Crochet Mouse

Welcome to my lovely new crochet mouse pattern.

Helping you to make your very own adorable crochet mouse toy.

This crochet pattern involves working in a circular round, building body parts individually from magic circles.

The following techniques will be used, and I have linked to tutorials for these for the benefit of beginners.

If you are an experienced crocheter, skip straight down to the equipment list and pattern below.

Crochet Mouse Techniques

To crochet your mouse, you will need to use the following crochet techniques:

• Magic circle
• Chain
• Single crochet

Crochet Mouse Equipment

To create this crochet mouse pattern you will need the following:

• Size D / 3mm crochet hook
• steel yarn needle
• sharp scissors
• toy stuffing
• safety eyes
• 100g Baby Sparkle DK (dark pink with sparkles)
• 50g DMC Rose Layette Natura Cotton Yarn (pale pink)
• 50g DMC Nacar Natura Cotton Yarn (white)

Unusually, I have used two different types of yarn in this pattern. This gives the dress a very different texture and look to the rest of the toy. It also enabled me to include the bright, sparkly yarn my daughter picked out recently!

The quantities are those which the balls of yarn are available in. You will find that you have plenty left over for future projects.

Crochet Mouse Head Pattern

Begin using your 3mm crochet hook and the pale pink yarn.

Round 1

Make a magic circle of six stitches (6)

Round 2

Make one single crochet (1sc) into each stitch. At the final stitch color change (cc) to white.

Round 3

Put 2sc into each stitch (12)

Round 4 

Make 1sc into each stitch (12)

Round 5

Make 1sc into the first stitch, and 2sc into the next (1sc, 2sc). Repeat five more times. (18)

Round 6 – 7

Make 1sc into each stitch (18)

Round 8

(1sc x 2, 2sc) 6 times (24)

Round 9 – 10

Make 1sc into each stitch (24)

Round 11

(1sc x 3, 2sc) 6 times (30)

Round 12

(1sc x 4, 2sc) 6 times (36)

Round 13

(1sc x 5, 2sc) 6 times (42)

Round 14

(1sc x 6, 2sc) 6 times (48)

Round 15-16

Make 1sc into each stitch (48)

Round 17

Make 1sc in the first two stitches, then single crochet the next two stitches together (1sc x 6, sc2tog). 6 times (42)

Round 18

Make 1sc into each stitch (42)

Round 19

(1sc x 5, sc2tog) 6 times (36)

Round 20

Make 1sc into each stitch (36)

Round 21

(1sc x 4, sc2tog) 6 times (30)

Round 22

Make 1sc into each stitch (30)

Round 23

(1sc x 3, sc2tog) 6 times (24)

Insert your safety eyes into your chosen position on the crochet mouse head.

Round 24

(1sc x 2, sc2tog) 6 times (18)

Round 25

(1sc, sc2tog) 6 times (12)

Insert toy stuffing into the head. Fill completely, making sure to push the stuffing down into the nose as well as the main cavity. 

Round 26

Finally sc2tog around the opening until it is closed.

Tie off and cut a long loose thread. Set the crochet mouse head to one side for sewing together later.

Crochet Mouse Ears

We will make the inside and outside of the ears separately, then sew them together.

Make two of the following: 

Begin using your 3mm crochet hook and the pale pink yarn.

Round 1

Make a magic circle of six stitches (6)

Round 2

Put 2sc into each stitch (12)

Round 3

(1sc, 2sc) 6 times (18)

Round 4

(1sc x 2, 2sc) 6 times. In the final stitch, cc to white (24)

Round 5

(1sc x 3, 2sc) 6 times (30)

Round 6

Make 1sc into each stitch (30)

Make two of the following: 

Begin using your 3mm crochet hook and the white yarn.

Round 1

Make a magic circle of six stitches (6)

Round 2

Put 2sc into each stitch (12)

Round 3

(1sc, 2sc) 6 times (18)

Round 4

(1sc x 2, 2sc) 6 times. (24)

Round 5

(1sc x 3, 2sc) 6 times (30)

Round 6

(1sc x 3, 2sc) 6 times (36)

Joining the crochet mouse ears:

Hold an inside and outside ear piece together, and sew around the edge putting the needle through adjacent stitches. Leave approximately 12 stitches clear with an opening.

The outer ear section is slightly larger than the inner section, so the opening will be wider for the back panel.

Sew this opening onto your mouse head, clearly positioning them behind the eyes.

Crochet Mouse Body Pattern

Begin using your 3mm crochet hook and the white yarn.

Round 1

Make a magic circle of six stitches (6)

Round 2

Put 2sc into each stitch (12)

Round 3

(1sc, 2sc) 6 times (18)

Round 4

Make 1sc into each stitch. In the final stitch of the round, cc to DK pink (18)

Round 5

(1sc x 2, 2sc) 6 times (24)

Round 6

(1sc x 3, 2sc) 6 times (30)

Round 7 – 11

Make 1sc into each stitch (30)

Round 12

(1sc x 3, sc2tog) 6 times (24)

Round 13 – 16

Make 1sc into each stitch. In the final stitch of Round 16, cc to pale pink (24)

Round 17

Make 1sc into each stitch (24)

Round 18

Make 1sc into the front loop only (FLO) of each stitch. cc to DK pink in the final stitch of the round (24)

Round 19

Make 1sc into each stitch (24)

Round 20 – 21

Make 1sc into the FLO of each stitch (24)

Round 22 – 23

Make a chain of three stitches (ch3). Skip one (sk1), then sc into the next stitch. *ch3, sk1, sc. Repeat of the duration of the rounds. Tie off and cut the loose end. Weave it back into the skirt.

Round 24

Attach your yarn to the back loop of Round 18. Ch2 then make an sc into each st of the round.

Round 25

(1sc x 2, sc2tog) 6 times (18)

Round 26

(1sc, sc2tog) 6 times (12)

Round 27

Finally sc2tog around the opening until it is closed.

Tie off and cut a long loose thread. Set the crochet mouse body to one side for sewing together later.

Crochet Mouse Arms

You will need to make two identical arms for your crochet mouse.

Begin using your 3mm crochet hook and the white yarn.

Round 1

Make a magic circle of six stitches (6)

Round 2

Put 2sc into each stitch (12)

Round 3

(1sc, 2sc) 6 times (18)

Round 4

Make 1sc into each stitch (18)

Round 5

(1sc, sc2tog) 6 times (12)

Round 6 – 13

Make 1sc into each stitch. In the final stitch cc to DK pink (12)

Round 14

Make 1sc into each stitch (12)

Round 15 

(1sc, 2sc) 6 times. (18)

Round 16

(1sc x 2, 2sc) 6 times (24)

Round 17

(1sc x 3, 2sc) 6 times (30)

Round 18

(1sc x 3, sc2tog) 6 times (24)

Round 19

(1sc x 2, sc2tog) 6 times (18)

Tie off and cut a long loose end. Stuff almost full for a rigid arm structure, leave a gap if you want a loose joint. Then set to one side for sewing together later.

Crochet Mouse Legs

You will need to make two identical arms for your crochet mouse.

Begin using your 3mm crochet hook and the DK pink yarn.

Round 1

Make a magic circle of six stitches (6)

Round 2

Put 2sc into each stitch (12)

Round 3

(1sc, 2sc) 6 times (18)

Round 4 – 5

1sc into each stitch. Then cc to white in the final stitch of Round 5 (18)

Round 6

Make 1sc into each stitch.

Round 7

(1sc, sc2tog) 6 times, then cc to DK pink (12)

Round 8

1sc into each stitch, then cc back to white yarn (12)

Round 9 – 19

Make 1sc into each stitch (12)

Tie off and cut a long loose end. Stuff almost full for a rigid arm structure, leave a gap if you want a loose joint. Then set to one side for sewing together later.

Crochet Mouse Tail

Make a chain of twenty three stitches. From the 3rd stitch along the chain, make a single sc in each chain.

At the end of the row, tie off and cut a long loose end.

Joining Your Crochet Mouse

You are now ready to sew all of the pieces of your crochet mouse together.

Use a fine steel yarn needle, take the loose unwoven ends from each piece and use them to neatly stitch them together as shown above.

When all of the pieces are securely attached, weave the loose ends into the body of the crochet mouse.