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**My cat is incredibly proud of her butt, and very generous in the display of it. On some extra** **purrfect mornings I wake up to find her glorious butt just centimetres from my face.** 
  
**This sweater is a homage to my sweet shouty Atari Teenage Kitten and her perfect butt, and to all those wonderful and perfectly-butted cats who selflessly parade, tail-up, so that we lesser beings can gaze upon the perfection of the cat butt.**
  
There are charts for a single-coloured cat, tuxie and calico cats, and a blank chart so that you can add your own cat or cats to a sweater.
  
There are instructions for adding one, two or more cats to your sweater.
  
The pattern is available in ten sizes. [You can find a schematic, detailed sizing information and all the yarn requirements in this PDF.](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1071/1078/files/catbutt_sweater_-_information.pdf?v=1751823729)
  
  
**Skills & techniques**
• knitting flat
• knitting in the round
• short row shaping
• intarsia colourwork
• icord bindoff
• sewing up side seams, shoulders and hem
• duplicate stitch (optional)
  
  
*The pattern includes little tutorials for most of the techniques you'll need.*
  
**Construction**
  
The front and back are both knit top down, and in the same way. You’ll begin by working the left and right shoulders separately, using short rows to shape the shoulder slant. The left and right shoulders are then joined, and you knit straight down, adding your intarsia cat(s) and pausing at the hem.
  
When both sides are complete you’ll seam the shoulders, and from the base of the sleeve to the hem. You’ll then pick up the sleeves and knit them in the round, finishing with a gathered icord cuff. You’ll pick up stitches around the neckline and knit an icord collar, and you’ll knit the underside of the turned hem, and stitch that down.
  
You’ll pick up some stitches for the tail, and knit that as a long tube. You’ll embroider the little butt \* and - if you didn’t intarsia them - the eyes and optional snoot, and stitch down the tail - and you'll have the best butt sweater! 

 

2025's epic knitalong is a huge blanket - or several smaller blankets.

It's a modular knit, built up with squares and octogons, so you can choose the size of blanket you want.

The pattern will be released gradually over the year. Each release will have a couple of big octies, and a couple of smaller squares or triangles.

Each update will each have one easy, gentle octie - nice relaxing colourwork - and one more complicated octie. It's up to you whether you knit one of each or stick just to the gentle or spicy side. There'll also be a couple of square / half-square patterns in each update. These will all be nice gentle knitting. 

There will also be a series of little mini-pattern that use the octies and squares.

The pattern update schedule is something like:

* Mid February: Octies 1 & 2.
* Start of April: Octies 3 & 4.
* Mid May: Octies 5 & 6.
* Start of July: Octies 7 & 8.
* Mid August: Octies 9 & 10.
* Start of October: Octies 11 & 12.
* November: Sewing up, border, finishing. (sorry about this last bit)

The pattern includes guidance for working with 4ply and DK yarns.

The blanket as written, with twelve octies, will measure 155 x 200cm using DK yarn and 120 x 155cm using 4ply - but there's plenty of guidance for making a larger or smaller blanket.



This advent-calendar knit can be worn as a giant winter cocoon-scarf or as a more elegant draped wrap. It also makes a wonderful cat nest (or so my cat tells me, loudly, whenever I try to claim it back from underneath her).

The Catvent Wrap has 25 panels, each with a little gentle knit excitement to keep you one-more-row-ing throughout December (or any other month). It's designed to work with yarn advent calendars, but it will also work well with scraps or stashed yarn.

The finished, blocked wrap is 270cm long and 60cm deep.

Yarn requirements

CC1 (grey edges) - 220m
CC2	(white stripes & colourwork) - 175m
MC - 1395m in total


It’s late at night in the spooky woods, and the moonlight makes everything look eerie. As you creep through the trees you hear a rustling behind you and peer around to see... two pairs of eyes glowering at you from the undergrowth. The sinister cats have found you! 

Sizing

Full details are provided for five leg circumferences (15.5cm, 17.75cm, 20cm, 22.25cm & 24.5cm), and there’s plenty of guidance for adjusting the leg and foot lengths.

Toes and heels

There are full instructions for flap & gusset, short row & afterthought heels, as well as round and wedge-shaped toes. You can choose the heel and toe combo that best suits you.

This is the sixth sock in The Year Of Catsock Adventures, an expanding collection of eight catsocks released throughout 2024. There’s a new pattern released every two months, plus two very scrap-friendly socks at the end.

The Sunset Sweater is perfect for cool summer evenings and chilly autumn days - or wear it in winter as a reminder that the warmth and the light will return.

This sunny sweater has a slightly cropped, swishy shape, wide sleeves that gather at the wrist and the simplest of intarsia - and you can embroider it with the story of your sunset!

**The sunset**

This is a gentle intarsia project, with usually only three strands of yarn in use, and with a maximum of five at any time, and there are also instructions for knitting either the front or the back in a single shade.

The pattern includes embroidery tutorials for duplicate-stitching a little more detail in, and adding stars to the sky.

**Sizing information**

There are ten sizes included in the pattern, with chest circumference measurements from 90cm to 180cm. There's also plenty of guidance for adjusting the sleeve and body length.

**Yarn**

I used cotton and laceweight fluff held together to knit this sweater but if you prefer to use just a single strand of yarn a DK weight yarn will work just fine.

[Detailed yarn and sizing information is available here.][1]


  [1]: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1071/1078/files/sunset_yarn_size.pdf?v=1729508375

It’s autumn. The ground is scattered with acorns and chestnuts and sycamore helicopters, and strewn with crisp bright leaves - and sprouting with mushrooms! This new catsock has a lovely big meowshroom on the leg and some autumn-themed colourwork stripes on the foot.

Sizing

Full details are provided for five leg circumferences (15.5cm, 17.75cm, 20cm, 22.25cm & 24.5cm), and there’s plenty of guidance for adjusting the leg and foot lengths.

Toes and heels

There are full instructions for flap & gusset, short row & afterthought heels, as well as round and wedge-shaped toes. You can choose the heel and toe combo that best suits you.

This is the fifth sock in The Year Of Catsock Adventures, an expanding collection of eight catsocks released throughout 2024. There’s a new pattern released every two months, plus two very scrap-friendly socks at the end.

For Cattyblossom we’re going outside to the garden to sniff the flowers, chase a butterfly, have a little potter around the raised beds and then snooze in the sunshine.

This latest sock is a little technique salad. As well as a smidge of catty colourwork there are two new techniques - helical stripes and dipstitches.

**Sizing**

Full details are provided for five leg circumferences (15.5cm, 17.75cm, 20cm, 22.25cm & 24.5cm), and there’s plenty of guidance for adjusting the leg and foot lengths.

**Toes and heels**

There ae full instructions for flap & gusset, short row & afterthought heels, as well as round and wedge-shaped toes. You can choose the heel and toe that suits you!

This is the fourth sock in The Year Of Catsock Adventures, an expanding collection of eight catsocks released throughout 2024. There's a new pattern released every two months, plus two very scrap-friendly socks at the end.

The Sun Stop Shawl is a lovely exploration of texture and stripe. There are sections of yarn-contrast colourwork where we mix the floof and silk, patches of daisy stitch and geometric openwork, and eyelet stripes, and it's finished with a fluffy hem and pretty picots.

It's fun to knit, too - the pattern switches often enough to keep you engaged, and each section itself is a fairly straightforward knit. The last section, with those subtle fluffy stripes, practically knits itself. (And, ok, the picot bindoff might generate a few swears, but it is absolutely worth it.)

My working-name for this shawl was **EPIC**, and the shawl does not dsappoint. The finished blocked shawl measures 240cm from tip to tip, and is 115cm deep along the spine.

**Yarn**

Two shades of Yarn A
100gr/ 400 metres of a 4-ply yarn in each colour.

Two similar or identical shades in Yarn B
50gr/ 400 metres of a light and fluffy lace-weight yarn in each colour.

You want a contrast in texture between the two yarns. Look for something strong and lustrous for yarn A - a silk or silk-blend yarn is perfect, but tencel or mercerised cotton could also work well.

For yarn B you’re looking for fluff!  Mohair is perfect, but a brushed suri alpace would also work well.

I used Caitin Silk (100% silk) for yarn A, and Caitin Fluff (68% mohair, 32% silk) for yarn B, in the colourways Peony (shade one) and Honey Honey (shade two). [Kits for this shawl are available here.][1]

**Colour choices**

When choosing your colours look for two that will look good both striped and blended together. Combinations of similar-hued light and dark yarns will work well, as will shades that are not too far apart on the colour wheel.

It can be useful to imagine that the yarn is paint, and to picture what colour you’d end up with if you mixed the two.

Any two primary colours should mix well - like the pink and yellow I’ve used - as should any primary with its neighbouring secondary shades. Two secondary shades may work well but there’s a bit more potential for muddiness. Opposing colours - red with green, for example - will probably work up dull and a little muddy in the fluff sections (although the stripes will pop).


  [1]: https://caitinbeag.com/products/sun-stop-shawl-kit

We're heading to the remote Scottish island of Summerisle for this  little cat-socky homage to to the classic folk horror film The Wicker Man.  I've taken the maypole image from that film and run with with for a sharp geometric pattern, topped with cats.

The pattern has two sets of charts, so that you can knit yourself mirror-image symmetrical socks if you want.

**Sizing**

Full details are provided for five leg circumferences (15.5cm, 17.75cm, 20cm, 22.25cm & 24.5cm), and there’s plenty of guidance for adjusting the leg and foot lengths.

**Toes and heels**

There ae full instructions for flap & gusset, short row & afterthought heels, as well as round and wedge-shaped toes. You can choose the heel and toe that suits you!

This is the third sock in The Year Of Catsock Adventures, an expanding collection of eight catsocks released throughout 2024. There's a new pattern released every two months, plus two very scrap-friendly socks at the end.

There’s a hint of warmth to the sunshine, and a fuzz of green on the branches. It is SPRING!  I always let the weather go to my head - at the first signs of spring I want to plan picnics and park expeditions and trips to the beach. 

Springtime Kitties is a fun knit, with stripes containing a smidge of colourwork, a little gentle lace and a some textured stitches.

**Yarn**

Any sock-suitable yarn will work for these socks.

I've used a set of five mini-skeins, but you can also use a single shade for the main colours, and just a little contrast yarn for the smaller stripes. This pattern's also very good for using up your scraps.

**Sizing**

Full details are provided for five leg circumferences (15.5cm, 17.75cm, 20cm, 22.25cm & 24.5cm), and there's plenty of guidance for adjusting the leg and foot lengths.

**Toes and heels**

Full instructions for flap & gusset, short row & afterthought heels, as well as round and wedge-shaped plain toes and a pretty colourwork toe.

This is the second sock in The Year Of Catsock Adventures, an expanding collection of eight catsocks released throughout 2024. There's a new pattern every two months, plus two very scrap-friendly socks at the end.

I like to welcome the new year in with a dip in the sea. I gather up some friends and head to the coast for a lovely cold sea-swim followed by a warming hot chocolate while I wait for feeling to return to my fingers and toes.

We’re kicking off the year of catsocks with a little sea-swiming adventure, too. We’re diving down deep to greet the Octokitty, our benevolent feline-cephalopod ruler of the depths.

Octokitty combines colourwork with some gentle cables - but there's also a colourwork-only chart provided for a more straightforward knit.

**Sizing**

Full details are provided for five leg circumferences (15.5cm, 17.75cm, 20cm, 22.25cm & 24.5cm), and there's plenty of guidance for adjusting the leg and foot lengths.

**Toes and heels**

Full instructions for flap & gusset, short row & afterthought heels, as well as round and wedge-shaped toes.

This is the first sock in The Year Of Catsock Adventures, an expanding collection of eight catsocks released throughout 2024 (a new pattern every two months, plus two very scrap-friendly socks at the end).

he Catvent Catsock is here to eat your yarn scraps! 

It's a scrap-friendly colourwork-striped sock, with a short row heel and round toe.

The colourwork is incredibly just-one-more-row-ish.

The pattern includes both 4ply and DK-weight socks.

Each sock comes in five sizes, with lots of guidance for adjusting the length.

There are day-by-day advent knitting instructions as well as knit-right-through instructions.

The Sinister Cat hat is a fun, quick knit with some satisfying colourwork and plenty of glowering, judgey cats.

There are five hat sizes. They cover head circumferences from 44cm to 65cm, so all heads from toddler to adult should find a size to fit them.

There are alternative dog charts included as well, just in case you're #teamdog.

[Kits with all the yarn you need, as well as the pattern, are available here.][1]


  [1]: https://caitinbeag.com/products/sinister-cat-hat-cowl-kits

The Sinister Cat cowl is a fun, quick knit with some satisfying colourwork and plenty of glowering, judgey cats.
  
The cowl comes in one size, but with plenty of help for adjusting it to suit.
  
There are alternative dog charts included as well, just in case you're #teamdog.
  
[Kits with all the yarn you need, as well as the pattern, are available here.](https://caitinbeag.com/products/sinister-cat-hat-cowl-kits)

The Catty Carousel Cardigan is a fitted cardigan with a bold carousel-inspired colourwork yoke, and little colourwork sparkles at the neck, wrists and hem.
It is designed to work with yarn advent calendars, but you can also link it up with your scrap pile or use a single shade of main colour yarn.

It comes in fifteen sizes - to fit chest sizes from 72.5 - 177.5cm with 5cm of positive ease.

As written, the pattern is knit in the round and steeked, but there's guidance for a flat-knit cardigan if you'd prefer to not steek, and for a sweater version.

[A full schematic and size chart, as well as detailed yarn requirements are available in this PDF.][1]


  [1]: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1071/1078/files/carousel_information.pdf?v=1701022306

Blaze is a heart-shaped shawl with a dramatic slip-stitch border and a neat picot edge.

You can wear it draped elegantly, over your shoulders or as a scarf-like cocoon around your neck.

**Yarn**

One 100gr/ 400 metre skein of 4ply yarn for the main colour.
5 x 20gr/ 80 metre mini-skeins of 4ply yarn for the contrast colours.

You can also use two 100gr skeins in contrasting shades, or substitute the mini-skeins for a pile of 4ply scraps. 

**Size**

a: outer curve - 380cm
b: top - 170cm
c: depth - 60cm


Get a unicorn on your needles! Unicorn is a raglan-sleeved sweater with a big intarsia unicorn smile, and some sweet swishy-mane stripes.

Unicorn comes in eight sizes.  [Download a PDF with the full schematic, size charts and yarn requirements.][1]

Unicorn is worked top-down, in the round for the raglan section, and flat for the intarsia bits.

More information - plus kits with all the yarn - available from [caitinbeag.com/unicorn][2]


  [1]: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1071/1078/files/unicorn_kid_factsheet.pdf?v=1692439419
  [2]: https://caitinbeag.com/unicorn

Get a unicorn on your needles! Unicorn is a snuggly, slightly retro drop-shoulder sweater with a big intarsia unicorn smile, and some sweet swishy-mane stripes.

Unicorn comes in ten sizes.  [Download a PDF with the full schematic, size charts and yarn requirements.][1]

More information - plus kits with all the yarn - available from [caitinbeag.com/unicorn][2]


  [1]: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1071/1078/files/unicorn_adult_factsheet.pdf?v=1692439419
  [2]: https://caitinbeag.com/unicorn

> THE OWLS ARE NOT WHAT THEY SEEM
> 
> Is that... because they are actually
> cats?

White Cats In The Black Lodge is a Twin Peaks-inspired sweater with a round colourwork yoke and little hem and cuff detailing.

The pattern includes both child and adult versions.

The schematic, measurements and yarn requirements are available in this [pattern information PDF][1].

**Construction details**

This is a top-down sweater. It's knit in the round, with short-row shaping for the neckline, a stranded-colourwork yoke and little colourwork details around the hem and cuffs.

**Yarn**

White Cats in the Black Lodge is knit in a DK-weight yarn. Any sweater-suitable yarn should be just fine for this sweater.

**Extra charts**

As well as the traditional colourwork charts there are colour-your-own charts included, so that you can play around with different colour options.


  [1]: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1071/1078/files/white_cats_in_the_black_lodge_info_doc.pdf?v=1693151623

Pollen is a semi-circular shawl with a radiating slip-stitch pattern and a pretty picot edge.

It's a deceptively simple knit - just slip stitches and the odd increase. It's a perfect holiday-knit!

The pattern calls for one skein of fingering weight/ 4ply yarn and a contrasting set of mini-skeins.

OH, SWEET SUMMER CATSOCK!

*The sun shines down on the Great Summer Cat, and on a chorus of tiny catfaces and flowers and flourishes. Grab your yarn and your needles and join us for a catty-knitty bask amongst the blossoms.*


 - five sizes included - leg circumferences from 15.5cm to 24.5 cm -  plus instructions for adjusting the length

 - flap and gusset and short row heel instructions, and round and wedge toe instructions, so you can knit the sock style you love best.

- full charts provided for all sizes

Yarn requirements / Contrast (heel and toe / Background colour / Foreground colour

1 / 75 m / 110 m / 100 m

2 / 90 m / 135 m / 120 m

3 / 105 m / 155 m / 140 m

4 / 120 m / 175 m / 160 m

5 / 140 m / 200 m / 180 m

Patterns and Designs by An Caitín Beag

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