The Dome of Isolation • Crochet Cat Bed Pattern • Crochet Cat Cave • Crochet Cat Home • Crochet Pet Bed Pattern • Crochet Pattern
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PLEASE NOTE: This is a digital, crochet pattern. This is not a finished product.
Cats love a small, dark spot to cozy up in and nap for most of the day. As soon as I adopted my cats, I knew I wanted to make a dome for them to hide out in. I made one prototype, but it kept caving in on itself. This new and improved dome is created with a very tight gauge so that it is able to stand up on its own. Because of the stiffness, make sure you give your wrists a break every now and again while you’re crocheting! They will get very tired. To give the dome even more stabilization, you’ll be lining pipe cleaners along the edges of the entrance, and crocheting over them. If you find that your dome is collapsing too much or your cats keep sitting on top of it (like mine have done!), you can further stabilize it by lining the inside with cardboard or weaving more pipe cleaners throughout the sides. As soon as I finished, my cat jumped right in and all you could see was his eyes peering out from the darkness. I hope your cat jumps right in, too. Happy crocheting!
Uses super bulky yarn (Lion Brand Thick and Quick) and a Size H (5 mm) crochet hook
Gauge: 12 stitches and 14 rows = 4 inches in SC in the round
Needs about 885 yds/810 m (1420 g) of yarn
Used American Crochet Terms
Final Measurements: About 14”/36 cm tall and 20”/51 cm in diameter. The entrance is about 6”/ 15 cm tall and 7”/18 cm wide
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