Hello all!
So for the Spell-My-Name craft swap, I made Gamemom42's kitty Murphy a little crochet bowtie
It turned out kinda cute I think (as modeled here by my cat Domino). So, I figured I'd write up a little pattern for it incase anyone is interested. It's the first crochet pattern I have written out, and although I reviewed it a few times to even out the kinks, if anything is unclear please let me know and I'll do my best to fix it or explain better! The bowtie is made in 3 pieces, and I used two little round velcro bits to secure it around kitty's neck, but a button or clip or whatever else could easily be used. Also, if anyone is interested in using it as a collar as well (hehe I was, and am working on one for Domino to keep), a tiny D-ring slipped around Piece 3 could be used to attach tags.
For the length of the bowtie, it depends on your cat's neck circumference. I didn't include a certain number of rows, but for Domino, who's sort of medium sized, I made the long bits about 6 inches. After making it the desired length, just continue on with Row 1 of Bow as written.
Enjoy!
So handsome!
Kitty Bowtie Collar Pattern
Crochet Thread Size 3
Size D HookPiece 1Ch 6.
Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. Turn (5 sc)
Rows 2-Desired Length): Ch 1. Sc in each st across. Turn (5 sc)
Row 1 of Bow: Ch 1. 2sc in first st. Sc in next 3 st. 2sc in last st. Turn. (7 sc)
Rows 2-5 of Bow: 2sc in first st. Sc in each st across until last st. 2sc in last st of row. (Row 2: 9 sc) (Row 3: 11 sc) (Row 4: 13 sc) (Row 5: 15 sc)
Row 6-10 of Bow: Ch 1. Sc in each sc across. Turn (15 sc)
Row 11 of Bow: Ch 1. Dec 2 sc. Sc in each st across until last 2 sc. Dec last 2 sc. (13 sc) Finish off.
Slip stitch around for edging. Weave in ends.
Piece 2Ch 6.
Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. Turn (5 sc)
Rows 2-Desired Length: Ch 1. Sc in each sc across. Turn (5 sc)
Row 1 of Bow: Ch 4. Sc in last st of previous row. Turn. *This will create a little hole between the bowtie length and the bow itself*
Row 2 of Bow: Ch 1. 2Sc in first st. Sc in next 3 chains. 2sc in last ch. Turn (7 sc)
Rows 3-6 of Bow: Ch 1. 2sc in first st. Sc in each st across until last sc. 2sc in last st. (Row 3: 9 sc) (Row 4: 11 sc) (Row 5: 13 sc) (Row 6: 15 sc)
Rows 7-11 of Bow: Ch 1. Sc in each st across. Turn (15 sc)
Row 12 of Bow: Ch 1. Dec 2 sc. Sc in each st across until last 2 sc. Dec last 2 sc. (13 sc) Finish off.
Slip stitch around for edging. Weave in ends.
Piece 3Ch 4.
Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. Turn (3 sc)
Row 2: Ch 1. Sc in each ch across. Turn (3 sc)
Rows 3-14: Repeat row 2.
Finish off.
Slip stitch around for edging. Weave in ends.
Here's a picture of all the pieces
Piece 2 has the little hole created in it.
Assembly:Pull the end of Piece 1 through the hole of Piece 2 and arrange so it looks like a bowtie
^--- like so.
Wrap Piece 3 around center of the bows and sew in to secure.
Ta-da!!!
After that, use whatever little clippy or velcro-y or snappy or button-y attachment bit you have on hand. And Voila! Kitty bowtie.
I hope you all like it, and I hope the pattern is clear enough
Thanks so much for looking! Take care! <3
