Free Crochet Cat Sweater Pattern

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Need a cute way to keep your feline friend a bit warmer during the cold months? This cute free crochet cat sweater pattern is just what you need! It’s perfect for those cats that need a little help staying warm, but it’ll look adorable on any cat you put it on.

Keep reading for all the details and the free online version of the cozy cat sweater crochet pattern or you can purchase the ad-free PDF version here.

Two of our cats love sitting out on our 3 season porch even during the 4th season (winter) when no one should be out there. They’re at least protected from the wind, but it’s COLD on the porch.

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Thankfully, they are smart enough to let us know when it gets too cold and they want to come back inside, but I thought that with little sweaters, they might be able to stay out there longer if they want to.

Normally, cats with long hair don’t need extra clothing, so I imagine you have a hairless cat if you’re here to make a cat sweater. I’ve heard that hairless cats are big fans of warm clothing so hopefully you and your kitten find this pattern helpful.

Stitches

Overall the stitches for this cat sweater are nice and simple. You’ll first start with a single crochet ribbing for the collar. Half of the collar is worked in the back loop only which creates a squishy ribbing while the other half is worked with normal single crochets which allows the ribbing to be folded down and lay flat.

From there, you’ll start working in continuous rounds of half double crochet stitches, and use chains to create openings for their front legs.

Once you finish the main body, you’ll finish off the sweater with single crochet ribbing. Many animal sweaters have a longer back than stomach portion but to keep this sweater simple, I just made the body of the sweater even all around.

Yarn

Brava Tweed yarn from We Crochet was the perfect choice for these cat sweaters, especially for our little guy, he just looks so dapper in tweed.

Brava Tweed is a worsted weight Acrylic yarn with pieces of Viscose to give that tweed look. It’s a super easy yarn to work with and has a nice range of colors. If you’re not a fan of the tweed, the regular Brava worsted yarn has even more color options and is just as easy to work with.

You can sub pretty much any worsted weight acrylic in this pattern, just be sure to check your gauge as worsted weight yarns have such a wide range of thicknesses.

Skill Level

This cat sweater is rated at an Easy skill level. The stitches are simple and the sweater doesn’t require significant shaping.

The neck/collar is intentionally wide so it goes over kitty’s head easily and isn’t tight around their throats. The chest/body area is easily made larger as you make the arm holes. It’s pretty simple over all!

Free Crochet Cat Sweater Pattern

Skill Level: Easy

Gauge: 4” x 4” = 13 rounds by 15 hdcs

Supplies

US size 7, 4.5 mm crochet hook

Brava Tweed Worsted by KnitPicks (Category 4, worsted weight yarn,97% Premium Acrylic, 3% Viscose, 218yds/200m, 3.5oz/100g)

• Samples made in Medium size used approximately 174 yds (2.8 oz) in Pumpkin Bread, Wasabi, Heron.

Large Eye Yarn Needle

Scissors

Abbreviations

ch: chain
tc: turning chain (the chain 1 or chain 2 at the start of the previous row)
sp: space
blo: back loop only
sc: single crochet
hdc: half double crochet
st(s): stitch(es)
sl st: slip stitch
beg: beginning

Notes

The neck of the sweater will be worked first, back and forth in rows. Half of the row will be worked in the BLO while the other half is worked through both loops. The collar can then be folded down without being as bulky.

After joining the neck, you’ll work in continuous rounds leaving arm holes and expanding for the chest/stomach. The sweater is then finished with short ribbing worked in rows around the bottom.

The ch 1 to start each row does not count as a stitch. The pattern is written for a medium size with extra small, small, and large following. M (XS, S, L)

Size Chart

Size	Cat Neck Size	Cat Chest Size	Sweater Collar Size	Sweater Chest Size	Yarn Amount
XS	7”- 8”	11” – 12”	8.75”	12.5”	100 yds (1.6oz)
SM	8” – 9”	12” – 13.5”	10.25”	14.1”	143 yds (2.3 oz)
M	9” – 11”	13.5” – 14.5”	11.25”	15.2”	174 yds (2.8 oz)
L	11” – 13”	14.5” – 16”	13.25”	16.8”	218 yds (3.5 oz)

Pattern Instructions

Collar

The collar/neck is worked in rows with half of each row worked in the back loop only while the other half is worked through both loops.

Ch 13

Row 1: Sc in 2^nd ch from hook and in each st across, turn. (12)

Row 2: Ch 1, sc blo in the next 6 sts, sc in the next 6 sts, turn. (12)

Row 3: Ch 1, sc in the next 6 sts, sc blo in the next 6 sts, turn. (12)

Rows 4-45 (35, 41, 53): Repeat Rows 2 and 3.

Hold the ends of the collar together and join with a sl st. The working yarn should end on the side that has the regular single crochets with the ribbing becoming the top of the collar.

Body

The body is worked in continuous rounds. You may want to use a stitch marker to mark the first st of each round. The last round will be joined with a sl st.

Turn the collar sideways.

Round 1: Ch 1, hdc in each row around, do not join with a sl st. (45 (35, 41, 53))

Rounds 2-5: Hdc in each st around. (45 (35, 41, 53))

Round 6: 4 (3, 4, 6) hdc, ch 14, skip 8, 21 (13, 17, 25) hdc, ch 14, sk 8, 4 (3, 4, 6) hdc. (57 (47, 53, 65))

Round 7: 4 (3, 4, 6) hdc, 14 hdc in ch-14 space, 21 (13, 17, 25) hdc, 14 hdc in ch-14 space, 4 (3, 4, 6) hdc. (57 (47, 53, 65)) Rounds 8-23 (16, 20, 26): Hdc in each st around, join with a sl st to the beg hdc. (57 (47, 53, 65))

Bottom Ribbing

The bottom ribbing is worked around the bottom of the sweater in rows and is joined to the sweater as you go.

Ch 6

Row 1: Sc in 2^nd ch from hook and in each st across, join with a sl st in the next st at the bottom of the sweater, sl st to the next st, turn. (5)

Row 2: Skip sl sts, sc in the blo of each st of the previous ribbing row, turn. (5)

Row 3: Ch 1, sc in the blo of ea st across, join with a sl st in the next st at the bottom of the sweater, sl st to the next st, turn. (5)

Rows 4-57 (47, 53, 65): Repeat Rows 2 and 3. Slip stitch to join the last row with the first row. Fasten off a weave in ends.