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A crochet kitty hammock is similar to making a crochet baby hammock - for both you need to ensure that you use a super soft yarn and one that has spring but not too many holes and we're good to go. Thank you for joining me.
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I needed to do a small bit of research before I made my first kitty hammock. I learned that a medium sized cat is about 18" from nose to tail.
So a length of about 23-25" with a width of 13-15" is what you'd need for a hammock.
I decided to make a rectangle which was about 17" x 19" and then reduced along the 19" side to get a triangle effect. Finally add in some loops (as we're working the triangular shape for the sides) and we're good to go.
You do not need the same specific yarn that I've used. Use any yarn with a suitable hook. My yarn was chosen by my client.
Single Crochet : Sc : yo, insert hk into st ; yo (2 lps on hk); yo, draw through both lps. One sc made. Check out the video at https://youtu.be/ghACqBpA-3k
First stitch for Single Crochet : This is how I like to start my row of sc. Check out the video at https://youtu.be/6pVYRfsf4_M
For the whole pattern we will use a Shell Stitch which is (e-sc ; ch 1, esc) all in the same st or ch-sp
Row 2 : e-sc in the 1st fsc ;
sk next fsc ; Shell St in the next fsc ;
(sk next 2 fsc, Shell St in the next fsc) ;
rep (to) till the last st ;
e-sc in the last fsc. Turn
From now on, you will work the Shell St in the ch-1 sp of the previous Shell St
Row 3 : e-sc in the 1st st ;
Shell st in the 1st ch-1 sp and in each ch-1 sp till the last st ;
e-sc in the last st. Turn
Rep Row 3 till you get the size you want for your little hammock.
Like I said before, I worked till I had a length of 19".
I have then reduced along the sides to get a slight shape for my hammock
Half double crochet 2-tog : hdc 2-tog : [yo, insert hk in st or ch-sp, yo and pull up a lp] (3 lps on hk) ; insert hk in st or ch-sp, yo and pull up a lp (4 lps on hk) ; yo, draw through all 4 lps on hk. One hdc 2-tog made.
Loop Row 2 : sl-st into the centre of the 1st ch-11 sp ;
sc in the same 1st ch-11 sp ;
(ch 11, sc in the next ch-11 sp) ;
rep (to) till the end. Turn
Rep Loop Row 2 two more times, till you have one ch-11 sp left.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
We hang our hammock using that last ch-11 sp.
Re-attach yarn at the other end and rep from Decrease Row 1 till the loops are done for this end as well.
More ideas :
Now if you are using a multi colored yarn, you're good to go - but otherwise, look at these video tutorials on how to work with multiple colored yarns for a beautiful checkered effect.
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