Little Christmas Amigurumi Mouse – Free pattern

Materials Required:

• Light grey yarn (medium weight) for the body
• Pink yarn (medium weight) for the inner ears and nose
• Red yarn (medium weight) for the hat and scarf
• Green yarn (medium weight) for the sweater
• Black embroidery floss for the whiskers and eyes
• White yarn (for the hat’s brim and pom-pom)
• Crochet hook (size suitable for medium weight yarn, e.g., 3.5mm)
• Fiberfill stuffing
• Yarn needle
• Stitch markers
• Black thin wire or thread for whiskers
• Safety eyes (optional)

Common Abbreviations and Terms:

• ch – chain
• sc – single crochet
• hdc – half double crochet
• dc – double crochet
• sl st – slip stitch
• inc – increase (two sc in one stitch)
• dec – decrease (sc two stitches together)
• […] xN – repeat the instructions in brackets N times
• (…) total – indicates the total number of stitches at the end of the round
• BLO – back loop only
• FLO – front loop only
• FO – fasten off
• sts – stitches

Body (Light Grey Yarn):

1. Create a magic ring, 6 sc in ring (6 sts)
2. Inc in each st around (12 sts)
3. [Sc, inc] x6 (18 sts)
4. [2 sc, inc] x6 (24 sts)
5. [3 sc, inc] x6 (30 sts) 6-14. Sc around (30 sts for each round)
6. [3 sc, dec] x6 (24 sts) 16-17. Sc around (24 sts for each round)
7. [2 sc, dec] x6 (18 sts). Begin stuffing.
8. [Sc, dec] x6 (12 sts)
9. Dec around (6 sts). FO, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Head (Light Grey Yarn):

1. Create a magic ring, 6 sc in ring (6 sts)
2. Inc in each st around (12 sts)
3. [Sc, inc] x6 (18 sts)
4. [2 sc, inc] x6 (24 sts)
5. [3 sc, inc] x6 (30 sts) 6-12. Sc around (30 sts for each round)
6. [3 sc, dec] x6 (24 sts)
7. [2 sc, dec] x6 (18 sts). Start adding stuffing.
8. [Sc, dec] x6 (12 sts)
9. Dec around (6 sts). FO, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Ears (Light Grey and Pink Yarn, make 2):

1. With pink yarn, create a magic ring, 6 sc in ring (6 sts)
2. [Sc, inc] x3 (9 sts). Change to light grey yarn.
3. [2 sc, inc] x3 (12 sts) 4-6. Sc around (12 sts for each round). FO, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Arms (Light Grey Yarn, make 2):

1. Create a magic ring, 6 sc in ring (6 sts) 2-8. Sc around (6 sts for each round). FO, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Legs (Light Grey Yarn, make 2):

1. Create a magic ring, 6 sc in ring (6 sts)
2. Inc in each st around (12 sts) 3-5. Sc around (12 sts for each round). FO, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Santa Hat (Red and White Yarn):

1. With red yarn, create a magic ring, 6 sc in ring (6 sts)
2. [Sc, inc] x3 (9 sts)
3. [2 sc, inc] x3 (12 sts)
4. [3 sc, inc] x3 (15 sts) 5-8. Sc around (15 sts for each round). Change to white yarn.
5. Sc around in BLO (15 sts)
6. [Sc, inc] x7, sc (22 sts). FO, leaving a long tail for sewing.
7. Add a white pom-pom to the tip of the hat.

Scarf (Red Yarn):

1. Ch 40, hdc in 3rd ch from hook, hdc across (38 hdc). FO, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Sweater (Green Yarn):

1. Worked in rows to create a small sweater shape, then sewn together under the mouse’s body.
2. Add a border of slip stitch in a contrasting color for added detail if desired.

Assembly:

• Sew the head to the body.
• Attach the ears to the head.
• Sew the arms and legs to the body.
• Dress the mouse with the sweater, wrapping it around and sewing it under the body.
• Place the Santa hat on the head and sew in place.
• Wrap the scarf around the neck and sew to secure it.
• If using safety eyes, insert them between rounds 10 and 11 of the head, about 8 stitches apart. If using yarn, embroider the eyes with black yarn.
• Add the whiskers by inserting thin wire or threading black embroidery floss through the face.
• Embroider a small pink nose with pink yarn.

This festive mouse amigurumi can serve as a charming holiday decoration or a thoughtful handmade gift. Remember to adjust the tightness of your stitches and the amount of stuffing to achieve the desired shape and firmness.