Crochet This Fun and Easy Cat Stitch! 😻

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. Supplies in video: I Love This Cotton Yarn by Hobby Lobby (weight 4) Tulip 4mm Crochet Hook Susan Bates Finishing Needles Favorite Stitch Markers Affiliate Links ^ 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 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