We have a super fun and easy guide for you on how to make an adorable crochet mouse. Imagine making a cute little mouse with different fun faces and dressing it up in the sweetest tiny dresses you've crocheted yourself! And guess what? This mouse also gets its mini purse that hangs across its body, all made by you with some simple crochet patterns we'll show you. Making this crochet mouse is not just easy but a whole lot of fun. You'll be amazed at how elegant your little mouse looks once you're done. So, let's get started on this fun crocheting adventure together!
Cute Crochet Mouse Free Pattern
Design and pattern by @bumbee_crochet
Abbreviation:
- MR - magic ring ch - chain
- sl st slip stitch
- Sc single crochet
- hdc - half double crochet
- dc - double crochet
- st-stitch
- BLO back loops only
- FLO front loops only
- inc increase (2 sc from 1 st)
- dec - decrease (2 sc together)
- The number in () at the end is the total number of st in that row.
Head:
- 1. 4 sc in MR
- 2. inc*4 (8 st)
- 3. (1 sc, inc)*4 (12 st) 4. 12 sc
- 5. (2 sc, inc)*4 (16 st)
- 6. (3 sc, inc)*4 (20 st)
- 7. (4 sc, inc)*4 (24 st)
- 8. (5 sc, inc)*4 (28 st) (32 st)
- 9. (6 sc, inc)*4
- 10. (7 sc, inc)*4 (36 st).
- 11. (8 sc, inc)*4 (40 st)
- 12. (9 sc, inc)*4 (44 st)
- 13. (10 sc, inc)*4 (48 st)
- 14-19. 48 sc
Insert safety eyes between rows 11 and 12.
- 20. (6 sc, dec)*6 (42 st)
- 21. (5 sc, dec) *6 (36 st)
- 22. (4 sc, dec)*6 (30 st)
- 23. (3 sc, dec)*6 (24 st)
- 24. (2 sc, dec)*6 (18 st)
- 25. (1 sc, dec)*6 (12 st)
- 26. dec*6
- Sl st, close the opening. Leave the tail for sewing.
Legs (make 2):
White color yarn:
- 1. 6 sc in MR
- 2. inc*6 (12 st)
- 3-8. 12 sc
Crochet the heel - work in turns:
- 3 sc, sl st into the next st, ch, turn your work.
- 4 sc, sl st into the next st, ch, turn your work.
- 5 sc, sl st into the next st, ch, turn your work 6 sc, sl st into the next st, ch, turn your work.
- Continue to crochet in rounds:9-14. 12 sc
Change color of yarn to gray
- BLO 12 sc
- 16. 3 sc, dec, 5 sc, dec (10 st)
- 17-30. 10 sc
Make a couple of sc if you need to arrive to the side of the leg. Fold edges together and single crochet them with 5 sc. Connect white color yarn to the front loop of the row 15.
Crochet: (1 sc, 1 hdc, 1 sc) in 1 st, sl st into the next st - repeat 6 times.
On the second leg don't cur the yarn. Continue to crochet the body.
Body:
Ch 5 and connect the second leg:
- 31. FLO second leg - 4, sc, inc *2, BLO second leg - 4 sc, 5 sc on the chain, FLO first leg - 4 sc, inc*6, BLO first leg - 4 sc, 5 sc on the chain (34 st)
- 32. 5 sc, inc, 16 sc, inc, 11 sc (36 st)
- 33. (5 sc, inc)*6 (42 st)
- 34-37.42 sc
- Change color to white
- 38. 42 sc
- 39. (If you want to make a crochet skirt, make this row BLO) - 42 sc
- 40. 42 sc
- 41. (5 sc, dec)*6 (36 st)
- 42-43. 36 sc
- 44. (4 sc, dec) *6 (30 st)
- 45-46. 30 sc
- 47. (3 sc, dec)*6 (24 st)
- 48. 24 sc. Change color to grey :
- 49. BLO 24 sc
- 50. (2 sc, dec)*6 (18 st)
- 51-52. 18 sc
Sl st and cut the yarn. Leave the tail for sewing.
Ears:
Make two of each color
Grey details:
- 1. 6 sc in MR - pull the ring but don't close it; work in turns:
- 2. (1 sc, inc)*3, ch, turn (9 st)
- 3. (2 sc, inc)*3, ch, turn (12 st)
- 4. (3 sc, inc)*3, ch, turn (15 st)
- 5. (4 sc, inc)*3, ch, turn (18 st)
- 6. 18 sc, sl st
- Cut the yarn. Leave the tail for sewing.
- White details:
- 1. 6 sc in MR-pull the ring but don't close it; work in turns:
- 2. (1 sc, inc)*3, ch, turn (9 st)
- 3. (2 sc, inc)*3, sl st (12 st)
Cut the yarn. Leave the tail for sewing.
Checks: 7 sc in MR, sl st. Cut the yarn. Leave the tail for sewing.
Arms (make 2):
- 1. 6 sc in MR
- 2. (2 sc, inc)*3 (8 st)
- 3 22.8 sc
Fold edges together and single crochet them with 4 sc.
Bag:
Ch 10, from the second sc from the hook:
- 1. 9 sc, on the other side of ch- 9 sc (18 st)
- 2-7. 18 sc
Now crochet in turns:
- 8. dec, 6 sc, dec, ch, turn
- 9. dec, 4 sc, dec, ch, turn
- 10. dec, 2 sc, dec, ch, turn
- 11. 2 sc, turn
- 12. 6 ch, sl st
Cut the yarn. Strap and make a chin of ch as long as you want it to.
