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Home : Patterns : Catnip Mouse: Knit
 

Free Knitting Pattern
Catnip Mouse: Knit

Lion Brand® Fun Fur
Pattern #: BK4K-0506003-K

SKILL LEVEL:  Beginner

SIZE: One Size
5 inches [approximately 10 cm] exclusive of tail
PUBLISHED IN:  By Kids, For Kids


CORRECTIONS: None
 

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City mouse, country mouse -- make a family of fun!
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Color (A)
Fun Fur

Click here to enlarge image and see more about item 320-195: Fun Fur Yarn: Hot Pink
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Color (B)
Fun Fur

Click here to enlarge image and see more about item 320-204: Fun Fur Yarn: Lava
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To change colors, simply select color name from the drop-down above or else click the swatch you want to change and then click a color below
Fun Fur
Ivory White Soft Pink Light Blue Bright Blue Sapphire Raspberry Red
Champagne Tigers Eye Chocolate Olive Green Tangerine Copper Lavender Turquoise
Silver Fox Onyx Black Soft Yellow Bright Yellow Peacock Violet Lime
Hot Pink Sherbet Indigo Lava Sandstone Confetti Citrus Tropical
Mango Rainbow Hawaii Caribbean Fireworks Fiji Capri Cotton Candy
South Beach Mexicana Copacabana Night Sky Deep Sea Lime Blue
*Fun Fur (Article #320) is a novelty "eyelash" yarn. Solids: 1¾/50g; 60 yd/54m per ball Prints: 1½ oz/40g; 57 yd/52m per ball 100% polyester.

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MATERIALS
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QUANTITY PRICE ALT QTY  
•  320-195 Fun Fur Yarn: Hot Pink   ball $ 4.29  
•  320-204 Fun Fur Yarn: Lava   ball $ 4.29  
Lion Brand Knitting Needles- Size 8 [5 mm]   $ 3.60  
Lion Brand Crochet Hook - Size F-5   $ 2.30  
Additional Materials
Scrap yarn for tail, approximately 24 inches [approximately 70 cm]
Scrap yarn for eyes, approximately 4 inches [10 cm] black and white
Sewing needle and matching thread
1 package dried catnip
 
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Catnip Mouse: Knit

Lion Brand® Fun Fur

GAUGE:

24 stitches x 24 rows = 4 inches (10 cm)

BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR GAUGE. When you match the gauge in a pattern, your project will be the size specified in the pattern and the materials specified in the pattern will be sufficient. If it takes you fewer stitches and rows to make a 4 in. [10 cm] square, try using a smaller size hook or needles; if more stitches and rows, try a larger size hook or needles.

MOUSE
Make 2 -- one in pink and one in grey
Cast on 20 stitches.
Work 20 rows in Garter stitch (all knit). The piece will be square.
Bind off all stitches. Leave a trailing end of about 4 inches of yarn when cutting the extra yarn.

Fold square in half and stitch as shown

Tie the yarn 'tail' onto the trailing end of the yarn. Knot it well -- your cat will be pulling on it and the knot needs to be strong!

Please note that this toy is designed for you and your kitty to enjoy together. If you plan to allow your cat to play with this toy unsupervised, you should leave the tail off so you can be sure that it does not get eaten. Yarn is not good for a cat's tummy!

Turn the fabric and open it -- it will be a cone. Put the catnip into it and pack it down.

Fold down the flap at the top of the cone, tucking the ends of the yarn inside the mouse and leaving the tail hanging out. Sew the open edges closed.
To put eyes on the mouse, pull the crochet hook all the way through the mouse's 'head' and use it to pull the black and white yarn through together. Tie it off securely on one end (use several knots). Pull it tight and tie off on the other end (use several knots). Trim closely.

If you plan to allow your cat to play with this toy unsupervised, you should probably omit this detail, lest the yarn for the eye get ripped out and eaten without your knowledge.

For extra fun, tie a tuft of fun fur at the end of the mouse's tail.

This item was rigorously tested by our expert!


 
ABBREVIATIONS / REFERENCES
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k = knit RS = right side
St st = Stockinette stitch st(s) = stitch(es)
WS = wrong side  


  Learn to Knit instructions:  http://learnToKnit.LionBrand.com


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Pattern Average Rating: ***** (based on 3 reviews)
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Catnip Mouse: Knit Reviewed by elizabeth oschman on 2009-05-17 *****
I gave a book "Who took the cookie from the cookie jar?' to a child and the "THIEF" was a mouse. I knit this in 4ply shocking pink and added orange & pink felt ears. Came out larger, of course, but just as cute. "Three Blind mice" are next.
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