CATGHAN CAL – WEEK #8 – Bowtie

This has to be one of my favorite squares of the Catghan. Why? Because it reminds me of our cat Joshy, who was one of those cats who thought he was a dog. He was a bit on the rotund side, just like Bowtie, and would lay on his back, completely sprawled out, napping… or on his front with his back legs shot out in total lazy cat fashion. What an amazing, gentle, cat he was.

Josh would give you that all knowing look that said, “I know where the treats are hidden… I’m just waiting for you to look away.”

I hope you have fun with this one! Happy crocheting!

~Julianne

If you haven’t already posted a picture on social media, the official hashtag for this CAL is: #CatghanCAL2019

If you are just starting to work on your squares for the CATGHAN CAL, I suggest starting with Week One’s PEEKAMEW square and work alongside me in the YouTube Video for that week. Week Two’s Mouse Watching square also has a video as well. Once you work your way through those two, I have no doubt you’ll be ready to work on the more difficult squares (in regards to color changing only, the stitches are the same).

** I have new videos up on my YouTube channel that explain: How to tie in loose ends and create the single crochet border around each square. **

This pattern was lovingly tested by the wonderful crocheters over on the Facebook Group: CAL – Crochet A Long. Stop by, join the group, and crochet with us!

While this Catghan CAL posts will always be here for free on my blog, for convenience, I’ve also created one giant PDF file for those who would like to purchase a copy of all the files together in one place. No searching through posts necessary. Plus, it’s over there now, should you want to work ahead of the group rather than wait for each week’s new square. You can purchase this pattern for a small fee here on Ravelry or now over in my Etsy Shop.

Bowtie
C2C Catghan 2019

Bowtie PDF

Chart:

Color Key:

 

 

 

 

Pattern:

Increasing

Row 1: G

Row 2: D, G

Row 3: G2, D

Row 4: D, L, G2

Row 5: G3, L, D

Row 6: L2, D, G3

Row 7: G4, D, L, R

Row 8: L, R, D2, L, D, G2

Row 9: G2, D2, L2, R2, L

Row 10: L2, R2, L2, D, L, G2

Row 11: G2, D, L, D, L, R3, L2

Row 12: L2, B, R, L4, D2, G2

Row 13: G2, L8, B, L2

Row 14: R3, L5, X, L2, G3

Row 15: G3, L3, W, L4, R3, L

Row 16: D, L, R2, L4, W, L4, G3

Row 17: G3, L10, R, D, L, D

Row 18: D, L, D, L, R, L3, X, L6, G3

Row 19: G3, L7, X, L4, D2, L, D

Row 20: G4, L8, D2, L3, G3

Corner (Begin Decreasing)

Row 21: G6, D, L, D, L2, X, L4, G3

Row 22: G3, D2, L, W, L2, D2, L, G6

Row 23: G6, D2, L3, W, L, D2, G2

Row 24: G2, D, L6, D, G6

Row 25: G6, L, D, L3, D, L, G2

Row 26: G2, D, L4, D, G6

Row 27: G6, D, L3, D, G2

Row 28: G2, L4, G6

Row 29: G5, L3, G3

Row 30: G3, L2, G5

Row 31: G4, L2, G3

Row 32: G3, L, G4

Row 33: G3, L, G3

Row 34: G6

Row 35: G5

Row 36: G4

Row 37: G3

Row 38: G2

Row 39: G

Week #9 Color Chart Preview: