Cheshire Cat Free Amigurumi Pattern

Let’s start this Wonderland adventure with the one who started it all — the mischievous Cheshire Cat! This Cheshire Cat amigurumi, with his wide grin, fuzzy stripes, and quirky energy, he was the very first character I designed for the Wonderland Collection. I loved bringing his personality to yarn with bold colors and that unmistakable smile.

He’s fun, fuzzy, and full of attitude, just like the original! Whether you’re a fan of Alice in Wonderland or just love making playful amigurumi, this little cat is bound to make you smile.

Meet the Cheshire Cat Amigurumi and the Wonderland

This mischievous grin is just the beginning! The Cheshire Cat is the first pattern in the Wonderland Collection, which also includes the quirky Mad Hatter, the always-late White Rabbit, curious Alice, the bold Queen of Hearts, and the loyal Card Soldier (Ace of Hearts). Each one brings a little more magic from Wonderland to your crochet hook!

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Cheshire Cat Amigurumi Video Tutorial Part 1

Cheshire Cat Amigurumi Pattern

Materials:

• 2mm crochet hook 
• 2 shades of pink and white yarn. I used 100% cotton, light worsted, 6ply.
• Black thread for embroidering the eyes. 
• Stuffing material
• Scissors
• Sewing needle.
• Or, you can use safety eyes! The position is at the end of this post.

Finish size:

The finished Cheshire Cat Amigurumi measures approximately 4,5″ (12 cm) tall. However, the final size may vary depending on your stitch tension and the materials used.

Gauge

Gauge is not crucial for this pattern, so feel free to use a hook size that matches your chosen yarn. I always recommend using a slightly smaller hook to keep the stitches tight and prevent the stuffing from showing through. If needed, adjust your hook size for a neater finish.

However, if you’d like to know the gauge for my chosen yarn and materials, here it is:
With sport-weight yarn and a 2mm crochet hook, the gauge for 5 rounds (increasing to 30 stitches) measures approximately 1.6″ (4.5 cm).

Pattern Instructions

Arms

With light pink yarn start,

1 rnd  5sc in a magic ring

2 rnd  5 inc Total 10sts

3 rnd  10sc

• Change to dark pink

4-5 rnd  10sc

• Change to light pink yarn

6-7 rnd  10sc

• Change to dark pink

8-9 rnd  10sc

• Change to light pink

10 rnd  (3sc, 1dec) repeat 2 times Total 8sts

11 rnd  4sc crocheting the sides together, closing the arm

• Cut the yarn and fasten off.
• Make another one following the same instructions.

Legs

With light pink yarn start

1 rnd     6sc in magic ring

2 rnd    6inc Total 12sts

3 rnd    12bpsc

• Change to dark pink yarn

4-5 rnd  12sc

• Cut the yarn and fasten off. Make another one.
• Don’t cut the yarn of the second leg.
• Change to light pink yarn, chain 2 and continue,
• Connect the two legs by inserting the loop of the needle inside one stitch of the first leg, following,

6 rnd   28sc

7 rnd  (13sc, 1inc) repeat 2 times Total30sts 

• Change to dark pink yarn,

8 rnd    (4sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 36sts

9 rnd    36sc

• Change to light pink yarn

10-11  rnd  36sc

• Change to dark pink,

12-13 rnd  36sc

• Change to light pink

14-15 rnd  36sc

• Change to dark pink,

16 rnd  (4sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 30sts

17 rnd  (3sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 24sts

• Change to light pink,

18 rnd  (2sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 18sts

19 rnd  4sc, 4sc with the arm, 4sc, 4sc with the other arm, 2sc

Cheshire Cat Amigurumi Video Tutorial Part 2

TIP: If your starting stitch is in a different position than mine, the arms will be in a different position. To avoid that, find the 5 central stitches in the front of the doll. This should be the distance between one arm and another. Having these 5 central stitches, adjust the position of where you should crochet together the arm with the body. 

• Stop here for stuffing the body before continuing to round 19.
• Change to dark pink yarn

20 rnd  18blsl

Head

• For the next round, you will work in the remaining front loop of round 18.

21 rnd  FL(2sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 24sts

22 rnd  (3sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 30sts

23 rnd  (4sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 36sts

24 rnd  (5sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 42sts

25-27 rnd  42sc

28 rnd  (5sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 36sts

29 rnd  (4sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 30sts

30-31 rnd  30sc

32 rnd  (3sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 24sts

33 rnd  (2sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 18sts

• Finish stuffing the amigurumi.

34 rnd  (1sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 12sts

• Cut the yarn and fasten off. Weave the tail through the front loops of all 12 stitches and pull tight to close the circle. Hide the remaining tail inside the toy.

Ears

With dark pink yarn start,

1 rnd  4sc in magic ring

2 rnd  (1inc, 1sc) repeat 2 times Total 6sts

3 rnd  (1inc, 2sc) repeat 2 times Total 8sts

4 rnd  (1inc, 3sc) repeat 2 times Total 10sts

• Cut the yarn, fasten off and leave a tail for sewing.
• Make another one following the same instructions.

Cheshire Cat Amigurumi Video Tutorial Part 3

Mouth

With white yarn chain 12. Skip the first two chains and start,

1 row    3hdc, 3hdc in the same stitch, 2hdc, 3hdc in the same stitch, 3hdc. Chain 2 and join with a slip stitch in the last chain (the same you did the last hdc), turn clockwise and continue crocheting on the other side of the chain. Make 9sl.

• Change to light pink color.

2 row    make blsl in all stitches around the mouth.

3 row    make blsc in all stitches around the mouth

• Join with a slip stitch.
• Cut the yarn, fasten it off and leave a tail for sewing it.
• With black thread, embroider lines in the white part, creating the teeth. With the same thread, embroider a contour around the white part.

Tail

With light pink yarn start,

1 rnd  4sc in magic ring

2 rnd  (1inc, 1sc) repeat 2 times Total 6sts

3 rnd  (1inc, 2sc) repeat 2 times Total 8sts

4 rnd  (1inc, 3sc) repeat 2 times Total 10st

5 rnd  (1inc, 4sc) repeat 2 times Total 12sts

• Change to dark pink yarn.

6 rnd  12sc

7 rnd  6dec Total 6sts

• Change to light pink

8-9 rnd  6sc

• Change to dark pink

10-11 rnd  6sc

• Repeat rounds 8 to 11 one more time
• Change to light pink

16-17 rnd   6sc

• Cut the yarn, fasten off and leave a tail for sewing it. 

Assembly

1. Sew the ears between rounds 28 and 32 of the head.
2. Fasten the mouth with pins to help you while sewing. Place the mouth between rounds 21 and 22 of the head (or two rounds above the neck), finishing 6 rounds up.
3. Embroider the eyes on round 28 of the toy, leaving 2 stitches between them. With yellow, embroider one line on the outside of the eye.
4. With a piece of dark pink yarn, embroider the nose on top of the mouth, one round under the eyes.
5. For the final detail, cut a little bit of dark pink yarn and add it on top of the head. I add about 10 pieces. Once you add them, use a comb or the needle to fuzz the yarn. Then, cut the extra fuzzy yarn to the size of the hair you want (about the same height or a bit more than the ears).

Congratulations!!!

Your Cheshire cat amigurumi doll is ready!

I hope you enjoy this pattern, and if you have any questions or comments in general, leave them in the comment box below.

See you next time!

Love,

Ana