R1with grey: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2inc ×6(12)
R3(1 sc, inc) ×6(18)
R41 sc, (inc, 2 sc) ×5, inc, 1 sc(24)
R5(3 sc, inc) ×6(30)
R62 sc, (inc, 4 sc) ×5, inc, 2 sc(36)
R7(5 sc, inc) ×6(42)
R83 sc, (inc, 6 sc) ×5, inc, 3 sc(48)
R9(BLO)48 sc(48)
R10–1448 sc(48)
R15(6 sc, dec) ×6(42)
R16–1842 sc(42)
R19(5 sc, dec) ×6(36)
Size before assembly: about 6.6 cm at the widest, 5.7 cm long; 19 rounds.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff firmly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

R1with rose: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2(1 sc, inc) ×3(9)
R3(1 sc, dec) ×3(6)
Size before assembly: about 1.1 cm at the widest, 1.1 cm long; 3 rounds.
→ Start stuffing (firmly) and keep adding as you decrease.
Top up the stuffing if needed. Fasten off leaving a 15 cm tail; with the needle weave it through the front loops of all 6 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside.

R1starting in the 2nd ch from hook: sc 2, 3 sc in the last ch; continue along the other side of the chain: sc 1, 2 sc in the last ch (the one you made the first sc in)(8)
R2inc, 1 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc(12)
R31 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc(16)
R4–516 sc(16)
R61 sc, (dec, 2 sc) ×3, dec, 1 sc(12)
Size before assembly: an oval about 2.4 × 1.6 cm at the widest, 1.9 cm long; 6 rounds. The piece is oval: the rounds go around the chain, and on the finished toy the chain (the long side of the oval) runs side to side; the starting chain is at the front of the piece (on the finished toy). The round-start marker is in the middle of a long side (the piece's centre line), while R1 starts at a turn: after R1 shift the round start — sc 1 more (not counted in any round) and place the marker there. The increases fall on the turns.
With pink: ch 4.
Change to grey (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R1).
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff lightly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

R1with grey: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2(inc ×2, 1 sc) ×2(10)
R310 sc(10)
R42 sc, dec, 3 sc, dec, 1 sc(8)
R5–88 sc(8)
Size before assembly: about 1.3 cm at the widest, 2.7 cm long; 8 rounds.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff lightly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

Safety eyes and noses go in before the piece is stuffed and closed (see the pieces above); embroidery is easier before the piece is sewn on.

Safety eyes with a printed glint 13 mm (on the head): in round 14, 9 st apart (count along round 14: about 4.5 st each side of the centre front line).
Embroidery in cocoa thread (on the head), straight stitches through: (between rounds 18 and 19, 1 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (between rounds 19 and 20, 0.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (in round 19, on the centre front line ) → (between rounds 19 and 20, 0.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 18 and 19, 1 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).
Satin stitch (on the cheese wedge): in mustard thread, a oval about 7 mm wide and 6 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred in round 8, on the centre front line.
Satin stitch (on the cheese wedge): in mustard thread, a oval about 5 mm wide and 4.5 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred between rounds 4 and 5, 0.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left .
Satin stitch (on the cheese wedge): in mustard thread, a oval about 5.5 mm wide and 5 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred in round 10, 2 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right .
Satin stitch (on the cheese wedge): in mustard thread, a oval about 5 mm wide and 4 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred in round 7, on the centre back line.

Mouse with Cheese

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