Crochet Black Cat Potholder Free Pattern

Crochet Black Cat Potholder Free Pattern

Crochet Black Cat Potholder Pattern by Crochet For You.

If you liked the crochet farm animal potholder pattern series from last month, you will love this black cat potholder just in time for Halloween. This fun and cute black hat potholder great for decorating your kitchen space in this Halloween season. And perfect for sell in the store.

This pattern is quick and easy to crochet with two flat circles.
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Crochet Black Cat Potholder Free Pattern

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Crochet Halloween Black Cat Hat
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Crochet Halloween Black Cat Hat - free pattern

Skill Level: Easy

Finished size: 7.25″ diameter

Materials
4-Medium weight / Worsted / 100% Cotton / 120 total yards

  • (I used)
  • Drops Paris UNI COLOR (Amazon links) in 2 colors
    (1 skein of Black (No 15) / Small amount of  Blush (No 20)  and white colors.
  • H-8 / 5 mm crochet hook
  • Tapestry needle
  • Stitch markers
  • Scissors

Gauge: Gauge is not very important for this pattern.

  • Abbreviations
  • ch = chain
  • sl st = slip stitch
  • sc = single crochet
  • hdc = half double crochet
  • st = stitch
  • beg = beginning
  • *to ; = repeat * to the instructions.
  • [ ] work instructions within brackets as many times as directed.
  • sc2tog= [Insert hook in next st and draw up a loop] 2 times, yarn over, pull back through all 3 loops on hook at once.
  • sc3tog = [Insert the hook in next st, yarn over, pull up a loop] 3 times, yarn over and pull through all the 4 loops on the hook.
  • Notes
  • Beg ch does not count as st.
  • Gauge is not very important for this pattern.
Crochet Black Cat Potholder Free Pattern

Crochet Black Cat Potholder Pattern

(make 2)
With Black color make a magic/adjustable ring.
Round 1: ch 1, 10 hdc into the ring, sl st to the first st. (10 sts)

Round 2: ch 1, 2 hdc in each st around, sl st to the first st. (20 sts)

Round 3: ch 1, 2 hdc in first st, *hdc in next st, 2 hdc in next st; repeat * to around, sl st to the first st. (30 sts)

Round 4: ch 1, 2 hdc in first st, *hdc in each of next 2 st, 2 hdc in next st; repeat *to around, sl st to the first st. (40 sts)

Round 5: ch 1, 2 hdc in first st, *hdc in each of next 3 st, 2 hdc in next st; repeat *to around, sl st to the first st. (50 sts)

Round 6: ch 1, 2 hdc in first st, *hdc in each of next 4 st, 2 hdc in next st; repeat *to around, sl st to the first st. (60 sts)

Round 7: ch 1, 2 hdc in first st, *hdc in each of next 5 st, 2 hdc in next st; repeat *to around, sl st to the first st. (70 sts)

Round 8: ch 1, 2 hdc in first st, *hdc in each of next 6 st, 2 hdc in next st; repeat *to around, sl st to the first st. (80 sts) Fasten off and weave the ends.

Ears (make 2)
With Blush yarn, ch 7
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from the hook, sc in each st across, turn. (6 sts)

Row 2: ch 1, sc in first st, [sc2tog] 2 times, sc last st, turn. (4 sts)

Row 3: ch 1, sc in first st and each st across, turn. (4 sts)

Row 4: ch 1, sc in first st, sc2tog, sc in last st, turn. (3 sts)

Row 5: ch 1, (start from the first st) sc3tog.

Edging: 
Round 1: work sc around the ears. 3 sc in each corner (3 points of the ear). sl st to the first st. (22 sts)
Round 2: with black color, work another sc round around the ear, 3 sc in each 2nd sc of the 3sc in each corner, sl st to the first st. Fasten off and cut the yarn leaving about 8″ long yarn tail.

Finishing
Get one circle and attach a stitch marker in one of a stitch. We are going to sew facial features on this marked circle and the marked st for making a hanging loop. So make sure to attach facial features when the marked stitch facing up. Sew each ear (shown below). With white color yarn, embroider 2 ears, whiskers. And embroider nose with blush color.

Joining two pieces together
Holding two pieces together right side out, With the black color yarn begins with sc at the top of the st of two circles (don’t forget to insert the hook in that marked st of the one circle), sc in each of st around the edge on both sides until last st, ch 12, sl st to the first st (made a loop), Fasten off and weave the end.

Crochet Black Cat Potholder Free Pattern

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2 Comments

  • cecelia

    I love the potholder and the cat…both sooo cute. Thank you! Christmas is coming and all these patterns are just what I need. Quick and easy.

  • MARY LOU VERDUCCI

    love the potholders . making them for Halloween gifts to my friends. just put an orange bow on the ears.