Thank you Donna for your videos, I haven't crocheted in 50 yrs and during this pandemic, I picked it up again for some calming to do. I am currently making samples and instructions for a book to pass down to my granddaughter since the newer generation doesn't know how to do crochet. THANK YOU AGAIN.
That's an awesome thing to do! Have you been on tik tok and looked up crochet? You don't see many people over 40 making some beautiful items! I'm in my 20s and have been crocheting for over 10 years. It's making a come back that's for sure :)
I am teaching the younger generation how to crochet! I'm in my late 30s and have been crocheting since I was a child. I learned how to crochet from my mother who just passed last month. Crochet still lives! I won't let it die! There are so many young people who still Crochet amd want to Crochet. It is making a beautiful come back!
My mom tried to teach me but, she didn't make it fun. So I stuck to sketching. But as an adult I oucked it back up. Can't remember when I started. Maybe 10-12 yrs ago. Wish my mom was here to see all I've done. I even do doilies an 3D rugs. So, so fun! Turns out, I'm a natural as was my mom! 🥰 side note... When I mess up, I can hear her tell me very firmly..."Count your stitches"! 🙄🤭
I clicked on this video knowing it is above my skill level but was interested in the short length. I watched the entire video, it is clear and concise with great visuals and I love the pattern text on the screen. Best crochet instruction channel!!
I love this pattern and more than that I absolutely love how you do videos - you don't ramble on and on and have us watch you counting, or doing an entire row. You simply tell us what to do and know we have the intelligence to carry on with the row. THANK YOU FOR THAT!!!! Some videos are so long and it's all irrelevant .. you cut to the chase and make it SO EASY!!!!
I absolutely love cats and I’ve been wanting to make an afghan for myself but wasn’t sure what kind of pattern I wanted. This is purrfect, so thank you very much for sharing, I have my new project! I’m struggling a lot with anxiety and depression and this made me so happy, I can’t tell you how much it really means to me. So little actually gives me joy these days, but this really did. ❤️
I have seen this stitch so many times. I wanted to learn how to do it. My dil LOVES cats. I am making a blanket, sweater, hat, and booties for my grandbaby coming in Feb. Then I plan on making her a sweater for her birthday. It is so much easier to do than I thought it would be. Thank you so much for this video.
I purchased a written pattern for a similar design that when I first read it seemed clear and concise. But while actually following the pattern, it didn't come out to the right number of stitches at the end. I started it over a few times, and then came to YT to try and find a video so I could see what I was doing wrong. So glad I found this video. Different from the original pattern I bought, much easier to follow, and I didn't have to pay for it LOL. Thank you!
Yeah, I finally found the pattern of the Cat Afghan. I made an Afghan like this for my daughter in 1995 and she moved around and lost the Afghan. She wanted another one but I've moved around too, and lost my patterns. I'm so happy I found another one. I've looked everywhere!!
Thank you!!!!! I have three special needs rescue kitties and three grand kits. Your video is so easy to follow. Thank you for a straight to the point teaching style. Also, bonus points for the nail polish matching the first yarn. I appreciate this video so much. You have a new subscriber.
Have made two afghans with this pattern & making a third for a new girl in our family. I begin with the chain & add a row of single crochet which gives the edge more body & also defines the bottom of the afghan. Love the pattern!
Nice video! Good camera work making it easy to see and follow the narrative. Work doesn't disappear off screen or wander about during the demonstration. Instructions are clear and easy to follow. No fluff talking about unrelated topics, just the stitch instruction. Really well done in my opinion. Thank you!±
Ty so much … your instructions are so impeccably clear and the visual camera view is outstanding… I love this stitch but seemed … til now… difficult to understand.. again ty ty ty Donna .. you are the best… &&&& those nails!!!!! Just Gorgeous!!!!!
My bestie is a cat lady big time. I cannot wait to make this for her! She especially loves black cat so I know what color the cats will be. Omg this is exciting!
Ohhh my son and daughter in law love cats and will really enjoy a blanket made with this stitch! I can't believe how super easy it is. Thanks for sharing! ❤
I'm all people-d out today (my way of saying my social battery is drained), and this is the perfect stitch to just sit and crochet rows upon rows of while I watch Netflix 🥰
I absolutely LOVE this pattern. I’m using scrap yarns and changing colors every 3 rows as instructed but I’ve got 14 colors so far. It’s super cute. Tyvm ❤
Thank you for this tutorial. I have been looking for a good pattern to make a cat stitch sweater for awhile. Your video is the best one I have seen. I am almost finished with my sweater.
Love this so much and had trouble following a pattern I found that wasn't clear at all. You make it so clear! Thank you so much. This would make a good scarf pattern too! You're the best!
Hello from Canada! I made a scarf from this pattern for a friend for Christmas ( yes she loves cats ) but I lost where I got the pattern from. After a lot of searching I found you again and wrote down the pattern again. Now the bad news, I am in the dog house because my other cat crazy friends saw the scarf and now want their own scarves and afghans,,,the good news, I do not have to think of what to get them all for Christmas and it is early enough that I have time to do them all. Maybe in the next couple of years I can do one for myself. Thank you very much for this video, it is easy to follow as well as easy on the ears, very well done!!!!!!!!!
Love your work. I seldom take instructions from other crochet UA-camrs because you’re great at explaining and your videos are so well edited to be brief. Easy to follow and keep up. Your voice is also calming and you give awesome additional suggestions (like for example you said you like to end on row 3 to help define the cat stitch).Thank you for providing your videos you have made learning new stitches a breeze!
Just when I was searching for something of this kind to make a pullover I got a pop up about you uploading this video.. I can't tell you how grateful I am right now.. Thank you tons dear 🙏 ❤❤
I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who uses knife grip to crochet. I feel like pencil grip is so pervasive among crochet videos and I just can't do it. (I can but it's not comfortable for me lol.)
I just got a suggestion on my shorts forca different stitch and found this as well. I love this! And I think it woukd be fun to do it in my cats colors. Thank you!!!!
Thank you Donna I always find your videos easy to follow and your patterns are very pretty this is a beautiful one I have 2 kitties who love blankets 🤗Amanda xx💕
I love, love, love this pattern!! So easy...and I may have to make a halloween cat hat somehow using this stitch!! Thanks so much for designing and then sharing for us to enjoy!!
This is an awesome stitch. I just recently made this same afghan. I found this on a different channel however. I think your instructions were very clear. My sister loves cats even more than I do, so I made this for her. She absolutely loves it. TFS
Hi Donna! Thank you for your patient and calm explanation of this pattern. I have a question- what would be a good border for this? I don’t want to take away from the visual effect. I’m not sure what would look good. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks again!!
So happy I found your channel! I'll be making an inordinate amount of baby blankets soon and while I've got stitch and pattern books I was looking for something new and this channel does the trick!!
I have a black and white cat. I wonder how a blanket would look with this pattern in black and white, anybody made one? Thanks for your videos, I have learned so much from you. You are the only one I can understand and I just love how you do the tutorials!
Good video regardless of what you call the stitches. What you call a Shells stich, I've always know as a Double V Static. Real shells (like the Shell Gas logo) do no have holes in the middle. Shells are usually an odd number of double or triples in the same stich. V's are an even number of stitches with a chain 1 or 2 chain sts in the middle to make the "V" shape.
Hi, Naztazia! 😸 How cute! The colors are pleasing to the eye. Thank you for sharing this pattern, I've been wanting to learn it. Always appreciate your work 🌷👍
Hello! I’m a new subscriber and the first tutorial i saw is the mini check (kind of an entrelac) and this is the second one. I love that you are showing your stiches very clearly on the video that it is not hard to follow by a senior citizen like me…. Thank you so much! 🙏☺️
I fell in love with this instantly Donna! Looks so easy and you made look that way! Thank you so very much! I can hardly wait to make something with this fun stitch😸😻
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How many chains for a standard size Afghan please
Doing three rows of this to mark the passing on my cat today for my temperature blanket. Thank you for the video 🫂
I'm so very sorry for the loss of your fur baby.
What a beautiful idea. Sorry for your loss. ❤️
Thank you Donna for your videos, I haven't crocheted in 50 yrs and during this pandemic, I picked it up again for some calming to do. I am currently making samples and instructions for a book to pass down to my granddaughter since the newer generation doesn't know how to do crochet. THANK YOU AGAIN.
That's an awesome thing to do! Have you been on tik tok and looked up crochet? You don't see many people over 40 making some beautiful items! I'm in my 20s and have been crocheting for over 10 years. It's making a come back that's for sure :)
I am teaching the younger generation how to crochet! I'm in my late 30s and have been crocheting since I was a child. I learned how to crochet from my mother who just passed last month. Crochet still lives! I won't let it die! There are so many young people who still Crochet amd want to Crochet. It is making a beautiful come back!
You’re granddaughter is gonna love this pattern 😻😻😻
My mom tried to teach me but, she didn't make it fun. So I stuck to sketching. But as an adult I oucked it back up. Can't remember when I started. Maybe 10-12 yrs ago.
Wish my mom was here to see all I've done. I even do doilies an 3D rugs. So, so fun! Turns out, I'm a natural as was my mom! 🥰 side note...
When I mess up, I can hear her tell me very firmly..."Count your stitches"! 🙄🤭
I have eight cats, and they insisted I learn this stitch. 😻
Absolutely!!!
Same here. My grand daughter wants one also.
😉Mt three kitty cats did too! When I finish the blanket I'm working on now, I'm definitely going to make a kitty blanket!
I have 3. They’re making me hook up a baby cocoon for our October granddaughter.
Donna I just love how your nails match your yarn!!
😆😆
I clicked on this video knowing it is above my skill level but was interested in the short length. I watched the entire video, it is clear and concise with great visuals and I love the pattern text on the screen. Best crochet instruction channel!!
Glad it was helpful!
I told my mom that I was gonna crochet a blankie for my cat and now I have the purrfect pattern yay 🥰😻😻😻
I love this pattern and more than that I absolutely love how you do videos - you don't ramble on and on and have us watch you counting, or doing an entire row. You simply tell us what to do and know we have the intelligence to carry on with the row. THANK YOU FOR THAT!!!! Some videos are so long and it's all irrelevant .. you cut to the chase and make it SO EASY!!!!
Thank you so much! I truly appreciate it!
I need to make this for my daughter! She's a self-proclaimed crazily cat lady at 30!
Donna, thank you the clarity of your crochet videos. This pattern in particular is an example of how thoroughly you explain the method.
Glad it was helpful!
I absolutely love cats and I’ve been wanting to make an afghan for myself but wasn’t sure what kind of pattern I wanted. This is purrfect, so thank you very much for sharing, I have my new project!
I’m struggling a lot with anxiety and depression and this made me so happy, I can’t tell you how much it really means to me. So little actually gives me joy these days, but this really did. ❤️
Happy to help! Can't wait to hear what colors you are going to use for your blanket!
I have seen this stitch so many times. I wanted to learn how to do it. My dil LOVES cats. I am making a blanket, sweater, hat, and booties for my grandbaby coming in Feb. Then I plan on making her a sweater for her birthday. It is so much easier to do than I thought it would be. Thank you so much for this video.
Wonderful!
I purchased a written pattern for a similar design that when I first read it seemed clear and concise. But while actually following the pattern, it didn't come out to the right number of stitches at the end. I started it over a few times, and then came to YT to try and find a video so I could see what I was doing wrong. So glad I found this video. Different from the original pattern I bought, much easier to follow, and I didn't have to pay for it LOL. Thank you!
You're welcome! I'm so glad it worked out for you.
Thank you for going slowly,explaining clearly . I love the way you teach and explain everything.
Glad it was helpful!
Yeah, I finally found the pattern of the Cat Afghan. I made an Afghan like this for my daughter in 1995 and she moved around and lost the Afghan. She wanted another one but I've moved around too, and lost my patterns. I'm so happy I found another one. I've looked everywhere!!
Oh yea, the one I made was. Black, Lt. Gray and Dk. Gray
Thank you!!!!! I have three special needs rescue kitties and three grand kits. Your video is so easy to follow. Thank you for a straight to the point teaching style. Also, bonus points for the nail polish matching the first yarn. I appreciate this video so much. You have a new subscriber.
Have made two afghans with this pattern & making a third for a new girl in our family. I begin with the chain & add a row of single crochet which gives the edge more body & also defines the bottom of the afghan. Love the pattern!
Awesome!
Nice video! Good camera work making it easy to see and follow the narrative. Work doesn't disappear off screen or wander about during the demonstration. Instructions are clear and easy to follow. No fluff talking about unrelated topics, just the stitch instruction. Really well done in my opinion. Thank you!±
Ill be making a little scarf for a birthday girl who looooves cats. TYSM for sharing this lovely pattern!
Happy to help! ❤️
This is the easiest explanation of how to do the cat pattern that I’ve seen. Thank you very much 🙂💕
Glad it was helpful!
Ty so much … your instructions are so impeccably clear and the visual camera view is outstanding… I love this stitch but seemed … til now… difficult to understand.. again ty ty ty Donna .. you are the best… &&&& those nails!!!!! Just Gorgeous!!!!!
I'm really excited to make this into scarves for my granddaughters. They will love it.
My bestie is a cat lady big time. I cannot wait to make this for her! She especially loves black cat so I know what color the cats will be. Omg this is exciting!
Awesome!
Ohhh my son and daughter in law love cats and will really enjoy a blanket made with this stitch! I can't believe how super easy it is. Thanks for sharing! ❤
You are so welcome!
I love this! You are such a great teacher!! You make what looks complicated become totally doable.
Thank you for your kindness!
I love your use of extended DCs instead of puffs for the paws. Same effect with far less fuss!
I love this stitch! I am going to make my "cat-lover" friends scarves with this stitch.
Sounds great!
I'm all people-d out today (my way of saying my social battery is drained), and this is the perfect stitch to just sit and crochet rows upon rows of while I watch Netflix 🥰
I absolutely LOVE this pattern. I’m using scrap yarns and changing colors every 3 rows as instructed but I’ve got 14 colors so far. It’s super cute. Tyvm ❤
Thank you for this tutorial. I have been looking for a good pattern to make a cat stitch sweater for awhile. Your video is the best one I have seen. I am almost finished with my sweater.
Glad it was helpful!
Ohh yes what a great idea to make a sweter 😁love it 😉😊thanks
I've just started a two colour cat stitch blanket thanks to this tutorial, so helpful and easy to follow thank you so much !
Awesome!
I started this cat blanket! And I am getting lots of compliments! Thanks for being a great teacher! And showing me how to do this pattern !
Wonderful!
How many skeins of yarn would I need of each color to make a blanket? 😊
Love this so much and had trouble following a pattern I found that wasn't clear at all. You make it so clear! Thank you so much. This would make a good scarf pattern too! You're the best!
You are so welcome! Happy to help!
Gonna make a cat hat for my mom for Christmas using this stitch - it looks surprisingly straightforward!
Thanks for the tutorial!
You are so welcome!
I love how your nail polish matches your beginning yarn.🙂
Thank you!!!
Such a cute pattern! Love that it has cats in it. Being a cat lover I will definitely have to make it. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you! 😊
I just came across this video and I love it! I’m a cat lover so this is purrfect for me. Lol. Thank you for sharing this pattern. 😻
Glad it was helpful!
Beautiful I wondered how it was done, and you came through thank you always love your channel thanks again you have always been incredible
Thank you so much!
Hello from Canada! I made a scarf from this pattern for a friend for Christmas ( yes she loves cats ) but I lost where I got the pattern from. After a lot of searching I found you again and wrote down the pattern again. Now the bad news, I am in the dog house because my other cat crazy friends saw the scarf and now want their own scarves and afghans,,,the good news, I do not have to think of what to get them all for Christmas and it is early enough that I have time to do them all. Maybe in the next couple of years I can do one for myself. Thank you very much for this video, it is easy to follow as well as easy on the ears, very well done!!!!!!!!!
That's awesome! 🐱🐱🐱🐱🐱🐱🐱🐱
Love watching your videos. You are a great teacher. I’m finishing up a project then I’ll start this. Thank you for your great teaching ❤
Thanks for watching! 🥰
Love your work. I seldom take instructions from other crochet UA-camrs because you’re great at explaining and your videos are so well edited to be brief. Easy to follow and keep up. Your voice is also calming and you give awesome additional suggestions (like for example you said you like to end on row 3 to help define the cat stitch).Thank you for providing your videos you have made learning new stitches a breeze!
Thank you so much! I appreciate the kindness ❤
I made this Afghan for my great granddaughter and it’s absolutely lovely!
Awesome!
I literally just learned to crochet and will make a baby blanket for my first grandson due in October. His mommy loves cats!
Just when I was searching for something of this kind to make a pullover I got a pop up about you uploading this video.. I can't tell you how grateful I am right now.. Thank you tons dear 🙏
❤❤
Wonderful!
I made a cat blanket for my daughter. Love this pattern
My granddaughter loves cats. Thank you for the pattern. I made a hat also with this stitch .
That is awesome!
My dear what an interesting stitch: "cat stitch"! In my family all my nieces love cats, so we must learn this stitch !
Love this stitch
Perfect for my cat lover friends
Have a wonderful night!
Love, love, love your tutorials, so user friendly. Thank you.
You are so welcome!
Such a cute pattern 👍👏. My granddaughter would love this 😍🥰
I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who uses knife grip to crochet. I feel like pencil grip is so pervasive among crochet videos and I just can't do it. (I can but it's not comfortable for me lol.)
For me, the knife grip is more ergonomic for my wrists. I can crochet faster and for many hours at a time with that method.
Thank you Donna!! For this beautiful pattern my doughter loves cats I'll be making her one
Awesome!
😮that's really easy ,quick and so very cute ❤thank-you
I just got a suggestion on my shorts forca different stitch and found this as well. I love this! And I think it woukd be fun to do it in my cats colors. Thank you!!!!
Wonderful! Happy to help!
Thank you Donna I always find your videos easy to follow and your patterns are very pretty this is a beautiful one I have 2 kitties who love blankets 🤗Amanda xx💕
Awww ❤ - they would definitely love this pattern then!
i love the fingernails matching the yarn
Thank you!
Bella 😍 puntada de gatitos😻
Me encanta también el color y diseño de tus uñas 🤩💅
I love, love, love this pattern!! So easy...and I may have to make a halloween cat hat somehow using this stitch!! Thanks so much for designing and then sharing for us to enjoy!!
Oh now that's a neat idea!
@@naztazia how many chains for a standard baby blanket. Google says 150?
Oh! I love this! I love cats!
Thank you for the tutorial, this is why I watch utube videos I am hoping to improve own skills.
Glad it was helpful!
A stitch that looks like a cat? I love it!
Omgosh..thank you for making this pattern so easy to understand..you are straight to the point which I love 😁
Good morning my dear love your video just finished make a baby's blanket. The only thing is changing the colours 💕
Wonderful!
This is an awesome stitch. I just recently made this same afghan. I found this on a different channel however. I think your instructions were very clear. My sister loves cats even more than I do, so I made this for her. She absolutely loves it. TFS
Thanks for the very clear instruction, Donna! My niece will love this cat pattern!!
Wonderful!
Hi Donna! Thank you for your patient and calm explanation of this pattern.
I have a question- what would be a good border for this? I don’t want to take away from the visual effect. I’m not sure what would look good. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks again!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH NAZTAZIA YOU ARE THE BEST! WHAT A BEAUTIFUL CAT STICH! BLESSINGS!
Thank you! 😊
I love this pattern so easy to work up thank you for sharing
Happy to help!
Q bonito loque haces muchas gracias
Thank you have a wonderful blessed day
So happy I found your channel! I'll be making an inordinate amount of baby blankets soon and while I've got stitch and pattern books I was looking for something new and this channel does the trick!!
I have a black and white cat. I wonder how a blanket would look with this pattern in black and white, anybody made one? Thanks for your videos, I have learned so much from you. You are the only one I can understand and I just love how you do the tutorials!
Sounds awesome!
That was very educational and beautiful, my granddaughter will love this ! Thank you 🙏🏽
Glad it was helpful!
I loved it thank you
Thank you for watching!
I love all your patterns.
Thank you very much!!! 🥰
I love this!!!! Tyfs God bless you
I love that stitch it will make a great baby blanket!
I think so too!
Good video regardless of what you call the stitches. What you call a Shells stich, I've always know as a Double V Static. Real shells (like the Shell Gas logo) do no have holes in the middle. Shells are usually an odd number of double or triples in the same stich. V's are an even number of stitches with a chain 1 or 2 chain sts in the middle to make the "V" shape.
Really cute and fun crochet pattern to make❤
Thank you! 😊
I❤ ALL YOUR TUTORIALS.
Thank you very much!
I have a six cats 🐈 😻 and your work is amazing
That is awesome!
WOW brilliant Donna can't wait to do this I have 2 cats. Ty ❤
Hi from Poland💟
Hello!
Hi, Naztazia! 😸 How cute! The colors are pleasing to the eye. Thank you for sharing this pattern, I've been wanting to learn it. Always appreciate your work 🌷👍
Thank you! 😊
Hello! I’m a new subscriber and the first tutorial i saw is the mini check (kind of an entrelac) and this is the second one. I love that you are showing your stiches very clearly on the video that it is not hard to follow by a senior citizen like me…. Thank you so much! 🙏☺️
Happy to help!
I really like this stitch....it's a must make....thanks f or sharing
Thank you for sharing this is a fabulous pattern
Thank you for making this so clear and easy!
Oh my making this for my Great grandsons they have cats Thank you
Wonderful! Glad this could help!
Wow this looks beautiful and so easy to make.
just as I typed 'need the written instructions..." I saw it. Printed! MAKING!
Such a beautiful pattern
Too Adorable!!!
Another fabulous video and another stitch to try. Thank you so much Donna.
Such a beautiful and cute stitch. Thank you very much for your tutorial, Donna.♥
Thank you for the great blanket idea love it have a great day
Thank you! You too!
I fell in love with this instantly Donna! Looks so easy and you made look that way! Thank you so very much! I can hardly wait to make something with this fun stitch😸😻
Happy to help!
You are the bomb.Thank you .I stay busy with your videos
Awesome! Thank you!
I love your videos. Easy, clear and durable. Thanks for sharing. Milly. The Netherlands.
Thank you so much!
This is so cute! I'm definitely going to make a scarf with this pattern!
My first comment...from India....I watch all ur vedios...Donna....they all r awesome....this the best