Basketweave Cat Blanket by Marie Segares

Basketweave Cat Blanket

Crochet
May 2024
yarn held together
DK
+ DK
= Aran (8 wpi) ?
14 stitches = 4 inches
6.0 mm (J)
1241 - 1500 yards (1135 - 1372 m)
Small.
US
English
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This textured crochet cat blanket is perfect for covering your kitty’s favorite nap spot, or for donating to an animal shelter. Includes a video tutorial for the basketweave stitch.

This pattern is available for FREE on my blog HERE.

The free version is supported by advertising on my website. The downloadable PDF for sale on Ravelry includes the full pattern in one printable file without advertisements.

Skills Used
Basic crochet stitches: chain, double crochet, half double crochet, single crochet, slip stitch
Crocheting flat in rows, crocheting in the round
Working single crochet around your project, crocheting over yarn tails (includes video tutorials)
Special stitch patterns: BPdc, FPdc (includes written instructions and video tutorial in pattern)

Skill Level
Easy

Finished Size
Small: 22.5” (57 cm) width x 20” (51 cm) height.

Materials
King Cole Pricewise DK yarn (100% acrylic, 3.5 oz/100 g, 308 yds/282 m) – 3 skeins each in 3496 Ferret and 1745 Caramel, or approximately 750 yds (686 m) in any light weight, easy care yarn.

US Size J-10 (6 mm) crochet hook, or any size needed to obtain gauge.

Yarn needle.

Gauge
14 sts = 4” (10 cm) across in pattern for Rows 3-4 while holding 1 strand of each yarn together. Exact gauge is not critical for this project.