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Knitting Pattern – Knit a Super Simple Cat Bed

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knit cat bedIt seems like all cats love yarn, and most of the cats I have known have been interested in trying to get in my lap while I knit. It’s not really safe to let kitties play with yarn, but we can give them something knit that is just for them.

You may have seen the Cat Crochet Couch or lounges that are very popular right now and this is a fun knitted cat bed in similar style.

Kayleigh shares a super simple knit cat bed idea over at A Beautiful Mess, and it’s easy enough even for new knitters to make.

The bed is a long knit rectangle, worked in super bulky yarn, so it’s a super fast project, too. The rectangle is sewn into a loop and cinched up at one end to make a basket for your kitty to snuggle in.

I don’t know if my cat would actually use such a bed, but it’s super cute and if you have a cat who loves snuggling down into tight spaces this might be just the thing to keep them away from your knitting project.

Have you ever knit a cat cave or cat bed? Did your cat actually use it? I’d love to hear about it!

[Photo: A Beautiful Mess.]

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  1. I haven’t knit a cat bed, but have made several small 100% wool cat blankies for my daughter’s dining room chairs. Her cats love them, and they keep the chair seats clean.

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Beyond Basic Pumpkin Knitting Patterns

Over the years I have shared a lot of pumpkin knitting patterns, and I’ve knit and crocheted a lot of pumpkins myself. But it feels like there are always more fun things to try with knit pumpkins, so this year I wanted to look a little more beyond basic stockinette or ribbed pumpkins and share some pumpkin patterns with cables, bobbles and colorwork. 

In the cable collection we’ve got these cute little basic cable and ribbed pumpkins from Elly Bear Knits. There are two sizes that make a wide, flat pumpkin and a taller round pumpkin. Both are worked in the round as a tube that’s cinched top and bottom when you’re done, and they use bulky weight yarn. 

Another cute cable pumpkin knitting pattern comes from Gray Bear Akswokrat. This one is knit flat and it looks like a chunky yarn but you could use other weights to make pumpkins of different sizes. This one also has an I-cord stem and uses yarn to cinch up the sections of the pumpkin, giving it a more natural look. 

Add some bobbles to your pumpkins with this design from Autumn Shelter Makes. Also worked in the round in a tube, it features a repeating pattern of bobbles and uses yarn wrapped around the outside to make segments. This one looks like worsted weight yarn to me. 

Of course there’s nothing that says your pumpkin has to be a single color, so let’s throw in some colorwork. I love the look of the Cozy Fall Pumpkin knitting pattern from South Stitch Girls. The little leather loop adds a rustic touch but you could also just add a stick. These pumpkins have five colorwork options and are worked in worsted weight yarn in the round. 

There’s also the Autumn Fair Isle Trio pumpkins pattern from Equestriann Style, which has three different sizes of pumpkins with four colorwork designs. They are worked in super bulky yarn in the round and look good with high contrast or more muted color combinations.