R1with red: 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)
R7–836 sc(36)
R9(5 sc, inc) ×6(42)
R10–1942 sc(42)
R203 sc, (dec, 5 sc) ×5, dec, 2 sc(36)
R21–2436 sc(36)
Size before assembly: about 4.3 cm at the widest, 6 cm long; 24 rounds.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff moderately, then press the piece slightly flat (oval cross-section; flattened 35 %).

R1with snow: ch 36 and join into a ring with a sl st in the first ch (do not twist); 36 sc, one in each ch of the ring(36)
R24 sc, (inc, 8 sc) ×3, inc, 4 sc(40)
R3–540 sc(40)
Size before assembly: about 3.9 cm at the widest, 1.3 cm long; 5 rounds.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff.

R1with red: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2(inc ×2, 1 sc) ×2(10)
R32 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 1 sc(13)
R4–713 sc(13)
R81 sc, dec, 2 sc, dec, 2 sc, dec, 2 sc(10)
Size before assembly: about 1.3 cm at the widest, 2.2 cm long; 8 rounds.
→ Start stuffing (lightly) 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 10 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside.

Flat motif — heart (worked in rounds, one layer of fabric), about 2.1 × 2.1 cm; 2 rows.
Round 1: with snow: into a magic ring; ch 3 (the first post, not counted); 3 tr, 3 dc, ch 1, 1 tr, ch 1, 3 dc, 3 tr; ch 3 and sl st into the ring, then pull the ring tight (13) Round 2: starting with the first tr, work into the stitches only (not into the ch-3 posts or the ch-1 spaces); 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 2 sc, 3 sc in one st, 2 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc; sl st in the first st to join (19)
Fasten off leaving a long tail (~30 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff. Weave in the starting tail, pin the motif out to shape on a soft surface and steam it lightly.

R1with mouse grey: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2(inc ×2, 1 sc) ×2(10)
R310 sc(10)
R4(dec ×2, 1 sc) ×2(6)
Size before assembly: about 0.9 cm at the widest, 1.1 cm long; 4 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.

R1with ear pink: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2inc ×6(12)
R3(1 sc, inc) ×6(18)
R418 sc(18)
R5(1 sc, dec) ×6(12)
Size before assembly: about 2.5 cm at the widest, 1.2 cm long; 5 rounds.
Change to mouse grey (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R2).
→ This piece is not stuffed.
Fasten off leaving a 15 cm tail; with the needle weave it through the front loops of all 12 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside. Do not stuff. Shape it into a dish: rounds 1–3 are the front of the piece, the magic ring its centre. Push the centre in so the front is concave (about 2.3 mm at the centre) and turn rounds 4–5 to the back: they make a thick rounded rim (about 5.9 mm thick) and lie behind as a second layer; the piece is about 25 mm across.

R1with nose pink: 5 sc in MR(5)
R21 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc(7)
R31 sc, dec, 1 sc, dec, 1 sc(5)
Size before assembly: about 0.6 cm at the widest, 0.8 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 5 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside.

R1with blush: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2(1 sc, inc) ×3(9)
A flat circle about 1.2 cm across; 2 rounds.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff.

R1with gold: ch 16 and join into a ring with a sl st in the first ch (do not twist); 16 sc, one in each ch of the ring(16)
R216 sc(16)
Size before assembly: about 1.5 cm at the widest (lies flat); 2 rounds. Each piece is two circles (front and back): make 2 circles — 1 as below and 1 plain in gold (same rounds, no colour changes).
Fasten off. Hold a front and a plain circle wrong sides together and sc around through both layers: 16 sc. Do not stuff. Leave a long tail (~30 cm) for sewing.

The whole face is embroidered. Order: the eyes (black satin), then the white glints over them, then the nose and mouth, blush last. Mark the centres with pins first and compare with the picture. Bring thread ends out where a sewn-on piece will cover them, or bury them in the stuffing.

Embroidery in charcoal thread (on the mouse head) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image), straight stitches through: (in round 8, 2 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 8 and 9, 2.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 8 and 9, 3.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 8 and 9, 4 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).
Embroidery in charcoal thread (on the mouse head), straight stitches through: (in round 10, on the centre front line) → (in round 11, on the centre front line ).
Embroidery in charcoal thread (on the mouse head) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image), straight stitches through: (in round 11, on the centre front line ) → (between rounds 11 and 12, 1 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 11, 2 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).

Mouse in a Mitten Ornament

What you'll need

Gauge

Worked in

Parts

Mitten · R1–R5

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Abbreviations

Mouse in a Mitten Ornament

What you'll need

Gauge

Worked in

Parts

Mitten24 rnds−

Cuff5 rnds+

Thumb8 rnds+

Heart0 rnds+

Paw4 rnds+

Mouse head15 rnds+

Ear5 rnds+

Nose3 rnds+

Cheek2 rnds+

Hanging loop2 rnds+

Assembly11+

Face+