🧶 Welcome to your next crochet adventure! This free mouse amigurumi pattern will guide you through creating an adorable little mouse friend that’s perfect for gifting or keeping for yourself. With simple stitches and clear instructions, you’ll have a cute companion in no time.
Key Takeaways
- Beginner-friendly pattern with step-by-step instructions
- Creates a pocket-sized mouse perfect for little hands
- Customizable features let you make each mouse unique
- Quick project that can be completed in one sitting
Materials&Tools
- Yarn
- Polyester Fiberfill
- 2.25mm Hook(What I used in this pattern)
- Yarn Needle
- Glue (To connect the parts, you can also sew with yarn)
Abbreviation
- ch – chain
- sc – single crochet
- inc – increase (2 single crochets in one stitch)
- dec – decrease (merge 2 single crochets into 1)
- hdc – half double crochet
- dc – double crochet
- sl st – slip stitch
- magic ring – adjustable ring to start crocheting in the round
- BLO – back loop only
- FLO – front loop only
How to Read Pattern?
- R5: ch, [1 sc, sc inc] x 6, sl st
In Round 5, start with a chain stitch, then repeat the pattern “1 single crochet, single scrochet increase” 6 times. End with a slip stitch.
- (sc+sc+sc)
Parentheses ( ) indicate that all stitches within them are worked into the same stitch. So ‘(sc+sc+sc)’ means working 3 single crochet stitches all into the same stitch.
Pattern Info
Head
- Start with magic ring
- R1: 6 sc
- R2: 6 sc
- R3: Change color, 6 sc
- R4: [sc, inc] x 3
- R5: [sc, inc, sc] x 3
- R6: [3 sc, inc] x 3
- R7: [2 sc, inc, 2 sc] x 3
- R8: [5 sc, inc] x 3
- R9-R11: sc around
- R12: [5 sc, dec] x 3
- R13: [sc, dec] x 6
- R14: 6 dec
Outer Ear
- Start with magic ring
- R1: 6 sc
- R2: 6 inc
- R3: 12 sc
Inner Ear
- Start with magic ring
- R1: 5 sc
- R2: 5 inc
Tail
- 15 ch, 14 sl st into 2nd chain from the hook
Body
- 4 ch, 3 sc into 2nd chain from the hook, turn and work in rows, increase/decrease stitches as needed.
Hands/Feet
- Gray: 6 ch, pink: 4 ch, 3 sl st into 2nd chain from the hook (repeat 4 times)
- Gray: 5 sl st into 2nd chain from the hook
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