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Heart Cat and Bunny Amigurumi Pattern

Heart Cat and Bunny Amigurumi Pattern
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5-7 Hours Time Needed
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Intermediate Level

Ideal for those with basic crochet experience, featuring slightly more advanced stitches and techniques to expand your skills.

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Weekend Treat

Takes 5-7 hours, making it an enjoyable project to finish over a couple of days.

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Cute Companion

An adorable friend to cherish, handcrafted with love to bring comfort and joy for years to come.

About This Heart Cat and Bunny Amigurumi Pattern

This pattern creates two heart-shaped plush toys — a cat and a bunny — made with plush super-bulky yarn for an extra-soft finish. The pattern walks you through crocheting two joined heart domes, adding muzzles, ears, and tails, plus placement for safety eyes and noses. It features joining techniques and invisible decreases to create a rounded heart shape with lovely facial details.

Heart Cat and Bunny Amigurumi Pattern crochet pattern - detailed view of completed project

Clear round-by-round instructions with step photos help you assemble and finish like a pro. Perfect for gifting, nursery decor, or a sweet desk companion.

Why You'll Love This Heart Cat and Bunny Amigurumi Pattern

I absolutely love this pattern because the plush yarn gives an irresistibly soft and cuddly texture that everyone will adore. I enjoy how the joined dome technique forms a perfect heart silhouette with minimal shaping fuss. The cat and bunny variations let me play with small details — ears, tails and noses — which really bring the characters to life. Sewing on the muzzle and adding embroidered whiskers is such a satisfying finishing step that turns simple shapes into charming faces. This design is quick enough to finish over a weekend and gives lovely, gift-ready results.

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Switch Things Up

I love how easy it is to customize these heart toys by changing colors — try pastel shades for a nursery set or bold contrasting stripes for the tail to make a playful look.

I often make a mini version using DK weight yarn and a smaller hook to create keychains or ornaments; remember to adjust eye and nose sizes accordingly.

I sometimes embroider different expressions — a small smile, sleepy eyes, or even tiny freckles — to give each toy a unique personality.

For a different texture, swap the plush yarn for a chenille or velour alternative and use a slightly smaller hook to keep stitches tight and prevent fiberfill showing through.

I also add little accessories like crocheted bows, tiny scarves, or felt collar tags to give each heart a special finishing touch.

I like to experiment with safety eye sizes; smaller eyes create a cuter, pastel look while larger eyes make the face more expressive and toy-like.

If you want a poseable tail, I sometimes insert a small length of craft wire before finishing the tail and secure it well inside with extra stuffing.

Consider making a matching set with different color combinations and arranging them as a decorative trio for a shelf or gift set.

I recommend testing placement by pinning eyes and muzzles before fastening to ensure the best facial balance and to avoid rework later.

Finally, I enjoy adding tiny themed props — a mini crocheted carrot for the bunny or a small felt fish for the cat — to make playful photo-ready presents.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

✗ Skipping stitch markers when working in continuous rounds leads to losing the start of the round; place a stitch marker in the first stitch of each round and move it up as you work. ✗ Not cutting the yarn or joining pieces carefully will cause loose joins or gaps; follow the instructions to leave a tail and join the two domes, inserting the open loop and crocheting around to unify both pieces. ✗ Overstuffing the heart makes the shape distorted and lumps visible; stuff gradually, distributing fiberfill evenly and shaping as you go to maintain a smooth heart contour. ✗ Forgetting to attach safety eyes at the specified rounds may place them incorrectly; attach the safety eyes on rounds 10/11 with approximately 6 SC distance as instructed before closing too much. ✗ Using a very loose or very tight tension will change the size and shape of the heart; maintain consistent moderate tension and use the recommended 4.5 mm hook with super-bulky plush yarn for best results.

Heart Cat and Bunny Amigurumi Pattern

Make two adorable heart-shaped plushies — a cat and a bunny — using super-bulky plush yarn. This pattern guides you step-by-step through crocheting the heart body, adding cute muzzles, ears, tails and finishing touches so your toy looks professional. You will love the soft texture and charming details that make these perfect gifts or nursery decor. Suitable for crocheters ready to join pieces and do simple shaping.

Intermediate 5-7 Hours

Materials Needed for Heart Cat and Bunny Amigurumi Pattern

— Main Fabric

  • 01
    Plush yarn Himalaya Dolphin Baby 100 g/120 m (131 yards) or any analogue (Premier Parfait Chunky) - Super Bulky (Weight 6), main color (pink) approximately 100 g
  • 02
    White plush yarn (for muzzle, ears, tail tips) approximately 50 g
  • 03
    Small amount of contrasting color (for nose details) - 5-10 g

— Tools Required

  • 01
    Crochet hook size 4.5 mm (US 7)
  • 02
    One pair of safety eyes, recommended 16 mm (for cat and heart placements)
  • 03
    Safety nose (for a Cat 16 mm, for a Bunny 8 mm)
  • 04
    Scissors
  • 05
    Darning (yarn) needle
  • 06
    Polyester fiberfill (fiberfill) for stuffing
  • 07
    Strong thread for sewing on small parts (recommended instead of main yarn for ears/tail)
  • 08
    Stitch markers (recommended to mark beginning of rounds)
  • 09
    Pins for assembly (optional)

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— Heart :

Info :

Crochet in main color. Hook size 4.5 mm. Pro-Tip: Work in continuous rounds. Do not join or turn unless otherwise instructed. It would be wise to use a stitch marker and place it in the first stitch of each round to mark the beginning of it.

Round 1 :

MR 6 (6)

Round 2 :

6 Inc (12)

Round 3 :

(Inc, 1 SC)×6 (18)

Round 4 :

(Inc, 2 SC)×6 (24)

Round 5 :

(Inc, 3 SC)×6 (30)

Round 6 :

(Inc, 4 SC)×6 (36)

Round 7 :

5 SC, (Inc, 11 SC)×2, Inc, 6 SC (39)

Round 8 :

(Inc, 12 SC)×3 (42)

Round 9 :

6 SC, (Inc, 13 SC)×2, Inc, 7 SC (45)

Round 10 :

SC around (45)

Round 11 :

(Inc, 14 SC)×3 (48)

Info :

Remove the loop from the hook. Cut the yarn with 8" yarn tail.

Info :

Make another piece just like the previous one by repeating rounds 1-11. Do not cut the yarn as we will continue using the yarn of the second piece.

Round 12 :

Attach the pieces to each other, put the open loop of the first piece on the hook. Continue crocheting around the circle of the first piece and crochet 41 SC, go back to the second piece, skip 7 St and crochet on the second piece 41 SC (82)

Round 13 :

13 SC, (Dec, 25 SC)×2, Dec, 13 SC (79)

Round 14 :

Dec, 24 SC, Dec, 25 SC, Dec, 24 SC (76)

Round 15 :

12 SC, (Dec, 23 SC)×2, Dec, 12 SC (73)

Round 16 :

(Dec, 22 SC)×3, 1 SC (70)

Round 17 :

11 SC, (Dec, 21 SC)×2, Dec, 11 SC (67)

Round 18 :

21 SC, (Dec, 20 SC)×2, Dec (64)

Round 19 :

7 SC, Dec, (14 SC, Dec)×3, 7 SC (60)

Round 20 :

(13 SC, Dec)×4 (56)

Round 21 :

6 SC, (Dec, 12 SC)×3, Dec, 6 SC (52)

Round 22 :

(11 SC, Dec)×4 (48)

Round 23 :

5 SC, Dec, (10 SC, Dec)×3, 5 SC (44)

Round 24 :

(9 SC, Dec)×4 (40)

Info :

Attach the safety eyes (16 mm) on round 10/11 with 6 SC distance.

Info :

Stuff with fiberfill all the way.

Round 25 :

5 SC, (Dec, 8 SC)×3, Dec, 3 SC (36)

Round 26 :

(4 SC, Dec)×6 (30)

Round 27 :

(3 SC, Dec)×6 (24)

Round 28 :

2 SC, (Dec, 4 SC)×3, Dec, 2 SC (20)

Round 29 :

(3 SC, Dec)×4 (16)

Round 30 :

(2 SC, Dec)×4 (12)

Round 31 :

(1 SC, Dec)×4 (8)

Round 32 :

(2 SC, Dec)×2 (6)

Info :

Fasten off, hide the end.

— Bunny Muzzle :

Info :

Crochet in white color. Hook size 4.5 mm. Make an oval, work on both sides of the chain.

Round 1 :

Ch 5, start in the 2nd Ch from hook, 1 Inc, 2 SC, in last loop 3 SC, 3 SC (10)

Round 2 :

2 Inc, 2 SC, 3 Inc, 2 SC, Inc (16)

Info :

Sl St and fasten off. Attach the safety nose (8 mm) on round 1/2.

— Bunny Ears :

Info :

Crochet in white color. Hook size 4.5 mm. Make 2 ears.

Round 1 :

MR 6 (6)

Round 2 :

6 Inc (12)

Round 3 :

(1 SC, Inc)×6 (18)

Round 4 :

(8 SC, Inc)×2 (20)

Round 5-6 :

SC around (2 rounds) (20)

Round 7 :

(Dec, 8 SC)×2 (18)

Round 8 :

SC around (18)

Round 9 :

(Dec, 7 SC)×2 (16)

Round 10-11 :

SC around (2 rounds) (16)

Round 12 :

(Dec, 6 SC)×2 (14)

Round 13-14 :

SC around (2 rounds) (14)

Info :

Don't stuff.

Round 15 :

Fold the piece in half and crochet them both sides at once 7 SC (7)

Info :

Fasten off, hide the end. Make 2 ears.

— Bunny Tail :

Info :

Crochet in white color. Hook size 4.5 mm.

Round 1 :

MR 6 (6)

Round 2 :

6 Inc (12)

Round 3-4 :

SC around (2 rounds) (12)

Info :

Stuff with fiberfill.

Round 5 :

6 Dec (6)

Info :

Fasten off, hide the end.

— Heart Cat — Cat Tail :

Info :

Start to crochet in white color. Hook size 4.5 mm. The tail is striped; change colors as instructed.

Round 1 :

MR 6 (6)

Round 2 :

6 Inc (12)

Round 3-5 :

SC around (3 rounds) (12)

Round 6 :

Change color to pink. 12 SC (12)

Round 7 :

SC around (12)

Round 8 :

Change color to white. 12 SC (12)

Round 9 :

SC around (12)

Round 10 :

Change color to pink. 12 SC (12)

Round 11 :

(4 SC, Dec)×2 (10)

Info :

Stuff with fiberfill. Next part of the tail don't stuff.

Round 12 :

Change color to white. 10 SC (10)

Round 13 :

SC around (10)

Round 14 :

Change color to pink. 10 SC (10)

Round 15 :

(3 SC, Dec)×2 (8)

Round 16 :

Change color to white. 8 SC (8)

Round 17 :

SC around (8)

Round 18 :

Change color to pink. 8 SC (8)

Round 19 :

SC around (8)

Round 20 :

Change color to white. 8 SC (8)

Round 21 :

SC around (8)

Round 22 :

Change color to pink. 8 SC (8)

Round 23 :

SC around (8)

Round 24 :

Change color to white. 8 SC (8)

Round 25 :

SC around (8)

Round 26 :

Change color to pink. 8 SC (8)

Round 27 :

SC around (8)

Round 28 :

Change color to white. 8 SC (8)

Round 29 :

SC around (8)

Round 30 :

Fold the piece in half and crochet them both sides at once 4 SC (4)

Info :

Fasten off, hide the end.

— Cat Ears :

Info :

Crochet in white color. Hook size 4.5 mm. Make 2 ears.

Round 1 :

MR 6 (6)

Round 2 :

(1 SC, Inc)×3 (9)

Round 3 :

(2 SC, Inc)×3 (12)

Round 4 :

(3 SC, Inc)×3 (15)

Round 5 :

Short row. 6 SC, Sl St (7)

Info :

Fasten off, hide the end. Make 2 ears.

— Cat Muzzle :

Info :

Crochet in white color. Hook size 4.5 mm. Make an oval, work on both sides of the chain.

Round 1 :

Ch 6, start in the 2nd Ch from hook, 1 Inc, 3 SC, in last loop 3 SC, 4 SC (12)

Round 2 :

2 Inc, 3 SC, 3 Inc, 3 SC, Inc (18)

Round 3 :

17 SC, Sl St (18)

Info :

Fasten off, hide the end. Attach the safety nose (16 mm) on round 2/3.

— Assembly :

Step 1 :

Sew the muzzle to the heart. Cat muzzle sew at the level of 12-15 rows, lightly stuff with fiberfil. Embroider a mustache. You can pull the muzzle in the middle. Insert the needle under the nose and bring it out below the muzzle, pull off and hide the ends of the thread inside. Bunny muzzle sew at the level of 11-14 rows.

Step 2 :

Sew the ears; placement depends on your preference. In the photo on page 16 it is indicated where the front side and where the back side of the cat's ear are. Fold the bottom of the ear in half for the bunny, then sew it on.

Step 3 :

Sew the tail to the heart. Cat tail at the level of 7-8 rows. Bunny tail at the level of 1-2 rows.

Step 4 :

Secure safety eyes and nose backs tightly. Use strong thread where indicated for extra durability and hide all ends inside the toy.

Step 5 :

Final finishing: adjust stuffing, shape the heart, weave in all ends and tidy any loose fibres to present your finished toy.

Assembly Instructions

  • Sew the muzzle to the heart. Cat muzzle sew at the level of 12-15 rows, lightly stuff with fiberfill and embroider whiskers. Bunny muzzle sew at the level of 11-14 rows and secure tightly.
  • Sew the ears in place. For the cat, place according to the photo reference (page 16) showing front and back sides; for the bunny fold the bottom of the ear in half and sew it on.
  • Attach the safety eyes on rounds 10/11 with about 6 SC between them before continuing to close the heart, then secure the backs tightly.
  • Sew the tail to the heart: cat tail at the level of 7-8 rows and bunny tail at the level of 1-2 rows; use strong thread for extra security and hide ends inside.
  • Adjust stuffing as you sew parts in place, shape the heart by gentle pinching/needle pulls for definition, then weave in all ends and hide them inside the toy.

Important Notes

  • 💡Use stitch markers to keep track of your rounds, especially when working continuous rounds and during joining steps.
  • 💡Stuff firmly but not overstuffed; add fiberfill gradually to maintain a smooth heart shape and even surface.
  • 💡Attach safety eyes and noses before closing sections and secure the safety backs very tightly for safety and durability.
  • 💡Use strong thread (recommended) to sew small parts like ears and tails instead of the plush yarn to avoid visible stitches.

This sweet Heart Cat and Bunny pair is perfect for gifting, nurseries, or cozy home decor. The plush yarn creates an ultra-soft finish that feels like a hug, and the simple face details add so much charm. Make them in matching colors or mix-and-match for a unique set. 🧶💕

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FAQs

What size will the finished piece be?

The Heart measures approximately 6.3×7×3.5 inches; the Cat approximately 7.5×7.9×3.5 inches; the Bunny approximately 9.8×7×3.5 inches using the recommended yarn and hook.

Can I use different yarn weights for this pattern?

Yes, you can use different yarn weights, but the final size and texture will change. Use an appropriate hook for the yarn you choose and expect to adjust stuffing and placement of safety eyes accordingly.

Do I need prior crochet experience for this pattern?

This pattern is rated intermediate and assumes familiarity with single crochet, increases, decreases, magic ring, and working in continuous rounds.

How long does this project typically take to complete?

Most crocheters complete this project in 5-7 hours across a weekend, though time may vary based on experience and finishing details.