Our latest creation is a free knitting pattern for a Cat Word Square! This square would go wonderfully with my cat square, kitten square and pawprint square, and perhaps even the lion or tiger squares (because at heart, all cats think they’re tigers!)
Size and Materials
Size depends on yarn and needle size used:
With DK/Light Worsted Weight yarn and 4 mm (US 6, UK 8) knitting needles, finished squares are approximately 22 cm x 22 cm (8.5 inches x 8.5 inches)
With Worsted Weight yarn and and 4.5 mm knitting needles (US size 7, UK size 7) finished square is approximately 26 cm x 26 cm (10 inches x 10 inches)
Any sized needle and yarn can be used (please refer to yarn label for recommended needle size), however different needle and yarn sizes will produce different sized squares, so if you plan to make an afghan or a set of these it is best to use the same needle size and yarn for each square.
Chart Instructions
On Right Side: Knit white squares and purl black dots
On Wrong Side: Purl white squares and knit black dots
Cast on 45 stitches and start at bottom left hand corner of chart with a wrong side row.
Written Instructions
Cast on 45
Work 7 rows of (K1,P1) to last stitch, K1
Row 8: K1, P1, K1, P1, K37, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 9 and All Odd Numbered Rows: K1, P1, K1, P1, K1, P35, K1, P1, K1, P1, K1
Even Rows 10-26: K1, P1, K1, P1, K37, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 28: K1, P1, K1, P1, K8, P3, K4, P1, K5, P1, K3, P5, K7, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 30: K1, P1, K1, P1, K9, P1, K5, P1, K5, P1, K2, P1, K5, P1, K6, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 32: K1, P1, K1, P1, K9, P1, K5, P7, K8, P1, K6, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 34: K1, P1, K1, P1, K9, P1, K5, P1, K5, P1, K8, P1, K6, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 36: K1, P1, K1, P1, K6, P1, K2, P1, K2, P1, K2, P1, K5, P1, K2, P1, K5, P1, K6, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 38: K1, P1, K1, P1, K6, P7, K3, P5, K4, P5, K7, P1, K1, P1, K1
Even Rows 40-56: K1, P1, K1, P1, K37, P1, K1, P1, K1
Rows 57-63: Work 7 rows of (K1, P1) to last stitch, K1 Cast off, weave in ends and block.
Huge thanks from Marlborough – purrrfect ! Sorry! Great for my charity blankets.
Thanks, Anna 🙂 Dog one will be up in about a week
Goodmorning, thank you ever so much for all your lovely patterns.
May I ask you if you can design a wooden shoe and a windmill ?
As I live in the Netherlands I’d love to make a blanket with those two.
Thank you, Fenneke 🙂 I’ll add those two to my list but it will be a few weeks as my list of requests is quite long at the moment
You must have quite a list by now! I noticed a request for a ballerina and ballet slippers recently.
Will they coming soon ?
My Grandaughtr would also love that.
Maybe a bulldozer/digger for my Grandson?
I do have a long list – but ballerina is nearly done 🙂 I’ll add bulldozer/digger too but may be a few weeks
Is there anyway I could pay you to make a pattern that says “JETT”. My first great grandson is to be born 11/24 and I want to knit him a blanket. I saw the “cat” blanket and thought about a Jett blanket. Any chance?
BTW, I’m bringing out the knitting needles after 50years for this special guy!
Hi Ellen, could you email me at daisyandstorm@gmail.com? Thanks 😊