Pattern: "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" Amigurumi

An 8" tall mouse amigurumi with a cookie from the children's book If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. The pattern is available on Ravelry or in my Etsy shop. If you have any questions, feel free to email me at icrochetthings@gmail.com.

Here is where I complain again that when I post pictures on my blog they end up looking really dark. If you want more accurate pictures check out the ones in the Ravelry and Etsy links above, or go to my deviantArt account (link on the side -->) to see pictures of all my current patterns.

Anyway, the idea for this just kind of came out of nowhere. I think I was having a nostalgia trip and ended up remembering this cute little book from when I was a kid and thought that it would be perfect for an amigurumi. Plus I had a lot of extra yarn in this odd shade of brown from a scarf I knitted a while ago and couldn't really think of anything else to use it for, but luckily it was a great match for the mouse's fur so everybody wins.

More stuff should be coming soon so long as I can tear myself away from the Game of Thrones books. :P

Free Pattern: Mini Link Amigurumi

A 6" tall amigurumi of Link from The Legend of Zelda. The pattern is available as a PDF download on Ravelry or you can find it written below. If you have any questions feel free to email me at icrochetthings@gmail.com.

This pattern is probably about a year old. I was hesitating putting it up because the first amigurumi I made from this pattern wasn't that good and I wanted to redo it. Here is a picture of them side-by-side.

Left: Old version, Right: New version

The changes I made were:

- Used a different skin-colored yarn that was less shiny
- Used a brighter yellow yarn for the hair and belt buckle
- Changed the arms to allow them to be movable and not jut out of the body at an odd angle
- Replaced the yarn eyes with actual safety eyes
- Used black crochet thread to form a mouth
- Sewed the hair on better so it wouldn't rise up off the head
- Crocheted tighter stitches
- Minor pattern adjustments

There was also a version of this amigurumi made between these two, but I ran out of dark green yarn while making the new version and decided to rip it apart for more yarn. That one was pretty crap anyway, it turned out too big with lots of holes in it (one of my looser-crocheting phases I guess), plus the color I used for the skin was awful. I plan on tearing apart the rest and using it to make another new version to sell.

Materials:

▪  Worsted weight yarn in dark green, light green, brown, yellow, white
▪  Crochet thread in black
▪  F hook (3.75 mm)

▪  Stuffing
▪  6 mm safety eyes

▪  Scissors

▪  Tapestry needle

Difficulty: Medium-Easy
You should know how to work in the round, increase, decrease, change colors, slip stitch, half double crochet, double crochet, and triple crochet.

Pattern:
This is an icrochetthings original pattern © 2014-2016. Do not claim as your own. Do not copy, sell, or distribute this pattern. Do not sell any products made from this pattern. Link belongs to Nintendo.

Key

Legs and Body

Starting with brown

First Leg:
1.  ch 2, 6 sc in 1^st ch  (6)
2 – 3.  [sc] around (6) – Break off brown
4.  Attach white – [sc] around  (6)
5.  [sc] around  (6)

F/O, leave long tail for sewing

Second Leg:
Work the same as the first leg, DO NOT F/O
6.  ch 3, sc into one of the sts in the first leg, [sc] around the first leg,
      ch 3, sc into the next st of the second leg, [sc] around the second leg  (18)
7.  [sc] around  (18) – Break off white
8 – 9.  Attach brown – [sc] around  (18) – Break off brown
Use the tail from the first leg to sew the hole between the legs shut
10 – 12.  Attach dark green – [sc] around  (18)
13.  [sc, dec] around  (12)
Stuff

F/O, leave long tail for sewing

Head

Starting with beige

1.  ch 2, 6 sc in 1^st ch  (6)
2.  [inc] around  (12)
3.  [sc, inc] around  (18)
4.  [2 sc, inc] around  (24)
5.  [3 sc, inc] around  (30)
6 – 11.  [sc] around  (30)
12.  [3 sc, inc] around  (24)
13.  [2 sc, inc] around  (18)
14.  [sc, inc] around  (12)
Stuff and attach safety eyes (I placed mine between rounds 9 and 10 at about 6 sts apart)

F/O, sew shut

Belt Buckle

Starting with yellow

1.  ch 2, 6 sc in 1^st ch  (6)

F/O, leave long tail for sewing

Skirt

Starting with dark green

1.  ch 18, ss in 1^st ch to form a ring, [sc] around  (18) – Leave long tail for sewing in the beginning
2.  [2 sc, inc] around  (24)
3.  [sc] around  (24)

F/O, weave in the end tail

2 Arms

Starting with beige

1.  ch 2, 6 sc in 1^st ch  (6)
2.  [sc] around  (6) – Break off beige
3 – 5.  Attach light green – [sc] around  (6)

F/O, leave long tail for sewing

Large Hair Piece

Starting with yellow

Remember: anything underlined must be worked in the same stitch

1.  ch 8, sc, hdc, dc, 2 tr, dc, hdc, sc
      working on the opposite side of the chs: sc, hdc, dc, 2 tr, dc, hdc, sc  (16)

F/O, leave long tail for sewing

2 Small Hair Pieces

Starting with yellow

Remember: anything underlined must be worked in the same stitch

1.  ch 6, sc, hdc, 2 dc, hdc, sc
      working on the opposite side of the chs: sc, hdc, 2 dc, hdc, sc  (12)

F/O, leave long tail for sewing

2 Sideburns

Starting with yellow

1.  ch 5, [sc] across  (4)

F/O, leave long tail for sewing

Hat

Starting with dark green

1.  ch 2, 3 sc in 1^st ch  (3)
2.  [inc] around  (6)
3.  [sc, inc] around  (9)
4.  [2 sc, inc] around  (12)
5.  [3 sc, inc] around  (15)
6.  [4 sc, inc] around  (18)
7.  [5 sc, inc] around  (21)
8.  [6 sc, inc] around  (24)
9.  [7 sc, inc] around  (27)
10 – 12.  [sc] around  (27)

F/O, leave long tail for sewing

Assembly

See pictures above if you need help with placement

▪  Sew the skirt onto the body between the two rounds of brown
▪  Sew the belt buckle onto the middle of the body
▪  Sew arms on either side of the body
▪  Sew the body onto the bottom of the head
▪  Sew the large hairpiece on top of the head
▪  Sew the two small hairpieces on either side of the large hairpiece
▪  Sew the hat onto the head
▪  Sew the sideburns on either side of the head
▪  Use black crochet thread to sew a mouth onto the head

Pattern: Gengar Amigurumi

A 6" tall Gengar amigurumi. The pattern is available on Ravelry and on Etsy. If you have any questions feel free to email me at icrochetthings@gmail.com.

This was a custom request from a customer, and I am so happy they asked me to make a Gengar. He is one of my favorites, yet I had never really thought about doing him. I was a bit sad to ship him off, but I can always make another.

I struggled for a bit trying to figure out how to best do his teeth before settling on black crochet thread. It was the perfect size, though it was a bit tricky trying to sew it in a straight line. I still need more sewing practice. :P