BIG MOUSE

Good day, dear friends!

You’ve bought this pattern and it means that you

are ready to dive into the magic world of

amigurumi. To create your own miracle you only

need to find the cosiest place in your flat, take a

cup of aroma coffee or tea, magic balls of yarn

and the most wonderful mood.

Materials and supplies:

1. Yarn Drops Lima, wool, 50 g/100 m, colors:

– 9020 grey, 3 skeins (for 2 mice);

– 1101 white, 1 skein;

– 9015 dark grey, 1 skein;

– 3145 pink, 1/2 skein;

– 2923 yellow, 1/2 skein;

– 0707 orange, 1/2 skein;

– 9018 sea wave, 1 skein;

– 5610 brown, 1/2 skein;

2. Yarn Drops Nord, wool

50 g/170 m: 11 orange, 1 skein

* The yarn mentioned here is just recommendation.

You can use any other yarn you want.

In this case the size and quality of the finished toy will change.

3. Hook sizes 3 mm and

1.5 mm

4. Fiber filling

5. Needle and pins

6. Plastic beads for eyes

diameter 6 mm (4 pcs)

7. Black sewing thread

8. Buttons for decorating the clothes

Abbreviations:

MR- magic ring

Ch – chain

Sl st – slip stitch

Hdc – half double crochet

Sc – single crochet

Dc – double crochet

Tr – treble crochet

Dtr – double treble crochet

St – stitch

Inc – increase (2 sc or 2 dc

in one st)

Dec – invisible decrease

(crochet next 2 st together)

BLO – back loops only

[n] Inc/Dec – increase/ decrease [n] times in a row

Number in () at the end of the Row indicates number of st in that Row

Girl mouse:

Head:

Crochet with Grey color yarn.

R1: 6 sc in MR

R2: 6 inc (12)

R3: (1 sc, inc) х 6 (18)

R4: (2 sc, inc) х 6 (24)

R5: (3 sc, inc) х 6 (30)

R6: (4 sc, inc) х 6 (36)

R7: 36 sc

R8: (5 sc, inc) х 6 (42)

R9: 42 sc

R10: (6 sc, inc) х 6 (48)

R11: 48 sc

R12: (7 sc, inc) х 6 (54)

R13: 54 sc

R14: (8 sc, inc) х 6 (60) If you are using safety eyes, insert them between rows

14-15. The distance between eyes is about 11 stitches.

R15-22 (8 rounds): 60 sc

R23: (8 sc, dec) х 6 (54)

R24: (7 sc, dec) х 6 (48)

R25: (6 sc, dec) х 6 (42)

R26: (5 sc, dec) х 6 (36)

R27: (4 sc, dec) х 6 (30)

R28: (3 sc, dec) х 6 (24)

Stuff tight. Make a pear shape head with the help of stuffing fiber.Cut the yarn, hide yarn tail inside the detail.

Muzzle:

Work with White (Milk) color yarn. Stuff when sewing.

R1: 6 sc in MR

R2: 6 inc (12)

R3: (1 sc, inc) х 6 (18)

R4: (2 sc, inc) х 6 (24)

R5-6: 24 sc

Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for assembly.

Nose:

Crochet with Pink color yarn.

R1: 6 sc in MR

R2: 6 sc Cut the yarn leaving a long tail for assembly.

Ears:

The ears are made of 2 parts.

Outer part:

Crochet with Grey color yarn.

R1: in MR: ch 3, 8 dc, pull the yarn to make a circle, ch 3, turn (continue to crochet on the back side);

R2: 1 dc inc into each st of previous row (16), ch 3, turn;

R3: (1 dc, inc) х continue to the end of the row (24), ch 1, turn;

R4: 1 sc into each st of previous row (24)

Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Inner part:

Crochet with Pink color yarn.

R1: in MR: ch 3, 8 dc, pull to make a circle, ch 3, turn

(continue to crochet on the back side);

R2: 1 dc inc into each st of the previous row (16), ch 1, turn;

R3: 1 sc into each st of the previous row (16)

Cut the yarn leaving a long tail for assembly.

Then sew outer and inner parts as shown on the picture.

Sew pink part to the top st of the grey part so no stitches are seen on the back of the ear.

After we’ve sewn grey and pink parts together, fold the ear in half and make couple stitches at the bottom as shown on the picture below.

Legs+body:

Start to crochet from the tights with White color yarn.

R1: 6 sc in MR

R2: 6 inc (12)

R3: (1 sc, inc) х 6 (18)

R4: (2 sc, inc) х 6 (24)

R5: (3 sc, inc) х 6 (30)

Change yarn color to Grey. (Watch video how to make yarn color changehttps://youtu.be/crowCQQ8ZPI)

R6-7: 30 sc 

Change yarn color to White.

R8: 30 sc

R9: (3 sc, dec) х 6 (24) 

Change yarn color to Grey.

R10-11: 24 sc 

Change yarn color to White.

R12: 24 scR13: (2 sc, dec) х 6 (18) 

Change yarn color to Grey.

R14-15: 18 sc Change yarn color to White. Start to crochet a heel.

Work in turns:

(Watch video for the details.

– 6 sc, sl st into the 7th st, ch 1, turn;

– 7 sc, sl st into the 8th st, ch 1, turn;

– 8 sc, sl st into the 9th st, ch 1, turn;

– 9 sc, sl st into the 10th st, ch 1, turn;

– 10 sc, sl st into the 11th st, ch 1, turn;

– 11 sc, sl st into the 12th st, ch 1, turn;

R16: continue to crochet in rounds 18 sc

In order the yarn change stays on the back of the leg,

crochet additional 5-6 sc to the middle of the leg. Further

continue to crochet from that point.

R17: 18 sc

Stuff with fiber.

Change yarn color to Grey and further alternate the color

change every 2 rows till the end of the leg pattern.

R18-37 (20 rounds): 18 sc

Crochet last 2 rounds of the leg with White color yarn.

Continue to crochet first 2 rounds of body with this yarn.

Stuff the leg to the top. Fold the edges together. In order

the detail folds even, add or reduce neccesary quantity

of stitch es. Crochet the leg together with 8 sc. Cut the

yarn leaving a long tail for sewing.

Crochet a second leg the same way. Only don’t cut the

yarn in the end. Start to join legs.

R38: ch 5, join 1st leg and crochet around all stitches of

the first leg (16), then 5 sc on the chain, crochet 16 sc on

the second leg, and 5 sc on the chain. The must be

16+5+16+5= 42 sc in total

R39: 42 sc

Change yarn color to Grey.

R40: (6 sc, inc) х 6 (48)

R41: 48 sc

Change yarn color to White.

R42: (7 sc, inc) х 6 (54)

R43: 54

Change yarn color to Grey.

R44-45: 54 sc

Change yarn color to White.

R46-47: 54 sc

Change yarn color to Grey.

R48-49: 54 sc

Change yarn color to Light grey (the main color of the

body)

R50: BLO 54 sc

R51-54: 54 sc

R55: (7 sc, dec) х 6 (48)

R56-57: 48 sc

R58: (6 sc, dec) х 6 (42)

R59-60: 42 sc

R61: (5 sc, dec) х 6 (36)

R62-63: 36 sc

R64: (4 sc, dec) х 6 (30)

R65-66: 30 sc

R67: (3 sc, dec) х 6 (24)

R68-69: 24 sc

Stuff the body.

Cut the yarn leaving a long tail for assembly.

In R50 crocheted BLO, crochet the top of the tights

using remaining front loops. Turn the body, so the legs

are towards yourself and crochet 1 row clockwise with sc.

Arms:

Crochet arms with main color yarn – Grey.

Make 2 details.

R1: 6 sc in MR

R2: 6 inc (12)

R3: (1 sc, inc) х 6 (18)

R4-6: 18 sc

R7: crochet a finger into the 1st stitch of the row: crochet

a puff st out of 4 sc with one general top (watch video

https://youtu.be/Qd6IurV2mgs ),

3 sc, dec, 4 sc, dec, 4 sc, dec (15)

R8: 15 sc

R9: (3 sc, dec) х 3 (12)

R10-32 (23 rounds): 12 sc

Stuff the arm to about R28.

Fold edges together. Do the same as for legs (add or

reduce stitches). Crochet them together with sc.

Crochet a second arm the same way, except R7.

We will crochet a mirror reflection, so that we get our

finger on the other side. Crochet: 4 sc, dec, 4 sc, dec, 3 sc,

crochet a finger from puff stitch of 4 sc with general top,

dec.

Tail:

Work with main color yarn – Grey. Don’t stuff.

R1: 6 sc in MR

R2-30: 6 sc

Fold edges together and single crochet them.

Assembly:

First let’s make the mouse head design (follow the link to

see the video of this

process https://youtu.be/zURPa1HsgDw ).

Sew the muzzle to the head first. Sew it in the center of

the bottom of the head, it is about between R15-16 (upper

line) and R23-24 (bottom line). When there is a small hole

left, stuff the muzzle with fiber filling and sew to the end.

Then sew the ears previously securing them with pins.

The ears should be placed symmetrically. Sew them

between R8-9 of the head.

Sew the nose in the center of the top part of the muzzle.

Next we’ll sew the eyes. First determine the place for

them with the pins as shown in the picture. Mine are

between R14-15. Sew the eyes with thin needle and black

sewing thread. Embroider the nose and mustache with

that thread.

Crochet a bow. In MR: ch 4, 6 tr, ch 4, sl st, ch 4, 6 tr, ch 4,

sl st, pull into the ring. Wrap the bow couple times with

the yarn in the middle and sew it to the head.

Now we’ll sew head and body previously securing them

with pins. Sew with the blind seam: first insert the needle

under the stitch of the last row of the head, then under

the stitch of the last row of the body, and then fasten it

slightly (that is when in the last rows of the head and

body the number of stitches is equal).

When there is a small hole left, stuff the distance between

the head and the body with fiber filling.

Stuff tight so that our head don’t hang and bend. Sew to

the end. Hide yarn tail inside the detail.

Sew the arms on the sides of the body securing them

with pins as shown in the picture. I sewed them between

R65-66 of the body.

Next sew the tail on the back of the body. I sewed it

between R47-48.

Dress:

Crochet with smaller gauge yarn. I used Drops Nord, and

hook size 1.5 mm.

First we need to make a chain equal our toy’s neck girth.

Then draw raglan pattern according to the number of

chains.

I’ve go ch 48.

Schematically, I distribute them like this:

1 st for each side of the raglan: 48-4=44 st.

I took 4 st for each sleeve: 4+4=8, 44-8=36

Start to crochet:

R1: We made a chain of 48, next ch 3. Start to crochet

from the 4th ch from the hook: 9 dc, inc from 3 dc into

next st (I’ll mark increase out of 3 dc into one st with letter

«Р»), 4 dc, Р, 18 dc, Р, 4 dc, Р, 9 dc, ch 3 ВП, turn;

Divide into 2 parts remaining 36 st: back and front

36/2=18.

As my back part of the dress will be opened, in order you

could put the dress on through the head, I will divide the

back part into 2 more parts: 18/2= 9

It looks like that eventually:

front part

sleeve sleeve

back part back part

п = stitch

R2: 10 dc, Р, 6 dc, Р, 20 dc, Р, 6 dc, Р, 10 dc, ch 3, turn;

R3: 11 dc, Р, 8 dc, Р, 22 dc, Р, 8 dc, Р, 11 dc, ch 3, turn;

R4: 12 dc, Р, 10 dc, Р, 24 dc, Р, 10 dc, Р, 12 dc, ch 3, turn;

R5: 13 dc, Р, 12 dc, Р, 26 dc, Р, 12 dc, Р, 13 dc, ch 3, turn;

R6: 14 dc, Р, 14 dc, Р, 28 dc, Р, 14 dc, Р, 14 dc, ch 3, turn;

Finish to crochet raglan and start to join front and back

parts together.

R7: 16 dc, skip 16 st of the 1st sleeve, 32 dc, skip 16 st of the

2nd sleeve, 16 dc, sl st in the end, ch 3 and continue to

crochet the dress around (64)

R8: crochet dc inc into each st of previous round, sl st in

the end of the round, ch 3 (128)

R9-11: 1 dc into each st of the previous round, sl st in the

end of each round, ch 3;

R12: (2 dc, inc) х repeat till the end of the round, sl st in the

end of the round, ch 3;

R13-17: 1 dc into each st of the previous round, sl st in the

end, ch 3.

*In the end of R17 chain 1.

R18: 1 sc into each st of the previous round, sl st in the

end.

Cut the yarn. Hide yarn tail inside the detail.

Crochet around the cut on the back of the dress with

single crochet, make a loop for the button out of ch 4.

Sew the button on the opposite side.

You can also decorate the dress with buttons.

Crochet with Turquoise color yarn.

R1: Make a chain of 11, dc inc into the 4th st from the hook,

6 dc, 6 dc into the last chain, turn and continue to crochet

on the other side of the beginning chain: 6 dc, dc inc, sl st

in the end of the round.

Sandals:

R2: ch 3, dc inc, dc, dc inc, 3 dc, 10 dc inc (1 inc into each st

of previous round), 3 dc, dc inc, dc, dc inc, sl st in the end;

R3: ch 3, BLO this whole round: dc inc, 14 dc, 6 dc inc, 14

dc, dc inc, sl st in the end (44)

R4: ch 3, 44 dc, sl st in the ind;

R5: ch 1, 12 sc, hdc, (1 dc, dc dec) х 6 times, hdc, 12 sc, sl st in

the end.

R6: ch 1, 12 sc, hdc, 6 dc dec, hdc, 12 sc, sl st in the end.

Cut the yarn, hide yarn tail inside the detail.

Put on the foot. Next we’ll crochet the strap out of chain

6, securing them from both sides of the sandal.

Boy mouse:

Head:

Crochet with Grey color yarn.

R1: 6 sc in MR

R2: 6 inc (12)

R3: (1 sc, inc) х 6 (18)

R4: (2 sc, inc) х 6 (24)

R5: (3 sc, inc) х 6 (30)

R6: (4 sc, inc) х 6 (36)

R7: 36 sc

R8: (5 sc, inc) х 6 (42)

R9: 42 sc

R10: (6 sc, inc) х 6 (48)

R11: 48 sc

R12: (7 sc, inc) х 6 (54)

R13: 54 sc

R14: (8 sc, inc) х 6 (60)

If you are using safety eyes, insert them between rows

14-15. The distance between eyes is about 11 stitches.

R15-22 (8 rounds): 60 sc

R23: (8 sc, dec) х 6 (54)

R24: (7 sc, dec) х 6 (48)

R25: (6 sc, dec) х 6 (42)

R26: (5 sc, dec) х 6 (36)

R27: (4 sc, dec) х 6 (30)

R28: (3 sc, dec) х 6 (24)

Stuff tight. Make a pear shape head with the help of

stuffing fiber.Cut the yarn, hide yarn tail inside the detail.

Muzzle:

Work with White (Milk) color yarn. Stuff when sewing.

R1: 6 sc in MR

R2: 6 inc (12)

R3: (1 sc, inc) х 6 (18)

R4: (2 sc, inc) х 6 (24)

R5-6: 24 sc

Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for assembly.

Nose:

Crochet with Pink color yarn.

R1: 6 sc in MR

R2: 6 sc

Cut the yarn leaving a long tail for assembly.

Ears:

The ears are made of 2 parts.

Outer part:C

rochet with Grey color yarn.

R1: in MR: ch 3, 8 dc, pull the yarn to make a circle, ch 3,

turn (continue to crochet on the back side);

R2: 1 dc inc into each st of previous row (16), ch 3, turn;

R3: (1 dc, inc) х continue to the end of the row (24), ch 1,

turn;

R4: 1 sc into each st of previous row (24)

Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Inner part:

Crochet with Pink color yarn.

R1: in MR: ch 3, 8 dc, pull to make a circle, ch 3, turn

(continue to crochet on the back side);

R2: 1 dc inc into each st of the previous row (16), ch 1, turn;

R3: 1 sc into each st of the previous row (16)

Cut the yarn leaving a long tail for assembly.

Then sew outer and inner parts as shown on the picture.

Sew pink part to the top st of the grey part so no stitches

are seen on the back of the ear.

After we’ve sewn grey and pink parts together, fold ear in

half and make couple stitches on the bottom of the ear as

shown on the photo below.

Legs+body:

Start to crochet with main Grey color yarn.

R1: 6 sc in MR

R2: 6 inc (12)

R3: (1 sc, inc) х 6 (18)

R4: (2 sc, inc) х 6 (24)

R5: (3 sc, inc) х 6 (30)

R6-8: 30 sc

R9: (3 sc, dec) х 6 (24)

R10-12: 24 sc

R13: (2 sc, dec) х 6 (18)

R14-15: 18 sc

Start to crochet a heel. Work in turns:

Watch video for the details (legs+body Girl mouse)

-6 sc, sl st into the 7th st, ch 1, turn;

– 7 sc, sl st into the 8th st, ch 1, turn;

– 8 sc, sl st into the 9th st, ch 1, turn;

– 9 sc, sl st into the 10th st, ch 1, turn;

– 10 sc, sl st into the 11th st, ch 1, turn;

– 11 sc, sl st into the 12th st, ch 1, turn;

R16: continue to crochet in rounds 18 sc.

R17-37 (20 rounds): 18 sc

Stuff the leg to the top.

Fold edges together. In order the detail folds even, add

or reduce necessary quantity of stitches. Crochet the leg

together with 8 sc. Cut the yarn leaving a long tail for

sewing.

Crochet the second leg the same way, only don’t cut the

yarn in the end. We’ll join legs together next.

R38: ch 5, join 1st leg and crochet around all stitches of

the first leg (16), then 5 sc on the chain, crochet 16 sc on

the second leg, and 5 sc on the chain. The must be

16+5+16+5= 42 sc in total

R39: 42 sc

R40: (6 sc, inc) х 6 (48)

R41: 48 sc

R42: (7 sc, inc) х 6 (54)

R43: 54 sc

R44-47: 54 sc

Change yarn color to Yellow.

R48-49: 54 sc

Change yarn color to White.

R50-51: 54 sc

Change yarn color to Dark grey.

R52-53: 54 sc

Change yarn color to Yellow.

R54-55: 54 sc

Change yarn color to White.

R56: (7 sc, dec) х 6 (48)

R57: 48 sc

Change yarn color to Dark grey.

R58: 48 sc

R59: (6 sc, dec) х 6 (42)

Change yarn color to Yellow.

R60-61: 42 sc

Change yarn color to White.

R62: (5 sc, dec) х 6 (36)

R63: 36 sc

Change yarn color to Dark grey.

R64: 36 sc

R65: (4 sc, dec) х 6 (30)

Change yarn color to Yellow.

R66-67: 30 sc

Change yarn color to White.

R68: (3 sc, dec) х 6 (24)

R69-70: 24 sc

Stuff the body.

Cut the yarn leaving a long tail for sewing.

Arms:

Crochet arms with main color yarn – Grey.

Make 2 details.

R1: 6 sc in MR

R2: 6 inc (12)

R3: (1 sc, inc) х 6 (18)

R4-6: 18 sc

R7: crochet a finger into the 1st stitch of the row: crochet

a puff st out of 4 sc with one general top (watch video

https://youtu.be/Qd6IurV2mgs ), 3 sc, dec, 4 sc, dec, 4 sc,

dec (15)

R8: 15 sc

R9: (3 sc, dec) х 3 (12)

R10-12: 12 sc

Then change yarn color to Yellow and we’ll alternate the

order of 2 rows yarn color change as we did for the shirt.

R13-32 (20 rounds): 12 sc

Stuff the arm to about R28. Fold edges together. Do the

same as for legs (add or reduce stitches). Crochet them

together with sc.

Crochet a second arm the same way, except R7.

We will crochet a mirror reflection, so that we get our

finger on the other side.

Crochet: 4 sc, dec, 4 sc, dec, 3 sc, crochet a finger from

puff stitch of 4 sc with general top, dec (15)

Work with main color yarn – Grey.

Don’t stuff.

R1: 6 sc in MR

R2-30: 6 sc

Fold edges together and single crochet them.

Tail:

Work with orange color yarn.

Make a chain of 6. Crochet 8 rows in turns with single

crochet. When the rectangular is ready, single crochet it

around. Wrap the bow with the yarn couple times in the

center. Sew the bow to the toy.

Assembly:

We sew all details together the same way as we did for

girl mouse.

Bow:

Crochet with turquoise color yarn, hook size 3 mm.

R1: Make a chain of 60 (quantity equals the toy’s waist

circumference), sl st into the 1st chain to make a ring, ch 1,

60 sc, sl st in the end.

Overall:

R2-4: ch (in the beginning of each round), 60 sc, sl st.

Then we need to cut the yarn in order to make a hole for

the tail.

R6: start to crochet from the middle of the chain of 5 of

previous round. Join yarn, ch 1, 60 sc till the end of the

round, sl st in the end.

R7-15: ch 1 (make in the beginning of each round), 60 sc, sl

st in the end.

R5: Count 3 st to the right from the beginning. Join the

yarn to 4th st and make a chain of 6, skip 5 st and make

first single crochet into the 6th st. Then continue to

crochet sc till the end of the round, sl st in the end. Cut

the yarn.

Cut the yarn. Start to crochet first trouser leg. Count 3 st to

the left from the end (join yarn and start to crochet from

the 4th st), 24 sc, sl st in the end to join. Crochet 8 rounds

24 sc in each. Start each round with ch 1 and end with sl st.

Cut the yarn.

Then, cound 6 st from the first trouser leg (join yarn and

start to crochet from the 7th st) and start to crochet the

second trouser leg.

Crochet the same way: 8 rounds 24 sc in each. There will be

the 6 stitches distance between the legs. Sew these

stitches together.

Choose the place for fastening the straps. They must be

symmetrical. For one strap: join the yarn on the back of the

pants, make a chain of 51, turn and start to single crochet

from the 7th chain from the hook. (You’ll get the loop for

the button in such way). Crochet the second strap the

same way. Sew the buttons.

Sandals:

Crochet sandals the same way as for girl mouse.