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The top of the pattern

Line What it says
Field Mouse The first line is the title.
Terms: US The language the rounds are written in: US, UK, DE, FR, ES, NL or UA.
Colours: A Mushroom Taupe #A88F7A, B Warm Cream Colour codes, a name and a value each; a name alone is drawn in its shade.
Gauge: 21 sts x 25 rounds in 10 cm, 3.25 mm hook Your swatch, for the size in 3D.
Gauge: DK cotton Or the yarn by name: its weight and fibre.

A part

Line What it says
Ears (make 2): A part: its name, how many, a colon.
Start: magic ring Or "Start: ch 8", or a start in words.
Colour: B The colour it starts in.
Stuffing: firm Firm, medium, light or none.
End: gathered Gathered, open or sewn.
Pressed: flat A piece pressed flat, like an ear.
Hollow: back Where a pinched cup's hollow looks: back (front is the default)
Wire: from R10 to R1; bend up by 60 degrees from R10 to R5 A wire inside the piece, bent to shape.
Worked in: rows, turn, ch 1 Rows instead of rounds.
Line B: halfway round A line down the part, to place things from ("B+3"); or "Line B: R5 stitch 10".
Up: R1 Worked from the top: R1 is the part's top (else its last round)
Front: R1 Lies along the table, R1 at the front (a fish from its nose); or its last round.
Stands: upright A body that stands on its base.
Finish: Fasten off. The last words of the part.

Rounds

You write It means
R1: sc 6 A round: its label and stitches; the editor counts the result.
R2: inc 6 (12) An optional expected count: the editor checks it against the stitches.
R5: [sc, inc] 6 times A repeat in brackets.
R6–R8: sc 18 A range: the same round several times; Split, at the end of its line, writes each round on its own line.
R4: in A, sc 12 A colour change: the rest of the part in that colour.

Any other line is kept as a note.

More ways to write a round

You write It means
R3: [sc, inc] around (18) A repeat as many times as fit.
R3: [sc, (sc, dc, sc) in next st] 6 times (24) Several stitches into one.
R3: [sc, inc] 6 times (18) Into the stitch the one before took.
R3: [ch, skip, sc] 6 times (12) Stitches left unworked.
R3: sc 12 (back loops) (12) In back loops only.
R3: sc 12 (front loops) (12) In front loops only.
R3: sc 6, sc 6 in B (12) A colour change mid-round.
R3: sc 6, (ch 4, in the 2nd ch from hook: sl st, sc, hdc), sc 6 (12) A chain worked back along itself: a fin, a picot.
R3: sc 12 in the unused back loops of R2 (12) Into an earlier round's unused loops.

Stitches

Choose your language in Terms and write its own abbreviations. A dash means the language has no short way to write that stitch.

Basic stitches

Stitch US UK DE FR ES NL UA
single crochet sc dc fM ms pb v сбн
half double crochet hdc htr hStb demi-br pma hstk псзн
double crochet dc tr Stb br pa stk сзн
treble crochet tr dtr DStb dbr pad dstk сз2н
slip stitch sl st ss Km mc pd hv зс
chain ch ch Lm ml cad l пп

Increases

Stitch US UK DE FR ES NL UA
increase inc inc Zun aug aum meerd зб
3 stitches in one 3 sc in next 3 dc in next 3 fM in eine M 3 ms dans la même maille 3 pb en el mismo punto 3 v in één steek 3 сбн в одну петлю
half double crochet increase hdc inc htr inc 2 hStb in eine M 2 demi-br dans la même maille 2 pma en el mismo punto 2 hstk in één steek 2 псзн в одну петлю
double crochet increase dc inc tr inc 2 Stb in eine M 2 br dans la même maille 2 pa en el mismo punto 2 stk in één steek 2 сзн в одну петлю
treble crochet increase tr inc dtr inc 2 DStb in eine M 2 dbr dans la même maille 2 pad en el mismo punto 2 dstk in één steek 2 сз2н в одну петлю

Decreases

Stitch US UK DE FR ES NL UA
decrease dec dec Abn dim dism mind зм
invisible decrease invdec invdec unsichtb. Abn dim inv dism inv onz mind нзм
3 stitches together sc3tog dc3tog sc3tog sc3tog sc3tog sc3tog sc3tog
4 stitches together sc4tog dc4tog sc4tog sc4tog sc4tog sc4tog sc4tog
half double crochet decrease hdc dec htr dec – – – – –
double crochet decrease dc dec tr dec – – – – –

Textured stitches

Stitch US UK DE FR ES NL UA
popcorn popcorn popcorn popcorn popcorn popcorn popcorn popcorn
bobble bobble bobble bobble bobble bobble bobble bobble
puff stitch puff puff puff puff puff puff puff
loop stitch (drawn as sc) loop st loop st loop st loop st loop st loop st loop st

Post stitches

Stitch US UK DE FR ES NL UA
front post single crochet (drawn as sc) fpsc fpdc – – – – –
back post single crochet (drawn as sc) bpsc bpdc – – – – –
front post half double crochet (drawn as hdc) fphdc fphtr – – – – –
back post half double crochet (drawn as hdc) bphdc bphtr – – – – –
front post double crochet (drawn as dc) fpdc fptr – – – – –
back post double crochet (drawn as dc) bpdc bptr – – – – –
front post treble crochet (drawn as tr) fptr fpdtr – – – – –
back post treble crochet (drawn as tr) bptr bpdtr – – – – –

Assembly

You write It means
Assembly: Starts the assembly lines.
Wing (2) — sew to Body R3 to R6, B+3, mirrored, pointing out, by edge R5 stitches 1 to 6, face up The named edge is sewn on; both wings face up.
Patch — sew flat to Body R8, B An unstuffed, open patch sewn around its outline; the point places its centre.
Eyes (2) — 6 mm safety eyes, Body R5, between B+2 and B+3, mirrored Safety eyes in a gap, from the line, and their mirror.
Ears (2) — sew to Body R7, B+2 to B+5, mirrored A part sewn along a stretch of a round.
Tail — sew to Body R10, stitch 9 A position by count from the round's first stitch.
Head — sew to Body: top R12 B; bottom R6 B; sides R9 B+4 and B-4 An opening sewn by named points.
Head's opening: top R8 B; bottom R8 B+12; sides R8 B+6 and B-6 Indented: the sewn part's own points.
Nose — embroider satin, 6 x 4 mm, in black, Body R1, stitch 4 Embroidery: satin (a filled patch, its size along the round, then across) or line (a thread through its points), and its colour; any left out is guessed.
Mouth — embroider a line in C, Body R5, B-2 to B+2 A thread along part of a round.
Ears (2) — sew to Body R6 to R8, B+3, mirrored A part sewn up a column, its cups facing forward.
Ears (2) — sew to Body R7, B+2 to B+5, mirrored, leaning back Where it points, last on the line.

Directions

Where a part points, as the last words of its assembly line.

Direction The part points
pointing out Straight out from where it is sewn.
standing up Standing up, leaning out a little.
pointing down Down and forward, its tip on the table if it reaches.
hanging down A cord left to hang (tails)
pointing forward Level, toward the face.
leaning back Up, leaning back a little.
leaning forward Up, leaning forward a little.
leaning out Up, leaning away from the body (a V of wings)
leaning back and out Up, leaning back and spreading to the sides.
pointing forward and out Level, spreading to the sides and toward the face.
pointing back and out Level, spreading to the sides and toward the back.