Knitted kitty bookmark

I knitted a kitty bookmark tonight. I had found the pattern here but have adapted it to three needles (I found it too tight knitting on two needles).

I used 5mm double pointed needles and 4 ply yarn. 

• Cast on 16 stitches over the three needles. 
• Place a stitch marker before the first stitch and ninth stitch
• R 1: Knit
• R 2: *KFB, K6, KFB; repeat from * around (20 sts total)
• R 3: Knit
• R 4: *KFB, K8, KFB; repeat from * around (24 sts total)
• R 5: Knit
• R 6: *KFB, K10, KFB; repeat from * around (28 sts total)
• R 7 – 8: Knit
• R 9: *KFB, K12, KFB; repeat from * around (32 sts total)
• R 10 – 15: Knit
• R 16: *SSK, K12, K2tog; repeat from * around (28 sts total)
• R 17 – 19: Knit
• R 20: *SSK, K10, K2tog; repeat from * around (24 sts total)
• R 21 – 22: Knit
• R 23: *SSK, K8, K2tog; repeat from * around (20 sts total)
• R 24 – 25: Knit
• R 26: *SSK, K6, K2tog; repeat from * around (16 sts total)
• R 27 – 28: Knit
• R 29: *SSK, K4, K2tog; repeat from * around (12 sts total)
• R 30 – 31: Knit
• R 32: *KFB, K4, KFB; repeat from * around (16 sts total)
• R 33: Knit
• R 34: *KFB, K6, KFB; repeat from * around (20 sts total)
• R 35: Knit
• R 36: *KFB, K8, KFB; repeat from * around (24 sts total)
• R 37: Knit
• R 38 *KFB, K10, KFB; repeat from * around (28 sts total)
• R 39 – 40: Knit
• R 41: *SSK, K10, K2tog; repeat from * around (24 sts total)
• R 42: Knit
• R 43: *SSK, K8, K2tog; repeat from * around (20 sts total)
• R 44: Knit
• R 45: *SSK, K6, K2tog; repeat from * around (16 sts total)
• R 46: *SSK, K4, K2tog; repeat from * around (12 sts total)
• Using Kitchener stitch close the live stitches from both needles

Ears (make 2)

• With the yarn and double pointed needles, pick up 6 sts (3 sts per needle) on the side of the cat’s head.
• R 1: Knit (6 sts total).
• R 2: *SSK, Knit 1; repeat from * around (4 sts total)
• R 3: SSK around (2 sts total)
• Cut the yarn, leaving long enough tail, and thread the end on a yarn needle. 
• Pull the end through the remaining stitches on needles, gather up and close the hole, stitch to secure.

Tail

• With the yarn and double pointed needles, cast on 3 sts.
• Work in I-cord for about 4.5” (12 cm)
• Cut the yarn, leaving long enough tail, and thread the end on a yarn needle. Pull the end through the remaining stitches on needles, gather up and close the hole, stitch to secure. 
• Sew the tail to the side of the cat’s bottom part. 
• Sew together the cast on stitches.