Black Cat Crochet Pattern

This crochet Black Cat pattern is my next Halloween design. It will make a great addition to my other previously published Halloween patterns – the heart-shaped Spider, Bat and Ghost!

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I like Halloween, but I don’t like the creepy part of this holiday.   That is why all my Halloween designs are cute and fun. More crochet ideas for this holiday can be found in this Halloween crochet pattern collection.   

The black cat is a classic Halloween character and a symbol of bad luck. But did you know that in Ancient Egypt people believed that black cat can bring their owner good luck?

By the way, if you want to attract good fortune, I have other lucky designs for you – a crochet Horseshoe applique and crochet Lucky Clover applique!

Using this crochet Black Cat pattern, you can create three different cats by arranging the applique’s elements in different ways. Perhaps you can come up with more than three cats?

Black Cat Applique – Crochet Pattern

The pattern for this applique is also available as a print-friendly, styled and advertisement-free PDF file. You can get it from my Etsy shop HERE. Free pattern is below.

You can add this pattern to your Ravelry library HERE.

You can PIN this pattern to your Pinterest boards for later HERE.

Abbreviations:

Ch – chain

DC – double crochet

HDC – half double crochet

Rnd – round

SC- single crochet

SC3tog – single crochet 3 stitches together

Sl St – slip stitch

St (Sts) – stitch (stitches)

Finished Size:

This Black Cat crochet applique is about 5″ (12.5 cm) tall

Yarn:

Medium weight #4 cotton yarn. I used Sugar’n Cream cotton yarn.

Sugar’n Cream yarn are available on Lovecraft website, also on Amazon.

Hook and Other materials:

Crochet hook H/8 – 5 mm

Sticky back eyes

Instructions:

To make this Cat, you need to crochet a Body, a Head and a Tail. 

Body

Ch 11,
Rnd  1. SC in 2nd Ch and in each of next 4 Chs, HDC in each of next 2 Chs, DC in each of next 2 Chs, working under 2 loops – 8 DC in last Ch;

continue on opposite side of the Chain: DC in each of next 2 Chs, HDC in each of next 2 Chs, SC in each of next 5 Chs.

Rnd 2. Ch 2, Sl St in first St of previous Rnd and in each of  next 3 Sts, SC in each of next 4 Sts, HDC in each of next 3 Sts, 2 HDC in each of next 4 Sts, HDC in each of next 3 Sts, SC in each of next 4 Sts, Sl St in each of next 4 Sts.

Fasten off.

Head

Make a magic ring,

Rnd 1. Ch 2 (doesn’t count as a St), 8 HDC in the ring, join with Sl St in top of first HDC – 8 Sts.

Rnd 2. Ch 1 (doesn’t count as a St), 2 SC in same St, 2 SC in each St around, join with Sl St in top of first SC – 16 Sts

Rnd 3. First Ear: *Ch 3, Sl St in 2^nd Ch from the hook, SC in next Ch, Sl St in next St of the Head*, Sl St in each of next 3 Sts, Second Ear: repeat from * to * one more time.

Fasten off.

Finishing

Sew together Body, Head and Tail in a way, you like. Attach googly eyes.

I hope you enjoyed this Halloween Black Cat free crochet pattern!

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Crochet Halloween Spider Garland

Crochet Halloween Dog Bandana

My Free Crochet Patterns can also be found on Allfreecrochet website.