This crochet pattern will make childhood nostalgia tangible by embodying Jerry, everyone’s favorite cartoon mouse, in yarn. Perfectly sized for children’s hands, it is a charming decorative item in a kid’s room. Its intricately designed open mouth, detailed mustache, proportionate long ears, and well-shaped arms and legs encapsulate the mischievous character’s essence, promising endless fun and a delightful crafting experience.
Materials
- you can use any type of yarn you like with an appropriate hook size; I used 2.5 mm hook with milk cotton yarn
- brown, pink, white, or beige color (for the patch on the belly)
- fillings
- black, thin wire
Crochet Abbreviations
- ch – chain
- mr – magic ring
- Sc-single crochet
- slst – slip stitch
- inc – increase
- dec – decreas
Step By Step Pattern
Hands
- R1 55c 5
- R2 (1sc, 1inc)*2, 1sc [7]
- R3 7sc [7]
- R4 (1sc, 1dec)*2, 1sc [5]
- R5 (1sc, 1inc)*2, 1sc [7]
- R6 (2sc, 1inc)*2, 1sc [9]
- R7-8 9sc [9]
legs
- R1 6sc [6]
- R2 6inc [12]
- R3 blo 12sc [12]
- R4 1sc, 5dec, 1sc [7]
- R5 7sc [7]
- R6 (1sc, 1inc)*2, 2sc, 1inc [10]
- R7 10sc [10]
- R8 2sc, sl st [2]
Body
- Connect two legs with 2ch, (join yarn at the 6th stitch from slst)
- B – Brown, W – White
- R1 10sc, 2sc, 10sc, 2sc [24]
- R2 (3sc, 1inc)*6 [30]
- R3 B 12sc, W 5sc, B 13sc [30]
- R4 B 11sc, W 7sc, B 12sc [30]
- R5 B 10sc, W 9sc, B 11sc [30]
- R6 B 4sc,1dec, 4sc, W 4sc, 1dec, 3sc, B 5sc, 1dec, 4sc [27]
- R7 B 9sc, W 8sc, B 10sc [27]
- R8 B 3sc, 1dec, 4sc, W 3sc, 1dec, 3sc, B 4sc, 1dec, 4SC [24]
- R9 B 6sc, (gsc, hand), 2sc, W 3sc, B 1sc, W 3sc, B 3SC, (9sc, hand), 6sc [42]
- R10 B (5sc, 1dec)*2, 4sc, W 1sc, B (1sc, 1dec), W 1sc, B 3sc, 1dec, (5sc, 1dec)* 2 [36]
- R11 (2sc, 1dec)*9 [27]
- R12 (1sc, 1dec)*9 [18]
- R13 9dec [9], fasten off
Head
- R1 6sc [6]
- R2 6inc [12]
- R3 (1sc, 1inc)*6 [18]
- R4 (2sc, 1inc)*6 [24]
- R5 (3sc, 1inc)*6 [30]
- R6 (4sc, 1inc)*6 [36]
- R7-9. 36sc [36]
- R10 11sc, (3sc in one stitch)*3, 8sc, (3sc in one stitch)*3,11sc [42]
- R11 42sc [42]
- R12 11sc, (dec 3sc together)*3, 8sc, (dec 3sc together)*3, 11sc [36]
- R13 (4sc, 1dec)*6 [30]
- R14 (3sc, 1dec)*6 [24]
- R15 (2sc, 1dec)*6 [18]
- R16 9dec [g]
– cut the yarn and leave a long tail for sewing
Ears (make two in brown and two in pink)
- R1 6sc [6]
- R2 6inc [12]
- R3 (1sc, 1inc)*6 [18]
- R4 (2sc, 1inc)*6 [24]
- R5 24sc [30]
- Attach 2 pieces with-
- 23sc, (3sc in one stitch), 4sc, 1inc, 4sc, (3SC in one stitch)
- -sew ears leaving 6 stitches between
Snout
- 6 ch
- R1 4sc, (3sc in one stitch), 3sc, 1inc [12]
- R2 12sc [12]
- Fasten off, leave tail and sew between
- R11 to R12
Mouth
13ch
R1 11sc, (3sc in one stitch), 10sc, 1inc [26]
-Cut two black, think wires of about 2.5 inches and insert it into the snout
– using felt, make eyes and tongue
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