Difficulty Level: Easy

Using this pattern, you can crochet a small mouse using plush yarn. Any plush yarn and a suitable crochet hook will work for this amigurumi project. The mouse’s body, head, legs, and tail are crocheted as one piece, stuffing it as you go.

You can turn this toy into a keychain using a cord or a carabiner.

Materials and Tools:

• Plush yarn
• A small amount of yarn for the nose
• Crochet hook (3-4 mm)
• Safety eyes for toys (8-9 mm)
• Toy stuffing
• Stitch markers
• Strong thread for sculpting
• Needle for sewing parts
• Scissors

Abbreviations:

• MR — magic ring
• sl st — slip stitch
• ch — chain stitch
• sc — single crochet
• hdc — half double crochet
• bobble — bobble stitch (in one stitch, crochet 3 unfinished double crochets, and join them at the top)
• inc — increase
• dec — decrease
• (…) x n — repeat n times

Amigurumi Crochet Pattern for Little Mouse:

Body + Head:

1. Chain 2, in the second chain from the hook, make 8 sc (8)
2. 8 inc (16). Additionally, crochet a sl st.

• Without breaking the yarn, continue crocheting the tail: chain 15, in the second chain from the hook, make a sl st, then crochet along the chain: 2 dec with sl st, 9 sl st.

1. Crochet into the back loops of the stitches in the 2nd row. 5 sc, bobble stitch (3 hdc worked into the same stitch and joined at the top), 4 sc, bobble stitch (3 hdc worked into the same stitch and joined at the top), 5 sc (16)

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