How to Make an Adorable Crochet Sleeping Mouse

The Crochet Sleeping Mouse is simply adorable! This tiny creation is perfect for adding a touch of cuteness to your decor or gifting to a friend who loves all things cozy. With its intricate details and soft yarn, this little mouse is sure to bring a smile to anyone's face. Whether placed on a shelf or tucked into a cozy nook, the Crochet Sleeping Mouse is a delightful addition to any space. Get ready to fall in love with this charming and lovable crochet creation!

Materials:

• Yarn of your choice. Cotton, acrylic will do
• Colors: gray, pink, brown; for blankets and pillows: choose 2 matching colours
• The consumption of yarn is small
• My mouse is crocheted from yarn "Angora Real 40" 500m / 100gr. Mouse size 10 cm
• A crochet hook, I have a 1.5 mm crochet hook
• Hollow fibre for stuffing
• A sewing needle, matching sewing threads
• Black colour embroidery yarn/thread

Abbreviations:

• ch – chain
• sl st – slip stitch
• sc – single crochet
• hdc – half double crochet
• dc – double crochet
• inc – increase (2 sc in 1 st)
• dec – decrease (single crochet two stitches together)
• (...) x N times – repeat instructions in brackets N times

Lower Paw (Make 2)

1. Work with gray colour yarn
2. 6 sc in a Magic Ring
3. (1 sc, inc)х3 times (9)
4. 3-4) 9 sc
5. 5) (dec, 1 sc)х3 times (6)
6. 6) 6 sc

Add some hollow fiber. Fold the part in two, work 3 sc by hooking through both edges of the part.

Fasten off, cut off.

Upper Paw (Make 2)

1. 6 sc in a Magic Ring
2. (1 sc, inc)х3 times (9)
3. 3-4) 9 sc
4. 5) (dec, 1 sc)х3 times (6)
5. 6-8) 6 sc

Add some hollow fiber. Fold the part in two, work 3 sc by hooking through both edges of the part.

Fasten off, cut off.

Body

1. 6 sc in a Magic Ring
   
2. 6 inc (12)
   
3. (1 sc, inc)х 6 times (18)

4) 3 sc, attach the 1st lower paw, work the loops of the paw and body together: 3 sc, continue: 6 sc, attach the 2nd lower paw, work the loops of the paw and body together: 3 sc, continue: 3 sc (18)

5) (2 sc, inc)х6 times (24)

6-7) 24

8) 15 sc, (dec, 1 sc)х 3 times (21)

9) (1 sc, dec)х 3 times, 12 sc (18)

10-11) 18 sc

12) (1 sc, dec)х 6 times (12)

13) 12 sc

Add some hollow fibre.

14) 6 dec (6)

Pull off the loops. Cut the thread, hide the end.

Head

Start with pink colour yarn.

1. 6 sc in a Magic Ring
2. 2-3) 6 sc – this is the nose.
3. Change to gray yarn.
4. (2 sc, inc) х2 times (8)
5. 8 sc
6. 4 inc, 4 sc (12)
7. 12 sc
8. (inc, 1 sc)х 4 times, 4 sc (16)
9. 1 sc, (inc, 2 sc)х 4 times, 3 sc (20)
10. 3 sc, (2 hdc in 1 loop)х 10 times, 7 sc (30)
11. 11-15) 30 sc
12. 4 sc, (dec, 4 sc)х 4 times, 2 sc (26)
13. (11 sc, dec)х 2 times (24)
14. (2 sc, dec)х 6 times (18)
15. (dec, 1 sc)х 6 times (12)

Add some hollow fibre.

20) 6 dec (6)

Pull off the loops. Cut the thread, hide the end.

Tail

Work 25 ch, starting from 2nd ch from hook: 24 sl st.

Fasten off, cut off.

Ear (Make 2)

1. 6 ch
2. Starting from 2nd ch from hook: 4 sc, in the last stitch 3 sc, continue along the other side of the chain: 4 sc, ch, turn (11)
3. 4 sc, 3 inc, 4 sc, ch, turn (14)
4. 4 sc, (2 hdc in 1 loop)х 6 times, 4 sc (20)

Fasten off, cut off.

Cradle

Work with brown colour yarn.

1. 13 ch
2. Starting from 2nd ch from hook: 11 sc, in the last stitch: 4 sc, continue along the other side of the chain: 10 sc, 3 sc in 1 loop (28)
3. inc, 10 sc, 4 inc, 10 sc, 3 inc (36)
4. 1 sc, inc, 10 sc, (1 sc, inc)х 4 times, 10 sc, (1 sc, inc)х 3 times (44)
5. 2 sc, inc, 10 sc, (2 sc, inc)х 4 times, 10 sc, (2 sc, inc)х 3 times (52)
6. 3 sc, inc, 10 sc, (3 sc, inc)х 4 times, 10 sc, (3 sc, inc)х 3 times (60)
7. 4 sc, inc, 10 sc, (4 sc, inc)х 4 times, 10 sc, (4 sc, inc)х 3 times (68)
8. Into the back loops only: 68 sc
9. 8-11) 68 sc

Fasten off, cut off.

Blanket

Choose 2 matching colours. Colour A and colour B.

Start with the colour A.

1. 21 ch
2. Starting from 2nd ch from hook: 20 sc, ch, turn (20)
3. 2-20) 20 sc, ch, turn (20)

Do not cut thread. Crochet the blanket around with sc.

Change the yarn to colour B. Crochet all the edges as follows: (3 ch, skip 1 loop, 1 sc), repeat until the end.

Fasten off, cut off.

The middle of the blanket:

Work with the colour В.

1. 8 ch
2. Starting from 2nd ch from hook: 7 sc, ch, turn (7)
3. 2-7) 7 sc, ch, turn (7)

Fasten off, cut off.
Sew it to the blanket.

Pillow (2 Parts)

Start with the colour B.

1. 11 ch
2. Starting from 2nd ch from hook: 10 sc, ch, turn (10)
3. 2-10) 10 sc, ch, turn (10)

Fasten and cut off thread of Part 1, do not cut thread of Part 2. Join both parts together, work all the edges around with sc hooking through both parts. Add some hollow fiber.

Change the yarn to colour А. Crochet all the edges as follows: (3 ch, skip 1 loop, 1 sc), repeat until the end.

Fasten off, cut off.

Sew on the head. Attach the upper paws so that they are directed upwards. Sew them on.

Sew on the ears. Sew on the tail.

Embroider the smile and closed eyelids with black yarn.

The mouse is completed! Put him to bed!