June 03, 2014

Knitted mouse toy


You need:
-DPNs (3.00mm)
-crochet hook
-yarn in grey and pink
-tapestry needle

Body
CO 6 sts using DPNs and grey yarn.
Round 1: knit
Round 2: increase in every stitch (12 sts)
Round 3: knit
Round 4: increase in every stitch (24 sts)
Round 5: knit
Round 6: (k3, inc1) to the end (30 sts)
Rounds 7-12: knit
Round 13: (k3, k2tog) to the end (24 sts)
Rounds 14-15: knit
Round 16: (k2, k2tog) to the end (18 sts)
Round 17-18: knit
Rounds 19-23: knit
Round 24: k15, turn, sl1, p3, p2tog, turn, k to the end (16 sts)
Round 25: knit
Round 26: k2tog, k5, k2tog, knit to the end (14 sts)
Round 27: k2tog, k3, k2tog, k to the end (12 sts)
Stuff the body.
Round 28: k2tog, k1, (k2tog) x2, k3, k2tog (8 sts)
Round 29: knit
Round 30: k3, k2tog, k1, k2tog (6sts)
Round 31: (k2tog) x3 (3 sts)
Cut the yarn and thread through sts.


Ears
Make two in grey and two in pink.
Using two DPNs as a straight needles CO 5 sts.
Row 1: p
Row 2: k1, m1, k to last st, m1, k1 (7 sts)
Row 3: p
Repeat rows 2-3 till you increase to 11 sts and then st st 4 rows.
Decreasing:
Row 1: k2tog, k to last 2 sts, k2tog (9 sts)
Row 2: p
Repeat last two rows till you get 5 sts, bind off.
To make the ear, sew grey part to the pink with wrong side inside using tapestry needle. Also you cat knit the ears only in grey by garter stitch.

Tail
Using crochet hook make the tail, sew it to the body.

Make up
Embroider the eyes and nose.

Now your cat is happy to have new funny toy! Enjoy the game!