Real cats, real charts — each pattern below was generated from an actual photo, with grid, palette, and stitch counts included.
Most cat chart pages show the same dozen recycled pixel cats. These three are different: each one was converted from a real cat photo by the CrochetPatternGen engine — the same tool you can use on your own cat. The grid is exact, every color is counted, and what you see is genuinely what you stitch.
Cats are the most-requested subject for photo blankets, and for good reason: a clear photo with a plain background converts beautifully. All three charts work in single crochet for a panel or pillow, or as C2C blocks for a blanket.
A ginger cat curled into a loaf — warm oranges against a soft background. The smooth color blocks make it friendlier than it looks.
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Because of course the cat is in the box. Moody greys and blues — a good match for a monochrome modern blanket.
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A kitten wrapped in a striped towel — the chart that proves pet photos work. Tall format suits a wall hanging or blanket center panel.
Download chart (PNG) ⬇️Download a chart below. At 45 stitches wide in worsted yarn with a 5 mm hook, each panel lands around 30–35 cm wide; go up a hook or yarn weight for a bigger piece.
Single crochet: one cell = one stitch, bottom-up. C2C: one cell = one block, worked diagonally. The legend's stitch counts tell you exactly how much of each color you need.
Take a photo of your cat against a plain background, upload it to the generator, and set 45–60 stitches wide with 6–8 colors. That's how all three of these were made.
Have a photo you love? The free generator turns it into a stitch-ready chart — grid, palette, and stitch counts included.
Yes — that's the intended use. Work the chart in C2C blocks for a quick blanket, or in single crochet for a denser panel you can join with other squares. The per-color stitch counts convert directly into yarn amounts with the yarn calculator.
Use the pattern generator: upload the photo, choose 45–60 stitches wide and 6–8 colors, and download the chart. Photos with a plain, contrasting background and good light give the cleanest charts — the tool warns you when a photo will lose detail.
Yes, all three charts are free to download for personal use. They were generated from real photos by our conversion engine — no hand-tracing, no recycled clipart.
Intermediate, mostly due to size and color changes rather than hard stitches — everything is single crochet or C2C blocks. If you're new to colorwork, start with the frog chart (smaller), then come back for the cats.
Because they're converted from real photographs, not hand-drawn pixel art. That gives natural shading and realistic poses — and it means your own cat can be the next chart on the page.