MOUSE CROCHET PATTERN

(for the large mouse in the green cap)

Marina Kolmykova (_little_owlet_)

WHAT YOU NEED:

- yarn (Jeans Yarn Art - sport weight yarn) beige, green and white color

- hook 1,6mm

- needles 2 mm for scarf

- soft stuffing (hypoallergenic fiberfill USA)

- wooden stick for stuffing

- needles for sewing on arms, head ears, fine sewing needle for
decorative elements.

- fabric of choice for inside ears , decorative elements

- embroidery floss ( for nose, eyes )

- eyes: 6 mm safety eyes, beads with loop, or hand embroidered eyes

- pastel blush powder for cheeks.

This model used the materials listed, the kitten measures 16cm.

If you use another yarn, such as cotton adjust your hook .

RECOMMENDATIONS:

1. Begin each round with a magic ring, working in a spiral placing marker
to keep track of each round.

2. Crochet tightly, if you find your stitches are loose try a smaller hook
size.

3. Stuff your toy with the poly fill as you go using the stick, making sure
you stuff firmly. This will assure your toy keeps it shape.

4. If your toy is for a baby or child under 3, use safety eyes or embroider
the eyes. Do not add small decorations such as buttons etc if for a small
child.
ABBREVIATIONS:

mr = magic ring

sc = single crochet

ch = chain stitch

sc2tog = single crochet two together

2sc inc = single crochet increase ( two single crochet in one stitch)

lp(s) = loop (s)

()* = repeat directions following * as many times as indicated

sts = total amount of stitches in the round

rd = round

hdc = half double crochet

dc = double crochet

FO: fasten off

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knitting:

rep = repeat

bo = bind off

RS = right side

WS = wrong side

p = perl

k = knit
FIRST LEG

Using grey yarn, hook 1,6mm

Rd 1: 6 sc in magic ring

Rd 2-4 (3 rounds): 6 sc (6 sts)

Rd 5: 2sc, 2sc inc, 3 sc (7sts)

Rd 6: 3sc,2sc inc, 3sc (8 sts)

Rd 7: 8 sc (8 sts)

Rd 8: 4sc, 2sc inc, 3sc (9 sts)

Rd 9: 9sc (9 sts)

FO last stitch and cut yarn.

SECOND LEG

Continue crocheting with grey yarn following first leg instructions. Repeat
rounds 1-9 but do not fasten off.

CONNECTING LEGS

Rd10 Is crocheting across both legs in a circle with one chain stitch
between. So that in total you will have 34 stitches.

Rd10 begin from 2nd leg. Crochet 5 sc around the 2nd leg. Then crochet a
chain of 8 ch (= ch8-chain). Still holding the last chain stitch of the ch8-
chain on your hook, take the 1st leg and crochet 9 sc around 1st leg.

Then 8 sc along the ch8-chain and 4 sc around the remaining stitches of

the 2nd leg.
Rd 10: 5 sc, 8 ch, 9 sc, 8 sc, 4 sc (34 sts)

You will now begin the increase rounds. These increases will be in 4
places-the places of connecting legs and tummy.

Rd 11: 5sc, 2sc inc, 6sc, 2sc inc, 9sc, 2sc inc, 6sc, 2sc inc,

4 sc (38 sts)

Rd 12: 5sc, 2sc inc, 8sc, 2sc inc, 9sc, 2sc inc, 8sc, 2sc inc,

4sc (42sts)

Rds 13-19: 7 rounds sc (42 sts)

RECOMMENDATION:

1.Now you need to stuff the legs

2. After several rounds of increases the beginning of the rounds start to

displace. Before starting decreases place the beginning of the round back.
To do this crochet 2 extra sc in the Rd 19, fold your body in half, placing
the 2 extra sc on the side.

Rd 20: 5sc, sc2tog, 8sc, sc2tog, 9sc, sc2tog,8sc, sc2tog, 4 sc, (38 sts)

Rd 21: sc2tog, 17 sc *2 (36 sts)

Rd 22: sc 36 (36 sts)

Rd 23: sc2tog, 16 sc*2 (34 sts)

Rd 24: sc 34 (34 sts)

Rd 25: sc2tog, 15 sc *2 (32 sts)

Rd 26: sc 32 (32 sts)

Rd 27: sc2tog, 14 sc *2 (30 sts)

Rd 28: 30 sc (30 sts)

Rd 29: sc2tog, 13 sc*2 (28 sts)

Rd 30: sc 28 (28 sts)

Rd 31: sc2tog, 5 sc *4 (24 sts)

Rd 32: sc2tog, 4 sc * 4(20 sts)

Rd 33: sc2tog, 3 sc *4 (16 sts)

Stuff body tightly and firmly.

Rd 34: sc2tog, 2 sc *4 (12 sts)

Slip stitch last stitch, leaving a long tail to sew head on.

ARMS (make two)

Continue crocheting with color grey.

Rd 1: 6 sс in magic ring

Rds 2-4 (3 rounds): 6 sc (6 sts)

Rd 5: 2 sc, 2sc inc, 3sc (7 sts)

Rds 6 -18 (15 rounds): 7 sc (7 sts)

Stuff the arm during your crocheting with a wooden stick. Fill into about
2/3 of the arm, leave the top of the arm empty.
Rd 19: 2 sc, sc2tog, 3 sc (6 sts)

Rd 20: 6 sc (6 sts)

Rd 21: 2 sc, sc2tog, 2 sc (5 sts)

FO last stitch and cut yarn.Leave a long tail for sewing. Crochet another
arm.

HEAD

Continue crocheting with color grey.

Rd 1: 6 sc in magic ring

Rd 2: (1 sc, 2 sc inc)*3 (9 sts)

Rd 3: (2 sc, 2sc inc)*3 (12 sts)

Rd 4: (3 sc, 2sc inc)*3 (15 sts)

Rd 5: (4 sc, 2sc inc)*3 (18 sts)

Rd 6: 1 sc, 2sc inc, (2sc, 2sc inc)*5, 1 sc (24 sts)

Rd 7: (3sc, 2sc inc)*6 (30 sts)

Rd 8: 2 sc, 2sc inc, (4 sc, 2sc inc)*5, 2 sc (36 sts)

Rds 9-10 (2 rounds): 36 sc (36 sts)

Rd 11: (5 sc, 2sc inc)*6 (42 sts)

Rd 12: 42 sc (42 sts)

Rd 13: 3sc, 2 sc inc, (6 sc, 2 sc inc)*5, 3 sc (48 sts)

Rds 14-16 (3 rounds): 48 sc (48 sts)

Rd 17: (6 sc, sc2tog)*6 (42 sts)

Rd 18: 42 sc (42 sts)

Rd 19: (5 sc, sc2tog)*6 (36 sts)

Rd 20: 36 sc (36 sts)

From this place you can start filling the stuffing into.

If using safety eyes, place them between rounds 5 & 6, directly even with
the magic circle hole.

Rd 21: (4 sc, sc2tog)*6 (30 sts)

Rd 22: (3 sc, sc2tog)*6 (24 sts)

Add the stuffing and make sure that the head is stuffed very firmly and
keeps the form.

Rd 23: (2sc, sc2tog)*6 (18 sts)

Rd 24: (1sc, sc2tog)*6 (12 sts)

Stuff the head at the last time, note on the places along the hole. Keep
the form of the head rounded, it shouldn't be flattened. At this moment
you can close the hole.

Rd 25: 6 sc2tog (6 sts)

FO last stitch and cut yarn.

EARS ( make two).

Continue to crochet with color grey.

Rd 1: 6 sc in magic ring

Rd 2: 2 sc inc*6 (12 sts)

Rd 3: (1 sc, 2 sc inc)*6 (18 sts)

Rd 4: 3 sc, 2sc inc, 3 sc, 2hdc inc, 2dc inc, 2hdc inc, 3 sc, 2sc inc, 3sc,
(22 sts)

FO last stitch and cut yarn. Leave a long tail for sewing. Crochet another
one.

TAIL

Continue to crochet with color grey.

Rd 1: 5 sc in magic ring

Rds 2-13 (10 rounds): 5 sc (5 sts)

Rd 14: 4 sc, 2 sc inc (6 sts)

Rds 15-23 (9 rounds): 6 sc (6 sts)

Rd 24: 5 sc, 2 sc inc (7 sts)

Rds 25-33 (9 rounds): 7 sc (7 sts)

FO last stitch and cut yarn. Leave a long tail for sewing.
CAP

Take green yarn color, hook 1,6 mm.

Rd 1: 6 sc in magic ring

Rd 2: 6 2sc inc (12 sts)

Rd 3: (1 sc, 2sc inc)*6 18 sts)

Rd 4: (2 sc, 2sc inc)*6 (24 sts)

Rd 5: (3 sc, 2sc inc)*6 (30 sts)

Rd 6: (4 sc, 2sc inc)*6 (36 sts)

Rd 7: (5 sc, 2sc inc)*6 (42 sts)

Rd 8: (6 sc, 2sc inc)*6 (48 sts)

Rds 9-16 (8 rounds): 48 sc (48 sts)

Put on the cap. Maybe it will be necessary to crochet some extra rounds
or remove 1-2 rounds (48 sc). It depends on the tightness of your
crocheting.

Rd 17: (6 sc, sc2tog)*6 (42 sts)

Rd 18: 42 sc (42 sts)

FO last stitch and cut yarn.

SCARF (knitting)

Take white yarn and needles.

Count on 7 sts on 2 mm needles.

1 row: p first row (WS) - turn

2 row: k next row (RS) - turn

rep * to * in stockinette stitch until scarf is the desired length. bo with RS

facing and break yarn.

FO last stitch and cut yarn and hide the tails.

ASSEMBLING AND DECORATION

1. Decorate the face with brown embroidery floss/iris, embroider the

nose.

Fix the eyes: polybutene you can place with special transparent glue or
sew it. Also you can use the eyes on the loop. It's better to embroider
eyes for little babies.

2. Sew the head to the body.

3. Sew the arms to the body. Make sure it is on one level.

4. Sew the tail to the body.

5. Put on the cap. You can sew it to the head with great color yarn as you
like.

6. Decorate the ears. Take the textile material and cut two detail like the
form of ears, a little bigger, than crocheted. Sew the textile to the
crocheted ear with flat seam. Sew the ears to the cap.

7. Put on a scarf, fix it or the neck.

8. If you want you can add some cute details for your mouse to be
especial.

The mouse is ready!

Don't forget to kiss his nose and say "Happy Birthday!"))

 This pattern is for personal using. It can not use for publishing and
distribution. Please tag my name on the photo of your finished animal
crocheted by this instruction (_little_owlet_)

Thank you. Enjoy crocheting)

Marina K.

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