Free Patterns
Welcome to my free patterns page! All patterns posted here are only available for free for a limited time. Right now, you can find the summer mouse pattern here. Once a pattern is removed from this page, it won’t be accessible here anymore - however, some may become paid patterns.
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Summer Mouse
This cute mouse is my newest free pattern and will be available here all summer. It doesn’t include step-by-step photos like my paid patterns, but if you’re familiar with my style, you should have no trouble following along. A more detailed version will be available on Etsy soon!
Head/body
On your 46 or 48 pin machine
Cast on with brown
Work 120 rounds
Cast off
Double up and cinch. Secure and hide loose ends inside.
Add safety eyes 3 inches from the top of the head (the cinched end) and 2 inches apart.
Add stuffing.
Using a length of yarn, create a drawstring around the open end. Pull the drawstring gently to close it. Tie and sew end closed to secure, hide loose ends inside the body.
Tie a length of yarn around to create the neck approximately 2 inches below the eyes. Hide loose ends inside.
Finish the neck with a mattress stitch neck seam.
Nose piece:
On your 22 pin machine
Cast on with brown
Work 15 rounds
Cast off
Flatten and cinch to make a circle with the cinched parts in the center. Secure and hide loose ends inside.
Sew the nose piece to the face, between and just below the eyes. Stuff with a small amount of stuffing before you finish sewing it on.
Using pink yarn, sew a nose.
Ear - make 2:
On your 22 pin machine
Cast on with brown
Work 9 rounds
Change to pink
Work 5 rounds
Cast off
Flatten and cinch to make a circle with the cinched parts in the center. Secure and hide loose ends inside.
Sew the ears to the head approximately 3 inches apart with the pink side facing to the front.
Arm - make 2:
On your 22 pin machine
Cast on with brown
Work 26 rounds
Cast off
Flatten and cinch both ends.
Fold lengthwise, then sew to keep the fold in place. Before finishing, add stuffing to the end to form the hand, then sew it closed.
Secure loose ends and hide them inside the arm.
Sew the arm to the side of the body, just below the neck with the hands facing to the front.
Leg - make 2:
On your 22 pin machine
Cast on with brown
Work 55 rounds
Cast off
Double up and cinch. Tie the yarn ends together tightly to secure them. Hide loose ends inside the leg.
Stuff the foot with a handful of stuffing, but do not stuff the leg. Fold the leg in half, lengthways.
Sew along the sides, joining both edges of the leg but do not sew the foot.
Flatten the leg so that the sewn part is in the center and sew the short edge closed (this will be the edge you join to the body).
Close the hole at the bottom of the leg with a few stitches.
Sew the legs to the underside of the body, approximately 1 inch apart, with the feet facing forwards.
Tail:
On your 22 pin machine
Cast on with brown
Work 50 rounds
Cast off
Flatten and cinch both ends.
Roll this piece lengthways and sew to secure the roll.
Sew the tail to the bottom/back of the body.
Collar:
On your 46 or 48 pin machine
Cast on with green
Work 18 rounds
Cast off
Double up but do not cinch.
Put the collar around the neck and cinch both of the ends around the neck. Tie and secure the loose ends and hide them inside the body.
Wrap a length of green yarn around the front center of the collar and pull tight to create the collar shaping. Continue to do this around the collar to make a scalloped edge all the way around.
Secure and hide all loose ends inside the body at the neck.
Watermelon:
On your 46 or 48 pin machine
Cast on with green
Work 20 rounds
Change to white
Work 2 rounds
Change to red
Work 13 rounds
Cast off
Flatten and cinch to make a circle with the cinched parts in the center. Secure and hide loose ends inside.
Fold this piece in half to make a half circle shape with the red part on the outside. Sew around the green edge to secure the fold.
Using black yarn add small lines (or V’s if you prefer) on the red part to create the watermelon seed detail.
Secure and hide all loose ends inside to finish.
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