A cheerful tote bag with a grey mouse face – big pink ears, black button eyes, a nose and whiskers – under a turquoise top with a raspberry stripe and two sturdy raspberry handles, finished with rows of bright pink buttons. A lovely reusable wrapping for Christmas, New Year or birthday presents.

An easy pattern by Svetlana Zabelina with step-by-step instructions and photos; all stitches are explained in the pattern. Only the mouse bag is included. Make it bigger by using thicker yarn.

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. 23 cm (9 inches) high, bottom 4 x 17 cm (1.6 x 6.7 inches); bigger with thicker yarn.

SKILLS REQUIRED:

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Crochet in rows

Crochet in rounds

Single crochet

Half double crochet

Increasing

Decreasing

Slip stitch

Crab stitch

All stitches are explained in the pattern

MATERIALS AND TOOLS:

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•    Fingering yarn (100% cotton) – I used Kable by Moscow Yarn Company (430 m / 100 g) and Sunny by Troitsk Yarn Company (425 m / 100 g), two strands held together (one strand for the eyes): 8 g pink, 35 g raspberry, 85 g turquoise, 90 g grey and leftovers of black, dark grey and white. Acrylic also works (do not steam it).

•    16–20 round bright pink buttons (10–12 mm) and 4 round pink buttons (18–20 mm).

•    Crochet hooks 1 mm and 2 mm.

ABOUT THIS PATTERN:

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

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