How To Make: A Cat/Kitten Sweater

[@ajaylinspence3878]

This video was great! I made a written pattern with stitch counts because it helps me know where I am and it’s like having captions on a tv show 😂. I am a beginner to crocheting so it’s not the best written pattern but hopefully it can assist someone else! Key: sl st- slip stitch ch- chain Dc- double crochet Sc- single crochet P.s: the row counts include the starting chain!! Collar: Row 1: slip knot, ch 36 (36)(4:50) Sl st into first chain (6:40) Row 2: Ch 3, DC All the way around (36)(7:32) Sl st into top of prev chain(9:58) Row 3: Ch 3, Front post, back post DC (36) (end on fp) (10:56) Sl st into top of prev chain (14:30) Row 4: Ch 3, Front post, back post DC (36) (end on fp)(15:05) Sl st into top of prev chain(18:20) Row 5: Ch 1 sc into same stitch, sc (36)(18:42) Sl st into 1st sc and color change (20:50) Base: Row 6: Ch 3, Dc (36)(22:25) Sl st into top of prev chain (24:45) Row 7: Ch 3, Dc (36)(25:03) Sl st into top of prev chain (25:55) Row 8: Ch 3, 3DC,inc (45)(26:18) Sl st into top of prev chain(30:00) Armholes: Row 9: Ch 3, 3DC, (30:12) ch 6, skip 6 stitches, dc into 7th loop, (31:25) 28 DC, (32:35) ch 6, skip 6 stitches, dc into 7th loop, 2dc (45)(35:05) Sl st into top of prev chain (36:08) Row 10 : Ch 3, dc (45)(37:00) (To see how she Dc into the chain see 38:05) Sl st into top of prev chain (42:00) Row 11- whatever: ch 3, dc (45) Sl st into top of prev chain (do this as many times as you want for the fit of the cat. Her big size is 9 more rows and her small size is 5 more) On your last row’s sl st do a color change (45:30) Shells: Row 12 (not actually row 12 but the row after you finish the previous step): ch 1, skip 1 stitch then Sc into the next. Skip 1 stitch then Dc 5 into the next (all in one stitch). Skip 1 stitch then sc into the next. (46:50) *Skip 1 stitch then Dc 5 into the next. Skip 1 stitch then sc into the next. (49:40)- *repeat til you get to the end (she finished with 11 shells but I got 12 so I’m not sure how many you’re supposed to have) On the last shell instead of sc at the end, slip stitch into the first sc of the first shell (skip the ch 1) (53:50) Row 13: slip stitch into the back of the first shell. See video (54:50) *Ch 6, slip stitch into the back of the next shell- *repeat until you get to the end(55:50) On the last chain slip stitch into the first slip stitch of the row (1:00:40) Row 14: *6Dc into the chain then slip stitch into the slip stitch of the previous row- *repeat until you get to the end (1:01:10) (Last slip stitch and finish off > 1:04:08) Armhole trim: Row 1: bring yarn through a loop of the armhole and ch 2, then dc all the way around (1:06:48) Sl st into the top of the ch 2 (1:09:25) Ch 1, fasten off (1:09:53) Repeat for second armhole.

[@annalouux8553]

Thank you for sharing it's really helpful ♥️

[@ajaylinspence3878]

@@annalouux8553 no problem glad I can help

[@madeenahhashimi]

You’re an absolute gem for this, thank you so much :)

[@kathlynp.6697]

I already finished it after following the video but this helps people so much, thanks!

[@danielarodriguez1967]

Thank you so much!

[@maysss.a]

at first i was thrown off by how long the video was, i thought it was gonna be a long process with a lot of detailing but it was actually pretty easy and didnt take as much time as i thought it would. i made it for my cat and he looked adorable so thank uu!!

[@HooknCookbyDespinaTrina]

aww your so welcome that's so good to know that you found it pretty easy ..thank you for watching the tutorial all the way and Im happy your finished project looked great !.💟look out for my cat beanie tutorial coming out tomorrow you might like that one too

[@あんいちん]

Is this beginner friendly?

[@rajeenapm]

I'm just a beginner into the crochet knitting world...but I'm totally proud of myself today after watching this video...I extend my hearty gratitude to this lady who made it easier for me teaching how to knit this cute sweater...and guess wat this sweater came out sooo cute and perfect ...I knit it for my rabbit adjusting the size depending on her body slightly bigger...voila sooo beautiful and also made a matching cute cap with a pom pom on it... definetly it's worth it!! Thankyou so much...❤️🐰

[@HooknCookbyDespinaTrina]

That's absolutely wonderful!your most welcome 😊 I'm glad you found my tutorial easy to follow and we'll done for making one !.I bet your rabbit looks cute in the sweater ..❤

[@rosegoldwolfe-vn2nq]

I have a male cat who I think loves the color pink very much like me, there is no such thing as specific colors for different genders and my cat proves my point

[@sav_playz1055]

How do yk he loves the color pink? Did he tell you 😭

[@shaknowaferris1573]

Thank you for this video. I made this for my sweet Chihauhau girl ,Zenia.(15 yrs old) She loves it!💗

[@HooknCookbyDespinaTrina]

Oh wow that's wonderful well done ! Glad she loved it!and your welcome thank you so much for watching 🥰

[@paggyness]

1:59 the materials 4:51 start

[@kathlynp.6697]

OMG, I made it and this is gonna be such a fun gift for Christmas! I made one in green and red and now I'll make more for my friends' cats and dog. Thank you!

[@HooknCookbyDespinaTrina]

Your welcome!and well done for making one ..i love that you made it in green and red ..very christmasy! ❤

[@AtomicCat7978]

What an adorable little sweater! Love it! ❤😻♥️

[@HooknCookbyDespinaTrina]

I've had a lot of comments about cats don't care if the outfit is coloured pink or blue or whatever colour ..the video was intended as an example not to say you have to have pink for a girl or whatever ..I would appreciate less petty comments on here..this is a tutorial purely to make a Cat or kittn outfit ..it is an example tailor it as you like ..but please no comments that are not productive or positive..only positive comments pls..much appreciated. also thank you to everyone who have made some lovely comments..always here to help if anyone needs help with their crochet skills Much love ❤

[@janedineen8474]

I have just finished doing a cat jumper for my friend's elderly cat. I hope the cat enjoys wearing it.

[@rebeccamar6460]

Super easy to follow! Thank you, I think my cat likes it

[@HooknCookbyDespinaTrina]

Thank you! 😊💓glad your cat likes it 😊

[@lizziebeggimbo]

This is a fantastic pattern, thank you

[@HooknCookbyDespinaTrina]

Your welcome and thank you for watching !😘

[@brisaramirez5888]

i am a beginner to crochet and im making this sweater for my cat. its not done yet but im about halfway through and its super easy to follow so far

[@HooknCookbyDespinaTrina]

Welcome to the crochet world !😘so glad you find it easy to follow 🧡hope it looks great on your cat ..thank you so much for watching!🥰

[@barbaradrechsler2819]

Thank you I made my kitty one along with you 😊. Love your work ❤

[@SomewhereInIndiana1816]

Adorable sweater modeled by a beautiful cat 😍😍😍

[@HooknCookbyDespinaTrina]

Aww thank you so much ❤ She does love being photographed always poses for the camera 😊💗

[@daniellemcshane8646]

Such a good teacher! Thank you first time watching one of your videos and I love it ❤

[@HooknCookbyDespinaTrina]

Aww thank you so much for your kind words! ..I really appreciate it and thank you so for watching my video !🥰🥰

[@orangekahel]

Im making this for my blue eyed male cat 😂😂😂😂

[@markiejsis4240]

I freehanded a lil dress for my kitten that came out very similar even down to the double shell bottom, great minds think alike lol😊so cute

[@HooknCookbyDespinaTrina]

Wow that's amazing!..yes its lovely that we think alike wow ..I bet it looks delightful 😊well done ❤

[@hazel8956]

Thank you so much for your video. 💝 Now I am making it for my one and only Lily 🐱❤

[@Martythecat1]

I’m totally making this for my kittens!

[@kimmy593]

If i need to make the neck bigger should I just increase the amt of chains at the start? my cats 15 and fully grown

[@HooknCookbyDespinaTrina]

Yes do increase the amount of chains 😊

[@wbrumahrajut1994]

Thankyou for idea 😍😍😍 i like it

[@HooknCookbyDespinaTrina]

always welcome 💟

[@thebirdsista9201]

why do people always say it from the neck at first but its alway last!! im glad this started at top i was going to do wavy ends lol

[@nadzirahnazhar1136]

44:10 should i inc or dec for this part and further ? and for checkered pattern, should i make it solid cube or a bit tilted since it got inc in the pattern and might make it shifted a bit from the pattern.

[@HooknCookbyDespinaTrina]

No increases at this stage but the cube won't be exactly solid if there are increases in pattern so bear that in mind ..I will make a video on a checkered pattern soon for a cat 🐈 so you can have an idea how to make one I hope that helps 🧡

[@trinitytet]

my cats like 2 months old what adjustments do i have to do

[@faizaharris]

Thank you for this tutorial!! My cat ended up looking so cute in his little sweater but the only problems were the neck, it was a bit tight but we stretched it out to make it a bit loose and the arms were a bit small as well so we also had to stretch that out because my cat kept on walking backwards and walking very awkwardly but other than that we love and I don’t think he minds it at all! 😂

[@HooknCookbyDespinaTrina]

Your very welcome! Glad you made one for your cat 🐈 and Im happy he loves it ❤ If you ever make one again use a larger size hook for the neck and arm holes only, that will give it more room 😉...other than that I hope your cats enjoys his new sweater !🥰

[@aino7040]

This is cute!!!

[@HooknCookbyDespinaTrina]

Thank you!🥰

[@heatherhansen4052]

I'm a beginner crocheter and really want to make this sweater but my kitty is on the larger size and I'm concerned/confused about making the sweater bigger while still following the pattern. I don't want to follow the video just for it to not fit in the end. Has anybody else sized it up a little and could possibly offer some guidance/tips? Thank you in advance!

[@lauraricci1202]

mine is too lol! i would make the beginning number of chains u start with more than 36 especially if ur using a different yarn, u can try different # of chains and connect them to see which one fits ur cats neck best

[@lauraricci1202]

i used different hook/yarn size than the video but i definitely chained at least 40 cuz my cat is big, if u have any clothes for ur cat u could use it as a reference

[@Lilylily2927-qz1sc]

Okay so I did it thanks for explaining it so slow and nice I'm not a beggnier but still I made my cat a little shirt beacuse it turned out so short it's like a shirt I'm gonna do it again but longer ❤🎉

[@SoniaAzam7]

You are doing absolutely brilliant. Your videos get better and better. 😘

[@HooknCookbyDespinaTrina]

Thank you dear!❤

[@FoxClub7578]

I made the neck of it and tried to put it on my cat because he is pretty big an I was suspicious it wouldn’t fit, which it didn’t. He’s only 8 months old but pretty beefy. Is there any way to size up the pattern without making it confusing or using different hook and yarn?

[@HooknCookbyDespinaTrina]

yes certainly you can go up a hook size and you can also do more chains to start with ,make sure you do a multiple of 4 ive done 36 chains but you can maybe do 40 and just measure the chain around the kittens neck and see if it fits before crocheting ,i hope that helps .Happy Crocheting !

[@zinahalrubaye8173]

I love it sm!! Thank you

[@HooknCookbyDespinaTrina]

Your most welcome ☺

[@nadzirahnazhar1136]

Will it work with checkered pattern ? ❤

[@HooknCookbyDespinaTrina]

Yes you could do it checkered ..working checkered around the armholes might be tricky but I would certainly give it a go !🥰

[@nadzirahnazhar1136]

@@HooknCookbyDespinaTrina tqsm for the responds ❤️🫶🏻

[@HooknCookbyDespinaTrina]

@@nadzirahnazhar1136 your very welcome 😊

[@Ahnjay_2k]

Is it possible to crochet a small sweater using one skein? I want the sweater in one colour and want to know how many skeins to buy.

[@BasuraPuede-g2v]

I used less than a skein for this

[@cuocsongmuonmau-colorfullife11]

Thank you for this video. I can made it easily. But my cat couldn't walk like normal 😂

[@HooknCookbyDespinaTrina]

Your very welcome!..aww bless your cat 😂maybe he needs time to get used to it Thank you for watching my video 🥰

[@aattii.x7086]

This is my first time making it

[@HooknCookbyDespinaTrina]

That's great!..I hope it turns out well💗

[@wbrumahrajut1994]

Perfect ☺☺☺

[@sodapop_.]

how big would it need to be for a 1 yr old cat

[@xinee8656]

It’s cute! But I feel like you measured it before hand. My cat is different, he is very fat. I tried to make it bigger, but the scale doesn’t seem right. Do you have a scale for it?

[@HooknCookbyDespinaTrina]

i made the chain to fit around the cats neck and worked from there but if your cat is fatter or chunky measure your chain around his or her neck first and make it an even number ,because cats are all shapes and sizes its trial and error if you do a few rows up till the arm hole and try it on the cat you will see if its going to fit

[@muntahafatima-gw5jq]

but every thing went good

[@spilltheteasis7911]

Do you have Instagram? I wanna see other pictures of your cat wearing this sweater.

[@HooknCookbyDespinaTrina]

No sorry I don't have it at the moment but when I do I will pop all details in description box 😊

[@Claudiaflores-jp3kj]

Tranks Ford the tape i like your sweater

[@pitabury]

To start with, I love this pattern and think it's beautiful! My question is, and has always been....why make a cat outfit? I mean, they spend half of their life bathing.

[@HooknCookbyDespinaTrina]

Thank you and that's very true they do bathe alot !..I guess us humans like to make all things look cute 😍 though cats are cute enough !..its just fun to make I guess .thank you so much for watching 🧡

[@pitabury]

@@HooknCookbyDespinaTrina well I certainly agree with that. 😉 😆

[@user-ej3tx3ij1w]

NICE👍FROM INDONESIA 🇮🇩

[@crealnmilk]

i had such a hard time with this tutorial haha

[@zaiizaiiiii]

Hi, If I am making this for a really small kitten what would the size be?

[@HooknCookbyDespinaTrina]

hi how old is the kitten ?

[@zaiizaiiiii]

@@HooknCookbyDespinaTrina about 1 month

[@zaiizaiiiii]

@@HooknCookbyDespinaTrina I wanted to make one for my 1 month old kitten so it can be warm

[@HooknCookbyDespinaTrina]

@@zaiizaiiiii I would try with a smaller hook perhaps a 3mm hook and also reduces the number of the foundation chains ..do 32 or 34 chains measure around the neck of kitten and make sure the head can go in and out comfortably then do the exact same pattern but less rows so its shorter in length..hope that helps

[@mariadcg33]

I thought I was following step by step until I came to the legs part mine was more far apart 😭😭 I’m a beginner and now I have to undo it again 😭😭😭😭😭and start again 😓😓🫠🫠🫠🤭🤭

[@Lualikescats]

I made it and my cat looked adorable, but he hated it lol.

[@HooknCookbyDespinaTrina]

Oh that's fantastic!!..I'm sorry he didn't like it !..that's a shame 😔 ❤🥰

[@muntahafatima-gw5jq]

why u dont do it step by step

[@HooknCookbyDespinaTrina]

There is a transcript you can't follow if that helps or you can slow the video down to see the steps at a slower pace Hope this helps ❤

[@the___craftastic69]

For what age group is this for?

[@Wizzair-xe5bt]

She said any, the yarn is stretchy

[@Reddreadpanda]

I followed it 3 times and the gap was still too big between the arm holes 😭

[@BasuraPuede-g2v]

I had that same issue but it worked out int favor because I have a chunky cat lol

[@Mimovxm]

48:13

[@aishcreamsss]

my cat is fat, so i did 60 instead of 36 on the first row

[@HooknCookbyDespinaTrina]

Well done !..yes you can make any size as long as you do more chains to start with..thank you for watching 😊

[@Lix_Fan]

44:02

[@hollyphillips849]

the cats don’t care if it’s a gendered outfit smh

[@toadorona7937]

My thoughts exactly 😂 I’m making my male cats purple and grey sweaters cause I like the colors lol

[@daniellemcshane8646]

The cats don’t care but it’s the owners preference smh! People will moan about anything

[@yvetteg6960]

@@daniellemcshane8646 4 real why point it out, who cares just make it, its not a big deal, get over it

[@pickles7168]

i clicked this just for the ruffles, because my cat ferris mewler looks cute in things like that so i’m gonna make him one like this

[@yvetteg6960]

@@pickles7168 Ferris Mewler 😄😄😄 Awesome name I Luv It 👌💜

[@elenorr9429]

This was a very , very confusing explanation I am good at crochet but this got me very confused .Even my mother who is very good at crochet couldn't understand

[@HooknCookbyDespinaTrina]

Sorry to hear you couldn't understand it ..any particular part ?or all of it ?

[@FamilieMenitel]

Het is niet makkelijk 😡😡

[@fartlord478]

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