🐭 Create an adorable mouse bookmark that peeks out from your book pages! This cute crochet project is perfect for beginners and makes a charming gift for book lovers. With just basic stitches and minimal materials, you can craft this playful bookmark in under an hour.
Key Takeaways
- Quick project that uses basic crochet skills
- Customizable colors to match your style
- Practical and cute gift for readers
- Beginner-friendly pattern with simple instructions
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/Body
- Start with magic ring(black yarn)
- R1: 6 sc
- R2: 6 inc
- R3: Change to grey yarn, 6 inc
- 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
- R9-11: sc around
- R12: [5 sc, dec] x 3
- R13: [sc, dec] x 6
- R14: 6 inc
- R15: FLO: 6 dc inc
- R16: [dc, dc inc] x 6
- R17: [dc, dc inc, dc] x 6
- R18-25: dc around
- R26: [dc, dec] x 8
- R27: 8 dec
Outer Ear
- Start with magic ring
- R1: 6 sc
- R2: 6 inc
- R3: 12 inc
Inner Ear
- Start with magic ring
- R1: 5 sc
- R2: 5 inc
Tongue
- 5 ch, 4 sc into 2nd chain from the hook
Tail
- 24 ch, 23 sc into 2nd chain from the hook
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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Have you tried making bookmarks before? These mouse bookmarks are not only fun to make but also practical for everyday use. Happy crocheting! 🧶