Thursday, 11 July 2013

Voodoo mouse

I made up this little mouse from a pattern I bought from Planet Penny. I wanted to get my head around a mouse shape so that I could teach my crochet class how to dc2tog (double crochet two together) to enable them to create shaping.

 
He is really cute and fun to make. I just felt a bit bad when I used 'him' as a pin cushion. It seemed a bit painful. I made a smaller one which I sent in the post to my friend and then I wrote my own pattern making adaptations because the one I bought was not allowed to be used in my crochet class. He has some rice in the bottom to stop him toppling over. What are you making this week?

Jo x

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9 comments:

  1. Ali11 July 2013 at 17:53

    OOh he's cute Jo! Perfect for teaching a few techsqueaks by the look of it!
    Ali x

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  2. Unknown11 July 2013 at 18:04

    I love him! I don't blame you for feeling badly about stabbing him with pins - poor little guy even has those 'x' eyes of cartoon victims... ;-) Chrissie x

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  3. Swallow Barn11 July 2013 at 19:45

    so cute!

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  4. Jessie's Needle11 July 2013 at 22:54

    Aww, more of a porcupine than a mouse. He's sooooooo cute.
    S xx

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  5. Joy11 July 2013 at 23:07

    He's really sweet Jo - but look how he's squirming since you stuck him with pins - poor little man! Never mind, he'll get used to it. Love his flat ears!
    Joy x

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  6. Unknown12 July 2013 at 00:43

    What a super little cutie Jo, I adore him. I am sure that he is quite happy keeping your pins safe and sound, he doesn't look unhappy does he - you are so talented Jo, I admire all of your work and so enjoy your blog.
    Have a lovely weekend
    Lots of love
    Dorothy
    :-)xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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  7. Astri12 July 2013 at 05:11

    Perfect project for dc2tog! Cute too. :-D

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  8. Ladybird Diaries12 July 2013 at 13:12

    Very cute!
    M x

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  9. Gracie Saylor21 July 2013 at 05:02

    Eeeeeeek! But what a mighty practical mouse he is :)
    Gracie xx

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