au · Spooky Filet Crochet Face Mask Pattern (PDF)

A black cat with a crown of spikes, pointed ears, round cheeks and a lace grin from ear to ear. Mau is a filet crochet face mask in black thread, cut to the cat's own shape and tied at the back of the head, with the ties coming out of the cheeks like whiskers.

TESTED PATTERN

The first Mau has already been crocheted from this pattern. Photos are coming soon.

WHAT YOU GET

• 2 PDFs, in English and in Polish, 6 pages each

• The chart, with numbered rows and the ties marked

• Every row written out, mesh by mesh, including the ears and the crown worked in parts

• Picot edging and four chain ties, stitch by stitch

• Shaping with starch, so the ears and the crown stand up

• FREE: the Mau bookmark pattern (English and Polish): lace eyes with slit pupils that look out from between the pages. The bookmark is a beta pattern: if anything needs fixing, the corrected version reaches you for free through your download link.

SIZE

About 18.4 × 16 cm before the edging, which adds about 0.5 cm all round (46 meshes × 32 rows).

MATERIALS

• Cotton crochet thread size 10, black: about 85 m, so one ball

• 1.5 mm crochet hook

• Gauge: 25 meshes × 20 rows = 10 cm, blocked

• Starch and a bowl or a ball the size of a head, for shaping

SKILL LEVEL

Intermediate: meshes added at both ends of a row, rows worked in parts.

THE NAME

Mau is the ancient Egyptian word for a cat: mjw, usually read "miu", most likely the cat's own meow.

This is a digital pattern, not a finished product. Images marked "digital preview" are made from the charts, not photos. For personal use: you may sell masks you make by hand, but please don't share or resell the PDFs.