Barrymore the Rat Pillow

Author: Alena Ageeva
Difficulty Level: easy

Amigurumi Barrymore the Rat crochet pillow

Free crochet pattern for Barrymore the Rat Pillow by Alena Ageeva @alena_ageewa_wladeko.

With this pattern, you can crochet a mouse-shaped pillow. You can use any acrylic, cotton, or cotton blend yarn and a suitable crochet hook for this amigurumi project.

Materials and tools

  • Pekhorka Detskaya Novinka yarn: 89-Fuchsia, 490-Boxwood (150 g)
  • Pekhorka Detskaya Novinka yarn: 02-Black, 01-White (50 g)
  • Crochet hook
  • Safety eyes
  • Fiberfill
  • Needle for sewing pieces together
  • Scissors

Abbreviations

  • MR – magic ring
  • ch – chain stitch
  • sc – single crochet
  • hdc – half double crochet
  • inc – increase
  • dec – decrease
  • (...) x n — repeat n times

Barrymore the Rat amigurumi pillow crochet pattern

Hold two strands of yarn together throughout the pillow.

Body

Using gray yarn, ch 120 and work back and forth in sc ribbing (sc in the back loop only).

Do not sew the bottom edge closed. At row 8, leave an opening in the back for the tail. At row 40, work the front and back separately, leaving the side edges open for the legs. After 6 rows, continue working back and forth, decreasing 2 stitches on each side every other row. Leave a long tail for sewing.

Legs (make 4)

All four legs are made the same way. Crochet three toes for each leg.

Row 1: 6 sc in MR
Row 2: 12 sc
Rows 3-7: 12 sc. Leave a tail for sewing the toes together.
Row 8: Work 28 sc around all three toes
Row 9: 26 sc
Row 10: 24 sc
Row 11: 20 sc
Rows 12-25: 18 sc

Tail

Ch 8, work 7 sc starting in the second chain from the hook, then continue in rounds until the piece reaches one-third of the desired length. Decrease by 1 stitch, then decrease by 1 more stitch when the piece reaches two-thirds of the desired length (5 sc). At the tip, decrease all remaining stitches one at a time.

Ears (make 2)

Using gray yarn:

Row 1: 6 sc in MR
Row 2: 12 sc
Row 3: 18 sc
Row 4: 24 sc
Row 5: 30 sc
Row 6: 36 sc
Row 7: 42 sc
Row 8: 48 sc
Row 9: 54 sc
Row 10: 60 sc
Rows 11-12: 66 sc

Continue with beige yarn, decreasing the stitch counts in reverse order.

Eyes

Using white yarn:

Eye 1:

Row 1: 6 sc in MR
Row 2: 12 sc
Row 3: 18 sc
Row 4: 24 sc
Row 5: 30 sc
Rows 6-12: 36 sc
Row 13: 30 sc
Row 14: 24 sc
Row 15: 18 sc
Row 16: 12 sc
Row 17: 6 sc

Fasten off and close the opening. Leave a tail for sewing.

Eye 2:

Using white yarn:

Row 1: 6 sc in MR
Row 2: 12 sc
Row 3: 18 sc
Row 4: 24 sc
Rows 5-10: 30 sc
Row 11: 24 sc
Row 12: 18 sc
Row 13: 12 sc
Row 14: 6 sc

Fasten off and close the opening. Leave a tail for sewing. Crochet the pupils with black yarn and sew them to the white sections.

Snout

Using black yarn:

Row 1: 6 sc in MR
Row 2: 12 sc
Rows 3-4: 14 sc
Row 5: 12 sc
Rows 5-10: 30 sc
Row 11: 24 sc
Row 12: 18 sc
Row 13: 12 sc
Row 14: Switch to beige yarn and work 16 sc
Row 15: 20 sc
Row 16: 24 sc
Row 17 and all following rows: continue, increasing by 2 stitches on each side every third row until you have 44 sc in total. To shape the raised bridge of the snout, work 15 hdc across the front instead of sc every third row. Once the piece reaches the desired length, fasten off.

Assembly

  • Sew on the snout.
  • Sew on the eyes.
  • Sew on the ears.
  • Sew on the legs.
  • Sew the bottom closed.
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