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Amigurumi Sweet Mouse – FREE Crochet Pattern

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A crocheted amigurumi mouse with large ears and whiskers, wearing a green bow and a matching green shirt with a heart motif, along with a pink tutu skirt, standing on a wooden surface indoors.
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Twirl into charm with this Amigurumi Sweet Mouse—a darling ballerina-style companion who’s ready to pirouette straight into your heart! With her oversized rosy ears and gentle smile, she radiates warmth and whimsy. Her sage-green tee, adorned with a puffed heart, pairs perfectly with a flouncy peach skirt that’s made for dancing. Topped with a big bow and trailing a long curly tail, she’s the kind of handmade treasure that feels like a hug in yarn form. 🐭💚🎀

Whether you’re crafting a gift for a little dreamer or adding a sprinkle of sweetness to your own collection, this graceful mouse brings personality and poise to every stitch. Her soft palette and delicate details make her ideal for nursery décor, storytime snuggles, or even a whimsical shelf display. From her dainty outfit to her expressive features, she’s a joy to create and even more delightful to behold—an amigurumi that pirouettes between elegance and playfulness with every loop. 🧶✨🩰

A crocheted amigurumi mouse with large ears and whiskers, wearing a green bow and a matching green shirt with a heart motif, along with a pink tutu skirt, standing on a wooden surface indoors.

🐭 Amigurumi Sweet Mouse Crochet Pattern

Bring this adorable ballerina-style mouse to life! She features huge rosy ears, a sage-green tee with a puffed heart, a flouncy peach skirt, a big bow, and a long curly tail. The pattern is written in easy-to-follow rounds with stitch counts, so you won’t miss a single detail.

✨ Skill Level

Intermediate – Simple shaping, color changes, sewing parts neatly, and making a ruffled skirt.

📏 Finished Size

~28–32 cm (11–12.5 in) tall with worsted/aran yarn and a 3.0–3.5 mm hook.

🧶 Materials

  • Yarn (Worsted/Aran, #4)
    • White – head, ears (outer), upper legs, part of arms
    • Peach/Blush – feet, hands, cheeks, skirt, nose, heart applique
    • Sage Green – shirt and bow
    • (Optional) Black thread – whiskers & mouth embroidery
  • Hook: 3.0–3.5 mm (or size to meet gauge & get a tight fabric)
  • Safety eyes: 10–12 mm black
  • Polyfill stuffing
  • Tapestry needle & stitch markers
  • Pins for positioning parts
  • Fabric glue or felt (optional) for eye backing

📐 Gauge (not critical, but work tightly)

Approx. 18–20 sc = 10 cm (4″) in the round.

🧵 Abbreviations (US Terms)

MR – Magic ring
sc – single crochet
inc – increase (2 sc in same st)
dec – invisible decrease
sl st – slip stitch
ch – chain
hdc – half double crochet
dc – double crochet
tr – treble crochet
FLO/BLO – front/back loop only
st(s) – stitch(es)
FO – fasten off

📝 General Notes

  • Work in a continuous spiral unless noted.
  • Use a stitch marker to mark the first stitch of each round.
  • Stuff as you go, especially the head, body, feet, and tail (if you choose the tube version).
  • Numbers at the end of rounds indicate the total stitch count.
  • Color changes: carry the old color neatly inside when possible, or cut and weave ends.

🧑‍🎨 Color Map (as pictured)

  • White: head, outer ears, upper legs, part of arms
  • Peach/Blush: feet, hands, skirt, nose, heart, cheek circles
  • Sage Green: shirt and bow
  • Pink (light blush): inner ear & cheeks (you can reuse the peach yarn for both if it’s close enough)

Head (White)

  1. MR, 6 sc (6)
  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. (5 sc, inc) x6 (42)
  8. (6 sc, inc) x6 (48)
  9. (7 sc, inc) x6 (54)
  10. (8 sc, inc) x6 (60)
    11–20. sc around (60) – 10 rounds to make a nice round head.
    👉 Insert safety eyes between Rounds 16–17, 12 sts apart.
  11. (8 sc, dec) x6 (54)
  12. (7 sc, dec) x6 (48)
  13. (6 sc, dec) x6 (42)
  14. (5 sc, dec) x6 (36)
  15. (4 sc, dec) x6 (30)
  16. (3 sc, dec) x6 (24)
    — Stuff very firmly.
  17. (2 sc, dec) x6 (18)
  18. (1 sc, dec) x6 (12)
  19. dec x6 (6)
    FO, close the hole, weave in the end.

Muzzle / Snout (Peach)

  1. MR, 6 sc (6)
  2. inc x6 (12)
  3. (1 sc, inc) x6 (18)
  4. (2 sc, inc) x6 (24)
    5–6. sc around (24)
  5. (2 sc, dec) x6 (18)
    Lightly stuff, flatten a bit. FO with a long tail for sewing. Sew centered under the eyes. Embroider a vertical line down and a small smile with black/brown thread.

Nose (Peach, optional separate bit):
MR, 6 sc, sl st to close, FO leaving a tail. Stitch to the top center of the muzzle.

Cheek Circles – Make 2 (Peach)

  1. MR, 6 sc (6)
  2. inc x6 (12)
    Sl st, FO leaving tails to sew. Attach symmetrically under each eye.

Whiskers & Brows (Black thread)

  • Embroider 3 whiskers on each side of the muzzle.
  • Add tiny eyebrows above the eyes if desired.

Ears – Inner (Peach) & Outer (White) – Make 2

Inner Ear (Peach):

  1. MR, 6 sc (6)
  2. inc x6 (12)
  3. (1 sc, inc) x6 (18)
  4. (2 sc, inc) x6 (24)
  5. (3 sc, inc) x6 (30)
    FO, leave short tail to weave.

Outer Ear (White):

  1. MR, 6 sc (6)
  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) – Do not FO.

Join:
Place the peach inner circle on top of the white outer circle (WS together), then sc through both layers around (36). FO leaving a long tail to sew.
Pin and sew ears to the head slightly off the top sides.

Big Bow (Sage Green)

Bow Piece:

  • ch 22
  • Row 1: hdc in 2nd ch from hook and across (21)
  • Rows 2–6: ch 1, turn, hdc 21
    FO, leave long tail. Wrap the center 8–10 times tightly to form the bow. Knot securely. Sew to the top of the head between the ears.

Legs & Feet (Make 2) (Feet Peach → Legs White)

Feet (Peach):

  1. MR, 6 sc (6)
  2. inc x6 (12)
  3. (1 sc, inc) x6 (18)
  4. (2 sc, inc) x6 (24)
  5. (3 sc, inc) x6 (30)
    6–8. sc around (30)
  6. (3 sc, dec) x6 (24)
  7. (2 sc, dec) x6 (18) – Change to White for the legs on the last stitch.

Legs (White):
11–22. sc around (18) – 12 rounds total for a nice leg length.
FO the first leg only.
Work the second leg to Round 22 but do not FO – continue to join legs.

Join Legs & Make the Body/Shirt (Sage Green)

Join & Body Start (White → Sage Green):

  • From the second leg, ch 3, join to the first leg with a sc.
  • Work around the first leg: 18 sc
  • Work 3 sc across the chain bridge
  • Work around the second leg: 18 sc
  • Work 3 sc across the other side of the chain bridge
    = 42 sts total. This is Round 1 of the body.

Round counts below start from this join round (Round 1 = 42 sts):

Switch to Sage Green on Round 2 to start the shirt.

  1. sc around (42) – (this is the join round in white)
    2–7. sc around (42) – shirt length
  2. (5 sc, dec) x6 (36)
  3. sc around (36)
  4. (4 sc, dec) x6 (30)
  5. sc around (30)
  6. (3 sc, dec) x6 (24)
  7. sc around (24)
  8. (2 sc, dec) x6 (18) – This forms a small neck opening
    FO with a long tail for sewing the head on later.

Skirt Ruffle (Peach)

Attach Peach yarn to the FLO of Round 2 of the shirt (any round you want the skirt to flare from; Round 2 keeps it close to the waist).

R1. (3 dc) in each FLO st around – very ruffly (≈ 126 dc).
R2. (2 dc in each dc) around to make it extra frilly, or alternate (dc, 2 dc in next) if you want a lighter ruffle.
Sl st, FO, weave in ends.

Arms (Make 2) (Hands Peach → Forearm White → Cuff/Top Sage Green)

Hands (Peach):

  1. MR, 6 sc (6)
  2. inc x6 (12)
  3. (1 sc, inc) x6 (18)
    4–5. sc around (18)
  4. (1 sc, dec) x6 (12) – Change to White on the last stitch.

Forearm (White):
7–12. sc around (12) – 6 rounds

Sleeve/Cuff (Sage Green):
13–18. sc around (12) – 6 rounds
Lightly stuff the hand and lower arm; leave the upper sleeve softer for easier sewing.
FO leaving a long tail to sew. Attach arms to the body across Rounds 11–13 of the shirt.

Tail (Peach) – Choose Tube (thick) or Cord (quick)

Tube Tail (thicker, matches plush look):

  1. MR, 6 sc (6)
    2–35. sc around (6) – (~20–25 cm / 8–10 in long; add/subtract rounds to taste)
    Lightly stuff as you go or use a pipe cleaner/wire for poseability (optional).
    FO, leave a long tail, sew to the back center-bottom of the body.

Quick Cord Tail:

  • ch 45–55, sl st back along the chain. FO and sew in place.

Heart Appliqué (Peach)

In MR (do not tighten fully until you finish):
All into MR: ch 2, 3 dc, 3 tr, 1 dc, 3 tr, 3 dc, ch 2, sl st into ring. Gently pull the MR tail to shape the bottom point of the heart. FO leaving a tail. Sew to the center of the shirt.

Assembly & Face Details

  1. Sew the head to the neck (Body Round 14 opening). Pin thoroughly and stitch securely.
  2. Attach ears to the top sides of the head.
  3. Sew the bow between the ears.
  4. Place the muzzle centered below the eyes and stitch all around.
  5. Sew cheek circles under the eyes.
  6. Attach arms symmetrically along the shirt.
  7. Sew the tail to the back.
  8. Embroider whiskers, brows, and mouth with black/brown thread.
  9. Add blush with soft pink yarn circles (already made) or a touch of fabric-safe blush.
  10. Weave in all ends and neaten seams.

💡 Customization Ideas

  • Add a tiny flower or button to the bow’s center.
  • Embroider eyelashes for an even cuter look.
  • Make striped stockings by alternating white and sage on the legs.
  • Turn the shirt into a dress: keep increasing and work it longer before adding the ruffle.
  • Add a small wired armature to pose the tail.

Enjoy your cuddly, heart-melting mouse! If you make her, I’d love to see your color combinations and tweaks. Happy crocheting! 🧶💕


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