Sweet mouse free crochet pattern

You can make your own sweet mouse with this easy to follow amigurumi tutorial. With this free crochet pattern you will get a mouse about 14 cm (5.5″) high (the dimension depends on yarn size and crochet hook size).

Designed and photos by Tatyana Kostochenkova
Instagram: @tkostochenkova
Translated by Amiguroom Toys

Materials:
1. Yarn: Alize Cotton Gold #21 (grey), #161 (pink)
2. Hook size: 2.0 mm
3. 10 mm black half-beads for eyes
4. Glue
5. Black embroidering floss
6. Sewing needle
7. Scissors
8. Fiberfill

Abbreviations:
R = row
mc = magic circle (magic ring)
ch = chain
sl st = slip stitch
sc = single crochet
hdc = half double crochet
dc = double crochet
inc = 2 sc in the next stitch
dec = single crochet 2 stitches together
FLO = front loop only
BLO = back loop only
F.o. = fasten off
(12) = number of stitches you should have at the end of the round/row
( )* 6 = repeat whatever is between the brackets the number of times stated

Crochet mouse free amigurumi pattern

Legs (make 2)
With pink yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc, 1 sc)*3 (9)
R 3: inc, 8 sc (10)
R 4: inc, 9 sc (11)
Change to grey yarn:
R 5: inc, 10 sc (12)
R 6: inc, 11 sc (13)
R 7: inc, 12 sc (14)
R 8: inc, 13 sc (15)
R 9: 15 sc
Stuff with fiberfill.
F.o.

Don’t cut the yarn when you will finish the second leg!

From second leg: 3 ch, join with the first leg.
Continue crocheting the body in the round:
R 1: 15 sc on the first leg, 3 sc in 3 ch, 15 sc on the second leg, 3 sc in 3 ch (opposite side) (36)
R 2: (5 sc, inc)*6 (42)
R 3: 3 sc, inc, (6 sc, inc)*5, 3 sc (48)
R 4: (7 sc, inc)*6 (54)
R 5-9: 54 sc (5 rows)
R 10: (7 sc, dec)*6 (48)
R 11: 48 sc
R 12: 3 sc, dec, (6 sc, dec)*5, 3 sc (42)
R 13: 42 sc
R 14: (5 sc, dec)*6 (36)
R 15: 36 sc
R 16: 5 sc, dec, (10 sc, dec)*2, 5 sc (33)
R 17: 33 sc
R 18: (9 sc, dec)*3 (30)
R 19: 30 sc
R 20: 4 sc, dec, (8 sc, dec)*2, 4 sc (27)
R 21: 27 sc
R 22: (7 sc, dec)*3 (24)
R 23: 24 sc
Stuff with fiberfill.
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Head
With grey yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc)*6 (18)
R 4: 1 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc)*5, 1 sc (24)
R 5: (3 sc, inc)*6 (30)
R 6: 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc)*5, 2 sc (36)
R 7: (5 sc, inc)*6 (42)
R 8: 3 sc, inc, (6 sc, inc)*5, 3 sc (48)
R 9: (7 sc, inc)*6 (54)
R 10: 4 sc, inc, (8 sc, inc)*5, 4 sc (60)
R 11-20: 60 sc
R 21: 4 sc, dec, (8 sc, dec)*5, 4 sc (54)
R 22: (7 sc, dec)*6 (48)
R 23: 3 sc, dec, (6 sc, dec)*5, 3 sc (42)
R 24: (5 sc, dec)*6 (36)
R 25: 2 sc, dec, (4 sc, dec)*5, 2 sc (30)
R 26: (3 sc, dec)*6 (24)
R 27: 1 sc, dec, (2 sc, dec)*5, 1 sc (18)
R 28: (1 sc, dec)*6 (12)
R 29: (dec)*6 (6)
Stuff with fiberfill.
F.o.
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Ears

With pink yarn (make 2):
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc)*6 (18)
R 4: 1 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc)*5, 1 sc (24)
R 5: (3 sc, inc)*6 (30)
R 6: 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc)*5, 2 sc (36)
F.o.

With grey yarn (make 2):
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc)*6 (18)
R 4: 1 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc)*5, 1 sc (24)
R 5: (3 sc, inc)*6 (30)
R 6: 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc)*5, 2 sc (36)
F.o.

Put out pink part and grey part of the ear together with inner part (wrong side to wrong side) and crochet through both parts 36 sс with grey yarn.
Fold the ear and crochet 3 sc.
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Nose
With pink yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)
R 3: 12 sc
R 4: (dec)*6 (6)
Stuff with fiberfill.
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Arms (make 2)⠀
With pink yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: inc, 5 sc (7)
R 3: inc, 6 sc (8)
Change to grey yarn:
R 4: inc, 7 sc (9)
R 5: inc, 8 sc (10)
R 6-13: 10 sc
R 14: dec, 8 sc (9)
R 15: 9 sc
R 16: dec, 7 sc (8)
R 17: 8 sc
R 18: 4 sc only
Stuff with fiberfill till R 13.
Fold top of arm flat and 4 sc through both sides across.
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Tail
With pink yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2-21: 6 sc (10 rows)
Don’t stuff with fiberfill.
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Assembly
1. Sew the head to the body. Stuff firmly the neck area. A firmly stuffed neck will hold the head up.
2. Sew arms to the body on R 22.
3. Sew tail to the body between R 6 and R 9 of the body.
4. Sew nose to the body between R 17 and R 20 of the head.
5. Sew ears to the head on R 12.

Mark the eye points:
Points #1 and #2 are located between R 15 and R 16 at the distance of 7 stitches from each other.
Points #3 and #4 are located between R 17 and R 18 at the distance of 7 stitches from each other under point #1 and point #2.
Insert the needle in the head, fix the yarn and draw it out the point #1, than insert the needle in the point #3 and draw it out the point #2. Pull slightly. Insert the needle in the point #4 and draw it out the point #1. Pull slightly.
Repeat 2-3 times. F.o.

Glue eyes.

Embroider whites of the eyes with white yarn.
Embroider whiskers and mouth with black floss.

Mark the navel points:
Points #1 and #2 are located between R 9 and R 10 at the distance of 1 stitch from each other.
Insert the needle in the body from the back side and draw it out the point #2, than insert the needle in the point #1 and draw it out the back side of the body. Pull slightly. Tie a double knot. F.o.