I do not know about your cats, but all cats I know absolutely adore sleeping on knitted fabric. Does not matter if spiky needles are still coming out of everywhere, it is cozy, warm and smells mike human. Perfect for snuggles.

Welcome the solution to this cute but rather annoying habit of your furry pet (yes, dogs love it as well, but you might need to scale up a bit). You can put it next to you on a couch, on the windowsill, into their baskets or beds. It’s perfect to keep them warm and energetically connected to you, it can also become a unique design element in your interior. Well, enough talking, let’s start.

Yarn
Any scrap or leftover yarn would do, either any 2 stands of aran weight yarn held together, or 1 strand of bulky yarn of your choice. I used 2 strands of aran weight held together.

The finished cushion is 170 g, which is ca. 3.5 skeins of aran weight yarn with 90-100 m in 50 g.

Needles and notion
4 mm (G) crochet hook (at least), 1 or a few stitch marker(s). Use a hook suitable to the yarn you use.

Gauge
8.5 - 9 single crochet stitches in 10 cm /4 in

Final measurements
34 cm (13.4 in) long, 27 cm (10.6 in) wide

Construction
This cushion in made of 2 identical oval pieces, worked with single crochet in a round and joined together afterwards, which makes it sturdy, durable and warm.