Welcome to 2026! For January’s crochet pattern, I took a request from a friend – a mouse! It’s been quite a while since I’ve crocheted amigurumi, so this handy mouse pattern felt like the perfect challenge. I struggled to come up with a way to personalize the pattern until I remembered one of my favorite childhood characters, Angelina Ballerina! So I decided to give our little mouse a tutu and bow in her honor. Though accessories are optional, I suggest you add your own spark to your mouse.
This pattern is of intermediate difficulty because it requires a lot of sewing and counting stitches. A stitch marker is highly recommended, as well as a darning needle. However, do not let those aspects discourage you. This pattern is a great starting point for beginners who have some experience under their belt, and are ready to work on a more structure-focused piece.
Materials:
- 1 skein of fine weight yarn
- 1 skein of fine weight yarn, different color (optional)
- 3mm crochet hook
- darning needle
- stitch marker (can be substituted with safety pin)
Order of steps:
- Make body
- Make head
- Make haunches
- Make legs/arms
- Make ears
- Make tail
- Sew together
- Make tutu (optional)
Abbreviation Key:
- sc = single crochet
- st = stich
- inc = increase
- dcs = decrease
- sl st = slip stitch
- ch = chain
Body:
r1- sc 6 into a magic circle/ring
r2- inc in every st
r3- inc in every st
r4- sc in every st
r5- sc 2, inc, repeat steps for entire row
r6- sc in every st
r7- sc in every st
r8- sc 5, inc, repeat steps for entire row
r9- sc in every st
r10- sc 5, dcs, repeat for rest of row
r11- sc in every st
r12- sc in every st
r13- sc in every st
r14- dcs 3, sc, repeat for rest of row
r15- sc in every st
r16- sc in every st
r17- sc 8, dcs 4, sc 8
r18- sc in every st
r19- sc 8, dcs 3, sc 8
r20- sc in every st
r21- sc in every st
r22- sc in every st, sl st at end
Head:
r1- sc 6 into a magic circle
r2- inc in every st
r3-8- sc in every st
r9- dcs, sc 3, repeat for rest of row
r10- sc in every st
r11- sc3, dcs, sc 3
r12- sc in every st
r13- sc in every st
r14- dcs until closed, sl st at end
Haunches: Create 2
r1- sc 6 into a magic circle
r2- inc in every st
r3- inc in every st
r4- sc in every st, sl st at end
Legs/arms: Create 4
r1- sc 4 into a magic circle
r2-6- sc in every st
r7- dcs 2 (or until closed)
Ears: Create 2
r1- sc 4 into a magic circle
r2- inc in every st
r3- inc in every st
r4- sc in every st, sl st at end
Tail:
r1- sc 4 into a magic circle
r2-11- sc in every st
r12- dcs, sc 2
r13- sc in every st
r14- sc in every st
r15- dcs, sl st at end
Sew all pieces together.
Tutu: (optional)
r0- ch 28
r1- sc in every st, ch 1, turn project
r2- inc in every st, ch 1, turn
r3- inc, sc, repeat for rest of row, sl st
-Wrap around the lower half of the body, and sew the two ends together so it creates a circle with a hole in the middle. Make sure you straighten out the spiral before sewing, so all ruffles are on one side.
You can also tie an optional bow and sew to the top of the mouse’s head between the ears.
