Bear-Mouse

Free crochet tutorial for Bear-Mouse by Marina Umerova @my_knitted_toys.

With this pattern, you can crochet a bear-mouse toy. For this amigurumi project, you can use any acrylic, cotton, or blended yarn in a gray-blue color.

The finished toy measures about 15 cm.

Materials and tools

• Acrylic yarn (400 m / 100 g)
• Yarn for embroidering eyebrows, eyelashes, and cheeks
• 2 mm crochet hook
• 9-10 mm safety eyes
• Toy stuffing
• Decorative button
• Needle
• Scissors

Abbreviations

• MR - magic ring
• ch - chain stitch
• sc - single crochet
• inc - increase
• dec - decrease
• (...) x n - repeat n times

Bear-Mouse amigurumi crochet pattern

Head

1: in MR, 2 ch, 8 sc
2: 8 inc = 16 sc
3: (1 sc, inc) x 8 = 24 sc
4: (3 sc, inc) x 6 = 30 sc
5: (4 sc, inc) x 6 = 36 sc
6: (5 sc, inc) x 6 = 42 sc
7: (6 sc, inc) x 6 = 48 sc
8: (7 sc, inc) x 6 = 54 sc
9: 54 sc
10: (8 sc, inc) x 6 = 60 sc
11: 60 sc
12: (9 sc, inc) x 6 = 66 sc
13-14: 66 sc (2 rounds)
15: (10 sc, inc) x 6 = 72 sc
16-17: 72 sc (2 rounds)
18: (11 sc, inc) x 6 = 78 sc
19-22: 78 sc (4 rounds)

Insert the eyes between rounds 19 and 20, 10 stitches apart (8 visible stitches between them).

23: (11 sc, dec) x 6 = 72 sc
24: (10 sc, dec) x 6 = 66 sc
25: (9 sc, dec) x 6 = 60 sc
26: (8 sc, dec) x 6 = 54 sc
27: (7 sc, dec) x 6 = 48 sc
28: (6 sc, dec) x 6 = 42 sc
29: (5 sc, dec) x 6 = 36 sc
30: (4 sc, dec) x 6 = 30 sc
31: (3 sc, dec) x 6 = 24 sc

Cut the yarn.

Arms (2 pieces)

1: in MR, 2 ch, 6 sc
2: 6 inc = 12 sc
3-12: 12 sc (10 rounds)
13: (2 sc, dec) x 3 = 9 sc

Fold and crochet together.

Legs (2 pieces)

1: in MR, 2 ch, 8 sc
2: 8 inc = 16 sc
3: 16 sc in BLO
4-6: 16 sc (3 rounds)
7: (3 sc, inc) x 4 = 20 sc

Cut the yarn on one leg; do not cut the yarn on the second leg. Join the legs and crochet in the round:

8: 20 sc on one leg, 1 sc at the join, 20 sc on the second leg, 1 sc at the join = 42 sc
9: (6 sc, inc) x 6 = 48 sc
10-13: 48 sc (4 rounds)
14: (6 sc, dec) x 6 = 42 sc
15-20: 42 sc (6 rounds)
21: (5 sc, dec) x 6 = 36 sc
22: (4 sc, dec) x 6 = 30 sc
23: (3 sc, dec) x 6 = 24 sc

Cut the yarn.

Ears (2 pieces)

1: in MR, 2 ch, 6 sc
2: 6 inc = 12 sc
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 = 18 sc
4-6: 18 sc (3 rounds)

Leave a yarn tail for sewing. Sew on starting from round 15, moving toward the center (upward).

Tail

1: in MR, 2 ch, 6 sc
2: 6 inc = 12 sc
3: 12 sc

Leave a yarn tail for sewing.

Nose

1: in MR, 2 ch, 8 sc
2: 8 inc = 16 sc
3: (1 sc, inc) x 8 = 24 sc
4-5: 24 sc (2 rounds)

Leave a yarn tail for sewing.

Toy assembly

• Sew on all pieces
• Make indentations for the cheeks and nose
• Embroider eyelashes, eye whites, eyebrows, nose, and blush
• Sew on the decor
• Enjoy!