If you love crochet and have a soft spot for cute, functional crafts, this crochet cat pencil case pattern is the perfect project for you. Designed to blend practicality with playful charm, this pattern guides you through creating an adorable cat-shaped pencil holder that’s roomy enough to store pens, pencils, or even crochet hooks.
Crochet Cat Pencil Case
With its soft texture, customizable color options, and 3D features like a puffy face, paws, and tail, this case isn’t just a storage solution—it’s a statement piece. Ideal for kids, students, or anyone who appreciates handmade accessories, this pattern also includes step-by-step details for adding character elements like whiskers, embroidered features, and even a tiny zipper for secure closure.
Materials Needed
- Multiple yarn colors of your choice
- Crochet hook
- Polyester fiberfill
- Pearl beads (for eyes)
- Needle
Base of the Pencil Case
Round 1:
- Start with a magic ring
- Chain 2, make 11 double crochets into the ring
- Tighten and join with a slip stitch
Round 2:
- Chain 3 (counts as first dc), dc again in same stitch
- 2 dc in each stitch around
- Join with slip stitch
For Round 3:
- Chain 3, dc again in same stitch
- 1 dc in next stitch
- Repeat 2 dc in one stitch, 1 dc in next around
- Join with slip stitch
Round 4:
- Dc in each stitch around
- Join with slip stitch
Subsequent Rounds:
- Chain 3, dc in back loop of each stitch around
- Join with slip stitch
Body Pattern
Row 1:
- Sc in same stitch
- Skip 2, 5 dc in next stitch
- Skip 2, sc in next
- Repeat around
Row 2:
- Chain 3, 2 dc at the previous row’s sc
- Skip 2, sc in third stitch
- Skip 2, 5 dc in next
- Repeat around, join with slip stitch
- Repeat Rows 1 and 2 to desired length
Face Details
- Create two circular shapes by repeating the base pattern
Ears
- Attach a contrasting yarn
- Sc in same stitch, then 5 sc in next 5 stitches
- Decrease one stitch each row to shape a triangle
- Outline ears with white yarn using sc stitches
Assembly of Face
- Join two face pieces with sc around
- Leave a hole, fill with fiberfill, then close
- Embroider nose, attach pearl bead eyes
- Add whiskers with black yarn
Paws (Make 2)
- Magic ring, chain 2, 1 dc into ring
- Tighten and slip stitch to join ends
- Chain 2, dc in each stitch
- Repeat dc round
- Fill with fiberfill, close with slip stitch
Tail
- Magic ring, chain 2, 10 dc into ring
- Join with slip stitch
- Chain 2, dc in each stitch
- After 2 rounds, change color
- Repeat for 2 more rounds
- Finish with 1 sc in each stitch
- Fill with fiberfill and close
Final Assembly
- Attach head, paws, and tail using needle or glue
Optional: sew in a zipper using yellow and black yarn
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