A Clowder of Cat Crochet

Fiber & Textile Completed Projects
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A coworker is expecting, so I wanted to craft something for her baby shower, but it needed to be gender-neutral. Luckily, my associate loves cats. And I love a theme!

The obvious start was a baby blanket. I chose rainbow colors, mostly because I already had the yarn lol (And who doesn’t love a stash buster project?!)

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The afghan body is the cat stitch. This tutorial was easy to follow, and fun to work up!

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It’s a cute pattern. If you look closely, you can see the little cat ears and paws :slight_smile:

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I also made some baby washcloths with a skein of variegated, soft cotton yarn in complimentary colors to the blanket.

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My work friend has two cats, who are undoubtedly eager to meet their new roommate! I chose the colors for these amigurumi to match her pets. This pattern is adorable, and came together fairly quickly.

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And here is my cat giving her opinion on them:

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Finally, I wanted to gift something actually practical, but still on-theme, so I purchased this (already printed) onesie.

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P.S. In her thank you note, Kaylee said she already put the blanket out on the rocking chair in their nursery :blush: I’m so glad she loves it!

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How fun to do a theme! I bet she loved that blanket! It will fit any decor and is not too baby-ish! I never heard of that stitch but it looks fun to do once you get the pattern going!

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What a lovely and thoughtful gift! I love the little kitty amigurumi and the onsie is great. Plus the blanket is just lovely!

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What a bountifully, felinous gift! Such wonderful, cuddly, thoughtful things!

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this is all so fantastic! what a wonderful gift for your coworker’s new offspring :slight_smile:
very thoughtful of you~

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:mantelpiece_clock: :bottle_with_popping_cork: :sparkles: Congratulations! Your beautiful creation is a Featured Project this week! What a great way to ring in the New Year. :sparkles: :champagne: :mantelpiece_clock:

P.S. I edited your post to make sure the first picture was of your whole project for the front page thumbnails!

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Thanks! The pattern is fun and easy to learn, and really customizable to whatever colors and stripe pattern you want (or have on hand)

And you’re right, I definitely wanted to keep it not too baby-ish so they can keep using it as the child grows older :slight_smile:

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Thank you for your kind words! I love that blanket too :smiling_face:

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Thank you for all of your exuberant adjectives, and introducing me to the word felinous. How fun!

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Thank you so much!

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Wow, thank you! I’m relatively new to this forum, and really enjoying the support and encouragement all the crafters give each other here. It’s great to share our creative joy together :heart: I’m humbled by your honoring my project with a feature!

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I may have made up the word. :rofl: I didn’t double-check.

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Wow, how beautiful and thoughtful. Truly gifts that will be treasured always. I love the color scheme you chose.

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Thank you so much!

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Perfect baby gift for a kitty-mama!