Tai Mouse

Free Tai Mouse crochet tutorial by @miracle_amitoys.

With this pattern, you can crochet a mouse. Any cotton blend yarn works well for this amigurumi: Alize Cotton Gold, YarnArt Jeans, Gazzal Baby Cotton, and others. This tutorial does not include a clothing pattern.

The finished toy is about 24 cm tall.

Materials and Tools

• Yarn
• 1.75 mm crochet hook
• Thread for embroidering the face: black and white
• 5 mm safety eyes
• Toy stuffing
• Pins
• Needle
• Scissors

Abbreviations

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

Tai Mouse Amigurumi Crochet Pattern

Legs and Body

Stuff the legs with fiberfill as you crochet to avoid bumps and uneven areas from the stuffing.

Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR
Rnd 2: (1 sc, 1 inc) x 3 (9)
Rnd 3: (2 sc, 1 inc) x 3 (12)
Rnds 4-27: 24 rounds (12)

Sl st and cut the yarn (this is the first leg). Crochet the second leg the same way, but do not cut the yarn.

Rnd 28: continue by chaining 8:

• 12 sc around the first leg
• 8 sc along the ch
• 12 sc around the second leg
• 8 sc along the ch

Place a marker (40 sc). The body starts here. Do not forget to keep stuffing as you go.

Rnd 29: 12 sc (around the leg), inc, 6 sc, inc, 12 sc (around the leg), inc, 6 sc, inc (44)
Rnds 30-38: 9 rounds (44)
Rnd 39: (9 sc, dec) x 4 (40)
Rnd 40: 40 sc
Rnd 41: (8 sc, dec) x 4 (36)
Rnds 42-47: 6 rounds (36)
Rnd 48: (7 sc, dec) x 4 (32)
Rnd 49: (6 sc, dec) x 4 (28)
Rnds 50-51: 2 rounds (28)
Rnd 52: (5 sc, dec) x 4 (24)
Rnd 53: (4 sc, dec) x 4 (20)
Rnds 54-56: 3 rounds (20)

+ 12 sc, sl st, cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing on the head.

Head

When stuffing the head, pay special attention to the nose and shape it so it is more elongated.

Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR
Rnd 2: (1 sc, inc) x 3 (9)
Rnd 3: (2 sc, inc) x 3 (12)
Rnd 4: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
Rnd 5: 18 sc
Rnd 6: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
Rnd 7: 24 sc
Rnd 8: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
Rnd 9: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
Rnd 10: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
Rnd 11: (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
Rnd 12: (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
Rnds 13-22: 10 rounds (54)

Insert the eyes between rounds 10 and 11, centered, with 13 sc between them.

Rnd 23: (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)
Rnd 24: (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
Rnd 25: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
Rnd 26: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
Rnd 27: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
Rnd 28: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
Rnd 29: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
Rnd 30: 6 dec

Arms (2 Pieces)

Rnd 1: 5 sc in MR
Rnd 2: 5 inc (10)
Rnds 3-27: 25 rounds (10)

Stuff the arm as you crochet, lightly, only up to round 12. Fold in half and crochet 4 sc through both layers.

Tail

Rnd 1: ch 39, turn
Rnd 2: starting from the 2nd chain from the hook: 38 hdc, sl st, cut the yarn.

Ears (2 Pieces)

Leave long yarn tails at the beginning and end of each ear: the beginning tail will be hidden later; the ending tail is for sewing the ear to the head.

Rnd 1: 8 sc
Rnd 2: 8 inc (16), place a marker
Rnd 3: (1 hdc, 1 inc) x to the end of the round
Rnd 4: (2 hdc, 1 inc) x to the end of the round

Fold the ear in half and crochet 3 sc (one in each stitch) through both layers.

Finishing and Assembly

• Embroider the nose with black thread. To do this, mark two points in round 3 with pins, 4 sc apart
• Embroider the center of the nose, bringing the needle into the center of the beginning MR
• Embroider the eyebrows 5 rounds above the eyes; each eyebrow is 2 sc long
• With white thread, embroider the whites around the eyes, gently pulling the eyes toward each other. This visually elongates the mouse's face.
• Sew the head to the body
• Sew the arms between rounds 53 and 54 of the body
• Tail. If you are making a girl mouse that will later wear a dress, sew the tail in the center, where it should be
• If you are making a boy mouse that will later wear shorts or pants, sew the tail to the pants themselves. I do not make tail openings in clothing.