8,
• Start in the 3rd chain from hook:
  • Work 2 DC,
  • Then 4 HDC.

Arms

Left Arm

• Chain 8,
• Work 5 SC,
• Then 1 HDC,
• Follow with 1 DC.

Right Arm

• Chain 7,
• Work 4 SC,
• Then 2 HDC.

Assembly & Finishing Touches

• Attach ears symmetrically on top of the head using a tapestry needle or pins to check placement.
• Stuff the body firmly with fiberfill to desired plushness.
• Crochet any additional border details as preferred around openings or edges.
• Attach arms and tail securely to the body using glue for quick, stable adhesion.
• Embroider the eyes and any desired facial details using embroidery thread for a charming finish.

Final Measurements & Finished Size

• Height (with ears and tail): approximately 12 cm
• Width (widest part of the body): approximately 6-7 cm
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Conclusion

This Salary Cat amigurumi pattern provides detailed, beginner-friendly guidance for creating a charming two-tone cat figure with plush baby yarn using small, precise stitches. The combination of simple crochet techniques and clear color changes produces an expressive and cuddly soft toy. Taking your time during color switches, stitch counts, stuffing, and final assembly will ensure a neat and professional finish.