Shawl Knitting Pattern with Beads - What's New Pussycat

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Calling all cat lovers! Get ready to say ‘Check Me-owt’ with this adorable crescent shaped shawl designed in honour of our little furry friends. Knitted in 2 sections and joined together at the end, the shawl is made up of a simple garter stitch body which is joined to the lace section. The border lace section and the cat motif section are worked as one piece from the bottom up with single decreases made at the beginning and end of every RS row.

You will need 2 contrasting colours for the shawl, I would recommend making the cat motif section in a lighter, solid shade. The beads for the cat eyes are placed using a crochet hook and a video tutorial is linked in the pattern for how to do this. You can use different colour beads for each pair of eyes or keep them all the same. The stitches for the cat motif are written in purple throughout the pattern to help you keep track.

Stitches Used – Slipped stitches, knit, purl, kyok, k-tbl, k2tog, k3tog, p2tog, p2tog-tbl, sl2tog-k1-psso, ssk, sssk, cabled stitches

Sizes: One size 

Measurements

The finished blocked item measures 74” (188cm) wingspan and 23” (58.5cm) length

Materials

• Yarn A – Top section and lace cat motifs – 437-464yd / 400-425m, 3.5 oz / 100g 4 ply, sock or fingering weight yarn. The yarn used in the pattern pictures is Under the Olive Tree Knits Sock yarn, 75% merino / 25% nylon in the Old Moon colourway (1 skein)
• Yarn B – Bottom lace border and middle stripe – 2.5 oz / 70g, 325yd / 297m 4 ply, sock or fingering weight yarn. The yarn used in the pattern pictures is Under the Olive Tree Knits sock yarn, 75% merino / 25% nylon in the Clear Water colourway (1 skein)
• 2 x US size 5 (3.75mm) 31.5" (100cm) circular needles
• A small cable needle
• 11 pink size 6 (4mm) beads for the noses
• 11 x 2 lots of green, blue and/or yellow size 6 (4mm) beads – 22 in total for the eyes
• 0.5mm crochet hook 
• 12 stitch markers

Gauge

23.5 stitches and 31 rows to 4 inches / 10cm in stockinette stitch 

You can view other examples of this pattern over on Ravelry. Click >>here<< to see pictures from other knitters who have made this shawl.

·       Yarn A – Top section and lace cat motifs – 437-464yd / 400-425m, 3.5 oz / 100g 4 ply, sock or fingering weight yarn. The yarn used in the pattern pictures is Under the Olive Tree Knits Sock yarn, 75% merino / 25% nylon in the Old Moon colourway (1 skein)

·       Yarn B – Bottom lace border and middle stripe – 2.5 oz / 70g, 325yd / 297m4 ply, sock or fingering weight yarn. The yarn used in the pattern pictures is Under the Olive Tree Knits sock yarn, 75% merino / 25% nylon in the Clear Water colourway (1 skein)

·       2 x US size 4 (3.75mm) 31.5" (80-100cm) circular needles

·       A small cable needle

·       11 pink size 6 (4mm) beads for the noses

·       11 x 2 lots of green, blue and/or yellow size 6 (4mm) beads – 22 in total for the eyes

·       0.5mm crochet hook

·       12 stitch markers