Get ready to spread some serious holiday cheer with our purr-fectly adorable new crochet pattern: the Christmas Cat Collar! 🎄✨ If you're looking to add a touch of handmade magic to your fur-babies festive wardrobe, you've found your next project!
We know you want your beloved cat to look their absolute best for the holiday (and maybe even tolerate a little dress-up 😉), so we've designed this collar to be both super cute and incredibly beginner-friendly! You'll only need to know how to do a single crochet (sc) and a double crochet (dc) – that's it! If you can handle those two basic stitches, you can make this cute Christmas collar.
This pattern is completely size customizable. So, if your fur-baby is a dog (small or large), you can adjust this design to fit them too.
Grab your favorite festive yarn and get ready to hook up some holiday cuteness! We'll be using our favorite Emerald Crochet Hook for this project, making every stitch a little bit more luxurious. Imagine your fur-baby strutting around with their new, handmade festive collar, ready for carols and cuddles! 🧶🎁
Don't forget to share your finished collars with us using #OphireChristmasCrochetCollar – we can't wait to see your festive fur-babies! 📸❤️
Abbreviations:
ch: chain
FO: finish off
sk: skip
st: stitch
sc: single crochet
dc: double crochet
Instructions:
Start by measuring your cats neck. Take this measurement and add 10"-15". (For a larger pet, add 20"-30" instead of 10"-15" to ensure the ties are long enough.) Ch in a multiple of 6 to this measurement. Ch1 more at the end.
Row 1: Sc in the second ch from your hook and in each ch until the end of the row. FO.
Row 2: Mark off your cats neck measurement in the middle of this row. Make sure it's a multiple of 6. In one of the marked st's, pull a ch through. Ch2 and dc in that same st. Dc1 in each st until you reach the other st marker. Place a dc in the second marked stitch. Ch1 and turn.
Row 3: Sc1 in the first st. *Sk2, dc6, sk2, sc1,* repeat between ** until the end of the row. when you have 2 st left, sk1 and sc1 in the last st. FO.
Row 4: Pull a white ch through the last st. Turn. Sc1 in each st until the end of the row. FO.
Weave in any ends and then let your cat "enjoy" this festive Christmas collar!