Christmas Mouse

[fuzzy ferret]

Here is a Christmas Mouse that I just completed. Its made with Aunt Lydias #10 Thread, and a size #7 steel hook. Starched and blocked on a 1 1/2" styrofoam ball with a black pom-pom for a nose and a bow on his tail. This is much cuter in RT!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Krystal

[snowflake]

Wow! THis is so cute!!! How did you do that?

[momofgmd]

That is really cute. You did a great job on your mouse.

[faithpa76]

That is really cute!!

[marymac]

TOO cute! Yes, please tell how its done.

[jaclim]

so adorable! have never seen anything like it!

[diamond]

Adorable!! How did you get the styrofoam ball out after starching & blocking??? Curious minds want to know!

[dogymom]

Your mouse is adorable!

[yarncat]

Pretty!

[ZingyZoid]

I think that is so cute!

[123mama]

That is cute.

 

 

sondra

[mamaoso]

That is soooo cute..

[mercy7]

wow krystal that pic is really good. great job too.

[sem464]

That is tooo cute! My mom loves mice. (not real of course)

[gypsy_queen]

that is sooo cute...i would probably end up having to use it for my cats....filling it with catnip and such...lol...

...Manda...

[fuzzy ferret]

Thanks everyone! He was really simple to make, it was just getting him blocked that was a pain in the rear!

 

For the one's that asked how he was done:

 

I took one 1-1/2" styrofoam ball and cut just a small slice off one side so he would "sit" flat.

 

Then I took a piece of kraft paper (something thicker than the regular 20# paper) and rolled it up to make a "cone" and pinned it to one side of the ball to make the shaping of his 'nose'

 

Then I covered the whole thing with plastic wrap so it would all come off easier.

 

Pinned the 2 pcs that make up the 'body' around the ball making sure they stretched evenly and all the stitches met so that would make the invisible seam. Let the starch dry. and then broke him apart so that I could glue him together matching up the stitches, glued on the tail, glued on the ears, and then put on his little pom-pom for his nose! Tied a ribbon on his tail, and said Walah!!! FINALLY he's finished!! Lot of work for such a little cutie!!--but I think he was worth it since seeing the final outcome.

 

 

The whole process of crocheting everything, the 2 pcs of the body, the 2 ears and the tail prolly only took me around 30 mins. Its just the final assembly part that took a bit longer.

 

 

Sorry, but you guys asked how it was done!! So I wrote a whole book.

 

 

Krystal:hook

[mimi_mia]

Your mouse is soooooo cute Love it!!

[MorMonsen]

Very cute!!! Love it

[viggie]

Awww that is just adorable. But I have to admit that my mind is also boggled as to how it was done...lol.

[ladylinoleum]

You had to break him apart? Well, you can't even tell. What kind of glue did you use?

[fuzzy ferret]

I used the Liquid Stitch in the plastic tube. I love that stuff. Dries clear so you cant see anything.

 

 

Krystal

[123mama]

Is there a pattern for your mouse some where ?

 

 

sondra

[fuzzy ferret]

The pattern came from the booklet called 'Victorian Crochet'