# Free crochet tabby cat pattern

> A free crochet pattern for a tabby cat, with a live 3D preview. It runs to 39 rounds across 4 separate pieces. Read it round by round, or open it in the editor to see it built.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Pattern | Tabby cat |
| Designer | JaneW |
| Notation | US crochet terminology |
| Size | 4 pieces · 39 rounds · 708 stitches · 3 yarn colours |
| Yarn colours | #CF9254, #674727, #FFFFFF |
| Updated | 2026-09-12 |
| Page | https://crochet3d.com/gallery/tabby-cat-2 |

⚠️ **US notation.** This pattern uses at least one abbreviation that means a different stitch in UK notation (UK "dc" is US "sc"; UK "tr" is US "dc"). Work it as US, or read the UK column in the key below.

## Instructions

### Body

- **Round 1:** 8 sc in ring → 8
- **Round 2:** inc x8 → 16
- **Round 3:** (sc, inc) x4, sc, inc, sc, inc, sc, inc, sc, inc → 24
- **Round 4:** 3 sc, inc, (3 sc, inc) x2, 3 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc → 30
- **Round 5:** 30 sc → 30
- **Round 6:** 4 sc, sc, 7 sc, 6 sc, 7 sc, sc, 4 sc → 30
- **Round 7:** 4 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, sc, 3 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc → 36
- **Round 8:** 5 sc, sc, 8 sc, 2 sc, sc, 2 bobble3, sc, 2 sc, 8 sc, 6 sc → 36
- **Round 9:** 8 sc, 3 hdc in one st, 6 sc, 6 sc, 6 sc, 3 hdc in one st, 8 sc → 40
- **Round 10:** 16 sc, 8 sc, 16 sc → 40
- **Round 11:** 2 sc, dec, 2 sc, dec, 2 sc, dec, 2 sc, dec, 2 sc, dec, 2 sc, dec, sc, sc, dec, 2 sc, dec, 2 sc, dec, 2 sc, dec → 30
- **Round 12:** sc, dec, sc, dec, sc, dec, sc, dec, sc, dec, sc, dec, sc, dec, sc, dec, sc, dec, sc, dec → 20
- **Round 13:** FLO: 4 sc, inc, sc, sc, 2 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc → 24
- **Round 14:** 8 sc, 8 sc, 8 sc → 24
- **Round 15:** 3 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, sc, 2 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc → 30
- **Round 16:** 10 sc, 2 sc, 6 sc, 12 sc → 30
- **Round 17:** 4 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, sc, 3 sc, inc, 3 sc, sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc → 36
- **Round 18:** 16 sc, bobble, 1 sc, bobble, 17 sc → 36
- **Round 19:** (sc, dec) x12 → 24
- **Round 20:** (sc, dec) x8 → 16
- **Round 21:** dec x8 → 8
- **Finishing:** fasten off

### Left ear

- **Foundation:** chain 4
- **Row 1:** sl, hdc, ch 2 back (sl), hdc, sl

### Right ear

- **Foundation:** chain 4
- **Row 1:** sl, hdc, ch 2 back (sl), hdc, sl

### Tail

- **Round 1:** 8 sc in ring → 8
- **Round 2:** (3 sc, inc) x2 → 10
- **Round 3:** 10 sc → 10
- **Round 4:** 10 sc → 10
- **Round 5:** 4 sc, dec, 4 sc → 9
- **Round 6:** 9 sc → 9
- **Round 7:** 9 sc → 9
- **Round 8:** 4 sc, dec, 3 sc → 8
- **Round 9:** 8 sc
- **Round 10:** 3 sc, dec, 3 sc → 7
- **Round 11:** 7 sc → 7
- **Round 12:** 7 sc → 7
- **Round 13-14:** 7 sc → 7
- **Round 15:** 7 sc → 7
- **Round 16:** 7 sc → 7

## Abbreviations used

| In the pattern | US abbreviation | Stitch name (US) | UK abbreviation | What it is |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| sl | sl st | Slip stitch | ss |  |
| sc | sc | Single crochet | dc |  |
| hdc | hdc | Half double crochet | htr |  |
| inc | inc | Increase | inc | 2 sts in 1 st |
| dec | dec | Decrease | dec2tog | 2 sts worked together |
| bobble | bo | Bobble | bo | bobble stitch, 5 dc worked into the same stitch |
| bobble3 | bo-3dc | Small bobble (3 dc) | bo-3tr | small bobble stitch, 3 dc worked into the same stitch |
| fasten off | FO | Fasten off | FO | cut & fasten off |

The UK column is the abbreviation a UK-notation reader would use for the SAME stitch. Where it differs from the US one, following the pattern with UK meanings produces the wrong stitch height.

## How the notation reads

- `(sc, inc) x6` — repeat what is in the brackets 6 times — also written 6x (sc, inc)
- `3 hdc in one st` — all three stitches go into the SAME base stitch
- `FLO / BLO` — work into the front / back loop only, leaving the other loop free
- `ch 3 back (…)` — chain 3, then work the listed stitches back down that chain

**Open it in the planner.** [https://crochet3d.com/gallery/tabby-cat-2](https://crochet3d.com/gallery/tabby-cat-2) has an "open in the editor" button that loads this pattern into the 3D planner, where the model is built from exactly the text above.

**Designer:** JaneW. Published on Crochet 3D with the designer named — the pattern is theirs, not ours.

Source: https://crochet3d.com/gallery/tabby-cat-2