Crafts by The Cat Mom

  Yarn: DK about 1900 yards total Hook: 4.5mm Stitches used: hdc, fpdc, bpdc Pattern had 3/4 sleeves. Do 24 rounds colour #1 each piece using 2hdc cluster, instead of 3 dc cluster. Do 2 hdc, ch 2 and 2 hdc in corners. Sew shoulder. Do 9 rounds around piece. Then do 5 rows on the back only. Sew backs together with whip stitch. Do 40 rows at bottom of piece. Do 5 rounds around entire piece in colour #2. Do 5 rounds of ribbing using FPDC and BPDC.

  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. Make it any size you like but end on an even number of rounds if you use the shell stitch border. 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 2nd c...

              CROCHET HAT & INFINITY SCARF 5.5mm hook 5 mm hook darning needle worsted weight yarn (like Caron Simply Soft) Stitches used: single crochet (sc), half-double crochet (hdc) and chain (ch), slip stich (ss) Special stitch: Blanket stitch to join rim. (Needle through outside loop of 1st st starting from outside and going inwards on one side. Then needle through the outside of the corresponding stitch on the other side. Do this for 5 stitches and pull tight to fasten. Make sure that you don't pull so hard it puckers. Even though the photo I uploaded shows the blanket stitch using the inside loop of the stitch, I have inserted arrows pointing to the outside of the stitch that I use.) The hat is worked from the bottom up in rounds. Brim first. Before starting chain make sure you have a long tail about 10 inches. You will be using this later to join the sides of the brim. 5.5mm hook chain 21 Row 1: With  5 mm hook, sc in 2nd st from...

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 ...

Here are some of the variations I made from this fabulous and versatile pattern provided by Micah Makes Crochet. You can crank out different sizes for donations, as I do, with very little time and yarn. Sizes shown below are toddler in the first 3 and child in the purple one. Follow this link for the pattern: http://www.micahmakes.com/blog/free-pattern-versatile-earflap-hat-pattern

FLOWER SHAWL Yarn: Caron's Simply Soft (Be safe and buy 4 skeins) Hook: 5MM Special stitches used: D TR (Double Treble) 3 TR joined (3 treble stitches where last stitch is kept on hook until all 3 Trebles are made) yarn over and draw through all loops. *********** I spent a great deal of time trying to find the exact pattern for the motif on-line to no avail.  The pattern that can be substituted with only a minor change is called Maybelle and can be found at this link: http://6ichthusfish.typepad.com/6ichthusfish/2010/05/maybelle-crochet-flower-free-pattern.html The only difference in the motif pattern is that there are 8 DC in each loop on the last round, not 7 as is called for in the pattern. As with most of my patterns, I learned far too late to write these things down, and I am sitting here with the shawl on my lap trying to remember back to 2015 when I first made this shawl. Here is a photo of the shawl I made: The...

SHOULDER SHAWL Yarn required: 2 skeins Caron Simply Soft Hook Size: 5mm (H or 8) Stitches used: DC, chain, V-stitch using DC (DC, ch 1, DC)  Skill level: Intermediate to advanced I apologize in advance for the quality of the garment in the photos. I made it a long time ago and it gets well-worn each winter. All of the others I have made have been donated to charity. Even though it appears to be a light and airy shoulder shawl it is quite warm and does use up the better part of 2 skeins. PATTERN START: Chain 90 plus 2, turn Row 1: sc in 3rd stitch and in each chain across, ch 1, turn Round 2 to 7: repeat round 1, except on round 7 ch 4 (counts as 1st dc and sc on next round) before turn. Note: (You might like to place stitch markers at each shoulder start and finish on this next round and carry them forward as you work.) Row 8: DC, ch 1 in next 18 sts (total of 19 DC including ch 3 start), V-stitch in next stitch (start of shoul...

This pattern calls for expert or advanced knowledge of design as it is organic and changes with the size of each dog. The first template being shown is made for a slightly chubby but very adorable little Berna-doodle named Ivy. There is a slit in the back for those who use halters instead of collars when walking your dog. You can make it without the slit if you just use a collar. Yarn required: worsted weight less than a skein per colour. Shown in photo using Red Heart Comfort yarn - 16 oz - 867 yard balls. No dye lot in pink. Also, Red Heart Comfort variegated yarn - 12 oz - 646 yard balls. I'm pretty sure you would use less than a Red Heart Super Saver Big ball of yarn. Hook size: Even though the yarn mentioned above called for a 5.5mm hook, I used a 5mm hook. Stitches used: SC for body, SC in back loop for collar, DC for legs and skirt frill. You need to measure from the bottom of the neck under the dog to the start of the front legs for th...