A grey rat (or mouse) who has climbed onto a shiny bauble – a fun Christmas tree ornament in any colour you like.

An easy pattern by Tatiana Knittoy with all stitches explained. The bauble is crocheted over a Styrofoam ball or simply stuffed.

This listing is for an INSTANT DOWNLOAD PDF PATTERN, not a finished project.

LANGUAGE:

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The pattern is in English.

SKILL LEVEL:

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Easy

FINISHED SIZE:

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Approx. 10 cm (4 inches) with the rat on the bauble.

SKILLS REQUIRED:

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Crochet in rows and in rounds

Single crochet

Increasing

Decreasing

Slip stitch

MATERIALS AND TOOLS:

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•    “YarnArt Baby” (100% acrylic, 150 m / 50 g): grey (rat), red or any colour (bauble), white (eyes), pink (nose, ears, tail).

•    A Styrofoam bauble 5–6 cm (or stuffing).

•    Hooks 1.75 mm and 2.25 mm.

•    Beads 5 mm for the eyes (or black thread), a bead 8 mm for the nose (or a nose crocheted in pink yarn), glue.

•    Black thread, fishing line for the whiskers, embellishments for the bauble.

•    Stuffing, sewing and tapestry needles.

ABOUT THIS PATTERN:

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The pattern is written using US terminology (UK differences are explained).

15 pages of step-by-step instructions with tips and photos illustrating the process.