Pocket Field Mouse

Crocheted

A little mouse, from its cream nose to its pink ears and tail.

4 piecesUS terms10.4 × 5.3 × 5.4 cm

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Pocket Field Mouse
Gauge: 22.65 sts x 24.57 rounds in 10 cm, 3.25 mm hook, DK cotton
Colours: A Mushroom Taupe #A88F7A, B Warm Cream #F3E6CF, C Dusty Rose #D99A9B

Body:
Start: magic ring
Colour: B
Stuffing: firm
End: gathered
Line B: halfway round
R1: sc 6 (6)
R2: inc 6 (12)
R3: sc 12 (12)
R4: in A, sc 12 (12)
R5: [sc, inc] 6 times (18)
R6–R8: sc 18 (18)
R9: [sc 2, inc] 6 times (24)
R10–R14: sc 24 (24)
R15: [sc 2, invdec] 6 times (18)
R16: [sc, invdec] 6 times (12)
R17: invdec 6 (6)
Finish: Fasten off, leaving a 15 cm tail. Gather the last round closed.

Ears (make 2):
Start: magic ring
Colour: C
Stuffing: none
End: open
R1: sc 6 (6)
R2: inc 6 (12)
R3: [sc 3, inc] 3 times (15)
Finish: Fasten off, leaving a 25 cm tail for sewing.

Tail:
Start: ch 15, in the 2nd ch from the hook, back bumps
Colour: C
Worked in: rows
Stuffing: none
End: open
R1: sl st 14 (14)
Finish: Fasten off, leaving a 10 cm tail.

Assembly:
Ears (2) — sew to Body R8, B-1 to B-3, mirrored
Tail — sew to Body R16, B
Nose — embroider satin, from ring, 6 mm, in #141414 on Body: R1 stitch 1; R2 stitch 1
Eyes (2) — 6 mm safety eyes, Body R6, between stitches 7 and 8, mirrored about stitch 10