Little Mouse

Little Mouse

Pattern by Amanda L. Girão

Materials • Grey DK yarn and small amounts of pink yarn. • 3.00 mm crochet hook • stuffing (polyfill) • tapestry needle • 4mm black eyes

Size With a 3.0m mm hook and DK yarn the size is about 10cm tall (3,9 inches). The different sizes shown in the picture were made by using different hooks and doubled yarn.

Abbreviations Rnd: round ch: chain st: stitch sc: single crochet

inc: increase (crochet two sc in same stitch) dec: decrease (crochet two sc together) sl st: slip stitch *…* = repeat what is between the * • This work is full made in joined rounds. ꜛ This means that you must join at the end of every rnd with a sl st and ch 1, before start the next rnd.

Head Rnd 1: sc 4 into a magic ring (4) Rnd 2: *inc in each st* around (8) Rnd 3: *sc in each st* around (8) Rnd 4: *sc in next 3st, inc in next st* (10) Rnd 5: *sc in next st, inc in next st* (15) Rnd 6: sc in next 3st, inc in next 4st, sc in next 5st, inc in next 2st, sc in last 2 st (21) Rnd 7-9: *sc in each st* around (21) *At the end of this rnd 9, put eyes between rnds 6-7, with 4st of distance. Rnd 10: *sc in next st, dec over next 2st* around (14) Rnd 11: *dec over next 2st*around (7) F/o, hide tail inside the head Embroider the nose with pink

Ears – With Grey Rnd 1: 6 sc into a magic ring (6) Rnd 2: *sc in next 2st, inc in next st* (8) Rnd 3-4: *sc in each st* around (8)

F/o leaving long tail. Flatten the ear. Pinch the bottom of the ear with your fingers, then use the yarn to sew shut. Sew ears on rnds 8-9, with about 6 st of distance.

Body – With Grey Rnd 1: 6 sc into a magic ring (6) Rnd 2: *inc in each st* around (12) Rnd 3: *sc in next st, inc in next st* around (18) Rnd 4: sc in next 4st, inc in next st, sc in next 8 st, inc in next st, sc in next 4st (20) Rnd 5-6: *sc in each st* around (20) Rnd 7: sc in next 4st, dec over next 2 st, sc in next 8 st, dec over next 2st, sc in next 4 st (18) Rnd 8: *sc in next st, dec over next 2st* around (12) Rnd 9: *sc in each st* around (12) Rnd 10: *sc in next 2st, dec over next 2st* around (9) F/o leave long tail to sew head on.

Arms (Make 2) – With Grey Rnd 1: 5sc into a magic ring (5) Rnd 2: *sc in each st* around (5) Rnd 3: sc in next 3st, dec over next 2st (4) Rnd 4-5: *sc in each st* around (4) F/o leaving long tail and sew to sides of body.

Foot (Make 2) – With Grey Rnd 1: 5sc into a magic ring(5) Rnd 2-5: *sc in each st* around (5) F/o, leave long tail and sew to bottom of body.

Tail – With Pink or gray Rnd 1: 4sc into a magic ring (4) Rnd 2-12: *sc in each st* around (4) F/o, leave a long tail and sew to the back bottom-center of the body. Yay! Your little mouse is done 

Free Pattern by Amanda L. Girão. 2013 © Please do not sell this pattern or claim it as your own.