What you need
Using 30 grams Aran (12 ply wool)
Size 10 (6mm) needles
Toy filling
Needle
Instructions
Cast on 5 sts.
Row 1 Knit twice into every st (10sts)
Row 2 P
Row 3 knit twice into every st (20sts)
St-St 12 rows
Shape Head
Every alternate row P
K3 (K2 tog, K4) (K2 tog, k4) K2 tog. K3 (17sts)
P1 Row
K3 (K2 tog, K3) (K2 tog, K3) K2 tog. K2 (14sts)
P1 Row
K3 (K2 tog, K3) K2 tog.K4 (12sts)
P1 Row
K3 (K2 tog, K3) K2 tog.K 2 (10sts)
P1 Row
K2 (K2 tog, K2) K2 tog.K2 (8sts)
P1 Row
K2 tog 4 times (4sts)
P1 Row
K2 tog 2 times (2sts)
Thread yarn through remaining stitches and fasten off.
Sew side seams together and stuff.
Ears (make 2)
Cast on 4sts
K 1 row
next row inc into first and last stitch (6sts)
k 1 row
K2 tog at beginning and end (4sts)
K2 tog twice
K2 tog thread yarn through needle and fasten off.
Make a chain 3 inch for tail and sew into place. Thread black wool through head for whiskers. Make eyes with 2 French knots.
Sew ears into place.
Excellent! Just finished it. My kitty already loves it!
cool cat toy!!! thanks for the pattern.
Oops… I didn’t mean that the instructions for the ears weren’t GIVEN, but just that they might be a little bit complicated! Excuse me :~) The ear pattern I wrote was for a toy bear, but make cute little round ears for any stuffed animal. 😉
How cute! And, as it is not given, an easy and very simple way to make the ears is – Cast on anywhere from 4 to 8 stitches (8 would make big ears… which would be CUTE on a mouse!), knit a couple of rows (4 rows if you are doing 8 stitches, but probably around 2 rows if you are only doing 4 stitches), and then thread the yarn back through the stitches on the needle. (I use a yarn needle.) Once the yarn is threaded through the stitches, you can just slide ’em off the needle. Pull it tight and it makes a little circle! – Keep in mind, that I haven’t knit this mouse, and my ear “pattern” might be way to big or small. Tweak it some to make it work!
Catnip – a herb that cats really really like. They act silly and roll in the dried leaves, then lie around looking gooned.
It’s cute, but I agree, how do you make the ears? And catnip is a type of herb, apperently cats love it’s smell.
On third decrease row, the number of stitches do not add up. I knitted 4 at the end instead of 3. Also, how do you make the ears????
Cute pattern but how do you make the ears?
Bit weird! lol. and what is cat nip?
I knitted this and it looks really cute, but how do I make the ears