To those who are not familiar with Japanese.

I drew diagrams next to the worded instructions to make it clearer for everyone to understand.
I hope you enjoy it!
symbol US term Japanese
sc (single crochet)

!sc inc (!single crochet increase)

!sc dec (!single crochet
cluster"decrease)
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Easy method for the first step
The method which I usually use
$%ake a loop from the yarn.(Japanese page)
$Tighten the loop.(Japanese page)
pattern of crocheted Cat (Amineko) / original Japanese page
Head
&reparation ' %ake a loop from the yarn.
#. ( sc ) * + , and tighten the loop.
. ( !sc inc ) * +
-. ( sc * #, !sc inc ) * +
.. ( sc * , !sc inc ) * +
/. ( sc * -, !sc inc ) * +
+. ( sc * ., !sc inc ) * +
0. ( sc * /, !sc inc ) * +
1. ( sc * +, !sc inc ) * +
2. sc repeat
#3.sc repeat
##.sc repeat
#.sc repeat
#-.sc repeat
#..sc repeat
#/.sc repeat
#+.( sc * +, !sc dec ) * +
#0.( sc * /, !sc dec ) * +
#1.( sc * ., !sc dec ) * +
#2.( sc * -, !sc dec ) * +
3.( sc * , !sc dec ) * +
4inally, cut the yarn. %ake sure you leave enough yarn to
sew the head onto the torso.

Torso

&reparation ' %ake a loop from
the yarn.
#. ( sc ) * + , and tighten the
loop.
. ( !sc inc ) * +
-. ( sc * #, !sc inc ) * +
.. ( sc * , !sc inc ) * +
/. ( sc * -, !sc inc ) * +
+. ( sc * ., !sc inc ) * +
0. sc repeat
1. sc repeat
2. sc repeat
#3.sc repeat
##.sc repeat
#.sc repeat
#-.sc repeat
#..sc repeat
#/.sc repeat
#+.sc repeat
#0.sc repeat
#1.sc repeat
#2.sc repeat
3.sc repeat
#.sc repeat
.sc repeat
-.sc repeat
..( sc * ., !sc dec ) * +
/.sc repeat
+.sc repeat
0.( sc * -, !sc dec ) * +
1.sc repeat
2.sc repeat
-3.( sc * , !sc dec ) * +
-#.sc repeat
-.sc repeat
Hand !
&reparation ' %ake a loop from the yarn.
#. ( sc ) * + , and tighten the loop.
. ( !sc inc ) * +
-. sc repeat
.. sc repeat
/. sc repeat
+. sc repeat
0. ( sc * #, !sc dec ) * .
1. sc repeat
2. sc repeat
#3.sc repeat
##.sc repeat
#.sc repeat
#-.sc repeat
#..sc repeat
#/.sc repeat
#+.sc repeat
#0.sc repeat
#1.sc repeat
#2.sc repeat
3.sc repeat
#.sc repeat
.sc repeat
-.sc repeat
..sc repeat
/.sc repeat
+.sc repeat
0.sc repeat
1.sc repeat
4inally, cut the yarn. %ake sure you leave enough yarn
to sew the hand onto the torso.

"oot !
&reparation ' %ake a loop from the yarn.
#. ( sc ) * + , and tighten the loop.
. ( !sc inc ) * +
-. ( sc * -, !sc inc ) * -
.. sc repeat
/. sc repeat
+. sc repeat
0. sc repeat
1. ( sc * #, !sc dec ) * /
2. sc repeat
#3.sc repeat
##.sc repeat
#.sc repeat
#-.sc repeat
#..sc repeat
#/.sc repeat
#+.sc repeat
#0.sc repeat
#1.sc repeat
#2.sc repeat
3.sc repeat
#.sc repeat
.sc repeat
-.sc repeat
..sc repeat
4inally, cut the yarn. %ake sure you leave enough yarn
to sew the foot onto the torso.

Tail

&reparation ' %ake a loop from the yarn.
#. ( sc ) * + , and tighten the loop.
. ( sc * , !sc inc ) *
-. sc repeat
.. sc repeat
/. sc repeat
+. sc repeat
0. sc repeat
1. sc repeat
2. sc repeat
#3.sc repeat
##.sc repeat
#.sc repeat
#-.sc repeat
#..sc repeat
#/.sc repeat
#+.sc repeat
#0.sc repeat
#1.sc repeat
#2.sc repeat
3.sc repeat
#.sc repeat
.sc repeat
4inally, cut the yarn. %ake sure you leave enough yarn to sew the
tail onto the torso.

Ear !

&reparation ' %ake a loop from the yarn.
#. ( sc ) * . , and tighten the loop.
. ( !sc inc ) * .
-. ( sc * -, !sc inc ) *
.. ( sc * ., !sc inc ) *
/. ( sc * /, !sc inc ) *
4inally, cut the yarn. %ake sure you leave enough yarn to sew the
ear onto the head.

#o$th

&reparation ' %ake a loop from the yarn.
#. ( sc ) * 0 , and tighten the loop.
. ( !sc inc ) * 0
-. sc repeat
.. sc repeat
/. sc repeat
+. sc repeat
0. sc repeat
1. sc repeat
2. sc repeat
#3.sc repeat, and stuffing.
##.( -!sc dec, .!sc dec, .!sc dec, -!sc dec )
4inally, cut the yarn. %ake sure you leave enough yarn to sew the
mouth onto the head.

St$ffing
5 few plastic pellets in the hands and the feet. &lastic pellets and cotton wool in the torso. 6otton wool
in the head. 5 little cotton wool in the mouth.

Assembling
7ew the ears and the mouth part onto the head.
7titch the nose, the mouth and the eyes. 4elt could 8e used for the nose if you wish. Then put the
finishing touches on the face 8y stitching the eye8rows. 9esign the face as you like it.
7ew the head onto the torso. 7ew the hands, the feet and the tail onto the torso.
9on:t forget to name the cat! 9one!
;ou can see a lot of more detailed images. (original Japanese page , more)
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