Freckled Mouse

Free crochet pattern for the Freckled Mouse by Marina Chuchkalova @mycrochetwonders.

With this pattern, you can crochet a mouse wearing freckled overalls. Any cotton blend yarn will work well for this amigurumi project: Alize Cotton Gold, YarnArt Jeans, Gazzal Baby Cotton, and others.

Materials and Tools

• Alize Cotton Gold and YarnArt Jeans yarn (main yarn)
• Nako Mohair Delicate or Super Angora yarn: pink mohair (for the ears)
• 2 mm crochet hook
• 6 mm safety eyes
• Fiberfill
• Sewing needle for attaching the parts
• Scissors

Abbreviations

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

Freckled Mouse Amigurumi Crochet Pattern

Head and Body

Stuff as you go.

1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
7: sc in each stitch (36)
8: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
9: sc in each stitch (42)
10: (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
11-16: 6 rounds sc in each stitch (48)
17: (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
18-34: 17 rounds sc in each stitch (54)
35: (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)
36: sc in each stitch (48)
37: (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
38: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
39: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
40: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
41: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
42: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
43: 6 dec

Close the opening by pulling the remaining stitches tight.

Legs (make 2)

1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3: 4 sc, 4 inc, 4 sc (16)
4-5: 2 rounds sc in each stitch (16)
6: 4 sc, 4 dec, 4 sc (12)
7-15: 7 rounds sc in each stitch (12)

Add stuffing. Crochet 2-3 more sc, fold the leg in half, and seam the edges together with 5 sc. The seam should run parallel to the foot. Hide the yarn tail inside.

Arms (make 2)

1: 6 sc in MR
2: (1 sc, inc) x 3 (9)
3-10: 8 rounds sc in each stitch (9)
11: (1 sc, dec) x 3 (6)

Add stuffing. Fold the arm in half and seam the edges together with 2 sc. Leave a tail for sewing.

Nose

With black yarn.

1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3: sc in each stitch (12)
4: (2 sc, dec) x 3 (9)
5: (1 sc, dec) x 3 (6)
Continue with gray yarn.
6: (1 sc, inc) x 3 (9)
7: (2 sc, inc) x 3 (12)
8: sc in each stitch (12)
9: (3 sc, inc) x 3 (15)
10: (4 sc, inc) x 3 (18)
11: sc in each stitch (18)
12: (5 sc, inc) x 3 (21)

Add stuffing. Leave a tail for sewing.

Ears

Make two pink pieces:

1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)

Fasten off and cut the yarn.

Make two gray pieces:

1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
Place the pink piece against the right side of the gray piece and crochet the next round through both layers.
5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)

Fold the ear in half and seam two stitches together with sc. Leave a tail for sewing.

Overalls

1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
7: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
8: 6 sc, inc, 5 sc while joining a leg (foot facing left), 1 sc, inc, (6 sc, inc) x 2, 5 sc while joining a leg (foot facing right), 1 sc, inc, 6 sc, inc (48)
9: (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
10: sc in each stitch (54)
11: (8 sc, inc) x 6 (60)
12-20: 9 rounds sc in each stitch (60)
Change color.
21: sc in each stitch (60)

Leave a tail for sewing.

Tail

Crochet holding two strands together.

Chain 21-25. Then work 20-24 sl st back along the chain. Leave a single strand tail for sewing.

Bow Tie

Into MR: 3 ch, 2 tr, sl st, 3 ch, 2 tr, sl st

Pull the ring closed and leave a tail for sewing. Assemble all the parts and sew them to the body. Attach the eyes and embroider the cheeks.

Straps

Chain 17-20. Then, without cutting the yarn, work 10-11 sl st into the stitches at the center front of the overalls and, without cutting the yarn, chain another 17-20.

Embroider freckles on the overalls, making three stitches for each freckle. Your little mouse is ready!