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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.]

Comments

  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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Knit a Classic Aran Cardigan with this Free Knitting Pattern

Not too long ago I did a test knit for another designer that was for a cabled cardigan. It’s really cozy and nice but it just about broke me in a ton of different ways. I couldn’t get gauge, which I suppose is my own problem, but mainly I was somehow both bored and forced to pay attention at the same time. 

Because it used the same cable all over, I always had to know what row I was on, but nine out of ten of those rows, nothing in particular was going on. So I couldn’t stop paying attention, but what I needed to attend to was boring. 

It may have ruined me for knitting cabled sweaters, but maybe I just need something that’s more engaging. Like this Modern Aran Cardigan pattern from Lion Brand Yarn. 

This is a reworking of an old pattern from their archives, and you can tell that form the classic look of the cables and the oversized feel (nothing cropped about this one!). It has allover cables, but like a classic Aran sweater it’s not the same cable, so you’ll have to pay attention to what row you’re on and what cable turns happen for which cables on that row. 

Because of this, it’s considered an intermediate knitting pattern, but if you’re comfortable working from multiple charts at once it shouldn’t be a problem for you. There are three different charts and seven different cable moves. 

Also because the pattern is so big and boxy there are only two sizes available, with a finished chest measurement of either 49 or 63 inches (that’s 124.5 or 160 cm). It’s up to you to decide how much ease you would like and whether that will work for your body. 

The pattern uses worsted weight yarn (and calls for another classic, Lion Brand Fisherman’s Wool). It calls for six buttons and includes pockets to make it extra cozy. 

This one looks like a great winter project to make and to wear if you’re up for a bit of a challenge. You can grab the free pattern or buy a kit with the yarn needed direct from Lion Brand Yarn. 

[Photo: Lion Brand Yarn]