CAT HEAD knitting pattern 🐱

Another pattern for all cat-loving people! This time I decided to embroider some whiskers into my CAT’S HEAD square, using contrasting yarn. It’s absolutely optional but I think it would look cute if used as a blanket block 🙂

THE ENTIRE CAT KNITTING PATTERN (written and charted) IS BELOW.

ABBREVIATIONS

• CO: cast on
• RS: right side
• WS: wrong side
• st: stitch
• k: knit
• p: purl

INSTRUCTIONS

– CO 43 sts with US 7 (4.5 mm) needles.

I always cast on and bind off stitches with larger needles than I use for the main work. This prevent my cast on and bind off rows from being too tight.

– With US 6 (4 mm) needles, knit 4 rows.

Slip first stitch on every row as if you were to knit it, but without knitting it (except on the first row). It will form a neat and sturdy border.

– Continue working as follows:

4 garter sts, CAT HEAD knitting pattern over 35 sts, 4 garter sts​ (55 rows).

– Knit 4 rows.

– Bind off with US 7 (4.5 mm) needle. Cut yarn and weave in ends. OPTIONAL: emboider whiskers 🙂

STITCH GLOSSARY

Garter Stitch

k all sts, all rows.

CAT HEAD knitting pattern – Row by row

Row 1) and every following odd row (RS) k all sts

Row 2) p all sts

Row 4) p all sts

Row 6) p all sts

Row 8) p all sts

Row 10) p12, k11, p12

Row 12) p10, k15, p10

Row 14) p8, k19, p8

Row 16) p6, k10, p3, k10, p6

Row 18) p5, k10, p5, k10, p5

Row 20) p4, k27, p4

Row 22) p4, k27, p4

Row 24) p4, k8, p2, k7, p2, k8, p4

Row 26) p4, k8, p2, k7, p2, k8, p4

Row 28) p4, k27, p4

Row 30) p5, k25, p5

Row 32) p6, k23, p6

Row 34) p6, k23, p6

Row 36) p6, k2, p3, k13, p3, k2, p6

Row 38) p6, k2, p3, k3, p7, k3, p3, k2, p6

Row 40) p6, k2, p2, k3, p9, k3, p2, k2, p6

Row 42) p6, k2, p1, k3, p11, k3, p1, k2, p6

Row 44) p6, k5, p13, k5, p6

Row 46) p6, k4, p15, k4, p6

Row 48) p all sts

Row 50) p all sts

Row 52) p all sts

Row 54) p all sts

Row 55) k all sts

CAT HEAD knitting pattern – CHART

• Read all odd rows from right to left, and all even rows from left to right.

Do you want to see more CAT related patterns?

You can check the following:

• CAT – Side view

• PAW PRINT

• HEART and PAW

• CAT (back view)

• I LOVE CATS

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© Cecilia Fameli, 2020. The instructions, charts, photos, and illustrations contained in this post are subject to copyright protections. The pattern is for personal use only and may not be used for profit. You can, however, sell items made with this pattern. Thanks in advance for being respectful with my work.