How to Crochet Hello Kitty Bag Charm for Gifting (Beginner's Tutorial)

Learn how to crochet a soft, squishy, and cute Hello Kitty bag charm using the fuzz yarn following a step-by-step tutorial from Mikimeloco. It is a low-sew Hello Kitty face plushie featuring three parts: ears, a face, and a bow. You can also use simple worsted-weight cotton if you have no experience with the fuzz yarn and it will also look adorable.

This Hello Kitty amigurumi is quick, easy, and perfect for gifting to both kids and adults. Be ready to follow the complete guide for crocheting this Hello Kitty at the end of this post!

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Skills Used: Skills include creating a magic ring, single crochet, increasing and decreasing stitches, invisible decreases, back-loop crochet, and slip stitching. The tutorial also covers sewing small parts like ears and bows, stuffing techniques for plushies, and embroidery for facial features.

The use of stitch markers ensures proper stitch placement, while the wrapping technique for the bow is a nice decorative technique.

Guide Span: 24 Minutes

Personalization: The tutor uses fuzzy yarn for crocheting this Hello Kitty but suggests you skip it and choose simple cotton yarn if you are unable to see the stitches correctly. You can also extend the amigurumi by adding the body and legs to test your skills though it is a difficult suggestion practically.

Crochet Hello Kitty plushie tutorial

This Hello Kitty Cat tutorial covers each step in detail, from creating the head and shaping the ears to assembling the facial features and adding final decorative touches. The demonstrations of invisible decreases, bow wrapping, and embroidery techniques help ensure accuracy. Here is a quick overview of this guide:

Creating the Head: The head starts with a magic ring and eight single crochets, followed by gradual increases to shape the plushie. Invisible decreases are used to close the top, ensuring a neat finish.
Crocheting the Ears: Each ear is made separately, starting with a magic ring and five single crochets, followed by increases for a rounded shape.
Making the Bow: The bow is crocheted using double crochets and chains, then wrapped at the center to create a classic bow shape.
Assembling the Plushie: The ears and bow are attached securely to the head. Acrylic eyes, embroidered whiskers, and a nose are added for facial details.
Final Touches: The finished plushie can be used as a keychain, plush toy, or bag charm, making it a perfect handmade gift.

Supplies Mentioned

Following are the supplies that the tutor uses for crocheting this hello kitty amigurumi:

Yarn: White (main body), Pink (bow), Black (eyes/whiskers)
Crochet Hook
Stuffing (Polyfill)
Acrylic Safety Eyes
Yarn Needle
Stitch Marker
Scissors

Stitch Guides

Here are the quick instructions for crocheting the Hello Kitty Bag Cham:

SC (Single Crochet): Insert hook, yarn over, pull through, yarn over, pull through both loops.
INC (Increase): Crochet two single crochets into the same stitch.
DEC (Decrease): Crochet two stitches together by pulling through both.
BLO (Back Loop Only): Crochet into the back loop of the stitch only.
SL ST (Slip Stitch): Insert hook, yarn over, pull through stitch and loop on hook.
DC (Double Crochet): Yarn over, insert hook, yarn over, pull through, yarn over, pull through two loops twice.
CH (Chain): Yarn over, pull through loop on hook to create new stitches.