Guard your favorite reads with a touch of feline flair—this Amigurumi Cat Guardians Bookend crochet pattern is both charming and practical! 🐱📚 With their poised posture, wise expressions, and cozy yarn-crafted presence, these crocheted cats are ready to sit loyally beside your books and keep your shelves looking purr-fectly magical. Whether you’re a cat lover, a bookworm, or just adore clever home décor, these guardians bring personality and warmth to any reading nook.
Designed with sturdy shaping and customizable details, you can play with colors, add embroidered whiskers, or even stitch tiny accessories like glasses or scarves to match your literary vibe. Weighted for stability and full of character, these cats are ideal for gifting, decorating, or simply adding a handmade touch to your personal library. Whether perched beside fairy tales or guarding your favorite mysteries, the Cat Guardians Bookend Amigurumi are a joyful and satisfying project—perfect for stitching up a little wisdom and whimsy, one loop at a time! 🧶✨📖
🐾 Amigurumi Cat Guardians Bookend Crochet Pattern
If you’re a book lover and a cat lover, this project is going to melt your heart! These Cat Guardians not only look charming on your shelf but also double as functional bookends to keep your favorite stories in place. With their elegant posture, curious eyes, and soft yarn texture, these cats bring warmth and handmade love into your reading nook.
✨ Skill Level
Intermediate – involves shaping, sewing parts together, and optional weight stuffing for stability.
📏 Finished Size
Each cat measures approx. 8–9 inches tall (20–23 cm) when made with worsted yarn. Base approx. 4 x 6 inches (10 x 15 cm).
🧶 Materials
- Worsted weight yarn in light gray (main body)
- White yarn (muzzle, inner ears, base edging)
- Pink yarn (nose)
- Green or yellow yarn (embroidered eyes, or use safety eyes 12–14mm)
- Black embroidery thread (whiskers, eye details)
- 3.0 mm crochet hook
- Fiberfill stuffing
- Plastic canvas / cardboard cutouts for sturdy base
- Small pebbles or rice bags (sealed) for weight in bookends
- Yarn needle, stitch markers, scissors
📝 Abbreviations (US Terms)
- MR – magic ring
- ch – chain
- sc – single crochet
- inc – increase (2 sc in one st)
- dec – decrease (sc 2 sts together)
- sl st – slip stitch
- BLO – back loop only
- FLO – front loop only
🐱 Pattern Instructions
Head (make 2 for two cats)
Using gray:
- MR, 6 sc (6)
- inc x6 (12)
- (sc, inc) x6 (18)
- (2 sc, inc) x6 (24)
- (3 sc, inc) x6 (30)
- (4 sc, inc) x6 (36)
7–14. sc around (36) - (4 sc, dec) x6 (30)
- (3 sc, dec) x6 (24)
- (2 sc, dec) x6 (18)
- (sc, dec) x6 (12)
Stuff firmly. - dec x6 (6). FO.
Body
- MR, 6 sc (6)
- inc x6 (12)
- (sc, inc) x6 (18)
- (2 sc, inc) x6 (24)
- (3 sc, inc) x6 (30)
6–20. sc around (30) - (3 sc, dec) x6 (24)
- (2 sc, dec) x6 (18)
Stuff firmly.
FO, leaving tail for sewing.
Base (Flat Bookend)
Make oval:
Ch 12.
- sc in 2nd ch, 9 sc, 3 sc in last ch, continue along other side, 9 sc, inc (24)
- inc, 9 sc, inc x3, 9 sc, inc x2 (30)
- sc around, placing increases at rounded corners until base is ~4 x 6 in.
Make 2 identical ovals for each bookend.
Sandwich plastic canvas between the two ovals, crochet together with sc around.
Legs (x2 per cat)
- MR, 6 sc (6)
- inc x6 (12)
3–10. sc around (12)
Stuff lightly. FO, leaving tail for sewing.
Paws (front legs sitting)
- MR, 6 sc (6)
- inc x6 (12)
3–4. sc around (12)
Flatten, do not stuff, sew to front of base.
Ears (x2)
With gray:
- MR, 4 sc (4)
- (sc, inc) x2 (6)
- (2 sc, inc) x2 (8)
- sc around (8)
FO, sew to head.
Tail (not visible in photo, but included)
- MR, 6 sc (6)
2–18. sc around (6)
Lightly stuff or leave floppy. Curve slightly before sewing to back of cat body.
Muzzle
With white:
- MR, 6 sc (6)
- inc x6 (12)
- (sc, inc) x6 (18)
4–5. sc around (18)
FO, stuff lightly. Sew to head.
Embroider pink triangle nose. Add whiskers with black thread.
Assembly
- Sew head onto body, tilt slightly forward.
- Attach ears symmetrically.
- Sew front paws to the base, back legs to body.
- Secure body onto base firmly. Insert weighted bag inside base before sewing closed.
- Attach tail to back.
- Embroider or attach safety eyes with green/yellow details.
- Repeat for second cat to make the pair.
📚 Finishing Touch
Place your new Cat Guardians on either side of your favorite novels. The sturdy weighted base will keep your books upright, while the sweet cats guard your stories with charm.
✨ These bookends make a thoughtful handmade gift for readers and cat enthusiasts alike – a perfect blend of practicality and cuteness.
