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For the cat lovers in the room, meet The Cat’s Meow Bookmark.

This fun little kitty is crocheted all in one piece, so there is no sewing or joining the head to the body, making it a quick and satisfying project.

It works up faster than you can say supercalifragilisticexpialidocious and makes a great gift for bookworms, teachers, and of course fellow cat people.

Cute, simple, and guaranteed to make you smile.!

Crochet terminology: US

This is a written pattern is for personal use only.

This pattern and all accompanying photographs are copyrighted and may not be copied, altered, redistributed, resold, or shared in any form, nor may any part be claimed as your own. Any use other than personal use requires my prior consent.

You are very welcome to sell the finished physical bookmark made from this pattern, provided you credit Auburncraft Crochet Design as the designer and include a link to the original pattern listing.

This pattern is also available as a free download on Ravelry (click here).

Materials:

6mm/J hook Clover Armour Hook (click here for Clover Armour Hook)

Aran Weight Yarn. Approx. 20m/21.8yd used (scrap yarn could be used for this.

Scissors

Tapestry Needle

Finished Measurements:

·       10cm/3.9inches from top of cat to bottom not including the tail. The tail length is dependent upon the length of chain used.

Notes:

·      Stitch counts appear in bold at the end.

·      Small numbers in brackets denote corresponding photographs.

Finished Measurements:

·       10cm/3.9inches from top of cat to bottom not including the tail. The tail length is dependent upon the length of chain used.

Gauge:

Not relevant to this project.

Abbreviations:

·       Ch(s)-Chain(s)

·       Dc-Double crochet

·       Hdc-Half double crochet

·       Hk-Hook

·       Sc-Single crochet

·       Slst-Slip stitch

·       Tr-Treble crochet

Bookmark:

Create a magic ring. Note: Ch4 can be used in place of a magic ring if you prefer this method.

1. [1]Ch3 (counts as a Dc). Work 3Dc into magic ring. [2]Ch4, [3]Slst into 4th Ch from Hk (creates picot). [4]3Dc. Ch4, [5]Slst into 4th Ch from Hk (creates picot). 3Dc. Slst to the top of the Ch3 to close. [6] Tighten your magic ring to secure. [10 Dc, 2 Picots for ears]

2. [7]Ch12. Work 8Tr into the 4th Ch from Hk. [8]

3. [9]Tr into next Ch. Dc into next 2Ch.  Hdc into next 2 Chs. Sc into next 2 Chs. Slst into last Ch. [10]Working along the other side of the Ch. Work Sc into next 2 Chs. Hdc into next 2 Chs. Dc into next 2Ch. Tr into next Ch. Slst to the top of the 4th Ch to close.

4. [11]Slst across 4 Tr.

5. Ch40 (or to the desired length required to suit any). [12]Slst into the 2nd Ch from the hook and all remaining  Chs. [13]Slst into the base of the cat.  Fasten off and cut the yarn.

6. [14]Cut 5 strands of yarn approximately 16cm/6.2inches in length. [15]Loop these through the end of the tail and back through themselves to secure [16].

7. Sew in any ends and trim the tail fringe evenly.

8. Option 1: [17]Cut 2 strands of yarn approximately 22cm/8.6inches in length. [18] Tie these into a bow around the neck of the cat.

9. Option 2: [19] Make a length of chain book approximately 26cm/10.2inches long or approximately Ch40. Place a knot at each end of this chain to secure and tie this into a bow around the neck of the cat.

Thank you to my incredible pattern testers:

A huge thank you to my pattern testers. 

Nancy McKain, Trish Perry, Michelle Westwood, Colleen Harris, Sue Pfer, Mirjam Annaars

Scrap yarns of varying brand were used by the testers.