Crafts by The Cat Mom

  A great way to use up excess yarn, especially the ugly stuff you might not like. Some mats might be pretty, some might be ugly, but all will be surprisingly spongy and a perfect cat magnet. CAT MAT #3 I am making a granny square using a 2 half-double crochet cluster (HDC) instead of 3 double crochet. The shell stich is also made with HDC instead of DC. The finished mat is around 19" x 13" Supplies needed are: 5mm/I/9 hook Any worsted weight yarn Stitches used are half-double crochet, standing HDC, standing single crochet, single crochet and chain stitch.  There are many tutorials on how to make the HDC and the Standing Stitch, so I won't describe it here. Make the pad 20 rounds if using a thin yarn like Caron Simply Soft, or 18 rounds using a thicker yarn. Make 2 pads. Finish off the loose ends before joining them together. To start the mat, chain 18, then do 1 hdc in 3rd chain from hook, 2 ch (starting HDC cluster) and 2 HDC (HDC cluster) in same stitch. (This is the s...

CAT MAT #2 A great way to use up excess yarn, especially the ugly stuff you might not like. Some mats might be pretty, some might be ugly, but all will be surprisingly spongy and a perfect cat magnet. The brick stitch pattern uses up a lot of yarn and does call for more work than usual, but it is worth it in the end. Supplies needed are: 5mm/I/9 hook Any worsted weight yarn Stitches used are double crochet, chain stitch and single crochet There are many tutorials on how to make the brick stitch so I won't describe it here. Make the pad 17 bricks by 25 bricks. Make 2 pads. Finish off the loose ends before joining them together. FOR DOG MAT: Make mat 33 x 33 bricks. Line up the corner of the 2 mats. Using a hanging single crochet do 1 sc, ch3, 1 sc in corner. 3 ch, and sc between the next 2 bricks until the end. In next corner do 1sc, ch 3, 1sc. finish off yarn at the end. In corner ch 3 space make 10 DC, *ss in next ch 3 space, 7 dc in next c...

5.5 mm hook 5 mm hook worsted weight yarn - fits most average hands. If you use larger yarn, then use 5.5 mm hook and 6 mm hook for larger size. (*SPECIAL NOTE ABOUT ARM HOLE: If you want a wider arm hole, then make starting chain with a 6 mm hook. And next round use the 5.5 mm hook. You would be using 3 hooks for this project in that case.) Project is worked in rounds until the thumb hole Using large hook - ch 30, ss to join and make circle. (Make sure circle is not twisted Next round (5.5 mm hook): 30 HDC in each ch around, ss to join, ch 1 (do not turn) (30 sts) Switch to 5 mm hook Next round: HDC in each st around, decreasing 2 sts evenly around (28 sts), ss to join, ch 1 Next round: HDC in each st around, ss to join, ch 1 Repeat last round until you have a total of 12 rounds completed (including the round made with the large hook and 30 HDC) Thumb hole: (*SPECIAL NOTE RE: THUMB HOLE - If you are using 2 different colours, then you need to carry the colour of the p...

EASY DISHCLOTH Supplies: Crafters cotton (any brand). 1.5 oz (50 g) ball makes one cloth, so a big ball makes many. Crochet hook: 5mm or 5.5 mm Stitches used: chain (ch), single crochet (sc) Start by chaining 25 plus 2 Row 1: sc in 3rd chain from hook, *ch 1, sk 1 ch, sc in next chain* repeat * to * to end of chain, ch 2 turn Row 2: sk sc on last row, *sc in ch 1 space of previous row, ch 1, sk next stitch, sc in next ch 1 space*, repeat * to * to end of row, ch 2 turn. Repeat row 2 until you have 24 rows completed. Finish off yarn and weave end through pattern. You now have a simple and sturdy dishcloth. Don't let size fool you! This cloth stretches when it is wet and shrinks back to its orginal size when washed and dried.

EASY BEANIE Worked in the rounds, do not turn. CLICK LINK FOR PATTERN: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gjF_1mckihiKE5BP8gFeAelKDIjvZ1R_/view?usp=sharing If you want to make a messy bun beanie, chain 24 tightly. Make 32 HDC in ring, ss to join, then pick up the pattern starting with round 5. Follow the pattern for a brim, beanie or messy bun beanie

KANATA KERCHIEF TANK - VARIATION First, you need to find the Kanata Kerchif Tank pattern by Jennifer Ozses at this link: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/kanata-kerchief-tank The only change I made was the design for the squares. Here is my pattern for the squares: There will be a right side and a wrong side, so you do not turn the article. Also, I hardly ever block so my measurements will be pre-blocking. 1: Ch 5 and ss to join.  2: Ch4 (counts as 1st dc and ch 1) In circle make 1 dc, *ch3, dc, ch2, dc* repeat * to * a total of 3 times, ch3, join with ss to ch3 of first dc. You now have a total of 4 sets of dc and ch 2, with 4 ch3 corners.  3: Ch 1, sc in ch 2 space of previous round, *ch 2, (sc, ch2, sc) in corner, ch 2, sc in sp*, repeat * to * around, ss to 1st sc 4: Ch1, *2 sc in space, (2sc, ch 2, 2sc in corner), 2sc in space*. Repeat * to * around. ss to join to 1st sc 5: Ch 6 (counts as 1st dc and ch 3), *dc in stitch between ...