I love cats so of course I had to design a whole set of them! This is a pattern to knit and make up three different colours of toy cats and three sets of clothing to dress them up in: knit up a black Tuxedo, a Grey Tabby and a stripy Marmalade cat- a perfect project for a cat lover.

This pattern is easy to follow, with clear row-by-row instructions along with lots of photos, and it’s a great introduction to both knitting texture AND simple colour working. You’ll need to be able to knit, purl, cast on and off, and increase and decrease to make these toys. All the pieces are knitted flat on straight knitting needles so NO knitting in the round is needed.

To knit your cats you will need double knitting yarns of your choice in various colours (I used King Cole Big Value Tweed Dk in Jaffa, Stylecraft Special Dk in Black, Wendy Peter Pan Dk in Dove and Wendy Peter Pan DK in Snowdrop to knit the three cats, then various colours of Wendy Peter Pan DK for the clothing)
You’ll also need 3mm straight knitting needles, a darning needle and some toy stuffing.
Cats are 33cm (13 inches) tall and can be posed to sit or stand.