In this video I share how to do the Cat Stitch. This is an easy 3 row repeat that creates the illusion of a cats head, body and paws.
Written Pattern:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Sln9du7v4jWZt7IchFboph_JhaOhMhjLTgiEYtgEtKw/edit?usp=sharing
Or refer to the pattern notes below the time stamps
Supplies in video:
I Love This Cotton Yarn by Hobby Lobby (weight 4)
Tulip 4mm Crochet Hook
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Susan Bates Finishing Needles
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Time Stamps:
00:00 Intro
00:42 Chain & R1
03:32 R2
05:52 Color Change
06:30 R3 Start of 3 Row Repeat
09:50 R4
11:25 R5
12:26 Continue Repeat
13:28 Last Row and Finish
14:23 Straighten Edge
16:33 Meet The Kittens
Pattern Notes:
Shell: 2dc, ch1, 2dc
Ext 2dctog:
Yarn over, insert hook in st, pull up a loop (3 loops on hook)
Yarn over, pull through 2 loops on hook (2 loops on hook)
Yarn over, insert hook in same st , pull up a loop ( 4 loops on hook)
Yarn over, pull through 2 loops on hook (3 loops on hook)
Yarn over, pull through all 3 loops
To make this "extended", follow the patten directions for st location. Also, pull on your yarn slightly when pulling through st to help reach the height of the other stitches in the row as shown in video.
Make chain using a multiple of 5
R1 Dc in 4th ch from hook. * Sk 4 chains and make a shell in the 5th ch. Repeat * across until you have 6 remaining ch's. Dc in last 2 ch's.
Ch 3 and turn. (I prefer to ch 2 or do the stacked sc). This will serve as your first dc throughout the pattern for each row.
R2 Dc in 2nd stitch. Work a shell into the ch1 space of the shell st from the previous row. Repeat across. Add a dc in last 2 stitches. Ch3 and turn
Changes colors. 3 Row Repeat Begins
R3 Dc in 2nd stitch. * Work the extended 2 dctog in space from 2 rows below. Work a shell into the ch1 space of the shell st from the previous row. Work the extended 2 dctog in space from 2 rows below. Repeat * across until 2 stitches remain. Add a dc in the last 2 stitches.
Ch3 and turn
R4 Dc in 2nd stitch. Work a shell into the ch1 space of the shell st from the previous row. Repeat across. Add a dc in last 2 stitches. Ch3 and turn.
R5 Repeat R4
To Finish repeat Row 3 for your last row. Fasten off
To straighten Edge, I used this sequence:
Hdc, hdc , dc. Then * hdc, sc, sc, sc, hdc, dc . Repeat * across until you do your last dc. End with 1 hdc in last 2 sts.
This is just a suggestion. Play with it and see what works best for you