Free Crochet Pattern: Merry Catmas Crochet Chart

From Cardigan Dreams to Cozy Pet Blanket!

We’ve all got one… that half-finished crochet project that’s just sitting there, patiently waiting for its time to shine. For me, that project was a cardigan with a cute, festive twist: a Merry Catmas Crochet Chart! But here’s the thing—I never quite finished the cardigan. 😅 Instead of letting this adorable chart gather dust, I’m releasing it for all you fellow crocheters to get creative with! Whether you turn it into a pet blanket, a full-size throw, or even resurrect my original cardigan idea, this versatile chart can be used in a bunch of fun ways. Let’s dive into how you can use this festive kitty to spread some holiday cheer!

Pet Blanket for Your Festive Furry Friend: Looking for a quicker project? Why not turn the chart into a snuggly holiday blanket for your pet? The size of the design makes it perfect for a pet blanket. Once the main pattern is complete, you can crochet a border around it to create a cute blanket for your cat or dog.

For added holiday flair, you could even make the border in Christmas colors — think red, green, and white. If your pet’s anything like mine, they’ll love lounging on something that’s soft, cozy, and handmade just for them.

C2C (Corner-to-Corner) Blanket: Cozy Up for Catmas: If you’re more of a blanket enthusiast, the Merry Catmas chart would be perfect for a C2C (corner-to-corner) blanket. The C2C method will naturally make the design much larger, which means your gingerbread cat and the festive message will stand out even more! This would be the ultimate throw blanket for the holiday season — big, warm, and perfect for snuggling up under with a cup of hot cocoa (or a snoozing cat) while watching Christmas movies. If you like C2C blankets we have another Free Pattern that you might be interested in!

Some Tips for Making It Your Own:

• Yarn Choice: If you want a smaller, more compact piece (like a pet blanket), go for a finer yarn like DK or worsted. For a larger C2C blanket, chunky yarn would be perfect for making it extra cozy.
• Colors: Stick with classic gingerbread and holiday colors, or mix things up!
• Border Ideas: If you’re making a blanket, get creative with the border! A candy cane stripe effect or a fluffy white border (like a Santa suit!) would be super fun. You could even add some tassels or pom-poms at the corners for extra flair.

Chart

Written Instructions

MATERIALS

Hook: 4.5mm. This project is versatile you can use any hook size you would like, just note that this might change the size of the finished piece.

Yarn: This pattern will work well with DK or Aran weight yarn. Yarn used to complete the piece in the picture is Women’s Institute Aran Yarn (660m (722yds) per 400g skein; 100% Acrylic). Total of 900 meters for project.

Colours Required:

In the written instructions the colour yarn is identified by the letter in brackets, followed by the number of blocks to be made. For example, Row 2 is 81 single crochet in cream.

• Cream
• Brown
• Green
• Red

← Row 1 [RS]: Chain 82 and single crochet in each stitch across, (C) x 81
→ Row 2 [WS]: (C) x 81
← Row 3 [RS]: (C) x 81
→ Row 4 [WS]: (C) x 81
← Row 5 [RS]: (C) x 14, (G) x 4, (C) x 3, (G) x 2, (C) x 2, (G) x 3, (C) x 3, (G) x 3, (C) x 2, (G) x 2, (C) x 2, (G) x 2, (C) x 2, (G) x 3, (C) x 4, (G) x 2, (C) x 2, (G) x 3, (C) x 4, (G) x 4, (C) x 15
→ Row 6 [WS]: (C) x 14, (G) x 7, (C), (G) x 2, (C) x 2, (G), (C), (G) x 3, (C) x 2, (G) x 2, (C) x 2, (G), (C), (G) x 2, (C) x 2, (G) x 2, (C) x 2, (G) x 3, (C) x 2, (G) x 2, (C) x 2, (G), (C), (G) x 3, (C), (G) x 6, (C) x 13
← Row 7 [RS]: (C) x 13, (G), (C) x 3, (G) x 3, (C) x 2, (G) x 2, (C) x 3, (G) x 2, (C), (G), (C), (G) x 2, (C) x 2, (G) x 2, (C) x 2, (G) x 3, (C) x 3, (G) x 2, (C), (G) x 2, (C), (G) x 2, (C) x 3, (G) x 4, (C) x 5, (G) x 2, (C) x 13
→ Row 8 [WS]: (C) x 13, (G) x 2, (C) x 6, (G) x 3, (C) x 3, (G) x 2, (C) x 2, (G) x 4, (C) x 4, (G) x 2, (C) x 2, (G) x 2, (C) x 2, (G) x 2, (C) x 2, (G) x 3, (C) x 3, (G) x 2, (C) x 8, (G), (C) x 13
← Row 9 [RS]: (C) x 13, (G) x 4, (C) x 5, (G) x 2, (C) x 3, (G) x 2, (C) x 3, (G) x 2, (C) x 2, (G) x 2, (C) x 2, (G) x 2, (C) x 4, (G) x 3, (C) x 3, (G) x 2, (C) x 3, (G) x 2, (C) x 7, (G) x 2, (C) x 13
→ Row 10 [WS]: (C) x 13, (G) x 2, (C) x 7, (G) x 2, (C) x 3, (G) x 2, (C) x 4, (G) x 2, (C) x 4, (G) x 2, (C) x 2, (G) x 2, (C) x 2, (G) x 2, (C) x 3, (G) x 2, (C) x 3, (G) x 2, (C) x 4, (G) x 4, (C) x 14
← Row 11 [RS]: (C) x 17, (G) x 2, (C) x 3, (G) x 2, (C) x 3, (G) x 2, (C) x 3, (G) x 2, (C) x 2, (G) x 3, (C), (G) x 2, (C) x 4, (G) x 2, (C), (G), (C) x 2, (G) x 2, (C) x 3, (G) x 2, (C) x 7, (G) x 2, (C) x 13
→ Row 12 [WS]: (C) x 13, (G) x 2, (C) x 7, (G) x 2, (C) x 2, (G) x 3, (C) x 2, (G) x 4, (C) x 4, (G) x 9, (C) x 4, (G) x 2, (C) x 2, (G) x 3, (C) x 3, (G) x 2, (C) x 3, (G), (C) x 13
← Row 13 [RS]: (C) x 13, (G) x 6, (C) x 5, (G) x 4, (C) x 6, (G) x 3, (C) x 2, (G) x 2, (C) x 5, (G) x 3, (C) x 5, (G) x 4, (C) x 8, (G) x 2, (C) x 13
→ Row 14 [WS]: (C) x 13, (G) x 2, (C) x 18, (G) x 3, (C) x 27, (G) x 4, (C) x 14
← Row 15 [RS]: (C) x 44, (G) x 4, (C) x 13, (G), (C) x 4, (G) x 2, (C) x 13
→ Row 16 [WS]: (C) x 13, (G) x 7, (C) x 13, (G) x 2, (C), (G) x 2, (C) x 43
← Row 17 [RS]: (C) x 43, (G), (C) x 2, (G) x 2, (C) x 14, (G) x 5, (C) x 14
→ Row 18 [WS]: (C) x 33, (G) x 2, (C) x 46
← Row 19 [RS]: (C) x 81
→ Row 20 [WS]: (C) x 81
← Row 21 [RS]: (C) x 81
→ Row 22 [WS]: (C) x 81
← Row 23 [RS]: (C) x 32, (B) x 3, (C) x 10, (B) x 3, (C) x 33
→ Row 24 [WS]: (C) x 32, (B) x 5, (C) x 8, (B) x 5, (C) x 31
← Row 25 [RS]: (C) x 30, (B) x 2, (C) x 2, (B) x 3, (C) x 6, (B) x 3, (C) x 2, (B) x 2, (C) x 31
→ Row 26 [WS]: (C) x 30, (B) x 2, (C) x 4, (B) x 2, (C) x 6, (B) x 2, (C) x 4, (B) x 2, (C) x 29
← Row 27 [RS]: (C) x 29, (B), (C) x 2, (B) x 2, (C) x 2, (B), (C) x 6, (B), (C) x 2, (B) x 2, (C) x 2, (B), (C) x 30
→ Row 28 [WS]: (C) x 30, (B), (C), (B) x 4, (C), (B), (C) x 6, (B), (C), (B) x 4, (C), (B), (C) x 29
← Row 29 [RS]: (C) x 29, (B) x 8, (C) x 6, (B) x 8, (C) x 30
→ Row 30 [WS]: (C) x 31, (B) x 7, (C) x 6, (B) x 7, (C) x 30
← Row 31 [RS]: (C) x 30, (B) x 8, (C) x 4, (B) x 8, (C) x 31
→ Row 32 [WS]: (C) x 31, (B) x 9, (C) x 2, (B) x 9, (C) x 30
← Row 33 [RS]: (C) x 30, (B) x 20, (C) x 31
→ Row 34 [WS]: (C) x 31, (B) x 20, (C) x 30
← Row 35 [RS]: (C) x 30, (B) x 20, (C) x 31
→ Row 36 [WS]: (C) x 32, (B) x 18, (C) x 31
← Row 37 [RS]: (C) x 32, (B) x 16, (C) x 33
→ Row 38 [WS]: (C) x 33, (B) x 7, (G) x 2, (B) x 7, (C) x 32
← Row 39 [RS]: (C) x 32, (B) x 6, (G) x 4, (B) x 6, (C) x 33
→ Row 40 [WS]: (C) x 33, (B) x 7, (G) x 2, (B) x 7, (C) x 32
← Row 41 [RS]: (C) x 32, (B) x 16, (C) x 33
→ Row 42 [WS]: (C) x 33, (B) x 16, (C) x 32
← Row 43 [RS]: (C) x 32, (B) x 7, (G) x 2, (B) x 7, (C) x 33
→ Row 44 [WS]: (C) x 33, (B) x 6, (G) x 4, (B) x 6, (C) x 32
← Row 45 [RS]: (C) x 31, (B) x 8, (G) x 2, (B) x 8, (C) x 32
→ Row 46 [WS]: (C) x 32, (B) x 18, (C) x 31
← Row 47 [RS]: (C) x 30, (B) x 20, (C) x 31
→ Row 48 [WS]: (C) x 30, (B) x 22, (C) x 29
← Row 49 [RS]: (C) x 28, (B) x 10, (R), (B) x 3, (R), (B) x 9, (C) x 29
→ Row 50 [WS]: (C) x 27, (B) x 11, (R) x 5, (B) x 11, (C) x 27
← Row 51 [RS]: (C) x 26, (B) x 12, (R) x 2, (B), (R) x 2, (B) x 12, (C) x 26
→ Row 52 [WS]: (C) x 25, (B) x 10, (C), (B) x 2, (R), (B) x 3, (R), (B) x 2, (C), (B) x 10, (C) x 25
← Row 53 [RS]: (C) x 24, (B), (C), (B) x 6, (C) x 4, (B) x 9, (C) x 4, (B) x 6, (C), (B), (C) x 24
→ Row 54 [WS]: (C) x 23, (B) x 2, (C), (B) x 5, (C) x 5, (B) x 9, (C) x 5, (B) x 5, (C), (B) x 2, (C) x 23
← Row 55 [RS]: (C) x 23, (B) x 2, (C) x 3, (B) x 2, (C) x 5, (B) x 11, (C) x 5, (B) x 2, (C) x 3, (B) x 2, (C) x 23
→ Row 56 [WS]: (C) x 23, (B) x 6, (C) x 5, (B) x 13, (C) x 5, (B) x 6, (C) x 23
← Row 57 [RS]: (C) x 24, (B) x 3, (C) x 6, (B) x 15, (C) x 6, (B) x 3, (C) x 24
→ Row 58 [WS]: (C) x 33, (B) x 15, (C) x 33
← Row 59 [RS]: (C) x 33, (B) x 15, (C) x 33
→ Row 60 [WS]: (C) x 33, (B) x 15, (C) x 33
← Row 61 [RS]: (C) x 33, (B) x 15, (C) x 33
→ Row 62 [WS]: (C) x 33, (B) x 15, (C) x 33
← Row 63 [RS]: (C) x 33, (B) x 4, (C) x 7, (B) x 4, (C) x 33
→ Row 64 [WS]: (C) x 33, (B) x 3, (C) x 9, (B) x 3, (C) x 33
← Row 65 [RS]: (C) x 33, (B) x 2, (C) x 11, (B) x 2, (C) x 33
→ Row 66 [WS]: (C) x 33, (B), (C) x 13, (B), (C) x 33
← Row 67 [RS]: (C) x 81
→ Row 68 [WS]: (C) x 81
← Row 69 [RS]: (C) x 81
→ Row 70 [WS]: (C) x 81
← Row 71 [RS]: (C) x 19, (R) x 3, (C) x 5, (R) x 2, (C) x 3, (R) x 2, (C) x 2, (R) x 2, (C) x 3, (R) x 2, (C) x 2, (R) x 6, (C) x 2, (R) x 3, (C) x 6, (R) x 3, (C) x 16
→ Row 72 [WS]: (C) x 16, (R) x 3, (C) x 6, (R) x 3, (C) x 2, (R) x 6, (C) x 2, (R) x 2, (C) x 3, (R) x 2, (C) x 2, (R) x 2, (C) x 3, (R) x 2, (C) x 5, (R) x 3, (C) x 19
← Row 73 [RS]: (C) x 19, (R) x 3, (C) x 6, (R) x 2, (C) x 2, (R) x 2, (C) x 3, (R) x 2, (C) x 2, (R) x 2, (C) x 6, (R) x 2, (C) x 3, (R) x 2, (C) x 2, (R) x 2, (C) x 2, (R) x 2, (C) x 17
→ Row 74 [WS]: (C) x 17, (R) x 2, (C) x 2, (R) x 2, (C) x 2, (R) x 2, (C) x 3, (R) x 2, (C) x 6, (R) x 2, (C) x 2, (R) x 2, (C) x 3, (R) x 2, (C) x 2, (R) x 2, (C) x 6, (R) x 3, (C) x 19
← Row 75 [RS]: (C) x 19, (R) x 3, (C) x 7, (R) x 2, (C), (R) x 2, (C) x 4, (R) x 2, (C), (R) x 2, (C) x 6, (R) x 2, (C) x 3, (R) x 2, (C) x 2, (R) x 2, (C) x 2, (R) x 2, (C) x 17
→ Row 76 [WS]: (C) x 17, (R) x 2, (C) x 2, (R) x 2, (C) x 2, (R) x 2, (C) x 3, (R) x 5, (C) x 3, (R) x 5, (C) x 4, (R) x 5, (C) x 7, (R) x 3, (C) x 19
← Row 77 [RS]: (C) x 18, (R) x 5, (C) x 5, (R) x 2, (C) x 2, (R) x 2, (C) x 3, (R) x 2, (C) x 2, (R) x 2, (C) x 3, (R) x 5, (C) x 3, (R) x 2, (C) x 2, (R) x 2, (C) x 2, (R) x 2, (C) x 17
→ Row 78 [WS]: (C) x 17, (R) x 2, (C) x 2, (R) x 2, (C) x 2, (R) x 2, (C) x 3, (R) x 2, (C) x 6, (R) x 2, (C) x 2, (R) x 2, (C) x 3, (R) x 2, (C) x 2, (R) x 2, (C) x 4, (R) x 3, (C), (R) x 3, (C) x 17
← Row 79 [RS]: (C) x 16, (R) x 3, (C) x 3, (R) x 3, (C) x 3, (R) x 2, (C) x 2, (R) x 2, (C) x 3, (R) x 2, (C) x 2, (R) x 2, (C) x 6, (R) x 2, (C) x 3, (R) x 2, (C) x 2, (R) x 2, (C) x 2, (R) x 2, (C) x 17
→ Row 80 [WS]: (C) x 17, (R) x 2, (C) x 2, (R) x 2, (C) x 2, (R) x 2, (C) x 3, (R) x 2, (C) x 6, (R) x 2, (C) x 2, (R) x 2, (C) x 3, (R) x 2, (C) x 2, (R) x 2, (C) x 3, (R) x 2, (C) x 5, (R) x 2, (C) x 16
← Row 81 [RS]: (C) x 16, (R) x 2, (C) x 5, (R) x 2, (C) x 3, (R) x 6, (C) x 3, (R) x 6, (C) x 2, (R) x 6, (C) x 3, (R) x 2, (C), (R) x 4, (C), (R) x 2, (C) x 17
→ Row 82 [WS]: (C) x 17, (R) x 9, (C) x 4, (R) x 6, (C) x 2, (R) x 5, (C) x 4, (R) x 5, (C) x 4, (R) x 2, (C) x 5, (R) x 2, (C) x 16
← Row 83 [RS]: (C) x 56, (R) x 3, (C) x 2, (R) x 2, (C) x 18
→ Row 84 [WS]: (C) x 81
← Row 85 [RS]: (C) x 81
→ Row 86 [WS]: (C) x 81
← Row 87 [RS]: (C) x 81

Merry Catmas to All!

This Merry Catmas Crochet Chart might have started out as an unfinished cardigan panel, but now it’s ready to live its best life — whether that’s on the back of a festive cardigan, as a pet blanket, or a big snuggly C2C throw. The design is fun, playful, and perfect for adding a bit of holiday cheer to your crochet projects.