Make Your Own Cat Bed
Here are some great designs for DIY Cat Beds. Click on the links
below to choose your favourite.
Knitted Cat Bed
Crocheted Cat Bed
Knitted Cat Bed
Supplies
- YARN A - 3 Skeins in Mily Way -
Bernat Yarns Galaxy (77% Acrylic / 8% Polyester / 7.5% Mohair
/ 7.5% Alpaca ; 1.75 oz / 60 yds)
- YARN B - 3 Skeins in Comet - Bernat
Yarns Galaxy (77% Acrylic / 8% Polyester / 7.5% Mohair / 7.5%
Alpaca ; 1.75 oz / 60 yds)
- Circular Knitting Needle - Size
US 15, 29".
- Crochet Hook - Size J
- Stitch Marker
- 15" square pillow
Details
Gauge - 7 sts = 4"
Directions
With circular knitting needle, cast
on 50 stitches working with yarn A and B held together. Join to
work in the round, being careful not to twist stitches. Place marker
on needle to indicate beginning of round.
Round 1-5: *K5, P5* around
Round 6-10: *P5, K5* around
Repeat rounds 1-10 5 times, or until pillow will comfortably fit
into and is covered by the tube you have knitted.
Bind off.
Finishing
Using the size J crochet hook, work 1 row of single crochet seaming
one side of the tube together. Place the pillow inside the tube
and work 1 row of single crochet to close the opening.
Attach fringe (both A and B yarn) of desired length to the four
corners.
Crocheted Cat Bed
crochet hook:
I
(5.5mm)
yarn:
Schachenmayr Speed
one ball any color
size:
12" from corner
to corner
Abbreviations:
ch (chain)
sl st (slip stitch)
sc (single crochet)
dc (double crochet)
beg (beginning)
join (join with sl st to beginning)
CROCHET IN A ROUND
(do not turn unless otherwise noted)
chain 5, join in round, ch 1
rnd 1: work 11 sc in center of ring, join with sl st in top of beg
(12sts), ch 1
rnd 2: work 1 sc in same sp, 2 sc in each sc around, join (24sts),
ch 1
rnd 3: 1 sc in each of next 2 sc, *2 sc in next, 1 sc in each of
next
three sc* around,
end with 2 sc in next (30sts), ch 1
rnd 4: 8 sc, 2 sc in next, 9 sc, 2 sc in next, 9 sc, 2 sc in next
(33sts),
join, ch 3
rnd 5: 9 dc, 3 dc in next, *10 dc, 3 dc in next* around (39sts),
join, ch 3
rnd 6: 1 dc, 2 dc in next, 1 dc in next 3, 2 dc in next, 1 dc in
next 3,
2 dc in each of
next 3, *1 dc in next 2, 2 dc in next, 1 dc in
next 3, 2 dc in
next, 1 dc in next 3, 2 dc in each of next 3*
around, join, ch
3
rnd 7: 11 dc, *2 dc in next, 1 dc, 1 dc and 1 tr in next, 1 tr and
1 dc in next, 1
dc, 2 dc in next*, 12 dc then repeat stars,
12 dc then repeat
starts, join, ch 3
rnd 8: 11 dc, *2 dc in next, 1 dc in next 2, 2 dc in next 4, 1 dc
in
next 2, 2 dc in
next*, 12 dc then repeat stars, 12 dc
then repeat starts,
join, ch 3
rnd 9: 11 dc, *2dc in next, 1 dc in next 6, 2 dc in each of next
2,
1 dc in next 6,
2 dc in next*, 12 dc then repeat stars, 12 dc
then repeat starts,
join, ch 3, turn
rnd 10: sc around, join, ch 1, turn
rnd 11: sc around, skipping one st on each of 3 corners, join, ch
3, turn
rnd 12: dc around, join, ch 1, turn
rnd 13: sc around, join, finish!!!
Optional:
With scrap
yarn of similar weight, work two rows of sc around top of bed to
add some color. To make corners "stick out", work
4 dc at each of three corners.
You
can make this kitty bed with any yarn and appropriate hook size.
Choose a crochet hook a bit smaller than what the yarn calls for.
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