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Easy Peasy catnip mouse
Materials Needed:
Small amount of scrap acrylic yarn, small amount of catnip, 3.5mm crochet hook, some stuffing, Jingley bell (optional).
Pattern:
Ch 17,
Row 1: sc in 2nd st from hook and continue till the end. This will make the tail.
Row 2: Next, make 7 sc in the last loop of the tail (ie. In last sc). (7st total)
Row 3: We will be working in a spiral so do not sl st into the first of the 7 sc. Next, do 2sc in each sc (14st total)
Row 4: *sc in 1st sc, 2sc in 2nd sc* repeat 6 times. (21st total)
Row 5-7: sc in each sc
Row 8: sc in first 5 sc, sc next two sts tog. Repeat until you can just snugly fit your index finger into the top of the mouse. Stuff with catnip and stuffing (and bell).
*next we add the ears. Get another colour of yarn, join it to the outer lip of one sc, as we will use the inner lip to complete the mouse. Ch 2, then in the same sc make 2 dc, sl st in same sc lip. Next, sl st in the outer lip of the next stitch, and the one after. Next, ch 2, 2dc and sl st. tie and cut off.
Row 9: Continue with sc in 1st sc, sc next 2 sts tog, until you only have 7 sts around left. After which just sc next 2 sts tog until you are left with about 3 sts. Leave a 3 inch tail of yarn to seal and secure.
Weave in any loose ends into the mouse, et voilá!!! You have a catnip mouse!
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Fun idea! thanks for the pattern Mollie!
Comment by machelle May 6, 2008 @ 5:48 pmThat is so cute! Thanks for the great idea!
Comment by texasheartland May 6, 2008 @ 5:53 pmToo cute! Love the curly tails.
Comment by vigilant20 May 7, 2008 @ 7:15 pmone of the cutest mouse patterns for cats i’ve seen!!~~do you have patterns for other cat stuff??
Comment by Doreen May 19, 2008 @ 5:35 pmThank you Doreen… I am currently working on a number of other projects and ill be posting the patterns up soon!!
Comment by tubachingching May 19, 2008 @ 9:11 pmThis is so cute – thanks so much for the pattern! I’m sure my kitties will LOVE it!
Comment by jessecreations July 21, 2008 @ 11:31 amThank you for this great pattern! What I like about it most is that everything is thoroughly attached and I don’t have to worry that my kitties won’t tear off a tail or an ear and swallow it.
Comment by bonitapita December 22, 2008 @ 3:54 amI made this for gifts for friend’s who have cats and gave them away with a little tag from Oscar and Ashley which are my cats names and people adorned them. I made more smiles with stash.
Comment by Susanne April 2, 2009 @ 12:17 pm[...] Easy Peasy Catnip Mouse: Use up scraps of acrylic yarn to whip up these treats for kitty. Free crochet pattern. [...]
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Pingback by progress « audreym’s occasional blog June 1, 2009 @ 8:30 amGreat toy! Just finished making one and one of my kittens is enjoying it so much. I have to make more of them. Thanks for the pattern!!!
Comment by Arlene July 29, 2009 @ 10:27 pmHey! I love these little mice! I did have a question about them though. I just donated ten of them to a local no-kill shelter, and they’d like me to make a TON more for them to sell at their big fundraiser even in two weeks. This isn’t my pattern, but would you mind if I used it? I’m not making money off of it, after all. It’s for the critters. Please let me know; these guys can use all the help they can get
Comment by Monica Shappy November 7, 2009 @ 11:08 pm[...] and present to your cat. These are fast and easy to make (search for free patterns online such as Mollie’s Blog of Stuff), and very durable! Photo copyright Mollie’s Blog of Stuff. [...]
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Comment by Lavonia Sacane June 14, 2010 @ 4:46 amMaybe I’m too much of a beginner… what does “sc next 2 sts tog,” mean? I mean, how do you do it?
Comment by karen November 3, 2010 @ 8:38 pmthats short for single crochet the next 2 stitches together… it just means to decrease by one basically!
Comment by tubachingching January 20, 2011 @ 8:02 pmHi there!
These are beyond awesome – I just finished the first one for my mate’s kitten (her favorite toy to carry around and sleep with previously being one of my fuzzy socks) in neon green.
The mice are adorable and so quick and easy to make.
Thank you very much!
Comment by Lioness Raawr! January 15, 2011 @ 4:47 amyou are very welcome!!! since they are quite quick to make its very easy to get carried away and just keep making em… i ended up giving about 50 of them to a local animal shelter.. simply because only one of the 2 cats i own plays with them…
Comment by tubachingching January 20, 2011 @ 8:04 pmJust made one and my cat is playing with it! He has never played with toys in the 5 years I have had him! I am so happy! Thanks for the pattern.
Comment by Stacy January 26, 2011 @ 3:05 amu r very welcome!!! thats one lucky kitty!
Comment by tubachingching February 16, 2011 @ 5:54 pmI love it!
Thanks for sharing
Comment by Fernanda Aeschlimann February 11, 2011 @ 2:01 amMy daughter and I are making these to donate to our local Humane Society. Thank you for sharing this pattern!
Comment by Carolyn Jenkins July 4, 2011 @ 5:52 pm[...] I have seen catnip sold dried in pet stores (they were for sale in Chew Thean Yeang Pet Centre) at a rather high price. And to think I have been growing this all over my little garden. I often wondered what it was – this catnip thingy – and now I know. A creative way to use catnip is to dried the leaves and stuff them into little crocheted cat toys. [...]
Pingback by Kitty Crack in the Garden « MayaKirana August 8, 2011 @ 8:02 amHi,
I am brand new to crocheting and I just cannot figure this out. I got up to the 7 crochet in tail. Do you turn before you do them? I am lost from there on. Sorry for the lack of knowledge but I am determined to learn.
Comment by Betty Moore December 20, 2011 @ 4:48 am[...] My cat – I got a great idea from Minding My Own Stitches, and will probably make this mouse. [...]
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Pingback by Free knitting patterns | Pawsitive Knits for the Dublin SPCA September 29, 2012 @ 1:59 pm[...] My cat – I got a great idea from Minding My Own Stitches, and will probably make this mouse. [...]
Pingback by Holiday Stashdown Challenge, Week 21 | Underground Crafter October 2, 2012 @ 10:04 amSo sweet
Comment by Birgit October 18, 2012 @ 9:17 amMy cat absolutely loves it! Thank-you for this pattern
Comment by Kandi October 24, 2012 @ 5:06 pm[...] pointed out that there was a broken link to the crocheted ball pattern. Also, I decided to add a crocheted mouse pattern, just in case you get inspired by these [...]
Pingback by Knitted mouse, in action « Halifax Charity Knitters November 14, 2012 @ 3:04 amThis is great! Just what I needed for my roommate’s cat. I think she’ll really like it! The pattern seems really easy to work up, too. Thanks for sharing this!
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Pingback by Tre dagar igjen til jul! « Snella og Nøstet December 21, 2012 @ 7:28 amI made a bunch of these and took them to a local shelter on Saturday. They ended up on TV! http://www2.wsls.com/news/2012/dec/25/angels-of-assisi-spreads-christmas-cheer-72593-vi-44700/ The cats love them. Thank you for a great pattern.
Comment by randomfoodiefreak December 26, 2012 @ 12:23 am[...] Details: http://tubachingching.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/easy-peasy-catnip-mouse/ [...]
Pingback by Online Marketplace February 6, 2013 @ 1:10 pmSo cute! I linked to them on my blog this morning, if you want to check it out: http://www.mooglyblog.com/free-crochet-patterns-for-cat-lovers/
Thank you for sharing your pattern!
Comment by Tamara February 12, 2013 @ 5:29 pm[...] Easy Peasy Catnip Mouse Toy by Meelai, on Tubachingching’s Weblog: The purrfect gift (oh yeah, I went there already) to show your devotion to the little king or queen. [...]
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