Free · cat pixel patterns
Twelve cats we drew pixel by pixel: a ginger tabby, a tuxedo, a Siamese, a calico loaf, a kitten with a ball of yarn and a cat in a box. Pick one and make it from the same grid: a corner-to-corner crochet square with every row and bobbin written out, a single crochet chart row by row, a cross stitch chart for 11- to 18-count Aida, a fuse bead pattern printed at bead size, or an alpha knot chart. Free, no sign-up.
Purlgrid · Ginger tabby · Cat pixel pattern · purlgrid.com/cat-pixel-patterns/
An orange tabby sitting up, with green eyes, a cream chest and stripes all the way to its curled tail.
A Oat (background) · B Pumpkin · C Midnight · D Ember · E Apricot · F Slime · G Blush
The letter is the colour, the number the bobbin; numbers before them are tiles. * = join a new bobbin here. A bobbin named twice in one row is carried inside the tiles in between. ✂ = cut after this row, leaving a 15 cm (6 in) tail. Start at the bottom right corner: odd rows ↗, even rows ↙.
Start at the bottom right corner. Odd rows go ← (right to left), even rows → (left to right). The numbers are single crochet stitches; the letter is the colour, as in the key. Change colour on the last pull-through of the stitch before.
Row 1 is at the top. Odd rows are forward knots worked left to right, even rows backward knots right to left. The number is how many knots in a row, the letter the colour of string that ties them.
| Colour | Hex | Stitches | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkin | #ee7a1f | 83 | |
| Midnight | #231c2c | 80 | |
| Ember | #b5521c | 57 | |
| Apricot | #f8a94b | 42 | |
| Slime | #7ab83b | 4 | |
| Blush | #f2a3b6 | 4 | |
| Total | 270 |
| Colour | Hex | Beads | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkin | #ee7a1f | 83 | |
| Midnight | #231c2c | 80 | |
| Ember | #b5521c | 57 | |
| Apricot | #f8a94b | 42 | |
| Slime | #7ab83b | 4 | |
| Blush | #f2a3b6 | 4 | |
| Total | 270 |
How one grid makes five crafts
Corner to corner works the square in diagonal rows of little tiles (a chain of 3 and 3 double crochet each). Start at the bottom right corner: odd rows go ↗, even rows ↙. Each colour area has its own bobbin; the plan tells you where to join a new one (*), where a bobbin carries on and where to cut (✂). At 1.9 cm a tile, a 24-tile square is about 45.6 cm (18 in) across; in bulky (2.6 cm) about 62.4 cm (24.5 in).
Each square is one single crochet, worked in rows from the bottom up: odd rows right to left, even rows left to right. Where a row has only two colours, carry the other yarn inside the stitches (tapestry crochet); where it has more, give each colour area its own small bobbin, the way graphgans are made.
Each square is one full cross. The chart shows a symbol for every colour, a bold line every 10 squares and red arrows at the middle, where you start. Aida is sold by its count, the number of squares in an inch, so the same chart is 1.5 in across on 11-count and 1 in on 18-count.
Each square is one knot on a base string, the way alpha friendship bracelets are knotted: forward knots left to right on odd rows, backward knots right to left on even rows, each knot tied by the string of the colour you see. 24 base strings make a small square piece, a keychain or a bookmark charm.
Place one bead on each peg, following the pattern from the top left. Cover the beads with parchment paper and iron gently until they fuse, let it cool, then lift it off the board and iron the back. The motifs are 24 × 24 pegs at most, so each fits one 29 × 29 square board.
Fuse bead sizes and ironing: Wikipedia, Fuse beads · 29 × 29 boards: a large square pegboard with 841 pegs · C2C tile sizes and yarn: how much yarn do I need.
All twelve
C2C with worsted tiles and carrying across 1–2 tiles; cross stitch on 14-count Aida; beads without the background.
| Motif | Colours | C2C bobbins | Cross stitch, 14-count | Beads | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ginger tabby | 6 + background | 45 | 18 × 21 · 1.25 × 1.5 in | 270 | Make it |
| Tuxedo cat | 5 + background | 20 | 16 × 20 · 1.25 × 1.5 in | 200 | Make it |
| Siamese cat | 6 + background | 46 | 18 × 21 · 1.25 × 1.5 in | 270 | Make it |
| Calico loaf | 5 + background | 33 | 22 × 18 · 1.5 × 1.25 in | 278 | Make it |
| Sleeping cat | 5 + background | 43 | 21 × 17 · 1.5 × 1.25 in | 270 | Make it |
| Cat face | 5 + background | 39 | 20 × 20 · 1.5 × 1.5 in | 310 | Make it |
| Cat paw | 4 + background | 42 | 20 × 20 · 1.5 × 1.5 in | 298 | Make it |
| Kitten with yarn | 6 + background | 36 | 18 × 21 · 1.25 × 1.5 in | 255 | Make it |
| Lucky cat | 6 + background | 52 | 18 × 21 · 1.25 × 1.5 in | 289 | Make it |
| Cat in a box | 6 + background | 25 | 20 × 19 · 1.5 × 1.25 in | 316 | Make it |
| Cat on the moon | 3 + background | 33 | 20 × 21 · 1.5 × 1.5 in | 230 | Make it |
| Walking cat | 6 + background | 37 | 20 × 19 · 1.5 × 1.25 in | 226 | Make it |