Tuffy Mouse

Tuffy consists of single crochet stitches (sc) and is crocheted in a

spiral. Increases and decreases are abbreviated as “inc” and “dec”
respectively. There are useful instruction videos on YouTube
explaining how to make a
magic ring, do an invisible
decrease and change color.
Note that the photographed
Tuffy is 5 centimeters (2
inches) tall and that you
might get a much bigger mouse if you use a different type of yarn.
The bunting bag consists of half-double crochet stitches.

Yarn: Super fine (grey mix and pink)

Needle: 1.5 mm and 2 mm
Material: black thread; filling; safety eyes (6 mm)

Use grey for the body: To make the tail:

R1: 6 sc in magic ring (6) R1: chain 20

R2: inc around (12) R2: insert in 2nd st from hook, sc across (19)
R3: *1 sc, 1 inc* around (18)
R4: sc around (18) For the ears, start with pink and follow these
R5: *2 sc, 1 inc* around (24) instructions twice:
R6: sc around (24)
R7: *3 sc, 1 inc* around (30) R1: 4 sc in magic ring (4)
R8-10 sc around (30) R2: inc around and change color to grey (8)
R11: *4 sc, 1 inc* around (36) R3: inc around (16)
R12-14 sc around (36)
Bind off and weave in two pink ends. Use the two
Sew nose with pink yarn and whiskers with grey ends to attach the ears to the body. Finally, sew
black thread. Attach the eyes between rows the four paws and the tail to the body using the two
5 and 6. Start stuffing the mouse. ends. Tuffy is now finished.

R15: *4 sc, 1 dec* around (30) Optionally, you can make a bunting bag for Tuffy,
R16 sc around (30) for which you can choose any size. The bag should
R17: *1 sc, 1 dec* around (20) be at least 6 cm (2.4 inches) wide and 10 cm (3.9
R18: dec around (10) inches) long. Use pink yarn (or any other color) and
R19: dec around (5) a 2 mm needle:

Bind off and weave in end. To make the R1: chain 17 (or more)
upper paws (follow instructions twice): R2: insert in 3rd st from hook, hdc across (15)
R3-…: chain 2, hdc across (15)
R1: chain 5
R2: insert in 2nd st from hook, sc across (4) Fold the bag in order to create a pouch and sc
around each side. Start with the left side and first
To make the lower paws (follow instructions crochet through two layers. Finish where you
twice): started, bind off and weave in ends.

R1: chain 6 This pattern was created by

R2: insert in 2nd st from hook, sc across (5) http://www.ravelry.com/people/Claudia1980