Free Bewitching Crochet Halloween Cat Placemat Pattern

Introducing another super halloween crochet pattern; the Black Cat Placemat! It’s a simple yet striking piece for your fall and Halloween decor. This design highlights the black cat, a classic Halloween symbol often associated with mystery and superstition. But did you know that black cats are also a symbol of protection and good fortune in many cultures?

It’s perfect for adding a subtle Halloween touch to your table.

This Crochet Halloween Cat Placemat features an elegant black cat with a purple collar. The perfect balance between whimsical and supernatural.

This is just one of four Halloween-themed tapestry crochet placemats.

Make them all to set a spooky Halloween table that will delight your family and guests.

Part of a set …

This is one of a set of 4 fabulous Halloween placemat crochet patterns. All are exactly the same size. Each PDF Pattern contains the chart (small and large versions), written instructions and colour block instructions! The collection includes:

• Cat (written pattern is free on the blog post below)
• Bat and Moon (written pattern is free on the blog)
• Pumpkin (written pattern is free on the blog pattern)
• Witches Hat (currently a paid pattern)

Get them all!

There is the option to purchase the full set of placemat patterns in my shops for one amazing price! Included are the charts, written and colour block instructions for each placemat. You can find them on Etsy here and my website shop here.

Please note, this post may contain affiliate links. Should you purchase anything using my affiliate link I may get a small commission at no extra cost to yourself!

Inspiration behind these Halloween crochet patterns

The inspiration for the Black Cat Placemat, along with the other designs in this Halloween collection, struck during the summer of 2020. Designing these patterns was fun and incredibly addictive. Once I started, the ideas just kept flowing, and I quickly found myself envisioning an entire series.

I was thrilled by how much you all enjoyed these patterns! They’ve been a hit in my own home, too. Even when it’s not fall, visiting kids still ask for these placemats when they come over for meals.

I hope your family and friends will find just as much joy in using them as we have.

Construction of the Tapestry Crochet Cat Placemat

This placemat design of a sleek black Halloween cat is created in tapestry crochet. This technique is simpler than you may think. It’s just basic single crochet stitches with simple colour changes. You can learn how to change colours and how to carry your yarn with my tapestry crochet video tutorial.

The Yarn

I recommend using cotton or a high cotton blend yarn for this pattern. Acrylic often does not withstand the heat of plates and meals very well (if at all), and it can be much more difficult to get any stains out. Cotton yarn is easy to care for and will not melt, stretch or become mis-shaped with use as a placemat.

This set of crochet Halloween placemat patterns was made with Paintbox Cotton Aran. It’s a worsted-weight yarn that’s easy to care for. When they need a refresh, you can just throw them in the washing machine. Memento cotton or Dishie Cotton from WeCrochet would also work well for this pattern.

Get the Individual PDF pattern!

The pdf version includes the chart, written and colour block instructions for this halloween cat placemat. You can find the ad-free PDF Pattern for this one in all of my shops:

Home for Halloween E-Book:

ILooking for more great patterns for crochet Halloween decorations? You’ll find six fun crochet Halloween decor ideas, in my Home for Halloween E-book. It contains the patterns for all of these  shown below:

You can find this Halloween crochet e-book in our Ravelry shop and blog shop at an amazing price!

Pattern Details for the Halloween Crochet Cat Placemat

Materials:

• Any 4 weight (worsted/aran weight) cotton yarn of your choosing, approximately 500-700 yards depending on your tension.
  • I used Paintbox Cotton Aran
• 5mm hook
• Scissors
• Tapestry Needle
• Stitch Markers optional to mark first or last stitch of the row.
• Measuring Tape optional

Gauge:

Using sc as your gauge stitch, 2’’x 2’’ is 8 stitches x 10 rows

Sizing:

Finished size is 17.5’’ wide by 11’’ high.

Colour counts:

This is a written pattern, however, the colour counts for each colour used are below. You will need to make a swatch to work out how much yarn of each colour you will need. This will depending on your tension and gauge.

Colour	Colour I will Use	Count
Grey		2094
Black		496
Purple		10

Pattern notes:

Written in US terms

• Ch1 does not count as a stitch unless specifically stated.
• Pay attention to stitch placement and read the instructions fully.
• The arrows at the beginning of the rows indicate which way you will be working.(Left to right or right to left).

The free Halloween cat placemat crochet pattern:

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← Row 1 [RS]: To start placemat: In background colour (grey) CH 53 and in second Ch from hook SC in each ch across OR FSC 52 (52)

→ Row 2 [WS]: (Grey) x 52 (52 stitches)

← Row 3 [RS]: (Grey) x 52 (52 stitches)

→ Row 4 [WS]: (Grey) x 16, (black) x 3, (Grey) x 12, (black) x 3, (Grey) x 18 (52 stitches)

← Row 5 [RS]: (Grey) x 18, (black) x 3, (Grey) x 11, (black) x 4, (Grey) x 16 (52 stitches)

→ Row 6 [WS]: (Grey) x 17, (black) x 3, (Grey) x 12, (black) x 3, (Grey) x 17 (52 stitches)

← Row 7 [RS]: (Grey) x 17, (black) x 2, (Grey) x 12, (black) x 3, (Grey) x 18 (52 stitches)

→ Row 8 [WS]: (Grey) x 18, (black) x 3, (Grey) x 13, (black) x 2, (Grey) x 16 (52 stitches)

← Row 9 [RS]: (Grey) x 16, (black) x 2, (Grey) x 13, (black) x 3, (Grey) x 18 (52 stitches)

→ Row 10 [WS]: (Grey) x 19, (black) x 2, (Grey) x 13, (black) x 3, (Grey) x 15 (52 stitches)

← Row 11 [RS]: (Grey) x 15, (black) x 3, (Grey) x 13, (black) x 2, (Grey) x 19 (52 stitches)

→ Row 12 [WS]: (Grey) x 18, (black) x 3, (Grey) x 12, (black) x 3, (Grey) x 16 (52 stitches)

← Row 13 [RS]: (Grey) x 16, (black) x 3, (Grey) x 11, (black) x 4, (Grey) x 18 (52 stitches)

→ Row 14 [WS]: (Grey) x 18, (black) x 4, (Grey) x 10, (black) x 4, (Grey) x 16 (52 stitches)

← Row 15 [RS]: (Grey) x 16, (black) x 5, (Grey) x 9, (black) x 5, (Grey) x 17 (52 stitches)

→ Row 16 [WS]: (Grey) x 16, (black) x 6, (Grey) x 8, (black) x 6, (Grey) x 16 (52 stitches)

← Row 17 [RS]: (Grey) x 16, (black) x 6, (Grey) x 8, (black) x 7, (Grey) x 15 (52 stitches)

→ Row 18 [WS]: (Grey) x 14, (black) x 8, (Grey) x 7, (black) x 7, (Grey) x 16 (52 stitches)

← Row 19 [RS]: (Grey) x 16, (black) x 7, (Grey) x 5, (black) x 11, (Grey) x 13 (52 stitches)

→ Row 20 [WS]: (Grey) x 13, (black) x 12, (Grey) x 4, (black) x 7, (Grey) x 16 (52 stitches)

← Row 21 [RS]: (Grey) x 13, (black) x 10, (Grey) x 3, (black) x 13, (Grey) x 13 (52 stitches)

→ Row 22 [WS]: (Grey) x 13, (black) x 14, (Grey), (black) x 11, (Grey) x 13 (52 stitches)

← Row 23 [RS]: (Grey) x 11, (black) x 3, (Grey) x 2, (black) x 18, (purple) x 5, (Grey) x 13 (52 stitches)

→ Row 24 [WS]: (Grey) x 13, (purple) x 5, (Grey), (black) x 17, (Grey) x 2, (black) x 3, (Grey) x 11 (52 stitches)

← Row 25 [RS]: (Grey) x 10, (black) x 2, (Grey) x 4, (black) x 16, (Grey) x 2, (black) x 5, (Grey) x 13 (52 stitches)

→ Row 26 [WS]: (Grey) x 12, (black) x 7, (Grey), (black) x 16, (Grey) x 4, (black) x 2, (Grey) x 10 (52 stitches)

← Row 27 [RS]: (Grey) x 10, (black) x 2, (Grey) x 4, (black) x 15, (Grey), (black) x 9, (Grey) x 11 (52 stitches)

→ Row 28 [WS]: (Grey) x 10, (black) x 25, (Grey) x 6, (black), (Grey) x 10 (52 stitches)

← Row 29 [RS]: (Grey) x 9, (black) x 2, (Grey) x 6, (black) x 13, (Grey), (black) x 11, (Grey) x 10 (52 stitches)

→ Row 30 [WS]: (Grey) x 11, (black) x 9, (Grey) x 2, (black) x 12, (Grey) x 7, (black) x 2, (Grey) x 9 (52 stitches)

← Row 31 [RS]: (Grey) x 9, (black) x 2, (Grey) x 8, (black) x 10, (Grey) x 4, (black) x 7, (Grey) x 12 (52 stitches)

→ Row 32 [WS]: (Grey) x 12, (black) x 2, (Grey) x 3, (black) x 2, (Grey) x 6, (black) x 7, (Grey) x 9, (black) x 2, (Grey) x 9 (52 stitches)

← Row 33 [RS]: (Grey) x 9, (black) x 2, (Grey) x 10, (black) x 4, (Grey) x 7, (black) x 2, (Grey) x 5, (black) x 2, (Grey) x 11 (52 stitches)

→ Row 34 [WS]: (Grey) x 11, (black), (Grey) x 7, (black), (Grey) x 21, (black) x 2, (Grey) x 9 (52 stitches)

← Row 35 [RS]: (Grey) x 9, (black) x 2, (Grey) x 20, (black), (Grey) x 9, (black), (Grey) x 10 (52 stitches)

→ Row 36 [WS]: (Grey) x 41, (black) x 2, (Grey) x 9 (52 stitches)

← Row 37 [RS]: (Grey) x 10, (black) x 2, (Grey) x 40 (52 stitches)

→ Row 38 [WS]: (Grey) x 40, (black) x 2, (Grey) x 10 (52 stitches)

← Row 39 [RS]: (Grey) x 11, (black) x 3, (Grey) x 38 (52 stitches)

→ Row 40 [WS]: (Grey) x 37, (black) x 3, (Grey) x 12 (52 stitches)

← Row 41 [RS]: (Grey) x 14, (black) x 6, (Grey) x 32 (52 stitches)

→ Row 42 [WS]: (Grey) x 30, (black) x 7, (Grey) x 15 (52 stitches)

← Row 43 [RS]: (Grey) x 19, (black) x 5, (Grey) x 28 (52 stitches)

→ Row 44 [WS]: (Grey) x 27, (black) x 4, (Grey) x 21 (52 stitches)

← Row 45 [RS]: (Grey) x 23, (black) x 3, (Grey) x 26 (52 stitches)

→ Row 46 [WS]: (Grey) x 26, (black) x 2, (Grey) x 24 (52 stitches)

← Row 47 [RS]: (Grey) x 17, (black), (Grey) x 6, (black) x 2, (Grey) x 26 (52 stitches)

→ Row 48 [WS]: (Grey) x 27, (black) x 8, (Grey) x 17 (52 stitches)

← Row 49 [RS]: (Grey) x 18, (black) x 6, (Grey) x 28 (52 stitches)

→ Row 50 [WS]: (Grey) x 52 (52 stitches)

FO and weave in all ends!

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