Designer: ByGniyee Handmade
Recreate the fun of a classic cartoon favorite with these charming crochet characters! Bring the timeless fun of this mischievous cat-and-mouse duo to your crochet collection, inspired by the beloved cartoon characters. Together they make a perfect pair, and somehow they finally look like friends.
Materials used are Chunky yarn in brown, skin, deep blue, pink, white, and grey shades, a 3 & 1 mm hook, 4-ply yarn in white, yellow, and light-yellow shades, non-woven felt, fiberfill, scissors, and a yarn needle.
Only basic stitches are used here, mostly single crochet with increases and decreases, plus a few color changes. The small size makes these two quick to finish, and a great way to use up plush yarn leftovers.
It’s perfect for fans of classic animation and nostalgic handmade toys. Display them on your shelf, add them to your character collection, or create a special gift for someone who loves these iconic rivals.
Materials
- Chunky yarn in colors: brow, skin deep blue, pink, white, gray,
- 4ply yarn in colors: white, yellow, light yellow.
- 3 mm and 1 mm crochet hook
- Yarn needle
- Scissors
- Glue
- Non-woven felt (black)
- Black sewing thread
Abbreviations
Mr – magic ring
sc – single crochet
inc – increase
hdc– half double crochet
dc – double crochet
tr – treble crochet
dec – decrease
sl st – slip stitch
Jerry Head
Start with chunky yarn, brown, 3 mm hook.
Front loop only for underlined stitches.
Change to skin color for highlighted stitches.
Rnd 1: ch 6, start in 2nd ch from hook, 4 sc, 3 sc in same st, 3 sc, inc (12)
Rnd 2: (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
Rnd 3: inc, 6 sc, 3 inc, 6 sc, 2 inc (24)
Rnd 4: 24 sc (24)
Rnd 5: sc, inc, 6 sc, 3 (sc, inc), 6 sc, 2 (sc, inc) (30)
Rnd 6-7: 30 sc (30)
Rnd 8: 17 sc, 4-dc cluster, 1 sc, 2-dc cluster, 3-dc cluster, 2-dc cluster, 1 sc, 4-dc cluster, 6 sc (30)
Rnd 9: 19 sc, 3 sc, 8 sc (30)
Rnd 10: sc, dec, 6 sc, (sc, dec) x 3, 6 sc, (sc, dec) x 2 (24)
Rnd 11: 12 dec (12)
Jerry Body
Start with chunky yarn, brown, 3 mm hook.
Rnd 12: FLO: (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
Stuff with fiberfill after finishing R12.
Rnd 13: 10 sc, 3 sc, 5 sc (18)
Rnd 14: sc, (inc, 2 sc) x 3, inc, 2 sc, (sc, sc), 2 sc, inc, sc (24)
Rnd 15: 13 sc, 5 sc, 6 sc (24)
Rnd 16: 10 sc, (3-dc cluster) x 2, 7 sc, (3-dc cluster) x 2, 3 sc (24)
Rnd 17: (sc, dec) x 8 (16)
Rnd 18: 8 dec (8)
Stuff with fiberfill, fasten off and weave in ends.
Ears x2
Start with chunky yarn, brown & skin, 3 mm hook.
Outer ear: Mr, 7 dc, dp not join with sl st (7)
Inner ear: ch 3, start in 2nd ch from hook: 3 dc (3)
White of Eye
Start with 4ply cotton yarn, white, split 2 strands, 1 mm hook.
Ch 5, start in 3rd ch from hook: 3 hdc (3)
Hands x2
Start with chunky yarn, brown, 3 mm hook.
Ch 3, start in 3rd ch from hook: 1 hdc (1)
Cheese
Start with 4ply cotton yarn, yellow, split 2 strands, worked in rows, 1 mm hook.
Row 1: ch 2, start in 2nd ch from hook: inc (1)
Row 2: sc, inc (3)
Row 3: 2 sc, inc (4)
Row 4: 3 sc, inc (5)
Row 5: 4 sc, inc (6)
Row 6: 5 sc, inc (7)
Pupils / Nose / Whiskers
Cut 3×5 mm shapes from non-woven felt (manually trim for the nose).
Insert two short pieces of thin black sewing thread for the whiskers and secure them with a tiny drop of glue.
Front loop only for underlined stitches.
Change to skin color for highlighted stitches.
Tom Head
Start with chunky yarn, deep blue, 3 mm hook
Rnd 1: ch 6, start in 2nd ch from hook, 4 sc, 3 sc in same st, 3 sc, inc (12)
Rnd 2: (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
Rnd 3: inc, 6 sc, 3 inc, 6 sc, 2 inc (24)
Rnd 4: 24 sc (24)
Rnd 5: sc, inc, 6 sc, (sc,inc) x 3, 6 sc, (sc, inc) x 2 (30)
Rnd 6-7: 30 sc (30)
Rnd 8: 17 sc, 4-dc cluster, 1 sc, 2-dc cluster, 3-dc cluster, 2-dc cluster, 1 sc, 4-dc cluster, 6 sc (30)
Rnd 9: 19 sc, 3 sc, 8 sc (30)
Rnd 10: sc, dec, 6 sc, (sc, dec) x 3, 6 sc, (sc, dec) x 2 (24)
Rnd 11: 12 dec (12)
Tim Body
Start with chunky yarn, deep blue, 3 mm hook.
Rnd 12: FLO: (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
Stuff with fiberfill after finishing R12.
Rnd 13: 10 sc, 3 sc, 5 sc (18)
Rnd 14: sc, (inc, 2 sc) x 3, inc, 2 sc, (sc, sc), 2 sc, inc, sc (24)
Rnd 15: 13 sc, 5 sc, 6 sc (24)
Rnd 16: 10 sc, (3-dc cluster) x 2, 7 sc, (3-dc cluster) x 2, 3 sc (24)
Rnd 17: (sc, dec) x 8 (16)
Rnd 18: 8 dec (8)
Stuff with fiberfill, fasten off, and weave in ends.
Ears x2
Start with chunky yarn, deep blue & pink, 3 mm hook.
Outer ear: ch 5, start in 2nd ch from hook: sc, dc, tr, ch (4)
Inner ear: ch 3, start in 2nd ch from hook: sc, hdc (2)
White of Eye
Start with 4ply cotton yarn, light yellow, splip 2 strands, 1 mm hook.
Ch 5, start in 3rd ch from hook: 3 hdc (3)
Hands x2
Start with chunky yarn, white, 3mm hook.
Ch 3, start in 3rd ch from hook: 1 hdc (1)
Eyebrows
Start with 4ply cotton yarn, black, split 2 strands, 1 mm hook.
Ch 4, sew or glue the eyebrows in place.
Pupils / Nose / Whiskers
Cut 3×5 mm shapes from non-woven felt (manually trim for the nose).
Use gray yarn to embroider between the eyes. Glue a thin piece of green yarn around the black pupils.
Insert two short pieces of thin black sewing thread for the whiskers and secure them with a tiny drop of glue.
Cheek Fur
Start with chunky yarn, deepl blue, 3 mm hook.
Ch 2, start in 2nd ch from hook: sc, ch (2)
Crochet the cheek fur directly below the ears or crochet them separately and sew them on.
