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A Mouse and a Cookie
Amigurumi Crochet Pattern by Melissa Magill of Cadence’s Closet Co.
Level: advanced beginner with experience crocheting basic amigurumi
Gauge:not vital for this pattern
Stitches Used (English Terms):
- Magic Ring/circle
- Single Crochet Two Together (Sc2tog)
- Increase (Inc)
- Chain (ch)
- Stitches (sts)
- Single Crochet (Sc)
- Double Crochet (Dc)
Materials:
- Hook: 4mm
- Yarn: any worsted (weight 4)-I used Lion Brand Pound of Love in Taupe (weight 4) for the mouse’s body, Lion Brand Coboo (weight 3) in Mauve for the ear center and nose, Coboo in Silver (weight 3) for the overall cuffs, and Lily’s Sugar and Cream in Denim (weight 4) for the overalls, Caron One Pound in Lace for cookie (weight 4)
- Small buttons for overalls
- 6mm or 8mm safety eyes or embroidery thread
- Embroidery thread in black for mouth and whiskers and brown for chocolate chips
- Fiberfill
Head:
- Round 1: Magic circle, Sc 6 in magic ring
- Round 2: Sc 6 (makes the mouse’s nose)
- Round 3: Sc 6
- Increase over 5 rows
- Round 4: Inc 6 times (12 sts)
- Round 5: Sc 1, inc (18 sts)
- Round 6: Sc 2, inc (24 sts)
- Round 7: Sc 3, inc (30 sts)
- Round 8: Sc 4, inc (36 sts)
- Round 9: Sc 5, inc (42 sts)
- Rounds 10-12: Sc 3 rounds
- Embroider nose (across top and through middle to top)
- Add safety eyes (place between rows 6-7 about 6 sts apart)
- Start embroidering mouth through center of magic circle to below the snout
- Embroider 3 whiskers on each side of face, beginning on the same round as the safety eyes and through one point on the side of the snout
- Decrease back of head
Round 14: Sc round- 36 sts
Round 15: (Sc 4, dec)- 30 sts
Round 16: (Sc 3, dec)- stuff head here(24 sts)
Round 17: (Sc 2, dec)- 18 sts
Round 18: (Sc 1, dec)- 12 sts
Round 19: Dec (sc2tog entire round)- 6 sts
Ears (make 2):
- Round 1: Magic circle, sc 6
- Round 2: Inc 6x (12 sts)
- Round 3: Sc1, inc (18 sts)
- Round 4: Sc 2, inc (24 sts)
- Slip stitch to fasten off
- Make pink circle for center using the ear pattern but stop
- Stitch pink circle onto ear using invisible seaming
- Stitch ears towards back of head
Arms (make 2):
- Round 1: Magic circle, sc 6 in circle
- Round 2: Inc 6 times (12 sts)
- Round 3-5: Sc 3 rounds (12 sts)
- Round 6: Decrease: sc2tog (3x), sc around (9sts)
- Round 7-14: Sc 8 rounds (9 sts)
- Stuff and Sc top closed
- Stitch to the side of the neck, directly under the head
Tail:
- Magic circle; Sc 4 sts in circle
- Crochet to desired length (approx. 4”)
- Stitch onto the back of the mouse
Body:
The pear-shaped body is worked in the round as a spiral
and decreased up to the neck.
- Round 1: Magic circle; 6sc in circle (6 sts)
- Round 2: Inc 6 times (12)
- Round 3: (Sc 1, inc) 6 times (18)
- Round 4: (Sc 2, inc) 6 times (24)
- Round 5: (Sc 3, inc) 6 times (30 sts)
- Round 6: (Sc 4, inc) 6 times (36)
- Round 7: (Sc 5, inc) 6 times (42)
- Round 8: (Sc 6, inc) 6 times (48)
- Rows 9-10: Sc
- Row 11: sc2tog, 6 sc
- Row 12: sc
- Row 13: sc2tog, 5sc
- Row 14-15: Sc
- Row 16: sc2tog, 4sc
- Rows 17-18: Sc
- Row 19: sc2tog, 3sc
- Rows 20-21: sc
- Row 22: sc2tog, 2sc
- Row 23-24: Sc
- Row 25: sc2tog, 4 sc
- Slip stitch and fasten off, leaving a long strand for seaming to head
Legs (make 2):
- Round 1: Magic circle, sc 6
- Round 2: Inc 6 times (12 sts)
- Round 3: Sc 1, inc (18 sts)
- Rounds 4-6: Sc 3 rounds (then stuff foot) (18 sts)
- Round 7: Sc2tog (6x) then sc rest (12 sts)
- Rounds 8-17: Sc 10 rows, stuff, and Sc top of leg closed
- Stitch to lower abdomen
Overalls:
- Chain 20
- Rounds 1-5: Join in round with a slip stitch and ch 1 and sc for 5 rows with silver for cuff then switch to denim
- Rounds 6-13: Sc approximately 8 rows (so that the pant leg meets the crotch area)
- Join both legs together with 5 slip stitches or for broader fit, chain 1 and slip stitch to join
- Rounds: 14- 25: Continue Sc around the body of the overalls (starting toward the left leg) for approximately 11 rows
- Approximately 9 rows up from crotch area, chain 3 for tail hole and continue Sc
Overall Bib:
You may not be able to complete the round before starting the bib. Stop under the armpit line in order to begin the bib portion.
- Round 26: Sc2tog, Sc row, turn, ch 1 (approx. 15 sts)
- Round 27: Sc2tog, Sc row, turn, ch 1 (repeat rounds 26-27 approximately 3 times)
- When at top of the bib, chain 14 for the straps, sc into the back of pants, ch 1, turn, and sc back over the straps
- Sc across top of bib and ch 14 on opposite side, Sc over the 14 chains and fasten off
- Stitch buttons to overall front
- For pocket: chain 5 and crochet a few rows to desired length, then stitch to overall front
Amigurumi cookie:
• Caron One Pound Yarn in Lace
• Brown worsted yarn or embroidery thread
• 5mm Crochet hook
Make 2 cookie rounds. Embroider chips onto one
round. Stitch rounds together.
Rnd 1:
- Ch 2
- 1 sc in the 2nd ch from your hook
- Alternate between sc and dc in the 2ndchain (7 sts)
Rnd 2- desired size:
- Increase: Dc, Sc in each stitch around (14); keep increasing until the cookie is the desired size, then slip stitch and fasten off
- Embroider the chocolate chips on the top side of the cookie, then stitch the two sides of the cookie together.
COPYRIGHT:
“If You Give a Mouse a Cookie” is a registered trademark of Amazon Technologies, Inc. (2015). The title and themes were conceptualized by Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond. This pattern is for personal and non-profit use only.
Head and Ear
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Body/Arms
Cookie Assembly
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Overall Assembly
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Mary A. Bear 🐻 Pattern
pattern by Cadence’s Closet Co.
Materials
-final 2 rounds knit
(odd rows- knit; even rows- purl)
-Row 9- k2, dec, k2, dec, knit rest
-Knit 15 rows (arms)
-Drawstring stitch and cinch hand
-Bind off
Legs
CO 20. Knit 17 rows.
-Decrease round 5 (k2 tog twice, knit
12 sts, k2 tog twice)
-row 11 repeat row 5 decreases
-bind off row 17
Ears
cast on 5, knit 6 rows.
K2 tog twice, knit last stitches on 7th row. Drawstring last 3 sts. cinch end. Bend ear backwards to stitch to head
Tail
- Worsted yarn
- US 6 needles (DPNs or circular for magic loop)
- Cast on 40
- Knit a 7” long tube or knit flat in stockinette and seam together
-final 2 rounds knit
- Bind off with draw string method
- Wrap string around neck to separate body and head (basically knit a tube, stuff and cinch)
- CO 12 sts to knit stockinette
- use mattress stitch to seam up
- cinch hand portion with drawstring stitch
(odd rows- knit; even rows- purl)
-Row 9- k2, dec, k2, dec, knit rest
-Knit 15 rows (arms)
-Drawstring stitch and cinch hand
-Bind off
Legs
CO 20. Knit 17 rows.
-Decrease round 5 (k2 tog twice, knit
12 sts, k2 tog twice)
-row 11 repeat row 5 decreases
-bind off row 17
Ears
cast on 5, knit 6 rows.
K2 tog twice, knit last stitches on 7th row. Drawstring last 3 sts. cinch end. Bend ear backwards to stitch to head
Tail
- cast on 5, knit 7 rows. Drawstring together into a ball; stitch on
Mary A. Bear (bulky version)
Body:
Muzzle/Ears:
Legs:
Arms:
Tail:
- Size 6 DPNs (or circular/magic loop) and weight 5 yarn
- cast on 21 sts
- Knit a tube in the round for about 9”
- Place safety eyes in desired location
- Stuff with fiber fill
- Cinch top and bottom closed with drawstring method
- Wrap a piece of yarn around the tube to separate head and body in desired location
Muzzle/Ears:
- 4.0mm hook
- Magic circle (6sc)
- Increase: 2 sc in each sts (12)
- Bind off
- For muzzle: place safety nose
Legs:
- 4.0 mm hook
- Magic circle: 6 sc
- Increase: 2 sc in each sts (12)
- Sc for 2”
- Decrease: sc 5, 2tog (twice)
- Sc to desired length
Arms:
- 4.0 mm hook
- Magic circle: 6 sc
- Increase: sc 2, inc (repeat)
- Sc to desired length
Tail:
- 4.0 mm hook
- Magic circle: 6 sc
- Increase: 2 sc in each sts (12)
- Decrease: sc 5, 2tog (twice)