Add a cozy touch of feline charm to your bookshelf with the Amigurumi Cat Bookends, a delightful crochet project that’s as practical as it is adorable! 🐱📚🧶 Each cat sits gracefully on a rounded pastel base, ready to keep your favorite reads upright while adding warmth and personality to your space. With their soft curves, upright pose, and gentle facial expressions, these plush companions are perfect for readers, cat lovers, and anyone who enjoys handmade decor with heart.
This pattern features two lovable kitties: a soft grey cat perched on a powder-blue base, and a warm ginger cat with a white belly resting on a lavender base. Designed to sit snugly against the upright panel of the bookend, they combine function and flair in the sweetest way. The Amigurumi Cat Bookends are a joyful way to stitch up charm, creativity, and a sprinkle of handmade magic—one loop at a time! 🧵✨🐾
🐱 Amigurumi Cat Bookends Crochet Pattern
Brighten your bookshelf with these adorable crocheted cat bookends! Each cat sits sweetly on a soft, rounded pastel base with a matching upright panel to help keep your books in place. One design features a gentle grey cat perched on a powder-blue base, while the other showcases a cheerful ginger cat with a white belly sitting atop a lavender base.
Their soft shapes, relaxed posture, and expressive little faces make them delightful companions for any reading nook. 📚💛
✨ Skill Level
Intermediate – involves shaping, sculpting with decreases, and light structural assembly.
📏 Finished Size
Each finished bookend measures about 18–20 cm (7–8 inches) tall, with a sturdy base about 12 × 10 cm.
🧶 Materials
Here’s what you’ll need to create your bookend pair:
• DK/light worsted yarn
• Grey cat: 40g grey, 15g white, small amount of peach-beige
• Ginger cat: 40g ginger, 20g white, small amount of peach-beige
• Bases: 25g light blue and 25g lavender
• 8–10 mm safety eyes
• Polyfill stuffing
• Black embroidery thread for whiskers and mouth
• 3.0 mm crochet hook
• Plastic canvas or sturdy cardboard 🪵
• Optional: small weighted pouch for stability
• Tapestry needle, scissors, stitch marker
🔤 Abbreviations
MR – magic ring
sc – single crochet
inc – increase
dec – decrease
sl st – slip stitch
ch – chain
BLO – back loops only
🧵 Base & Back Panel
🌀 Oval Base (make one in blue, one in lavender)
Round 1: ch 12. Sc in 2nd ch from hook, 9 sc, 3 sc in last ch. Continue on opposite side: 10 sc, 2 sc in first ch (24)
Round 2: inc, 9 sc, inc × 3, 9 sc, inc × 2 (30)
Round 3: inc, 11 sc, inc × 2, 11 sc, inc × 2 (36)
Round 4: (5 sc, inc) × 6 (42)
Round 5: sc around (42)
Round 6: (6 sc, inc) × 6 (48)
Round 7: sc around (48)
Round 8: sc around (48)
💡 Create the raised rim:
Rounds 9–12: BLO sc around (48)
Insert a trimmed oval of plastic canvas. Add a weighted pouch if your bookends need extra grip.
🧱 Back Panel
Work the same oval shape from Rounds 1–8.
Add one more round of sc for strength.
Insert matching plastic canvas.
To assemble:
Center the bottom 12–14 stitches of the back panel along one long side of the base and sew them firmly to create a stable L-shaped bookend.
🐱 Head
Round 1: MR, 6 sc
Round 2: inc around (12)
Round 3: (sc, inc) × 6 (18)
Round 4: (2 sc, inc) × 6 (24)
Round 5: (3 sc, inc) × 6 (30)
Round 6: (4 sc, inc) × 6 (36)
Round 7: (5 sc, inc) × 6 (42)
Rounds 8–14: sc around (42)
Round 15: (5 sc, dec) × 6 (36)
Round 16: (4 sc, dec) × 6 (30)
Round 17: (3 sc, dec) × 6 (24)
👀 Insert safety eyes between rounds 12–13.
Round 18: (2 sc, dec) × 6 (18)
Round 19: (sc, dec) × 6 (12)
Round 20: dec around (6)
Close and secure.
😺 Muzzle
Round 1: MR, 6 sc
Round 2: inc × 2, sc × 2, inc × 2 (10)
Round 3: sc around (10)
Sew between the eyes. Add a peach-beige nose, a simple mouth, and three whiskers on each side.
👂 Ears (make 2)
Round 1: MR, 4 sc
Round 2: (sc, inc) × 2 (6)
Round 3: (2 sc, inc) × 2 (8)
Round 4: (3 sc, inc) × 2 (10)
Round 5: sc around (10)
Flatten and sew to the sides of the head.
🐾 Body
Grey cat: work entirely in grey.
Ginger cat: Rounds 1–5 in white, then switch to ginger.
Round 1: MR, 6 sc
Round 2: inc around (12)
Round 3: (sc, inc) × 6 (18)
Round 4: (2 sc, inc) × 6 (24)
Round 5: (3 sc, inc) × 6 (30)
Rounds 6–12: sc around (30)
🎨 Soft taper shaping:
Round 12a: (4 sc, dec) × 5 (25)
Round 13: sc around (25)
Round 14: (3 sc, dec) × 5 (20)
Rounds 15–18: sc around (20)
Round 19: (2 sc, dec) × 5 (15)
Rounds 20–22: sc around (15)
Stuff firmly.
🐾 Arms (make 2)
Start with white yarn.
Round 1: MR, 6 sc
Round 2: inc around (12)
Round 3: (1 sc, inc) × 6 (18)
Round 4: sc around (18)
Round 5: (1 sc, dec) × 6 (12)
Switch to main color.
Rounds 6–14: sc around (12)
Stuff only the lower third. Sew down the sides of the body.
When attached, the arms should reach to about mid-body height, ending just above where the tops of the legs meet the body.
🐾 Legs (make 2)
Start with white.
Round 1: MR, 6 sc
Round 2: inc around (12)
Round 3: (sc, inc) × 6 (18)
Rounds 4–5: sc around (18)
Switch to main color.
Rounds 6–10: sc around (18)
Round 11: (4 sc, dec) × 3 (15)
Rounds 12–15: sc around (15)
Stuff well and sew in place.
🐈 Tail
Round 1: MR, 5 sc
Round 2: (sc, inc) × 2, sc (7)
Rounds 3–16: sc around (7)
Attach behind the body, curving it gently toward the cat’s right side so the tip wraps slightly along the back edge of the base.
🧩 Assembly
🪑 Attach the Body
Center the body on the base. The back should rest gently against the upright panel. Stitch around the entire bottom edge for strong support.
🦶 Attach the Legs
Place the legs neatly in front, tops tucked slightly under the body.
Position the legs about 3–4 stitches apart at the center front, with each foot angled outward about 15° for a natural seated look.
🙂 Attach the Head
Sew the head upright, letting the chin rest close to the top of the body.
🤍 Attach the Arms
Sew the arms down each side so the paws rest softly above the feet.
🌀 Add the Tail
Attach as described, curving to the cat’s right.
🎉 Enjoy Your Handmade Cat Bookends
Your adorable cats are ready to take their place on your shelf! These soft, rounded, friendly felines bring personality and charm to any space while helping your books stand tall. They make wonderful gifts for book lovers, cat fans, or anyone who appreciates handmade artistry. 🧡📚
