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crocheted cat hat

This is my entry to the September Whiplash contest. The challenge was to make any kind of hat. I got the inspiration for my hat from my cat, Maui:

crocheted cat hat

I crocheted the cat hat in single crochet from black chenille with cream chenille accents. After reading the tapestry crochet post on whipup a few weeks ago, I’ve been wanting to try it, so I added a zig-zag border around the bottom, to match the ‘M’ markings on Maui’s forehead. I finished the bottom with reverse single crochet.:

I single crocheted cream fronts and black backs for the ears, then joined the fronts to the backs with a reverse single crochet border:

The hat still looked a bit plain, so I added three flowers embroidered with lazy daisy stitch, with bead centres:

 

Maui seems to approve of the finished hat:

 

I’m entering the cat hat into the design category of Whiplash this month.

10 Comments »

  1. June said

    Hi All,

    I’m really glad you like my cat hat. I’m so sorry, but there is no pattern for it! I made it up as I went along and didn’t keep track of what I was doing – this was three years ago, before I even started designing crochet patterns.

    Sorry to disappoint!
    June

  2. Diana Barclay said

    I would like to crochet this for my daughter. Any chance you could send me the pattern????? Thank you!

  3. Grace said

    Cute!~
    I think i’d buy it ^w^
    (well, i dunno how it’d look on me- but if i saw it in a store, i’d definitely try it on ^^)

  4. Blaise said

    This hat totally Rox!!

  5. Rachel said

    OMG, do you make hats and sell them? I would TOTALLY love to buy one if you do! That is so adorable!

  6. Julie said

    I Think you’re my sosi !!!! It’s a very wierd feeling… i was looking for a Hat for my cat on Google, and i felt on your picture, it’s very bizard.

    Can you contact me ?

    THx.

  7. Cleo said

    I wanna try that so badly but i only know the basics in crocheting,ill try tho

  8. dawn said

    MAU MAU!!!!!!!!!!!!

  9. Kari said

    This is so pretty! I LOVE the flowers, they really add a cute detail. Awesome job!!!

  10. Lina said

    your cat hat is adorable! and your cat as well, and you – great photos.

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