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Home : Patterns : Amigurumi Mouse Cat Toy
 

Free Crochet Pattern
Amigurumi Mouse Cat Toy

Lion Brand® Lion® Wool
Pattern #: 80060AD
Never buy another mouse toy again! This homemade alternative will keep yourself and your kitty happy.

SKILL LEVEL:  Easy

SIZE: One Size
2 in. tall

CORRECTIONS: None
 

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Color (A)
Lion® Wool

Click here to enlarge image and see more about item 820-149: Lion Wool Yarn: Pearl Gray
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Lion® Wool
Winter White Ranch Red Cadet Blue Midnight Blue Scarlet Sage Cocoa Lemongrass
Pumpkin Rose Purple Pearl Gray Slate Grey Ebony Fern Dark Teal
Goldenrod Autumn Sunset (print color) Flower Garden Ocean Blues Print Majestic Mountain Print
*Lion Wool (Article #820) is a worsted-weight 100% wool. Solid colors are packaged in 3 oz [85 g]/158 yd [144 m] balls; variegated colors are 2 3/4 oz [78 g]/143 yds [131 m]

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MATERIALS
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QUANTITY PRICE ALT QTY  
•  820-149 Lion Wool Yarn: Pearl Gray   ball $ 5.99  
Note: (A)
Lion Brand Crochet Hook - Size G-6   $ 2.45  
Lion Brand Stitch Markers   $ 2.49  
Large-Eye Blunt Needles (Set of 6)   $ 3.59  
Additional Materials
Jingle bell
Scraps of pink and black yarn
Dried catnip
Fiberfill stuffing
 
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Amigurumi Mouse Cat Toy

Lion Brand® Lion® Wool

GAUGE:

Exact gauge is not essential to this project.

STITCH EXPLANATION:

sc2tog (sc decrease) Insert hook into st and draw up a loop. Insert hook into next st and draw up a loop. Yarn over, draw through all 3 loops on hook.

NOTES:

Work in continuous rnds; do not join or turn unless otherwise instructed.

MOUSE
With A, ch 2.
Rnd 1: Work 6 sc in first ch. Place marker in first stitch for beg of rnd; move marker up as each rnd is completed.
Rnd 2: Work 2 sc in each sc around - 12 sc.
Rnd 3: *2 sc in next st, sc in next st, rep from * around - 18 sc.
Rnd 4: *2 sc in next st, sc in each of next 2 sts, rep from * around - 24 sts.
Rnds 5-11: Sc in each sc around. Begin stuffing firmly with dried catnip and fiberfill.
Rnd 12: *Sc2tog, sc in each of next 2 sts, rep from * around - 18 sts.
Rnd 13: *Sc2tog, sc in next st, rep from * around - 12 sts.
Rnd 14: Sc2tog around.
Fasten off.

EARS (make 2)
With A, ch 2.
Rnds 1 and 2: Rep Rnds 1 and 2 of Mouse - 12 sc.
Fasten off.

FINISHING
Sew Ears onto Mouse. With black yarn, embroider French knot eyes. With pink yarn embroider a straight stitch triangle nose. Securely tie a 5 in. (12.5 cm) length of A to Mouse for tail. Tie bell to end of tail.
Weave in ends.


 
ABBREVIATIONS / REFERENCES
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beg = begin(s)(ning) ch(s) = chain(s)
rep = repeat(s)(ing) rnd(s) = round(s)
sc = single crochet st(s) = stitch(es)


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Pattern Average Rating: ***** (based on 9 reviews)
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Amigurumi Mouse Cat Toy Reviewed by christie hanstad on 2009-03-30 *****
Fast, easy, and my cats love it... I keep finding it all over the house. I left out the bell altogether.
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