Designer: Sarah’s Hooks & Loops
Ready to add the tiniest and most adorable little mouse to your toy collection? This free amigurumi pattern features a chubby round body, cute small round ears, and a long tail that gives it a cozy look.
Materials needed for this pattern are cotton sport weight yarn, a 2.25 mm crochet hook, 4 mm safety eyes, a small amount of black thread, stuffing, stitch markers, and sewing thread.
This pattern is quite simple and uses basic stitches with minimal assembly, so you can finish this project quickly in one sitting. Just a satisfying little project from start to finish.
This little mouse is perfect as a lovely gift for animal and nature lovers, for autumn-themed displays, can be a cute addition to any of your other collections, or become a fun small project for leftover yarn.
Materials
- Cotton Sport Weight yarn in brown
- 2.25 mm crochet hook
- Stuffing
- 4 mm bead eyes
- Black sewing thread
- Fabric glue (optional)
- Scissors
- Stitch marker
- Sewing needle
- Pins
Size: 4 cm high (excluding tail)
Abbreviations
Mr – magic ring
sc – single crochet
dec – decrease
inc – increase
st/sts – stitch/stitches
Body & Head
Use brown yarn and make a Mr. Stuff as you go.
Rnd 1: 8 sc into a Mr (8)
Rnd 2: inc x 8 (16)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc) x 8 (24)
Rnd 4-7: 24 sc (24) (4 rounds)
Rnd 8: (6 sc, dec) x 3 (21)
Rnd 9: 21 sc (21)
Rnd 10: (5 sc, dec) x 3 (18)
Rnd 11: dec x 3, 12 sc (15)
Rnd 12-13: 15 sc (15) (2 rounds)
Rnd 14: dec x 3, 9 sc (12)
Rnd 15: dec x 6 (6)
Fasten off and weave the yarn tail through each FLO of the last round. Gently pull the tail to close the opening and weave it in.
The decreases in rnd 11 indicate the top of the head.
Ears x2
Use brown yarn and make a Mr.
Rnd 1: 8 sc into the Mr (8)
Rnd 2: inc x 8 (16)
Fold the next 4 sts together and make 2 sc through both layers to shape the top of the ears. Fasten off with a long tail for attaching.
Assembly
- Ears: attach the ears between rnds 11 and 12 leaving 3 sts between them at the top of the head. Secure and hide the tail inside the body.
- Eyes: using black sewing thread, attach the bead eyes between rnds 12 and 13, equally on each side of the head. Secure and hide the thread inside the head.
- Tail: cut a length of brown yarn and knot one end. Thread the yarn into the side of the body and bring it out in the center of the Mr. Gently pull the yarn tail until the knot sits on the inside of the body.
- Trim the tail to a preferred length. Using fabric glue, cover the tail in glue and gently curl it into shape. Let the glue completely dry.
