Handmade Crochet Mouse Hand Puppet Pattern for Imaginative Kids Play

Discover the joy of a Handmade Crochet Mouse Hand Puppet, perfect for bringing stories and playtime to life. This adorable mouse is not just a toy, but a fantastic way to spark children’s imaginations and engage them in creative storytelling.

Materials:

• Worsted Weight Yarn (Light Grey and Eggshell)
• Small amounts of Black and White Yarn for details
• Crochet Hook (H-5mm)
• Scissors
• Stitch Marker
• Tapestry Needle

Making:

The making of this charming puppet begins with crocheting the body from top to bottom, ensuring a smooth and seamless structure. The arms, ears, snout, teeth, and tail are made separately and then sewn onto the body to complete the mouse. The separate creation of eyes adds to its detailed appearance. Adjusting the hook size can change the puppet’s size, making it suitable for various ages. Each step focuses on ease and detail, ensuring a delightful and engaging puppet for imaginative kids’ play.

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Handmade Crochet Mouse Hand Puppet Pattern for Imaginative Kids Play

Materials

• Worsted Weight (4) Yarn
  • Red Heart With Love
    • Light Grey – body (A): approximately 89 yds
    • Eggshell – tail (B): approximately 21 yds
  • Small amount of worsted black for the eyes and nose.
  • Small amount of worsted white for the teeth.
• Crochet Hook: H-5mm
• Scissors
• Stitch marker
• Tapestry needle

Terms and Abbreviations

• magic ring
• rnd, rnds – round, rounds
• ch, chs – chain, chains
• st, sts – stitch, stitches
• sl st – slip stitch
• sk – skip
• sc – single crochet
• dc – double crochet
• inc – increase, 2 sc sts in same st
• invsc2tog – invisible single crochet 2 together; decrease:
  1. Insert hook into front loop only of next stitch, DO NOT yarn over.
  2. Insert hook into front loop of second stitch.
  3. Yarn over. Pull through 2 loops.
  4. Yarn over and pull through last 2 loops.

Notes Mouse Hand Puppet

The body of the Mouse Hand Puppet is worked from the top down, in the rnd, with no joining. The arms, ears, snout, teeth, and tail are made separately and sewn on. The eyes are sewn on as well.

• Size: One size, fitting child through adult. For a smaller size, tighten the gauge or use a smaller hook.
• Gauge: 7 sts across and 7 rnds down = approximately 2 inches

Body (Light Grey – A)

Begin with a magic ring.

1. Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring; 6 sts
2. Rnd 2: inc in each st around; 12 sts
3. Rnd 3: (inc, sc in next st) 6x; 18 sts
4. Rnd 4: (inc, sc in next 2 sts) 6x; 24 sts
5. Rnds 5-8: sc in each st around; 24 sts
6. Rnd 9: (6 inc, sc in next 6 sts) 2x; 36 sts
7. Rnds 10-14: sc in each st around; 36 sts
8. Rnd 15: sc in next st, 6 invsc2tog, sc in next 6 sts, 6 invsc2tog, sc in next 5 sts; 24 sts
9. Rnd 16: sc in each st around; 24 sts
10. Rnd 17: sc in next 2 sts, ch 7, sk next 4 sts, sc in next 8 sts, ch 7, sk next 4 sts, sc in next 6 sts; 30 sts, counting the chs
11. Rnd 18: sc in next 2 sts, sc in each of the 7 chs, sc in next 8 sts, sc in each of the 7 chs, sc in next 6 sts; 30 sts
12. Rnds 19-34: sc in each st around; 30 sts

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Arms (Light Grey – A) – Make 2

Begin with a magic ring.

1. Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring; 6 sts
2. Rnd 2: (inc, sc in next st) 3x; 9 sts
3. Rnd 3: (inc, sc in next 2 sts) 3x; 12 sts
4. Rnds 4-13: sc in each st around; 12 sts

Join to the first st with a sl st and fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Sew the arms into each of the armholes on the puppet and weave in ends.

Snout (Light Grey – A) Mouse Hand Puppet

Begin with a magic ring.

1. Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring; 6 sts
2. Rnd 2: (sc, ch 1, sc) in next st, sc in next st, (3 dc in next st, sc in next st) 2x, join to first st with sl st; 11 sts, 1 ch-1 sp
3. Rnd 3: ch 1, sc in same st as joining sl st, (sc, ch 1, sc) in ch-1 sp, sc in next 2 sts, (dc in next st, 3 dc in next st, dc in next st, sc in next) 2x, join to first st with sl st; 17 sts, 1 ch-1 sp
4. Rnd 4: ch 1, sc in same st as joining sl st, sc in next st, (sc, ch 1, sc) in ch-1 sp, sc in next 4 sts, dc in next st, 3 dc in next st, dc in next st, sc in next st, sl st in next st, sc in next st, dc in next st, 3 dc in next st, dc in next st, sc in next 2 sts, join to first st with sl st; 23 sts, 1 ch-1 sp

Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing. Before sewing onto the face, create the nose in black and the teeth in white as described below:

1. Nose (Black yarn): Sew over the top sts of the snout (~8-10 strands) to create a triangular nose.
2. Teeth (White yarn) – Make 2:
   1. Ch 2, turn and sl st into the first ch
   2. Fasten off, leaving a bit of a tail for sewing.
   3. Sew each tooth into the snout between rnds 2 and 3.

After adding the teeth, sew the lines down from the nose and continue to sew the snout onto the front center of the face between rnd 9 and rnd 15, just between the arms. Knot off and weave in ends.

Eyes (Black yarn)

Sew eyes over rnd 8, about 1 st to either side of the top of the snout, covering about 4 sts total with about 3 sts between them. Knot and weave in the ends inside the puppet.

Ears (Light Grey – A) – Make 2

Begin with a magic ring.

1. Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring; 6 sts
2. Rnd 2: (inc, sc in next st) 3x; 9 sts
3. Rnd 3: (inc, sc in next 2 sts) 3x; 12 sts
4. Rnd 4: (inc, sc in next 3 sts) 3x; 15 sts
5. Rnd 5: (inc, sc in next 4 sts) 3x; 18 sts
6. Rnd 6: (inc, sc in next 5 sts) 3x; 21 sts

Join to first st with sl st. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Sew the ears onto the head on either side, around rnds 4 to 9, flattening about 6 sts onto the head. Weave in ends.

Tail (Eggshell – B)

Begin with a magic ring.

1. Rnd 1: 4 sc in magic ring; 4 sts
2. Rnd 2: sc in each st around; 4 sts
3. Rnd 3: (inc, sc in next st) 2x; 6 sts
4. Rnds 4-23: sc in each st around; 6 sts
5. Rnd 24: inc, sc in next 5 sts; 7 sts
6. Rnds 25-30: sc in each st around; 7 sts
7. Rnd 31: inc, sc in next 6 sts; 8 sts
8. Rnds 32-40: sc in each st around; 8 sts
9. Rnd 41: inc, sc in next 7 sts; 9 sts
10. Rnds 42-50: sc in each st around; 9 sts

Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Sew the last round to the back of the mouse around rnds 27 to 30. Sew about the last 9 rnds of the tail downward onto the back. Curve the tail naturally and sew to rnds 9 through 11 to the side of the face. Knot with the beginning tail and weave in the ends.