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Amigurumi Mouse – FREE Crochet Pattern

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Amigurumi Mouse – FREE Crochet Pattern
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Stitch up a tiny bundle of charm with this Amigurumi Mouse crochet pattern! Whether you’re crafting for animal lovers, whimsical decor, or simply enjoy creating adorable handmade creatures, this free pattern lets you bring a delightful little mouse to life. With its soft, rounded body, perky ears, and tiny embroidered whiskers, this amigurumi mouse captures all the sweetness of its real-life counterpart—without the scurrying! Perfect for gifts, playful storytelling, or adding a cozy touch to any crochet collection, this little rodent is sure to win hearts with its irresistible cuteness.

Designed for customization, this pattern allows you to personalize your mouse with different colors, playful accessories, or even tiny details like a miniature cheese wedge for extra charm! Stitch up a sleepy pose, create a cheerful expression, or craft a whole family of mice for an adorable display. Whether nestled in a whimsical scene, gifted to a fellow crochet enthusiast, or stitched just for fun, this amigurumi mouse is a delightful project that brings small-scale charm to life—one stitch at a time! 🐭🧶✨

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🐭 Amigurumi Mouse Crochet Pattern

This charming and colorful mouse is a fun, beginner-friendly amigurumi project that combines simple shaping, cute color changes, and adorable detailing like a 3D nose and soft whiskers. Perfect for nurseries, gifts, or playful displays!

✨ Skill Level

Beginner to Intermediate – Basic shaping and color changing involved, with some minor embroidery for whiskers.

📏 Finished Size

Approximately 22–25 cm (9–10 inches) tall using DK cotton yarn and a 2.5 mm hook.

🧶 Materials

  • DK Weight Yarn in:

    • Color A: Bright Blue (Body)

    • Color B: Soft Pink (Inner Ears, Belly, Nose, Paws, Tail)

    • Color C: Lilac/Plum (Whiskers)

  • 2.5 mm crochet hook

  • Safety eyes (10–12 mm)

  • Black embroidery thread (for nostrils and mouth)

  • Polyfill stuffing

  • Tapestry needle

  • Stitch marker

  • Plastic whisker thread or thin cotton thread for whiskers

🧵 Abbreviations (US Terms)

MR – Magic Ring
sc – Single Crochet
inc – Increase
dec – Decrease
sl st – Slip Stitch
ch – Chain
FO – Fasten Off
BLO – Back Loop Only

🐭 Head (Start with Color A – Blue)

  1. MR, 6 sc

  2. inc x6 (12)

  3. (1 sc, inc) x6 (18)

  4. (2 sc, inc) x6 (24)

  5. (3 sc, inc) x6 (30)

  6. (4 sc, inc) x6 (36)
    7–15. sc around (36)

  7. (4 sc, dec) x6 (30)

  8. (3 sc, dec) x6 (24)

  9. (2 sc, dec) x6 (18)
    Insert safety eyes between Rounds 10–11, about 8 stitches apart.

  10. (1 sc, dec) x6 (12)

  11. dec x6 (6), FO and close.

🐭 Body (Start with Color B – Pink, then change to Color A)

  1. MR, 6 sc

  2. inc x6 (12)

  3. (1 sc, inc) x6 (18)

  4. (2 sc, inc) x6 (24)

  5. (3 sc, inc) x6 (30)
    6–9. sc around (30)
    Change to Color A (Blue):
    10–20. sc around (30)

  6. (3 sc, dec) x6 (24)

  7. (2 sc, dec) x6 (18)

  8. (1 sc, dec) x6 (12)
    Stuff well. FO, leave long tail for sewing.

🔄 How to Change Colors

Use invisible color change for neat transitions:
On the last stitch of the round before the change, insert hook into stitch, yarn over with new color, pull through both loops – now continue in new color.

🐭 Belly Patch (Color B – Pink)

  1. MR, 6 sc

  2. inc x6 (12)

  3. (1 sc, inc) x6 (18)

  4. (2 sc, inc) x6 (24)

  5. (3 sc, inc) x6 (30)

  6. (4 sc, inc) x6 (36)
    Fasten off and sew centered to front of body.

🐾 Arms (Make 2 – Start with Color B, then A)

  1. MR, 6 sc

  2. inc x6 (12)

  3. sc around (12)

  4. (1 sc, dec) x4 (8)
    Change to Blue (Color A):
    5–12. sc around (8)
    Stuff lightly, flatten top, sew to sides.

🐾 Legs (Make 2 – Start with Color B, then A)

  1. MR, 6 sc

  2. inc x6 (12)
    3–4. sc around (12)
    Change to Blue (Color A):
    5–10. sc around (12)
    Stuff, sew to base of body.

🐭 Ears (Make 2)

Outer (Color A):

  1. MR, 6 sc

  2. inc x6 (12)

  3. (1 sc, inc) x6 (18)

  4. (2 sc, inc) x6 (24)
    FO.

Inner (Color B):
Repeat as outer. Do not fasten off. Place wrong sides together, join both circles by sc around. FO and sew to top sides of head.

🐭 Tail (Color B)

  1. Ch 30–35

  2. Starting in 2nd ch from hook, sl st in each st across
    FO and sew to back of body.

🐭 Nose (Color B)

  1. MR, 6 sc

  2. (1 sc, inc) x3 (9)

  3. sc around (9)

  4. dec x3 (6), FO
    Sew centered to snout, between the eyes.

🎀 Whiskers

  • Cut 6 strands of thin yarn (Color C) about 8 cm each

  • Thread 3 whiskers on each side of the nose using a tapestry needle

  • Secure from inside the head with a knot or small drop of glue

✂️ Final Assembly & Details

  • Stitch nose and black V-shape mouth just under it

  • Sew arms and legs firmly

  • Attach ears flat to head

  • Weave in all ends and trim whiskers evenly

💡 Customization Ideas

  • Make the mouse in gray and cream for a classic look

  • Add a tiny vest or bowtie

  • Insert wire into tail for poseability

  • Embroider tiny paw pads on the limbs

Your little crochet mouse is now ready to scamper into hearts or serve as a whimsical gift for any occasion! 🧵🐭


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