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Cat Surgical Recovery Dress

BeginnerUS TerminologyModular

A fitted surgical recovery dress for cats, covering the torso and preventing access to wounds on the back or sides

Materials

Yarn

WORSTED · 200yd

Hook

6mm

Notions

Tapestry needle

Stitch markers

Gauge

17 sts × 20 rows = 4in × 4in (in single crochet)

Stitches Used

sc = single crochet
ch = chain
inc = increase
dec = decrease

Pattern

Torso Body

R1Ch 81, sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across. (80)(80 sts)
R2Sc in each st around. (80)(80 sts)
R3[Sc 79, dec] repeat around. (79)(79 sts)
R4Sc in each st around. (79)(79 sts)
R5[Sc 78, dec] repeat around. (78)(78 sts)
R6Sc in each st around. (78)(78 sts)
R7[Sc 77, dec] repeat around. (77)(77 sts)
R8Sc in each st around. (77)(77 sts)
R9[Sc 76, dec] repeat around. (76)(76 sts)
R10Sc in each st around. (76)(76 sts)
R11Sc in each st around. (76)(76 sts)
R12[Sc 75, dec] repeat around. (75)(75 sts)
R13Sc in each st around. (75)(75 sts)
R14[Sc 74, dec] repeat around. (74)(74 sts)
R15Sc in each st around. (74)(74 sts)
R16[Sc 73, dec] repeat around. (73)(73 sts)
R17Sc in each st around. (73)(73 sts)
R18[Sc 72, dec] repeat around. (72)(72 sts)
R19Sc in each st around. (72)(72 sts)
R20[Sc 71, dec] repeat around. (71)(71 sts)
R21Sc in each st around. (71)(71 sts)
R22[Sc 70, dec] repeat around. (70)(70 sts)
R23Sc in each st around. (70)(70 sts)
R24Sc in each st around. (70)(70 sts)
R25[Sc 69, dec] repeat around. (69)(69 sts)
R26Sc in each st around. (69)(69 sts)
R27[Sc 68, dec] repeat around. (68)(68 sts)
R28Sc in each st around. (68)(68 sts)
R29[Sc 67, dec] repeat around. (67)(67 sts)
R30Sc in each st around. (67)(67 sts)

Neck Collar

R1Ch 41, sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across. (40)(40 sts)
R2[Sc 39, dec] repeat around. (39)(39 sts)
R3Sc in each st around. (39)(39 sts)
R4[Sc 38, dec] repeat around. (38)(38 sts)
R5[Sc 37, dec] repeat around. (37)(37 sts)

Waistband

R1Ch 73, sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across. (72)(72 sts)
R2Sc in each st around. (72)(72 sts)
R3Sc in each st around. (72)(72 sts)

Tail Opening

R1Ch 17, sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across. (16)(16 sts)
R2Sc in each st around. (16)(16 sts)
R3Sc in each st around. (16)(16 sts)
R4Sc in each st around. (16)(16 sts)
R5Sc in each st around. (16)(16 sts)

Notes

Technique: tight single crochet for structure