Sitting Cat
Filet CrochetBeginner3.5mm hook27 rounds
Calm sitting cat in profile — classic filet silhouette for doilies, panels, and gift cards
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Materials
- 5 mm (US H-8) crochet hook
- Worsted weight yarn
- Yarn needle
- Gauge: 4 blocks × 5 rows per 4″
- Finished size 19″ × 22.5″ (48 × 57 cm)19.0″ (48 cm) × 22.5″ (57 cm)Computed from 19 × 27 filet blocks
- Approximate yardage: 32 yd (29 m)
Instructions
Foundation: Chain 62
- R1Row 1: Ch 5 (counts as dc + first sp). sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 18. (58 sts)
- R2Row 2: Ch 5 (counts as dc + first sp). sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 18. (58 sts)
- R3Row 3: Ch 5 (counts as dc + first sp). sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 18. (58 sts)
- R4Row 4: Ch 5 (counts as dc + first sp). sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 8. 1 dc in each of next 12 sts. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 6. (58 sts)
- R5Row 5: Ch 5 (counts as dc + first sp). sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 3. 1 dc in each of next 24 sts. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 7. (58 sts)
- R6Row 6: Ch 5 (counts as dc + first sp). sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 4. 1 dc in each of next 30 sts. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 4. (58 sts)
- R7Row 7: Ch 5 (counts as dc + first sp). sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 2. 1 dc in each of next 33 sts. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 5. (58 sts)
- R8Row 8: Ch 5 (counts as dc + first sp). sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 4. 1 dc in each of next 3 sts. ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st. 1 dc in each of next 27 sts. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 3. (58 sts)
- R9Row 9: Ch 5 (counts as dc + first sp). sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 2. 1 dc in each of next 27 sts. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 2. 1 dc in each of next 3 sts. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 4. (58 sts)
- R10Row 10: Ch 5 (counts as dc + first sp). sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 4. 1 dc in each of next 3 sts. ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st. 1 dc in each of next 27 sts. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 3. (58 sts)
- R11Row 11: Ch 5 (counts as dc + first sp). sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 2. 1 dc in each of next 30 sts. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 6. (58 sts)
- R12Row 12: Ch 5 (counts as dc + first sp). sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 5. 1 dc in each of next 27 sts. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 4. (58 sts)
- R13Row 13: Ch 5 (counts as dc + first sp). sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 3. 1 dc in each of next 30 sts. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 5. (58 sts)
- R14Row 14: Ch 5 (counts as dc + first sp). sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 3. 1 dc in each of next 33 sts. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 4. (58 sts)
- R15Row 15: Ch 5 (counts as dc + first sp). sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 4. 1 dc in each of next 33 sts. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 3. (58 sts)
- R16Row 16: Ch 5 (counts as dc + first sp). sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 2. 1 dc in each of next 33 sts. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 5. (58 sts)
- R17Row 17: Ch 5 (counts as dc + first sp). sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 5. 1 dc in each of next 27 sts. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 4. (58 sts)
- R18Row 18: Ch 5 (counts as dc + first sp). sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 3. 1 dc in each of next 15 sts. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 10. (58 sts)
- R19Row 19: Ch 5 (counts as dc + first sp). sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 10. 1 dc in each of next 12 sts. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 4. (58 sts)
- R20Row 20: Ch 5 (counts as dc + first sp). sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 3. 1 dc in each of next 15 sts. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 10. (58 sts)
- R21Row 21: Ch 5 (counts as dc + first sp). sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 8. 1 dc in each of next 18 sts. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 4. (58 sts)
- R22Row 22: Ch 5 (counts as dc + first sp). sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 3. 1 dc in each of next 9 sts. ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st. 1 dc in each of next 6 sts. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 9. (58 sts)
- R23Row 23: Ch 5 (counts as dc + first sp). sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 12. 1 dc in each of next 6 sts. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 4. (58 sts)
- R24Row 24: Ch 5 (counts as dc + first sp). sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 3. 1 dc in each of next 6 sts. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 13. (58 sts)
- R25Row 25: Ch 5 (counts as dc + first sp). sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 18. (58 sts)
- R26Row 26: Ch 5 (counts as dc + first sp). sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 18. (58 sts)
- R27Row 27: Ch 5 (counts as dc + first sp). sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 18. (58 sts)