Cats are cute but cats in sweaters are cuter!

The sweater cats are knit in the round from the bottom up with a single seam on completion. Each of the stranded colourwork sweater designs can be worked on any size of cat.

The cats here are shown worked in both 100% wool and 100% acrylic yarn. The small and medium sized cats were knit in Knit Picks Swish DK and the large was knit in Knitcraft Everyday DK.

Stranded colourwork sections are chart only.

Materials:

DK weight yarn (figures below are for one cat in each size, contrast colour figures are for the max you would need for any one of the cats).
MC: 115 (150, 200)yds / 105 (140, 185)m
C1: 50 (65, 90)yds / 45 (60, 85)m
C2: 50 (65, 90)yds / 45 (60, 85)m
C3 (fish only): 35 (45, 55)yds / 30 (40, 50)m
3mm / US 2.5 16” / 40cm circular needle + DPNs
6 stitch markers
Waste yarn or stitch holder
Contrast yarn for face embroidery

Finished Measurements:

Size: S (M, L)
Circumference: 15 (18.5, 22)” / 38 (47, 56)cm
Height: 8.5 (10.5, 12.5)” / 21.5 (26.5, 31)cm