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Curl up with comfort and cuteness—meet the Amigurumi Sleepy Cat Pillow, your new favorite snuggle buddy! 🐱💤 With its droopy eyes, chubby cheeks, and soft, plushy body, this feline friend is designed for maximum coziness. Whether perched on your couch, nestled in a reading nook, or gifted to a fellow cat lover, it brings a gentle, handmade charm to any space. It’s the kind of project that makes you want to slow down, sip something warm, and enjoy the rhythm of your stitches.

This crochet pattern is perfect for those who love mixing functionality with whimsy. You can customize your sleepy kitty with stripes, pastel tones, or even a tiny nightcap for extra personality. Made with soft yarns and simple shapes, it’s a relaxing make that doubles as a cuddly pillow and a delightful décor piece. Whether you’re crafting for comfort or just adding a touch of feline flair, the Sleepy Cat Pillow is sure to purr its way into your heart—one loop at a time! 🧶💗

A crocheted pillow shaped like a cat's face with closed eyes, surrounded by a plush bunny and teddy bear on a bed with pink and purple bedding.

🐱 Sleepy Cat Pillow Crochet Pattern

This cozy crochet cat pillow is the ultimate cuddle companion! With its plump round body, sleepy embroidered eyes, soft pink nose, and little pointy ears, it’s the perfect handmade piece for nurseries, kids’ rooms, or any cat lover’s home.

✨ Skill Level

Confident Beginner to Intermediate – uses simple amigurumi techniques, embroidery, and shaping.

📏 Finished Size

Approx. 35–40 cm (14–16 in) wide when made with chunky yarn and a 6 mm hook.

🧶 Materials

Yarn:
- White/cream (main pillow + outer ears) – chunky
- Pink (inner ears + nose) – medium or chunky
- Black (embroidery for face + whiskers) – DK or worsted
Crochet hook: 6.0 mm (for body), 4.0 mm (for ears & nose embroidery)
Pillow insert or fiberfill stuffing
Yarn needle, scissors, stitch markers

🔤 Abbreviations (US terms)

MR – magic ring
sc – single crochet
inc – increase (2 sc in same st)
dec – invisible decrease
sl st – slip stitch
FO – fasten off

🧩 Pattern Instructions

🐾 Pillow Body (worked as one continuous sphere)

R1: MR 6 (6)
R2: inc x6 (12)
R3: (sc, inc) x6 (18)
R4: (2sc, inc) x6 (24)
R5: (3sc, inc) x6 (30)
R6: (4sc, inc) x6 (36)
R7: (5sc, inc) x6 (42)
R8: (6sc, inc) x6 (48)
R9: (7sc, inc) x6 (54)
R10: (8sc, inc) x6 (60)
R11: (9sc, inc) x6 (66)
R12: (10sc, inc) x6 (72)
R13: (11sc, inc) x6 (78)
R14: (12sc, inc) x6 (84)
R15: (13sc, inc) x6 (90)

👉 Continue increasing (sc between inc grows by +1 each round) until approx. 100–108 sts or until diameter reaches ~35–40 cm.

R16–40: sc around (no increases) — work even until pillow depth looks right.

R41: (13sc, dec) x6 (90)
R42: (12sc, dec) x6 (84)
R43: (11sc, dec) x6 (78)
R44: (10sc, dec) x6 (72)
R45: (9sc, dec) x6 (66)
R46: (8sc, dec) x6 (60)
R47: (7sc, dec) x6 (54)
R48: (6sc, dec) x6 (48)
R49: (5sc, dec) x6 (42)
R50: (4sc, dec) x6 (36)
R51: (3sc, dec) x6 (24)
👉 Insert pillow form or stuff firmly now.
R52: (2sc, dec) x6 (18)
R53: (sc, dec) x6 (12)
R54: dec x6 (6)

FO, close hole securely.

🐱 Ears (make 2 in white, 2 inner in pink)

Outer Ear (White):
R1: MR 4 (4)
R2: (sc, inc) x2 (6)
R3: (2sc, inc) x2 (8)
R4: (3sc, inc) x2 (10)
R5: (4sc, inc) x2 (12)
R6: (5sc, inc) x2 (14)
R7: (6sc, inc) x2 (16)
R8: (7sc, inc) x2 (18)
FO, leave tail.

Inner Ear (Pink):
Work same as outer ear but stop at R6 (12 sts) → this keeps the pink smaller than the full ear.
FO, leave tail.

👉 Sew pink inner ear onto white outer ear.
👉 Make 2 finished ears and sew to top sides of pillow, slightly angled outward.

🐾 Nose (Pink embroidery)

With pink yarn, embroider a small upside-down triangle at the pillow’s center.
Fill in using satin stitch (horizontal back-and-forth stitches).

💤 Eyes & Whiskers (Black embroidery)

Eyes:
- Place symmetrically, about 8–9 sts below ears.
- Each eye is a long curved line spanning ~10 sts.
- Add 3 short angled lashes at the outer ends.
Mouth:
- Embroider a small “W” shape under the nose.
Whiskers:
- On each side, embroider 3 straight horizontal lines with black yarn.
- Space evenly and angle slightly outward.

🌟 Finishing Touches

Stuff the pillow firmly for a plump look, or insert a round pillow form for even fullness.
Angle ears slightly outward for the playful sleepy look.
Adjust embroidery tension so face lays flat without puckering.

🎉 Result

Your Crochet Cat Pillow is complete! 🐱💤 With its sweet sleepy expression, pink nose, and cozy plumpness, it’s perfect for snuggling, decorating a bedroom, or gifting to a cat lover.