2022 March Cat or L for Love

I know that typically “March-themed” things are green for St. Patrick’s Day but this series of cat squares is not going to follow a monthly theme.

This square is just another cat. You can make it green if you want. Or you can pick any other color.

I also really like the design that shows up on the wrong side of the interlocking version where the hearts meet (in an almost 4-clover type image).

But, this square does give a bit of a spoiler for the upcoming squares… there are right- and left-handed instructions for this pattern. 😯

What!? Why would it matter which direction a cat is facing?

Did you already hear about this in my YouTube live from February 12, 2022?

This is actually an “L” and there will be 3 other squares that go in a mini-series to spell “Love”. They will not be released one after another though. And the “o” and the “v” don’t have left-handed instructions (because those letters are legible regardless of which direction they face).

And, because of these letter-cat squares I will also be including left-handed instructions for the all-in-one blanket pattern which will be released in December when all the squares are out.

That blanket pattern will be added to your eBooks but not available separately on its own, by the way.

Please note, I have removed the interlocking mesh dots and extra border lines from the mosaic versions of these cat squares. All 12 mosaic cat squares will be the same size (77 x 77) and all 12 interlocking squares will be the same size (81 x 81; 40- window square). This deviates from most of my other squares of this size where the chart is 81 x 81 for both techniques.

Thanks again to my wonderful testers (and cat)!

My cats were very cooperative as I took pictures! I had to remake January because the yarn I originally used was just not what I wanted. All of my squares will be done using Premier Yarns Home Cotton. I will keep black as the main color and then use an assortment of striped yarns and solid yarns.

Get the Pattern

Interlocking Crochet Details

• Chart is 81 x 81
• Finished measurements approximately 20” x 20” / 51cm x 51cm
• 4.5 mm hook (US7)
• Worsted weight yarn (460 – 485 yards total)
  • Main color (MC) – 230 yards plus 25 for optional border
  • Accent color (AC) – 230 yards
• Gauge: 16 DC x 8 rows = 4”

Overlay Mosaic Crochet Details

• Chart is 77 x 77
• Finished measurements approximately 20” x 22” / 52cm x 56cm
• 5 mm hook (H-8)
• Worsted weight yarn (600-850 yards)
  • Main color (blue on chart) – 300 yards
  • Contrasting color (white on chart) – 300 yards
  • Optional Envelope Border – 250 yards
• Gauge: 14 stitches x 15 rows = 4”

2022: A Year of Cats (ongoing updates)
eBook (Ravelry) (Etsy) (Direct Purchase)
All-in-one Love Miniseries blanket (in eBook only)
All-in-one Blanket (in eBook only)
January (Ravelry) (Etsy)
February (Ravelry) (Etsy)
March (Ravelry) (Etsy)
April (Ravelry) (Etsy)
May (Ravelry) (Etsy)
June (Ravelry) (Etsy)
July (Ravelry) (Etsy)
August (Ravelry) (Etsy)
September (Ravelry) (Etsy)
Bonus Scratch Cat FREE online (Ravelry) (Etsy)
October (Ravelry) (Etsy)
November (Ravelry) (Etsy)
Bonus November Face (Ravelry) (Etsy)
December (Ravelry) (Etsy)