Whiskers on the doorstep
Choose an arched Halloween cat, a face with bold whiskers or a quieter scene with a sleeping kitten. These free cat patterns each have their own paper silhouette, sizing controls and transfer notes.
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Faces use separate eyes, ears and whiskers; silhouettes remove the whole cat shape. Look at the paper preview to compare the pieces you will cut and the light gaps that need to stay connected.
A sitting cat, a curled tail and a crescent moon. A silhouette made for moonlit evenings.
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A sideways cat with an arched back, four feet and a high curling tail.
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Pointed ears, almond eyes, a little nose and six bold whiskers form a cat face.
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A curled sleeping cat tucks its nose beside its body while its tail sweeps underneath.
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A tall cat and a smaller kitten sit side by side, with their tails pointing outward.
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A cat reaches its front paws forward in a deep stretch, with its hindquarters raised.
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A cat face peeks over a broad cardboard box with two paws resting on its rim.
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A leaping cat reaches toward a separate little star, with its tail streaming behind.
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A sitting cat watches from a window made of four separate frame bars.
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A broad crooked witch hat sits above a cat’s eyes, nose and whiskers.
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A seated kitten reaches one paw toward a separate round toy ball.
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A cat tilts its head toward three separate stars above its raised nose.
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A long cat walks sideways with one forepaw lifted and its tail upright.
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A compact resting cat has tucked-in paws, pointed ears and a tail at its side.
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A small sleeping cat rests above an open book, its two pages separated by a broad gap.
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The Arched Black Cat has a raised back and curled tail. The Cat with a Witch Hat turns the pumpkin into a face, while Cat and Moon adds separate sky shapes. Choose by the silhouette and how much room the ears, tail or hat need.
The curled sleeping cat has an open center and a separate sweeping tail. The book scene adds two broad page shapes. Kitten and Toy Ball uses a reaching paw and a separate circle, so keep the gap between the kitten and toy.
Curled Sleeping Cat →Sleeping Cat and Book →Kitten and Toy Ball →
Two Sitting Cats makes a pair on one pumpkin. For a row of pumpkins, place that pair between a walking cat and a pouncing cat. Flip the moving cats in their editors so they face toward the center of your display.
The window frame deliberately has open corners. The loaf and curled cat leave gaps beside their tails. Keep these light channels when tracing: joining the surrounding dark shapes would isolate pieces of pumpkin shell.
A coloring outline usually has enclosed spaces that would fall loose if every line were cut through. These cat stencils use filled cut-away shapes and open connections for the shell that remains. If you draw your own cat, first decide which shapes to remove and where the remaining pieces attach; a thin outline alone is not a ready-to-carve template.
Pumpkin previews are illustrations. Check the printed pattern against your pumpkin before carving.