Mouse
Mouse
SUPPORT
Fiber fill: approx. 12 g per mouse
Watch video tutorials for the tech-
Button: approx. 5 mm for each piece of clothing
niques applied by clicking the links
Pipe cleaner: approx. 11 cm per tail
below
TIP: Remember to be online:
TOOLS Magic ring
Suggested hook no. 2.75 for cotton and 3.5 and 4.0 for wool Chain stitch
Pointless needle for assembly Slip stitch
Scissors
Single crochet
Work on both sides of a fdch
Work around a ch-sp
Work into the ch-row
MEASUREMENTS Work on a spiral
Mr and Mrs Mouse are approx. 20 cm tall from the top of the ears to Work rows from the same side
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Pattern
INFORMATION HOW TO
Mr and Mrs Mouse is a sweet little mouse In the beginning of each part of the pattern
family. This family can have an infinite num- you will find a description on how to crochet
ber of members, and they can each have their each part and what to pay special attention to.
own personality.
It is very important to read these descriptions
It is easy to make different clothes by adding before you begin, as they contain important
either stripes, dots, embroidered shapes, information.
short or long sleeves or short or long dresses.
You can dress them up with Christmas hats,
bows or bow ties. Important:
If you vary the colors of the clothes the mice Pay special attention to your tension when you
can have different purposes. They will make work with wool. The wool is elastic and you
beautiful Christmas decorations that you can must take care not to tighten it too much. If
use every year. And they can be used as teddy you do the clothes will be too small.
bears who live in a shoe box or in the doll
house.
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BODY Rnd 17: (1 sc into next 8 st, sc2tog) x 3 = 27 st
Crochet the body from the bottom up. Work Rnd 18-19: 1 sc into every st around = 27 st
on a spiral and shift the increases to create a
rounder shape. Rnd 20: (1 sc into next 7 st, sc2tog) x 3 = 24 st
Use a marker thread to mark the beginning of
Rnd 21-22: 1 sc into every st around = 24 st
every round.
Rnd 3: (2 sc into next st, 1 sc into next st) x 6 Rnd 29: (1 sc into next 4 st, sc2tog) x 3 = 15 st
= 18 st
Rnd 30-31: 1 sc into every st around = 15 st
Rnd 4: (2 sc into next st, 1 sc into next 2 st) x 6
Rnd 32: (1 sc into next 3 st, sc2tog) x 3 = 12 st
= 24 st
Rnd 7: 1 sc into next 4 st, 2 sc into next st, Add fiber fill to the rest of the body.
(1 sc into next 10 st, 2 sc into next st) x 2, 1 sc Cut the yarn end long enough to sew the head
into next 6 st = 36 st and body together.
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Crochet the arms from the bottom up. Work- Add enough fiber fill to the arm to reach ap-
ing on a spiral make sure to place the de- prox. rnd 7 with the arm still being flat.
creases on the back of the arm to make them Turn the front of the arm away from you,
less visible. flatten the opening of the arm and crochet
Use a marker thread to mark the beginning of the opening together like this: Attach the yarn
every round. with a loop st in fl only and work 1 sc into fl
only of the row facing you and bl only of the
Make two arms.
row away from you, to the end of the r, 3-4 sc.
Crochet the first round of the foot on both Divide the foot in two parts for ankle and heel
sides of a foundation chain. Work the foot like this:
from the tip of the toes to the beginning of
Rnd 1: Attach the yarn to the round with
the heel, where you split the round into two
1 loop st into the 2nd st to the right of the
parts: the heel and the leg.
marker thread (not counting the st with the
Continue up around the ankle and the leg. marker thread), 1 sc into same st as loop st,
In the first round of the leg work into the ch 3, skip the next 4 st in rnd 7, 1 sc into next
front loop only of the stitches from the foot. st, 1 sc into fl only of the next 4 st = 9 st
This will make the foot bend upwards when
you add fiber fill to the leg.
Make 2 legs.
FOOT
Ch 4 – last st is a tch.
Leave the marker thread in the project. Cut Chains across the opening - dividing the foot into two
the yarn and weave in the end. parts
Make 2 ears.
Rnd 1: 8 sc into a mr = 8 st
EAR SEAM
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ATTACHING THE HEAD
Place the body on the bottom of the head
over rnd 9-12 counting from the back of the
head towards the front. It may be helpful to
use pins to avoid that the parts shift when you
begin sewing.
Twist the short end around the long end. Pull the tail
over the pipe cleaner and attach it to the body.
The face consists of two eye and a nose. Sew the nose onto the front of the snout.
CL no. 30 for the eyes. The top of the nose should look like a V and
CL no. 11 for the nose. consist of 5 stitches. Place the stitches over
round 1 and 2 counting from the snout and
backwards.
Eyes
Sew the top of the nose over 3 chain spaces
Sew the eyes into two chain spaces on either
and place the bottom of the nose in the mid-
side of round 15 (counting from the back of
dle of these letting all the stitches from the
the head and forwards).
top meet in the same chain space. If you tight-
Sew from one eye to the other with each en the yarn a little it will also flatten the snout
stitch and pull the stitches slightly together to a bit.
shape the nasal bridge and create small in-
Make one stitch from the bottom of the nose
dents for the eyes. This will make the shape of
and 1 round down.
the face stand out.
Weave in the ends carefully.
Sew 3-4 stitches for each eye.
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SWEATER FOR MR MOUSE DIAGRAM FOR REINDEER
Crochet the sweater back and forth in rows Crochet the sweater in a single color and em-
from the top downwards. broider the reindeer with cross stitches in
wool. It is important not to tighten the stitch-
Make sure to work the first row into the foun-
es too much when you embroider to avoid
dation chain on the back of the row and not
that the stitches pull your work together. At
through the chain. In row 1 do not chain 1 at
the same time you must also avoid making
the end of the foundation chain.
the stitches too loose which will place them
After the first row chain 1 as turning chain at unevenly on the surface of the sweater.
the end of each row as described in the
pattern. On the next page you will find further infor-
mation about colors as well as a photo of the
In row 7 create two chain rows that divide the sweater.
project into arm hole and yoke. You can embroider the shape in different col-
ors or in a single color, which will make it ap-
Continue the sweater downwards with the
pear like a silhouette. Both variations a very
body. Finally crochet the sleeves directly into
the arm holes. pretty.
Weave in all ends on the wrong side of the You may find it easier to begin the embroi-
project. On the right side are all uneven rows. dery at the bottom of the pattern.
PATTERN VARIATION
Length
R. 8
R. 7
R. 6
Begin
= Chain
= Single crochet
Exposed loops
R 17: 1 sc into every st = 36 st
SWEATER ASSEMBLY
Sew the bottom 12-15 r together. You can skip
the lowest 5-6 r, if you don’t want the sweater
to lay on the tail.
Rnd 1 of the sleeve. Sew a small button onto the sweater aligned
with the loop for the button.
Make sure that you work the first row into the
Watch video tutorial:
back of the ch-row and not through the ch.
Working in rows from the same side
When you are working into the ch-row don’t
make a ch as tch in the first row.
Turn the project as if you were working back in
the r.
Ch 29 on hook no. 3.5 mm.
R 3: Attach the yarn with 1 loop st into 1st sc in
R 1: Go to the back of the ch-row and work 1 r 2. 1 sc into next 26 st, 1 sl st into next st.
sc into every ch loop = 29 st Cut the yarn and weave in the end = 28 st incl
loop st and sl st
R7
R6
R5
R4
R3
R2
R1
Rnd 13: ch 4, skip next 16 st, work the next sc Rnd 18: sc2tog, 1 sc into next 17 st = 18 st
into the 17th st to the left of the 1st sc in the
Rnd 19-24: 1 sc into every st around. You can
rnd. 1 sc into next 15 st = 20 st
make the last st in rnd 24 a sl st to even out
the transition between the rnd = 18 st
In the next rnd it is important to go through
the chain and not around it, as you are using
Cut the yarn and weave in the end.
the other loop for attaching the right pant leg.
Rnd 14: 1 sc into all 4 ch, 1 sc into next 16 st
= 20 st
Rnd 1: Attach the yarn with 1 loop st into the Sew the top rows together.
st to the left of the sc in the left pant leg. 1 sc You can embroider stripes on the pants.
into the same st as the loop st, 1 sc into next
15 st, 1 sc into each of the 4 exposed loops
from the ch-row = 20 st. TIP: In case the opening for the tail is too wide
you can work one rnd sc around the edge of
the opening like this:
You can use a marker thread to mark the be-
ginning of every round and continue on a spi- Attach the yarn with 1 loop st into the bottom
ral over the 24 st throughout the rest of the of the opening. Work 10-12 sc evenly distrib-
project. uted all the way around the opening. Connect
the rnd with 1 sl st. Cut the yarn and weave in
Rnd 2: 1 sc into every st around = 20 st the end.
Crochet the dress back and forth in rows from Crochet the dress in a single color and em-
the top and downwards to and including row broider the reindeer afterwards with cross
9. Continue on a spiral throughout the rest of stitches in wool. Be careful not to tighten the
the project. stitches too much to avoid that the stitches
pull your work together. At the same time
Make sure that you work the first row on the
also avoid making the stitches too loose which
back of the foundation chain and not through
will place them unevenly on the surface of the
the chains. Don’t chain 1 as turning chain at
dress.
the end of the row when you are working into
the foundation chain.
On the next page you will find further infor-
Chain 1 as turning chain at the end of every mation on colors and a photo of the dress.
row after the first row as described in the
pattern. You can embroider the shape in different col-
ors or in a single color which will make it ap-
pear like a silhouette. Both variations a very
Make two chain rows in row 7 that split the
pretty.
work into arm holes and the rest of the yoke
and skirt. You may find it easier to begin the embroi-
Continue working downwards to create the dery at the bottom of the pattern.
skirt. Crochet the sleeves last directly onto
Place the bottom row of the pattern in rnd 19
the dress in the arm holes.
of the dress counting from the top and down-
Weave in all ends on the wrong side. The right wards.
side are all uneven rows.
PATTERN VARIATIONS
Ch 1 as tch at the end of every r throughout R 7: 1 sc into next 6 st, ch 3, skip next 6 st, 1 sc
the rest of the project unless otherwise indi- into next 12 st, ch 3, skip next 6 st, 1 sc into
cated. next 6 st = 30 st
R. 8
R.7
R.6
Begin
= Chain here
= Single crochet
R 14: 1 sc into next 8 st, 2 sc into next st, 1 sc Work through the ch
into next 14 st, 2 sc into next st, 1 sc into next
8 st = 34 st
In r 8 it is important to work through the ch (and
R 15: 1 sc into every st around = 34 st not around the ch-row) as shown in the photo
R 22: Attach the yarn with 1 loop st into the R 20 is finished. Leave the marker thread until the
1st sc in r 21. 1 sc into the same st as the loop opening for the tail is also done.
st, 1 sc into next 7 st, 2 sc into next st, 1 sc
into next 19 st, 2 sc into next st, 1 sc into next
8 st. Cut the yarn and weave in the end = 39 st
R. 23
R. 22
R. 21
R. 20
R. 19
Begin
= Loop stitch in r 19 and chain in r 23. here
= Single crochet
= Increase—2 sc into the same stitch
Make sure to work the first row into the foun- R 2: 1 sc into every st around = 29 st
dation chain on the back of the row and not
through the chain. In row 1 do not chain 1 at In the next rnd create ch-rows to make the
the end of the foundation chain as turning openings for the ears.
chain.
Rnd 3: 1 sc into next 6 st, ch 4, skip 5 st, 1 sc
into next 7 st, ch 4, skip 5 st, 1 sc into next
Ch 29. Connect the ch-row to a circle with a 6 st = 27 st
sl st.
Rnd 4: 1 sc into next 6 st, 4 sc around the ch-
R 1: Go to the back of the ch-row and work row, 1 sc into next 7 st, 4 sc around the ch-
1 sc into every ch-loop (skip the sl st) = 29 st row, 1 sc into next 6 st = 27 st
Rnd 4
Rnd 3
Rnd 2
Rnd 1
= Chain
= Single crochet
Rnd 11: (1 sc into next 7 st, sc2tog) x 3 = 24 st Rnd 28-30: 1 sc into every st around = 8 st
Rnd 12: 1 sc into every st around = 24 st Rnd 31: (sc2tog into fl only) x 4 = 4 st
.
TIP: If you want to add decorations to the
Christmas hat you can make a mini pompon
for the top.
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