Party Hat for a Party Cat

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Because I am apparently that pet parent, I decided the cats needed a fun little accessory for their upcoming birthdays (they’re not littermates or anything, just all coincidentally autumn babies).

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I found an easy-to-follow pattern on HatsonCatsCrochet’s Etsy shop and wound up modifying it just a touch. The pattern calls for a 2mm crochet hook; the smallest I had was 2.5mm, and really, how much difference can that half a millimetre make? (I suspect the really seasoned crocheters are laughing at me right now.) It also called for a specific brand of yarn but didn’t mention the weight - I looked it up after the fact and apparently should have been using a fingering weight instead of worsted. What could possibly go wrong?

Luckily, I noticed partway through that the hat was looking a little large for the average housecat and left the last six rounds off so that it wouldn’t engulf their entire heads. Instead of edging the bottom with a puff stitch I did a final round of hdc. Now it was time for try-ons with the most agreeabe cat of the bunch.

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I’m lucky he’s agreeable, because that oversized hat was trying its darnedest to fall over his eyes.

Because the hat turned out quite pliable and malleable thanks to its tight amigurumi-style stitching, I tried squeezing it a bit to make it a bit more oblong and sit further back on his head.

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Much better! His sister isn’t sure exactly what’s going on, but she doesn’t like it. Doesn’t he look ready to party, though?

Thanks for looking…and maybe not laughing at my misadventures too much.

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Amazing that your cat even let you put it on! What a fun picture! The look on his sister’s face…she wants nothing to do with it! ha ha

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Super cute! Glad you caught the issues/figured things out!

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Very cute! The gray cat is definitely muttering swear words under her breath and seething. Lol good luck ob that birthday! :black_cat:

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pink is his color!

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It came out so cute and I love the pics! The colors really pop. My cats are now muttering that THEY don’t have cushy knit blankets on cushy pillows next to giant windows :rofl:. Though the one cat would definitely eviscerate me if I tried to put a hat on him…he’s special.

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This is so cute! He looks adorable in his pink hat.

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The colors really pop! And who doesn’t need birthday accessories? What a fun way to add to the celebration!

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This is just perfect

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“Eviscerate….” Such a fun word! And probably ENTIRELY appropriate!

@wittychild I’m glad you at least have ONE cat who won’t maul you within an inch of your life for putting this awesome ray of sunshine on him! It turned out really cute and these are perfect party colors!

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Very cute! And your cat is a good sport. We make Charlie wear a party hat for his birthday too. The things our pets put up with for some treatos :laughing:

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Thanks everyone! He’s pretty even-tempered and thrives on the praise he gets for putting up with this kind of thing. :laughing:

Ha! This bunch seems acutely aware of the fact that cats were worshipped in ancient Egypt, and seek to continue the tradition.

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A party hat makes birthdays even more special! What a sweet bebe for humoring you and what a cute hat for him. And maybe her. :grimacing: :rofl:

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lol My cats definitely let us know that they are royalty…

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How adorable! Those babies are so cute and so is that little party accessory!

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:yarn: :cat2: :orange_heart: Your purrr-fect Party Hat for a Party Cat is a Featured Project this week! Congratulations! :orange_heart: :cat2: :yarn:

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Wow… thank you! :grin:

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I kind of like the oversized one. Your cats are so relaxed. There would be blood (mine) if I tried this!

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Hahahahaha!
Thx for the giggle :face_with_hand_over_mouth:

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