Hello friends, as promised, I have a sweet little cat pattern to share with you today.
His name is Beans and he is a friendly little fellow:)
I have knitted him in the round in the Magic Loop but you can also knit him on dpns in the round or knit him flat and simply sew him up at the back, if you prefer to knit on 2 needles. If this is what you would like to do then just knit the pattern in stocking stitch, flat with 2 needles.
He could also be a cute owl, just give him bigger eyes, a beak and don’t add a tail:)
Materials:
Oddments of variegated dk wool
4mm circular needle or dpns or 4mm straight needles
Sewing up needle
Fleece for stuffing
Abbreviations:
kfb: knit into the front and back of the stitch to increase
dpns: double pointed needles
knit 2 tog: knit 2 stitches together
Pattern:
Cast on 10 stitches and join for knitting in the round with the magic loop or on dpns
Round 1: Knit
Round 2: kfb into each stitch (20 stitches)
Round 3: kfb into each stitch (40 stitches)
Rounds 4-15: Knit
Round 16: (Knit 1, knit 2 tog) across the round knit 1 stitch on the end (27 stitches)
Rounds 17-26: Knit
Cast off
Finishing Off:
Hold the top of the cast off edge together flat and sew in and out, closing the top of your cat’s head.
Stuff Beans and make him plump!
Once you are happy with the firmness, sew around the open base of his body and pull tight to close.
Take a needle and wool, sew into the base of Beans, secure the wool and push the needle up through his body and pull it out the top of his head, sew back down again and pull. This is going to make a nice big concave depression that will form his two ears.
Once you have sewn back down, pull the needle and wool out the base of the body, pull tight and sew the wool securely onto the knitting, ensuring the depression remains at the top of the head.
With a felting needle and some black and pink fleece, needle felt on 2 eyes and a nose.
Tail:
With 2 dpns (double pointed needles) cast on 5 stitches and knit an i-cord for the tail, I knit mine about 5 inches long and cast off.
Sew on the tail at the back of Beans to the side so that it can wrap around his body.
If you would like to add whiskers, just sew some on with a needle and wool in a rug stitch.
You are finished
Happy knitting!
Linda
This is a copywritten pattern, please do not sell this pattern, you may sell items knitted from this pattern providing that I, Linda Dawkins am credited as the designer and you link to my Etsy shop www.mamma4earth.etsy.com
Thank you so much.
Joining in with Ginny for the Yarn Along
So cute!
MeeooWow!!
Another small simple project that will create smiles as well! Thank you!
Aww – that is too cute – I love the colouring of the wool
Thank you Linda for another great pattern. The little one here loves cats so I think I will cast on one to surprise her for tomorrow morning. This is so sweet of you to share, have a great day!
So cute ang purrrfect! I’ll try!
Beans = terribly cute x
That little kitty is such a cutie! I might have to make a couple for Halloween.
Adorable!
Thanks, might try my hand at this one, you can never have enough kitties can you?
xoxo
Thanks for the tutorial. So cute.
oh, that is just too cute! Thanks for sharing!!
Thanks so much for sharing this pattern! My daughter LOVES cats and I am definitely going to have to make this for her!! Thanks again!
Love him!!!!!!
Oh how cute! (and this coming from a non-cat lover) Thanks for the pattern.
This is very cute, thank you for sharing!
Oh my goodness, that is so so sweet! Landon would love this
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Thank you for sharing the pattern. I’m having a quiet evening on my own tonight so I think I will make this.
That is awfully sweet – and you do not need to get gauge! I am planning to teach some girls to knit this fall, and this pattern is perfect. Thanks!
Hi Linda, Thanks again, so much for sharing, he is so cute, I will be making this for sure! xxBrenda
Sweet kitty and perfect kitty yarn………item in upper right of header is that a shawl or ………..I like it.
dear linda, your kitty is beyond cute, makes me giggle just to look at her, oops, him. if i make him with spots, do you think it’ll look like a leopard?
Sweet kitty and easily achievable design – Gorgeous.
Thanks for sharing
This is so cute, I really want to try it, thanks Linda
Very Cute!!!
Hi Linda, thank you for the cute pattern. I have nominated you for a Beautiful Blogger Award, as I have really enjoyed visiting your blog over the past couple of years. I am a fellow homeschooler in Tasmania and also love to knit, thank you very much for a wonderful blog. The address for the Beautiful Blogger Award post I have written is http://naturallytasmanian.blogspot.com.au/2012/06/beautiful-blogger-award.html
Cheers,
Danielle.
thank you for the cute cat pattern, yesterday I made two of them for my boys. they love them. in the same time I discovered your blog and love things you make. helena
I made a little cat from your pattern. It is so cute. I’m planning to make some with catnip in the stuffing for my favorite kitties. Thanks so much for the pattern
Thank you so much everyone, you are all so kind:)
Love
Linda
Has anyone actually stuffed Beans with beans? I was thinking of using it as a doorstop.
Oh – I was going to TELL you he also looks like an owl. I was too late to be the clever one! He’s sweet and adorable.
Oh so cute and simple … love it!
This pattern is too cute!
I really need the Tour de Fleece to end so I can get back to knitting.
Love your cat. He is adorable and soooo easy. Thank you very much for the pattern and tutorial.
I will be making a lot of these to put into the Christmas stockings I am making for the women’s shelter here in Edmonton, Canada.
I don’t want to sell these, but our local cat rescue (Feline Rescue in St. Paul, MN) where we got two of our three cats is having a holiday boutique to benefit the shelter. May I please have permission to knit these to donate for the auction? Only the Feline Rescue will benefit, I promise!
Link to the boutique benefit page: http://felinerescue.blogspot.com/2012/11/2012-holiday-boutique.html
Adorable
Adorable
This is such a cute kitty. Thanks for sharing the pattern.
Hi there! I’ve never done felting before, and I’m wondering if you can give me a few quick tips about how to felt the nose and eyes onto the finished project?
Thanks!
Hi,
You just need a felting needle and some black fleece. If you have a look on the internet, there are many tutorials. The needle has little barbs on the end of it and as you push it into the fleece, it binds the fleece to the knitting.
OMG, my friend sent me this URL the other day and I about died over how cute this cat is. And I happen to have quite a bit of yarn in this weight that I don’t have anything to do with at the moment, so I think people are getting Beans for Christmas.
I’ve seen other little things like this that are persnickity and hard to do – I was pleasantly surprised that this little guy is actually as easy as he looks to make! I tend to do a 3-needle bind-off for the head, rather than binding off in a circle and then sewing it up – because I’m lazy. 
Works like a charm, though. I’m also leaving a long tail when I cast on and using that to first sew up the bottom and then swing up and over the top to make the ears – loving how that works. Thank you so much for sharing this pattern!
Thanks! I just finished the body – love the pattern
I’m going to add some catnip to the stuffing and make it a cat toy.
I love how the one I made came out, I used some very bulky chenille, put two oriental chime balls in with the stuffing and also added legs.
My grandbaby loves it.
This was absolutely amazing! I made it for my love as an extra christmas gift since he loves cats! I made him blue but this is an absolutely awesome pattern. Thanks so much!
Thankyou so much for the pattern, I only knit for my local hospital childrens ward and Special care baby unit, preemie hats and cardigans mainly.
Have just knitted this kitty in black and knitted a lucky horseshoe for his tummy – I will be giving it to a bride this week for good luck. Sure he will be a lucky black cat
Ekstra !