Crochet Adorable Gray Mouse Cat Toy Amigurumi Free Pattern

Materials:

• Gray DK weight yarn
• Beige DK weight yarn
• 3.5mm crochet hook
• Black safety eyes (6mm)
• Polyfill stuffing
• Tapestry needle
• Stitch marker
• Pink embroidery thread for nose

Abbreviations:

• MR - Magic Ring
• sc - single crochet
• inc - increase (2 sc in one stitch)
• dec - decrease (sc two stitches together)
• st - stitch
• sl st - slip stitch

Instructions:

Body:

1. With gray yarn, make a MR and 6 sc into the ring. (6 sts)
2. Inc around. (12 sts)
3. (Sc, inc) around. (18 sts)
4. (2 sc, inc) around. (24 sts)
5. (3 sc, inc) around. (30 sts)
6. (4 sc, inc) around. (36 sts)
7. Sc in each st around for 6 rounds. (36 sts each round)
8. (4 sc, dec) around. (30 sts)
9. (3 sc, dec) around. (24 sts)
10. (2 sc, dec) around. (18 sts)
11. Insert safety eyes between rounds 7 and 8, about 7 stitches apart.
12. Stuff the body firmly.
13. (Sc, dec) around. (12 sts)
14. Dec around to close. Fasten off and weave in the ends.

Ears (make 2):

1. With beige yarn, make a MR and 6 sc into the ring. (6 sts)
2. (Sc, inc) around. (9 sts)
3. Sc in each st around. (9 sts)
4. Fasten off leaving a tail for sewing. Flatten ear and sew onto the body.

Tail:

1. With beige yarn, chain 40.
2. Starting from the second ch from the hook, sl st in each ch across.
3. Fasten off leaving a tail for sewing. Attach to the back of the body.

Finishing:

• Embroider a small pink nose between the eyes.
• Weave in all ends securely.