Amigurumi mouse crochet pattern

Follow this free amigurumi pattern to create a crochet toy mouse. The height of the finished mouse is about 17 cm (6.7″).

Designed and photos by Darya Neustroeva
Instagram: @darya_neustroeva
Translated by Amiguroom Toys

Materials:

• Yarn: Pekhorka Detskaya novinka (100% acrylic, 200 m/50 g)
• Hook size: 1.75 mm
• Safety eyes
• Some black yarn for embroidering eye brows
• Some pink yarn for embroidering nose
• Pink dry pastel crayon
• Sewing needle and scissors
• Fiberfill

Abbreviations:
R = row
mc = magic circle (magic ring)
ch = chain
st = stitch
sc = single crochet
inc = 2 sc in the next stitch
dec = single crochet 2 stitches together
(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

Free amigurumi mouse pattern

Head
R 1: 4 sc in mc (4)
R 2: (inc)*4 (8)
R 3: (1 sc, inc)*4 (12)
R 4: (2 sc, inc)*4 (16)
R 5: (3 sc, inc)*4 (20)
R 6: (4 sc, inc)*4 (24)
R 7: (5 sc, inc)*4 (28)
R 8: (6 sc, inc)*4 (32)
R 9: (7 sc, inc)*4 (36)
R 10: (5 sc, inc)*6 (42)
R 11: 15 sc, (1 sc, inc)*6, 15 sc (48)
R 12: 15 sc, (2 sc, inc)*6, 15 sc (54)
Insert safety eyes between R 10 and R 11 at the distance of 11 st from each other.
R 13-21: 54 sc (9 rows)
R 22: (7 sc, dec)*6 (48)
R 23: (6 sc, dec)*6 (42)
R 24: (5 sc, dec)*6 (36)
R 25: (4 sc, dec)*6 (30)
R 26: (3 sc, dec)*6 (24)
R 27: (2 sc, dec)*6 (18)
R 28: (1 sc, dec)*6 (12)
Stuff with fiberfill.
R 29: (dec)*6 (6)
F.o.

Ears (make 2)
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc)*6 (18)
R 4: (2 sc, inc)*6 (24)
R 5: (3 sc, inc)*6 (30)
R 6-8: 30 sc (3 rows)
R 9: (3 sc, dec)*6 (24)
R 10: (2 sc, dec)*6 (18)
R 11: (1 sc, dec)*6 (12)
Don’t stuff with fiberfill.
Fold top of ear flat and 3 sc through both sides across.
F.o., leaving a long tail for sewing.

Arms (make 2)
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)
R 3-19: 12 sc (17 rows)
Stuff the bottom of the arm with fiberfill
Fold top of arm flat and 6 sc through both sides across.

Tail
R 1: 7 sc in mc (7)
R 2-24: 7 sc (23 rows)
Don’t stuff with fiberfill.
Fold top of arm flat and sc through both sides across.

Legs and body

Legs (make 2)
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (1 sc, inc)*3 (9)
R 3: (2 sc, inc)*3 (12)
R 4: (3 sc, inc)*3 (15)
R 5-11: 15 sc (7 rows)
F.o.
Don’t cut the yarn when you will finish the second leg!

From second leg: 6 ch, join with the first leg.

Continue crocheting the body in the round:
R 12: 15 sc on the first leg, 6 sc in 6 ch, 15 sc on the second leg, 6 sc in 6 ch (opposite side) (42)
R 13: 42 sc
R 14: 15 sc, 6 inc, 21 sc (48)
R 15-17: 48 sc (3 rows)
R 18: (6 sc, dec)*6 (42)
R 19-23: 42 sc (5 rows)
R 24: (5 sc, dec)*6 (36)
R 25-27: 36 sc (3 rows)
R 28: (4 sc, dec)*6 (30)
R 29-30: 30 sc (2 rows)
R 31: 10 sc, 6 dec, 8 sc (24)
R 32-33: 24 sc (2 rows)
R 34: 5 sc, 6 sc together with sc of the 1st arm, 5 sc, 6 sc together with sc of the 2nd arm, 2 sc (24)
R 35: 24 sc
F.o., leaving a long tail for sewing.

Embroider a nose with pink yarn. Tint cheeks and ears using dry pastel crayon.