Mouse Family

 This is a little mouse family I made. Plus their friend Sir Digalot.

Updated Highland Cow Microamigurumi Crochet Pattern

 This pattern is about 1/3 smaller than my first cow. I like it better because the head is all in one, rather than having separate lips to sew on, and the legs are crocheted onto the body in one piece, rather than sewing them on separately.

Head: In brown
1. 4 sc in magic circle
2. (Inc, SC)*2 - 6
3. (SC, inc)*3 - 9
4. 3 SC, 3 inc, 3 SC - 12
5. 3 SC, (1sc, inc)*3, 3 SC - 15
6. (4 SC, inc)*3 - 18
7. (5 SC, inc)*3 - 21
8. (6 SC, inc)*3 - 24
9-11. SC around - 24
12. (6 SC, Dec)*2, 5 SC, 2 dec- 20
13. (3 SC, Dec)*5 - 12
14. (2 SC, Dec)*5 - 9
15. (SC, Dec)*5 - 6
16. (Dec)*5 - 3
Finish off

Ears: In brown (Make 2)
1: 4 sc in magic circle
2: ch 1, turn, (inc, sc)*2 - 6
3: ch 1, turn, (inc, 2 sc)*2 - 8
Finish off

Nose: In white - starting in about row 6, straight down from the cow's left ear...
1: 5 sc (this row should stretch from the left ear to the right ear)
2: ch 1, pull tight and turn, Dec, sc, dec
3-4: ch 1, pull tight and turn, 3 sc
Finish off with a long tail, position the nose (allowing it to bubble a little to create nostrils) and sew the bottom down.

Tongue: in pink
1. Ch 7
2. In 2nd ch from hook SC, SC in next 2 st, hdc in next 3 SC, finish off.

Sew on a row or so below the nose. Then run the needle through the nostril hollow, catch the tip of the tongue, and pull the needle back through to make the tongue 'lick' the nose.

Horns: In white
1. 3 sc in a magic circle
2. SC around - 3
3. Inc around - 6
4. sc around - 6
5. Sc2tog, Sc2tog, inc, inc - 6
Finish off, leaving a long tail

Sew on in front of the ears.

Body & Legs:

Start with the legs.

Legs: make 4
In Black
1. In magic circle, SC 4
2. Inc around - 8
3. SC around - 8
4. (SC, SC, Dec)*2 - 6
Switch to brown
5-7. SC around - 6
8. (SC, SC, inc)*2 - 8
Finish off

Upper body: in brown
1. Join legs: Ch 2, 8sc[leg1] , Ch 4, 8sc[leg2], Ch 2, 8sc[leg3], Ch 4, 8sc[leg4] - 44
2. sc around. [2sc, 8sc, 4sc, 8sc, 2sc, 8sc, 4sc, 8sc] - 44
3-5. SC around - 44
6. 2 Dec, 18 SC, 2 Dec, 18 sc. (40)
7. Dec, 2 sc, Dec, 10 SC, Dec, 2 sc, Dec, 2 sc, Dec, 10 SC, Dec, 2 sc (34)
8. SC, Dec, 12 SC, Dec, SC, Dec, 12 SC, Dec (30)
9. Dec, SC, Dec, 5 SC, Dec, SC, 2 Dec, SC, Dec, 5 SC, Dec, SC, Dec (22)
10. 2 Dec, 3 SC, 4 Dec, 3 SC, 2 dec (14)
11. (Dec, SC)*4, Dec (9)
12. Dec around
Finish off

Lower body: in brown
1. 2sc, 4sc[leg], 4sc, 4sc[leg], 2sc, 4sc[leg], 4sc, 4sc[leg].
2. Dec, dec, dec, 4sc, dec, dec, dec, dec, dec, 4sc, dec, dec. (18)
3. Dec, 7sc, dec, 7sc. (16)
4. (Dec, 2 SC)*4 - 12
5. (Dec, SC)*4 - 8
6. Dec around
Finish off

Tail: in brown

1. Ch 3

2. SC in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next st - 2

3-5. ch 1, turn, 2 sc - 2

When the tail is the desired length, finish off and sew onto the body.

Assemble the body then sew on hair by pulling 1/2" lengths of thread through stitches and knotting them.

Trim to desired length. See previous highland cow post for more detailed instructions on the 'hair'.

Sir Charles Digalot the Mole Crochet Pattern

I had some yarn to use up, so I just started crocheting and this little mole is what appeared!

Body: In brown
1. In magic circle, SC 6
2. Inc around - 12
3. (Inc, SC)*6 - 18
4. (Inc, 2 sc)*6 - 24
5. (Inc, 3 SC)*6 - 30
6. (Inc, 4 sc)*6 - 36
7-9. SC around
10. (Dec, 4 sc)*6 - 30
11. SC around
12. (Dec, 3 SC)*6 - 24
13. SC around
14. (Dec, 2 sc)*6 - 18
15. SC around
16. (Dec, SC)*6 - 12
17. SC around
18. (Dec)*6 - 6
19. Dec closed

Head: In brown

(The nose will look funny at first, but you will end up flipping it inside out and it will look fine.)
1. In magic circle, SC 4
2. (SC, inc)*2 - 6
3. (SC, inc)*3 - 9
4. (2 SC, inc)*3 - 12
5. (3 SC, inc)*3 - 15
6. (4 sc, inc)*3 - 18
7. (5 SC, inc)*3 - 21
8-9. SC around
Flip inside out
10. (5 SC, Dec)*3 - 18
11. (4 sc, Dec)*3 - 15
12. (3 SC, Dec)*3 - 12
13. (2 SC, Dec)*3 - 9
14. (SC, Dec)*3 - 6
15. (Dec)*3 - 3
Finish off

Arm: (Make 2) In brown
1. In magic circle, 6 sc
2-7. SC around
Stuff and finish off.

Foot: (Make 2) In brown
1. In magic circle, 6 sc
3. sc around - 6 st

4.(sc, dec)*2 - 4 st

5-7. sc around

Finish off and stuff

Tail: In brown

1. In magic circle, sc 3

2-6. sc around - 3

Finish off and stuff

(You can make this as long or short as you like.)

Tophat: In black (I used a size larger yarn for the hat and suit jacket so the pattern may need revised if you use the same size yarn.)

1. In magic circle 6 sc

2. Inc around - 12

3. In FLO, SC around - 12

4. In both loops & back loop of round 3, SC around - 12

5-6. In both loops, sc around - 12 (may need extra round)

7. In FLO, (sc, inc)*6 - 18

Finish off

Suit Jacket: In Black (white - optional) (I made this with a size larger yarn too)

1. ch 7

2. Turn, skip 1st st, sc, sc, skip 1 st, sc, sc - 4

3. Turn, ch 1, 4 sc - 4

4. turn, ch 1, 2 sc (ignore last 2 st) - 2

5. turn, ch 1, 2 sc - 2

6. turn, ch 1, 2 sc, ch 1, dc in top sc in row 4 - 4

(at this point, I was running out of enough black so I switched to white yarn. You can either switch colors or keep it all black)

7-12. turn, ch 1, 4 sc - 4 (This would be better if rows 9 & 10 had a dec at the top so the neck line doesn't buckle.)

(at this point, I switched back to black)

13. turn, ch 1, 4 sc - 4

14. turn, ch 1, 2 sc (ignore last 2 st) - 2

15. turn, ch 1, 2 sc - 2

16. turn, ch 1, 2 sc, ch 1, dc in top st of row 13 - 4

17. turn, ch 1, 4 sc - 4

18. turn, ch 1, 2 sc, ch 3, 2 sc

Finish off

Embroider face

Microamigurumi Crochet Keychain Fox

Materials needed:

-reddish/brown embroidery floss

-white embroidery floss

-black embroidery floss

-size 12 crochet hook

-keychain ring

Head: Begin with white thread.
1: in white, 6 sc in mc

2: (in white - Inc, 2 dc) (In orange - Inc, 2 dc)- 8

3: (1st st of increase in orange then switch to white) - inc, 3 dc. (In orange - Inc, 3 dc) - 10

4: (in orange - Inc) (in white - 4 dc) (in orange - Inc, 4 dc) - 12

5: (in orange - Inc, dc) (in white - 4 dc) (in orange - dc, 5 Inc) - 18
6: (in orange - (Inc, 2 dc) (in white - 4 dc) (in orange - (2 dc, Inc)*3 then 2 dc) - 22
7: (in orange - 3 dc) (in white - 6 dc) (in orange - 13 dc)
8: (in orange - Inc, 2 dc) (in white - 6 dc) (in orange - (2 dc, inc)*1 then (3 dc, inc)*1 then (2 dc, inc)*1 then (3 dc)*1 - 26
9: (in orange - inc, 2 dc) (in white - 8 dc) (in orange - (2 dc, inc)*1, (1 dc, inc)*1, (2 dc, inc)*3, (1 dc)*1) - 32
10: (in orange - 4 sc) (in white - 8 sc) (in orange - 20 sc) - 32
You can finish off the white now. You'll only need orange from now on.
11:(2 dc, dec)*7, (dec, 2 dc)*2, (dec)*1 - 28
Begin stuffing the head
12: (dc, dec)*9, (dc)*1 - 19
13: (dec)*9, (dc)*1 - 10
14: (sc dec)*5 - 5
Finish off, leaving a long tail.

Ears: The placement will depend on your taste of how far apart you want them to be.
With the head facing towards you, counting down the center of the nose, count straight back to the desired row (about row 11) then count to the right and left 5-6 stitches to place your hook (this will be the outer edge of the ear).
For left ear: work with the face toward you
1: With your yarn already looped onto your hook, insert it into the spot you want to start and sc 3.
2: turn, sk 1st stitch (don't ch), tc in next st, sl st in last st, then sl st in head. Finish off.
For right ear: turn the head around so you're working from the back side then repeat the instructions for the left ear.

Body: (I don't remember exactly what I did - something like the following...)
*The increases might be a little confusing since I switch back and forth between dc and sc, but for this pattern if you have been doing dc, the increase will be a dc increase and if you have been doing sc, the increase will be a sc increase.*
In orange
1: In magic circle, dc 8
2: (dc inc)*8 - 16
3: (dc, inc)*8 - 24
4-7: dc around - 24
8: (2 dc, dec)*9 - 18
9: (in orange - 5 dc) (in white - 8 dc) (in orange - 5 dc) - 18
10: (in orange - (dc, dec)*2) (in white - (dc, dec)*2) (in orange - (dc, dec)*2) - 12

11: (in orange - 4 dc) (in white - 4 dc) (in orange - 4 dc) - 12

12: (in orange - 2 dec) (in white - 2 dec) (in orange - 2 dec) - 6

13: (in orange) dec around, finish off.

Back leg: in black
Ch 4
In back of chain, starting in 2nd ch from hook, 1: Inc, sc, (4 sc), sc, sc - 9
2-3: sc around - 9
4: 2 sc, 2 sc3tog, sc - 5
5: sc around - 5
6: sc around but switch to orange in the last stitch. - 5
In orange:
7: 4 sc, inc - 6
8: 2 inc, 3 sc, inc - 9
9: (sc, inc)*3, 3 sc - 12
10: (sc, inc)*2, (inc, sc)*2, 4 sc - 16
11: (2 sc, inc)*2, (inc, 2 sc)*2, 4 sc - 20
12: (2 sc, Dec)*5 - 16
13: (sc, Dec)*5 - 12
14: (Dec)*5 - 6
15: Dec around and finish off

Front Leg: In black
Ch 4
In back of chain, starting in 2nd ch from hook, 1: Inc, sc, (4 sc), sc, sc - 9
2-3: sc around - 9
4: 2 sc, 2 sc3tog, sc - 5
5: sc around - 5
6: sc around but switch to orange in the last stitch. - 5
In orange:
7: sc, inc, sc, inc, sc - 7
8-12: sc around - 7
Stuff leg
13: this row will close the leg, making it flat so you can sew it to the side of the fox.
Flatten the leg and crochet through both the
3 sc
14: sl st, turn, 3 sc, finish off
Finished with 11

Tail:
1: 4 sc in mc
2-3: SC around - 4
4: SC, inc, SC, inc - 6
5: (inc, SC)*3 - 9
6-13: SC around
14: flatten and SC 4 across. Finish off

After the tail is finished, add the "fur". I used mostly reddish/brown, but used some white for the tail tip.
I just cut the strands of thread into approximately 1” strips. Insert the crochet hook, pull the thread partway through, then pull the ends through the loop. Pull tight.

After I finished adding the fur, I brushed it vigorously with a hairbrush to fray it a little.

Assemble the fox, add the keychain ring, and embroider eyes, nose, and a smile!