Crochet Amigurumi Mouse Pattern

The Crochet Amigurumi Mouse is a delightful and charming little creation that brings joy and cuteness into any space it inhabits. With its tiny whiskers, adorable round ears, and soft yarn tail, this handmade mouse is the epitome of sweetness. Whether perched on a shelf, tucked into a pocket, or given as a heartwarming gift, the Crochet Amigurumi Mouse will surely bring a smile to your face every time you see it.

Cotton yarn (e.g. Schachenmayr Catania 125m/50g) in the following colors: white, grey, turquoise, and yellow, or any colors you choose. Some yarn rests for the flowers, crochet hook 3 mm, black beads or safety eyes, scissors, tapestry needle, Fiberfil stuffing.

I would classify this free mouse crochet pattern as advanced beginner. It is necessary to have some experience with amigurumi before creating this project.

The ready amigurumi is approx. 21cm/8.25in high, from bottom to top, and can be made bigger or smaller depending on the yarn and hook you use.

• Chain
• Single crochet
• Double crochet
• Half double crochet
• Slip stitch
• Increase
• Decrease

• Ch = Chain
• St = Stitch
• Sc = Single crochet
• Sl st = Slip stitch
• Dec = Decrease stitch (two single crochets together)
• Inc = Increase stitch (two single crochets in one stitch)
• Dc = Double crochet
• Hdc = Half double crochet
• Tc = Triple crochet
• Rnd = Round
• * = Repeat the instructions for the times indicated
• (...) = Total amount of stitches

• Do not join rounds; work in a continuous spiral.
• Use a stitch marker or piece of yarn to keep track of the last stitch in each round.
• All stitches are worked into both loops, unless stated otherwise in the pattern.
• When filling with polyester stuffing, pull apart each large chunk into many smaller chunks for even distribution of firmness within the amigurumi.
• Amigurumi can be made in any desired colors.
• Seamless way of changing color when working in the round: pick up the new color at the end of the round. Insert your hook into the stitch, yarn over the new color, and pull through the stitch and the loop on your hook to complete the stitch.
• To make a magic ring, loop the thread twice around your middle finger, put the hook under both loops, pull the yarn under the loops, and hook the thread again. Pull the thread through the new loop to complete the first crochet stitch. Repeat the number of times needed and pull the inner threads to tighten the ring.

The mouse consists of several parts which you crochet separately and then sew them together.

Crochet with yellow yarn.

Round 1: 6 single crochets into Magic Ring

Round 2: Increase 6 times (12 stitches)

Round 3: *Single crochet in the next 3 stitches, increase* (15 stitches)

Rounds 4-15: Single crochet in the next 15 stitches.

Stuff the arm slightly.

Round 16: *Decrease, single crochet in each of the next 3 stitches* (12 stitches)

Rounds 17-20: Single crochet in the next 12 stitches.

Bind off. Work the second arm the same way.

Crochet using turquoise color yarn.

Round 1: 6 single crochets into Magic Ring.

Round 2: Increase 6 times (12 stitches)

Round 3: *Single crochet in next stitch, increase* (18 stitches)

Round 4: (*Single crochet in next stitch, increase* repeat from *to* three times, single crochet in each of the next 3 stitches) repeat twice (24 stitches)

Round 5: (*Single crochet in each of the next 2 stitches, increase* repeat from *to* three times, single crochet in each of the next 3 stitches) repeat twice (30 stitches)

Round 6 (working into the back loop): Single crochet in each of the next 30 stitches.

Round 7: Single crochet in each of the next 30 stitches.

Round 8: Single crochet in each of the next 2 stitches, *decrease* six times, single crochet in each of the next 16 stitches (24 stitches)

Round 9: *Decrease* five times, single crochet in each of the next 6 stitches, decrease, single crochet in each of the next 6 stitches (18 stitches)

Round 10: Single crochet in each of the next 18 stitches.

Bind off.

Change the yarn color to grey. Continue crocheting in rounds.

Round 1 (working into the back loop): Single crochet in each of the next 18 stitches.

Rounds 2-5: Single crochet in each of the next 18 stitches.

Round 6: *Single crochet in each of the next 5 stitches, increase* (21 stitches)

Rounds 7-8: Single crochet in each of the next 18 stitches.

Stuff firmly. Bind off the first leg. Work the second leg the same way but don’t bind off!

Work shift stitch every 3-4 rounds.

Sometimes during the work of the spiral amigurumi, you need to keep the work symmetrical. As work tends to twist to the right, you need to adjust the position of the marker periodically (beginning of the round).

The shift stitch is an extra stitch you work at the end of a round to make your work look symmetrical. If you notice that the marker moves right, you need to work one extra stitch at the end of the round and move marker for one stitch (now the 2nd stitch of the round becomes first). This is the shift stitch.

The shift stitch is not included in the round description. To check if it’s time to work shift stitch, fold your work in half and check if marker still goes straight or use a yarn that marks a straight line.

You may think this is an increase, but it isn’t. This way you don’t increase or decrease the number of stitches; the stitch count remains the same.

Round 1: Chain 3 stitches, work one round over both legs (21 stitches of the first leg, single crochet in each of the next 3 stitches, 21 stitches of the second leg).

Round 2: Single crochet in each of the next 11 stitches, increase, single crochet in the next stitch, increase, single crochet in each of the next 21 stitches, increase, single crochet in the next stitch, increase, single crochet in each of the next 9 stitches (52 stitches).

Round 3: Single crochet in each of the next 13 stitches, increase, single crochet in each of the next 24 stitches, increase, single crochet in each of the next 11 stitches (54 stitches).

Rounds 4-15: Single crochet in each of the next 54 stitches.

Round 16: *Decrease, single crochet in each of the next 7 stitches* (48 stitches).

Rounds 17-18: Single crochet in each of the next stitch until the end of the round.

Round 19: *Decrease, single crochet in each of the next 6 stitches* (42 stitches).

Start stuffing the body.

Rounds 20-21: Single crochet in each of the next stitch until the end of the round.

Round 22: *Decrease, single crochet in each of the next 5 stitches* (36 stitches).

Rounds 23-24: Single crochet in each of the next 36 stitches.

Round 25: *Decrease, single crochet in each of the next 4 stitches* (30 stitches).

In the next round attach the hands (ensure that the hands are located in the middle and make several shift stitches if needed):

Round 26: Single crochet in each of the next 5 stitches, 6 single crochets both through hand and body, single crochet in each of the next 10 stitches, 6 single crochets both through hand and body, single crochet in each of the next 3 stitches.

Round 27: *Decrease, single crochet in each of the next 3 stitches* (24 stitches).

Round 28: Single crochet in each of the next 24 stitches.

Round 29: *Decrease, single crochet in each of the next 2 stitches* (18 stitches).

Round 30: Single crochet in each of the next 18 stitches.

Stuff the body firmly. Bind off leaving a long tail for sewing.

Crochet using grey color yarn.

Round 1: 6 single crochets into Magic Ring.

Round 2: Single crochet in each of the next 6 stitches.

Round 3: *Single crochet in the next stitch, increase* (9 stitches).

Round 4: Single crochet in each of the next 9 stitches.

Round 5: *Single crochet in each of the next 2 stitches, increase* (12 stitches).

Round 6: *Single crochet in each of the next 3 stitches, increase* (15 stitches).

Round 7: Single crochet in each of the next 9 stitches.

Round 8: *Single crochet in each of the next 4 stitches, increase* (18 stitches).

Round 9: *Single crochet in each of the next 2 stitches, increase* (24 stitches).

Round 10: Single crochet in each of the next 24 stitches.

Round 11: *Single crochet in each of the next 3 stitches, increase* (30 stitches).

Round 12: Single crochet in each of the next 30 stitches.

Round 13: *Single crochet in each of the next 4 stitches, increase* (36 stitches).

Round 14: Single crochet in each of the next 36 stitches.

Round 15: *Single crochet in each of the next 5 stitches, increase* (42 stitches).

Round 16: *Single crochet in each of the next 6 stitches, increase* (48 stitches).

Round 17: Single crochet in each of the next 48 stitches.

Round 18: *Single crochet in each of the next 7 stitches, increase* (54 stitches).

Rounds 19-22: Single crochet in each of the next 54 stitches.

Round 23: *Decrease, single crochet in each of the next 7 stitches* (48 stitches).

Rounds 24-25: Single crochet in each of the next 48 stitches.

Round 26: *Decrease, single crochet in each of the next 6 stitches* (42 stitches).

Rounds 27: Single crochet in each of the next 42 stitches.

Round 28: *Decrease, single crochet in each of the next 5 stitches* (36 stitches).

Rounds 29: Single crochet in each of the next 36 stitches.

Round 30: *Decrease, single crochet in each of the next 4 stitches* (30 stitches).

Round 31: *Decrease, single crochet in each of the next 3 stitches* (24 stitches).

Round 32: *Decrease, single crochet in each of the next 2 stitches* (18 stitches).

Round 33: *Decrease, single crochet in the next stitch* (12 stitches).

Round 34: *Decrease*, repeat 6 times.

Bind off. Hide yarn ends.

Crochet using grey color yarn.

Round 1: 6 single crochets into a Magic Ring.

Round 2: Increase 6 times (12 stitches).

Round 3: *Single crochet in next stitch, increase* (18 stitches).

Round 4: *Single crochet in each of the next 2 stitches, increase* (24 stitches).

Round 5: *Single crochet in each of the next 3 stitches, increase* (30 stitches).

Round 6: *Single crochet in each of the next 4 stitches, increase* (36 stitches).

Round 7: *Single crochet in each of the next 5 stitches, increase* (42 stitches).

Round 8: Single crochet in each of the next 42 stitches.

Bind off leaving a long tail for sewing. Work the second ear the same way.

Round 1: Chain 4 stitches, join with a slip stitch into a ring. Chain 3 stitches, 11 double crochets into the ring, slip stitch (12 stitches).

Round 2: Chain 3 stitches, dc in the same stitch as the chain, 2 dc in each of the next 11 stitches, slip stitch to the top of chain 3 (24 stitches).

Round 3: Chain 3 stitches, dc in the same stitch as chain, dc in the next stitch, *2 dc in next stitch, dc in the next stitch*, repeat from *to* 11 times, slip stitch to the top of chain 3 (36 stitches).

Round 4 (working into the back loop): dc in each of the next 36 stitches.

Rounds 5-6: dc in each of the next 36 stitches.

Round 7 (working into the back loop): *2 hdc into each stitch around*, repeat from * till the end of the round.

Round 8: Single crochet in each of the next stitches around.

Bind off leaving a long tail for sewing.

Row 1: Chain 34 stitches.

Row 2: Single crochet in the second stitch from the hook, *skip the next stitch, 5 double crochets in the next stitch, skip the next stitch, single crochet in the next stitch*, repeat from *to*.

Bind off leaving a long tail for sewing.

Shape roses and with yarn tails left, sew them to the hat.

Mark where you want the eyes to be placed with pins and sew them with a distance of 6-8 stitches to the head of your amigurumi. Attach the ears to the head. Position the ears and using the yarn left, sew them to the head of the mouse. Be sure to step back and take a look to ensure they are even.

Sew the head to the body.

Crochet using black yarn.

Round 1: 6 single crochets into a Magic Ring.

Round 2: *Single crochet in the next stitch, increase* (9 stitches).

Round 3: Single crochet in each of the next 9 stitches.

Bind off leaving a long tail for sewing the nose to the head of your mouse.

Attach the nose using the yarn tail left.

Embroider eyebrows with black color yarn. You can also add eyelashes and mouth if desired. Hide the yarn tails inside the head.

Start with white color yarn.

Cast on 31 stitches.

Row 1: Single crochet in each of the next 30 stitches, turn the work.

Row 2: Chain 3 stitches (=1 double crochet), *2 dc in the next stitch, 1 dc in the next stitch*, repeat from * till the end of the row, dc in the last stitch, turn the work.

Row 3: Chain 3 stitches (=1 double crochet), 1 dc in each of the next 44 stitches, turn the work.

Row 4: Chain 3 stitches, 1 dc in each of the next 7 stitches (front), chain 5 stitches, skip the next 6 stitches (arm), 1 dc in each of the next 17 stitches (back), chain 5 stitches, skip the next 6 stitches (arm), 1 dc in each of the next 8 stitches (front), turn the work.

Row 5: Chain 3 stitches (=1 double crochet), *2 dc in the next stitch, 1 dc in the next stitch*, repeat from * till the end of the row, dc in the last stitch, turn the work.

Row 6: 1 dc in each of the next stitches till the end of the row. Change the yarn color.

Row 7: 1 dc in each of the next stitches till the end of the row. Change the yarn color to white.

Row 8: 1 dc in each of the next stitches till the end of the row. Change the color of yarn.

Row 9: 1 sc in each of the next stitches till the end of the row. Change the color of yarn to white.

Row 10: 1 sc in each of the next stitches till the end of the row.

Bind off. Hide yarn ends.