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Graceful, fast, and fiercely elegant, Persian is ready to pounce into your amigurumi collection! Known for its sleek tan-colored fur, piercing eyes, and regal demeanor, Persian is one of the most iconic feline Pokémon from the original games. While it carries itself with calm sophistication, Persian is also a swift and agile hunter, capable of striking in an instant with its sharp claws and incredible speed.
This free crochet pattern captures Persian in a dynamic pouncing pose, bringing extra movement and personality to the design. From its curled tail and signature forehead gem to its stretched-out stance, every detail is made to highlight Persian’s graceful yet powerful nature.
I hope you enjoy my take on a crochet Persian, and love their dynamic pose!
Supplies you'll need to crochet Persian
General supplies:
- Crochet hook 2,5 mm
- Sewing needle
- Stuffing
- Stitch marker
- (optional) wire for the tail
With Amigurumi you guage doesn’t matter much. Using smaller hook and yarn will make you finished Persian smaller, and bigger hook and yarn will make him bigger. Just make sure that your yarn and hook fits together and makes a tight fabric so the stuffing won’t show through!
For a smaller version, about 10 cm tall, or 4 inches (paw to tip of tail), you will need the following yarn.
I use 8/4 cotton with a 2,5 mm hook. You will need the following colors:
- – Tan
- – Red
- – White
- – Black
Abbreviations in this crochet pattern
Rnd = round
mr = magic ring
sc = single crochet
inc = increase, 2 sc in the same stitch
3-in-1-inc = 3 sc in the same stitch
dec = decrease, make 2 stitches into 1
ss = slip stitch
FO = Finish Off
Persian crochet pattern
Head
Work in tan color. The head is worked starting at the snout.
Rnd 1: 6sc in mr (6)
Rnd 2: inc x 6 (12)
Rnd 3: sc around (12)
Rnd 4: 2sc, inc, 2sc, inc, 3sc, inc, 2sc (15)
Rnd 5: (3sc, inc) x 3, 3sc (18)
Rnd 6: (4sc, inc) x 2, 3sc, inc, 4sc (21)
Rnd 7: 5sc, (inc, 4sc) x 3, sc (24)
Rnd 8-10: sc around (24)
Rnd 11: (sc, dec, sc) x 6 (18)
Rnd 12: (sc, dec) x 6 (12)
Stuff
Rnd 13: dec x 6 (6)
FO.
Body
Work in tan color.
The body is worked from the back and toward the neck.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in mr (6)
Rnd 2: inc x 6 (12)
Rnd 3: (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
Rnd 4: (sc, inc, sc) x 6 (24)
Rnd 5: (7sc, inc) x 3 (27)
Rnd 6: sc around (27)
Rnd 7: inc, 2sc, inc, 20sc, inc, 2sc (30)
Rnd 8: 2sc, inc, 8sc, dec, 4sc, dec, 8sc, inc, 2sc (30)
Rnd 9: 10sc, dec, 6sc, dec, 10sc (28)
Rnd 10: inc, 12sc, dec, 13sc (28)
Rnd 11: 9sc, dec, 6sc, dec, 9sc (26)
Rnd 12: 13sc, dec, 11sc (25)
Rnd 13: 10sc, dec, 3sc, dec, 8sc (23)
Rnd 14-15: sc around (23)
Rnd 16: 12sc, dec, 9sc (22)
Rnd 17: sc, dec, 9sc, dec, 8sc (20)
Rnd 18: (dec, 2sc, dec, 4sc) x 2 (16)
Rnd 19: sc around (16)
Rnd 20: sc, dec, 2sc, ss, FO early with tail for sewing
Back legs
Work in tan color.
The leg is worked from the thigh and ends at the bottom of the paw.
Rnd 1: 6sc in mr (6)
Rnd 2: inc x 6 (12)
Rnd 3: 2sc, 3-in-1-inc, 5sc, 3-in-1-inc, 3sc (16)
Rnd 4: sc around (16)
Rnd 5: 3sc, inc, 12sc (17)
Rnd 6: 3sc, inc, 7sc, dec, 4sc (17)
Rnd 7: 3sc, 2inc, 5sc, 2dec, 3sc (17)
Rnd 8: 4sc, inc, 7sc, dec, 3sc (17)
Rnd 9: 5sc, inc, 7sc, dec, 2sc (17)
Rnd 10: 5sc, dec, 6sc, dec, 2sc (15)
Rnd 11: 4sc, 2dec, 5sc, inc, sc (14)
Rnd 12: sc, (sc, dec) x 2, 3sc, inc, sc, inc, sc (14)
Rnd 13: 3sc, dec, 5sc, inc, 3sc (14)
Rnd 14: 3sc, dec, 4sc, 3inc, 2sc (16)
Rnd 15: 2sc, dec, 12sc (15)
Rnd 16: 2sc, dec, 11sc (14)
Stuff. The top/thigh should be very lightly stuffed as it will be sewn down to the body in a flat manner.
Rnd 17: sc, 2dec, 2sc, dec, 2sc, dec, sc (10)
Rnd 18: 4dec, FO. Cut the end and close the hole. Use the tail to embroider 2 vertical lines to divide the paw into 3 toes.
Make 2.
Front paws
Work in tan color.
The front paws are worked from the paw and up towards the “shoulder”. The beginning of the piece is worked around a chain. Start by chaining 5, work in the 2nd chain from the hook.
Rnd 1: 3sc, 3sc in last ch, turn work, 2sc, inc (10)
Rnd 2: sc around (10)
Rnd 3: 2sc, inc, 7sc (11)
Rnd 4-5: sc around (11)
Rnd 6: sc, inc, 2sc, inc, 6sc (13)
Rnd 7: 4sc, inc, 5sc, dec, sc (13)
Rnd 8-9: 5sc, inc, 5sc, dec (13)
Now move the start of the round for simplicity; Make 4sc. The next st will be start of rnd 10. (To move start, simply move your stitch marker to the stitch mentioned and continue like normal)
Rnd 10: 2sc, inc, 5sc, dec, 3sc (13)
Rnd 11: 7sc, dec, 2sc, dec (11)
Rnd 12: 8sc, dec, sc (10)
Rnd 13: 3sc, inc, 4sc, dec (10)
Rnd 14: 4dec, FO.
Add vertical lines to form the toes like the ones on the back legs.
Tail
Work in tan color.
Rnd 1: 6sc in mr (6)
Rnd 2-18: sc around (6)
If you want the tail longer or shorter, add or take out a few rows. Remember the tail needs a curl at the tip. Ss and FO when at the right length. Sew the tip of the tail into a curl with an extra piece of yarm. If needed, add wiring to the tail to pose it.
Ears
Start work in tan color
Rnd 1: 4sc in mr, ch1, turn (4)
Rnd 2: 4inc, change color to black, ch1, turn (8)
Rnd 3: (inc, sc) x 2, (sc, inc) x 2 (12)
- Make 2.
Eyes
Work in white
Rnd 1: 3 sc in mr, FO
Make 2
Head-gem
Work in red
Rnd 1: 3sc in mr (3)
Rnd 2: 2 sc, ss, FO leaving tail for sewing.
Assembly of your crochet Persian
For this piece, it is important to make sure it is stable with all 4 paws planted on the ground. If the legs are attached askew, it will be noticeable as one or more legs are not touching the ground. To counteract this, be sure to pin body, head and legs together with pins before sewing them on and check often while sewing.
The head has a slight bump on the top, this is where increases were placed on round 4-7. Locate this and mark the top of the head. The body is shaped to give a dynamic “pouncing” pose. The decrease on rnd 10 of the body is the top of the body. Knowing the top of both head and body, pin them together. The body-opening should sit a bit low on the head, just covering the center where you finished off.
Now add the legs to either side of the body. The front legs go back to rnd 13 of the body (counted from starting mr) and sit mostly below the body, with about 3 stitches between the front legs on the belly-side. The thighs of the back legs are sitting flat against the body. They sit on rnds 4-9 of the body with about 9 stitches between them over the back on the narrowest place.
BE AWARE that the stability of your persian might require different placement of the legs. If exact placement doesn’t look right, move the legs around to make sure all paws hit the ground. Then sew the pieces together. Again, do check often that all paws still connect to the ground nicely to not end up with a lopsided Persian.
Next add facial features. The ears sit on rnds 8-9 og the head with 2 stitches between them. The eyes sit on rnds 5-6 with about 5-6 stitches between them over the top of the head. Place the gem between the eyes.
Add a black pupil to each eye and whiskers in the tan yarn. Embroider a nose and mouth. I followed the outline of the starting mr as a guide for the nose.
Lastly add the tail. The tail sits on the tallest part of the body on rnds 5-6 of the body, centered between the back legs.
