crochet cats

Please Note: This is NOT a beginner overlay mosaic pattern. If you'd like a great introduction to overlay mosaic Love Always and Hopscotch are great for beginners and contain no diagonal stitches! The 2025 Mosaic CAL is also a great intro to overlay mosaic (and is a great free way to try out overlay mosaic if you haven't tried this technique and are unsure if you'll enjoy it).

Pattern Notes

• This pattern is worked row by row (no turning).
• Left handed hook holder? You can make this pattern as written with ONE SMALL CHANGE. When you see a diagonal ddc, you will make the opposite direction (written says “ddc-2L” then you would instead work a “ddc-2R.” This will make your blanket a mirror of the graph picture. You would still follow and consult the graph reading it right to left because that is how it will match the written instructions.
• If you haven’t already…please look over the stitch list on page 2 before continuing with these pattern notes or you may be confused.
• You’ll see that you are working a chain space after your first, and before your last, stitch (part of the BE and EE). This is to set up the envelope border so you have no ends to sew in. The chain spaces will be what you stitch into as you border the sides of the blanket. The first & final sc (along with all the ends) will be enclosed in the envelope border.
• IF YOU DO NOT PLAN TO DO AN ENVELOPE BORDER then you can omit the BE and EE and use whatever beginning and ending stitches you need for your preferred bordering method.
• Excluding the BE and EE, all other sc are worked into the BLO unless otherwise noted.
• This pattern comes with a graph, located on the final two pages and also a separate graph file for easy zooming on a screen or tablet, if needed.
• If you think you find an error, or are confused about anything - I am happy to help! The best way to reach me is ALWAYS by email: [email protected] I am usually able to reply to your email within 24 hours.

Yarn Needed for Mosaic Meow Throw (shown on cover)

• Finished size using a 5.5mm hook and Worsted Weight yarn is 48 x 60 inches (122 x 152 cm) without the envelope border (border as written with 4 rounds adds about 4 inches/10cm).
• Yarn amounts given below were taken using a 5.5mm (with a 10% cushion added).
  • 3-Color Blanket: 1,312 yards (1,200 m) each of Color A, B, and C
  • or 2-Color Blanket: 1,968 yards (1,800 m) each of Color A and B
  • Front Border: 355 yards (324 m)
  • Back Border: 355 yards (324 m)
  • Closing Rnd: 50 yards (46 m)

Yarn needed for a Baby Blanket (3 cats wide by 2 tall)

• Size in worsted yarn would be 36 by 40 inches (92 by 102 cm) before adding the envelope border (border as written with 4 rounds adds about 4 inches/10cm).
• Yarn amounts: 984 yards (900 m) each of Color A and B. For the envelope border, you will need about 1/3 less yarn than the throw requires.
• You may prefer dk weight (and a smaller hook) to make the blanket a little lighter and smaller. For mosaic crochet, I like to use whatever hook my label suggests as this seems to be a good fit for my tension.