Crochet Witch Cat Amigurumi – Free Pattern & Tutorial

Halloween is almost here, and I’m so excited to introduce the final member of our Halloween Cats in Costume collection (for this year!), the Witch Cat! This little amigurumi black cat is all dressed up in her magical, witchy best, and I have to say, she might just be my favorite of the bunch. In this post, you’ll find a free crochet pattern and step-by-step photo tutorial so you can bring your own spooky-cute witch cat to life! Perfect as a Halloween decoration, a gift, or to join the rest of the Halloween cat family.

Halloween Cats in Costume Crochet Patterns

The Cats in Costume collection is growing fast! From spooky to sweet, you can already crochet the Fairy Cat, Dracula Cat, Pumpkin Cat, Frankenstein Cat, Skeleton Cat, Pirate Cat, Scarecrow Cat and Mummy Cat. And a couple of these patterns come with a full step-by-step video tutorial! Making it suitable for amigurumi beginners!

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More Halloween Amigurumi Free Patterns

If you like this Witch cat, don’t miss other small but spooky makes! Try the Bat Keychain, Skull Keychain, and Candy Corn keychain for quick projects, or dive into the Mini World of Halloween Amigurumi for even more free patterns.

And if you’re looking for a video tutorial, this one doesn’t have one yet. But who knows? Maybe next year I’ll bring him to life on the YouTube channel. Until then, the written pattern has all the spooky charm you’ll need!

Crochet Witch Cat Pattern

Materials:

• 2mm crochet hook 
• Black, orange, and green for the cat. Dark brown and light brown for the broom sports-weight yarn
• Light green, gray, light pink and black thread for embroidering the face.
• Stuffing material
• Scissors
• Sewing needle.
• Or, you can use safety eyes! The position is at the end of this post.

Finish size:

The finished Witch Cat amigurumi measures approximately 5.2″ (13.5 cm) tall with the hat. 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).

Terms and abbreviations (US terms):

Slip stitch (sl): insert the hook into the stitch and pull up a loop, now, pull it through the loop on your needle.

Single crochet (sc): insert the hook into the stitch, and pull up a loop yarn over the needle, you will have two loops on the hook, yarn over the needle, and pull it through the two loops.

Half double crochet (hdc): yarn over the needle, insert the hook into the stitch, and pull up a loop, you will have three loops on the hook, yarn over the needle, and pull it through the all loops.

Increase (inc): make two single crochet inside the same stitch.

Decrease (dec): Insert the hook into the front loop only of the next two stitches, yarn under, and pull through, you will have two loops on the hook. Yarn under and pull through both loops on the hook.

Witch Cat Pattern Instructions

Arms

With black color yarn start,

1 rnd                      6sc in a magic ring

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

3 to 9 rnd             8sc

• Stop here to add a little bit of stuffing material before continuing to round 10.

10 rnd                   4sc, crocheting the sides together, closing the arm.

• Cut the yarn and fasten it off.
• Make another one following the same instructions.
• Leave it on the side for now.

Ears

With black yarn start,

1 rnd                      4sc in a 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

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

6 rnd                      (1inc, 5sc) repeat 2 times Total 14sts

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

Skirt

With orange, chain 30. Start crocheting in the first chain, closing a circle.

1 rnd      30sc

• Change to green yarn

2 rnd      (1sc, 1inc) repeat 15 times Total 45sts

• Change back to orange,

3 rnd      45sc

• Change back to green,

4 rnd      (2sc, 1inc) repeat 15 times Total 60sts

• Change to orange yarn

5 rnd      60sc

• Change back to green,

6 rnd      60sc

• Change to orange yarn

7 rnd      60sc

• Cut the yarn and fasten off.
• Leave it on the side for now.

Tail

With black yarn start,

1 to 19 rnd           6sc

20 rnd                   3sc closing the sides together

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

Legs

With black yarn start,

1 rnd                      6sc in a magic ring

2 rnd                      6inc Total 12sts

3-7 rnd                  12sc

• Cut the yarn and fasten off.
• Make another one following the same instructions. Don’t cut the yarn of the second leg, change to orange, and chain 3.
• Insert the loop of the needle inside one stitch of the finished leg and continue working:

8-11 rnd               30sc

• For the next round, you will crochet together with the skirt.
• Change to green yarn, but do not cut the orange.
• Place the legs inside the skirt and start working both pieces together.

12 rnd                   30sc connecting with skirt

• Change back to orange. Cut and fasten off the green yarn.

13 rnd                   30blsl

14 rnd                   30blsc

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

16-18 rnd             24sc

• Add stuffing material before continuing to the next round.

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

• For the next round, you will crochet together with the arms.
• Add stuffing material before continuing to the next round.

20 rnd                   4sc, 4sc with one arm, 4sc, 4sc with the other arm, 2sc.

• Here, if your starting stitch is in a different position than mine, the arms will be asymmetrical. If that happens, you can easily adjust this round by finding the 4 central stitches in the front of the cat. These 4 stitches should mark the distance between the arms.

21 rnd                   18sc

• Change to black yarn. Cut the orange and fasten off

22 rnd                   18blsl

Head

• For the next round, you will work on the remaining front loop from round 21. This will make the round 22 to face inside the toy, giving a sharp edge between the neck and head.

23 rnd                   FL(1inc, 1inc, 1sc) repeat 6 times Total 30sts

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

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

26 rnd                   (6sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 48sts

27-33 rnd             48sc

34 rnd                   (6sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 42sts

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

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

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

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

• Stop here to finish adding stuffing material.

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

• Cut the yarn and fasten it off.

Hat

With green yarn, start with a magic ring, leaving a long yarn tail at the beginning. You’ll use this tail later to curl up the tip of the hat.

1 rnd                      6sc in a magic ring

• Bring the leftover tail to the right side of the hat.

2-13 rnd               6sc

14 rnd                   6inc Total 12sts

• Change to orange. Don’t cut the green yarn.

15 rnd                   12sc

• Change to green.

16 rnd                   (1sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 18sts

• Change to orange.

17 rnd                   12sc

• Change to green.

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

• Change to orange.

19 rnd                   24sc

• Change back to green. Cut the orange yarn and fasten off.
• For round 20, work only in the front loop.

20 rnd                   FL24inc Total 48sts

• Back working on both loops

21 rnd                   (2sc, 1inc) repeat 16 times.

• Join with a slip stitch.
• Cut the yarn, fasten off, and leave a tail for sewing.
• Curl the tip of the hat up to round 7. Using a tapestry needle and the remaining yarn tail from the beginning, sew the tip in place.

Broom

With brown yarn start,

1 rnd                      6sc in a magic ring

2-18 rnd               6sc

19 rnd                   6BLsc

• Cut the yarn and fasten off, leaving a small tail.
• Bring this yarn tail between rounds 7 and 10 and pull it slightly to bend the top of the broom, creating an uneven look.
• Attach the light brown yarn to one of the remaining front loops from round 19 and start:

1 rnd      6FLsc

2 rnd      (chain 10 and join with a BLsl) repeat 6 times. Once you reach the beginning of the round, repeat the (chain 10 and join with a sl st) in the remaining front loop of the stitch.

• At the end, you should have 12 strings on the broom.
• Cut the yarn and fasten off.
• Cut a piece of brown yarn and tie it between the broom and the strings, making a little bow.

Assembly and final details

1. With pins, fasten the ears on top of the head. Sew them between rounds 31 and 38.
2. With light green thread, embroider the eyes on round 30, leaving 4 stitches between them. Then, using black thread, embroider a straight vertical line in the center of each green eye.
3. With gray thread, embroider three whiskers on each cheek.
4. Using pink thread, embroider the mouth under the eyes, centered on the face.
5. Sew the tail to the center back side of the cat.
6. Sew the hat on top of the cat’s head, slightly tilted toward the left ear.
7. Sew the broom onto the body.

Congratulations!!!

Your Witch Cat amigurumi toy is ready!

I hope you had a fun time making this cute amigurumi cat dressed for Halloween! If you have any questions or just want to share how your Witch turned out, feel free to leave a comment below. I love hearing from you!

If you enjoyed this free crochet pattern, be sure to check out my Free Patterns category for even more adorable projects to try, or the Halloween Patterns. You can also explore my YouTube channel, packed with tutorials and tips to help you grow your crochet skills and dive deeper into the world of crochet toys.

Thanks for crocheting along with me. I can’t wait to see you in the next project!

With love,
Ana 💛