How to Make Easy Knit and Crochet Mouse Catnip Toy for Cats FREE Knitting and Crochet Pattern

How to Make Easy Knit and Crochet Mouse Catnip Toy for Cats FREE Knitting and Crochet Pattern

by Kristin Omdahl

Easy quick and sure to please the kitties in your house! Beginner knitting project is worked flat in rows with simple stitches. Alternate the filing with sprinkles of catnip and get ready for the show!

I loved involving my kitties in each step of the process. I know Becker happens to love the color pink, so choosing the color for his toy was easy! I used Be So Baby Yarn in color Diva. Several years ago, he swiped a hot pink bikini top of mine and has used it as his lovey every since.

Bjorn enjoyed helping me stuff the toys. As I alternated stuffing the fiberfill and sprinkling catnip in the toy while I was seaming it, he kept putting his paw on the toy and me – so cute!!!

You can watch a little video of Bjorn & Becker’s first reaction to the knit and crochet cat toy patterns here:

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Materials for making the Knit Version of the Catnip Mouse Free Pattern:

• 1 ball Be So Baby Yarn; 100% milk (casein) fiber: 142 yds (130m) per 1.7oz (50g) ball, color Diva.

• US 13 (9mm) knitting needles, circular or double pointed

• Fiberfill

• Catnip

• Yarn needle

• Scissors

Gauge: Gauge is not critical for this project.

Finished size: 5 in (12.7cm) long not including tail, 2 in (5cm) wide

Instructions for making the Knit Version of the Catnip Mouse Free Pattern:

Note: Mouse is worked flat, beginning with the tail and ending with the nose. The ears are worked into a row with picots (seamless) and the mouse is sewn together down the belly side after fastening off.

Note: Yarn is chain plied into 3 strands before you begin knitting. You can watch a video on how to chain ply your yarn HERE or you can hold 3 strands of yarn together from 3 different balls.

Row 1: CO 2 sts, knit across. — 2 sts

Row 2: Slide sts to opposite end of double pointed or circular needle, k2.

Rows 3 – 12: Rep row 2. (i-cord)

Row 13: Kfb in ea st. — 4 sts

Row 14: Kfb in ea st. — 8 sts

Row 15: Kfb in ea st. — 16 sts

Rows 16 – 40: Knit across. — 16 sts

Row 41: *K2tog, k2. Rep from * across. — 12 sts

Row 42: K5, KCO 3 sts, BO 3 sts, k2, KCO 3 sts, BO 3 sts, 5. — 12 sts

Row 43: *K2tog, k1. Rep from * across. — 8 sts

Row 44: Knit across. — 8 sts

Row 45: K2tog across. — 4 sts

Row 45: Knit across. — 4 sts

Row 46: K4tog, fasten off last st. Leave 12 in (30cm) tail for assembling the mouse.

Assembly: Thread the long tail onto a yarn needle and begin seaming up the body, add bits of fiberfil as you go. When you are 1/2 in (1.2cm) from completely seamed, add an extra bit of fiberfil to make the mouse full and plump before finishing.

Weave in loose ends.

Materials for making the Crochet Version of the Catnip Mouse Free Pattern:

• 1 ball Be So Baby Yarn; 100% milk (casein) fiber: 142 yds (130m) per 1.7oz (50g) ball, color Diva.

• L/11 (8mm)) crochet hook

• Fiberfill

• Catnip

• Yarn needle

• Scissors

Gauge: Gauge is not critical for this project.

Finished size: 5 in (12.7cm) long not including tail, 2 in (5cm) wide

Instructions for making the Crochet Version of the Catnip Mouse Free Pattern:

Note: Mouse is worked flat, beginning with the tail and ending with the nose. The ears are worked into a row with picots (seamless) and the mouse is sewn together down the belly side after fastening off.

Note: Yarn is chain plied into 3 strands before you begin knitting. You can watch a video on how to chain ply your yarn HERE or you can hold 3 strands of yarn together from 3 different balls.

Ch14 (tail)

Row 1: 2sc in 2nd ch from hook. — 2 sts

Row 2: Ch1, 2sc in ea st across. — 4 sts

Row 3: Ch1, 2sc in ea st across. — 8 sts

Row 4: Ch1, 2sc in ea st across. — 16 sts

Rows 5 – 34: Ch1, sc in ea st across. — 16 sts

Row 35: Ch1, *sc2tog over next 2 sts, 1sc in ea of next 2 sts. Rep from * across. — 12 sts

Row 36: Ch1, 1sc in ea of next 5 sts, ch5, slst in 5th ch from hook (picot ear), 1sc in ea of next 2 st, ch5, slst in 5th ch from hook (picot ear), 1sc in ea of next 5 sts. — 12 sts, 2 picot ears

Row 37: Ch1, sc2tog over next 2 sts, 1sc in next st. Rep from* across. — 8 sts

Row 38: Ch1, sc in ea st across.

Row 39: Ch1, sc2tog across. — 4 sts

Row 40: Ch1, sc in ea st across.

Row 41: Ch1, sc4tog. — 1 sts

Fasten off.

Assembly:

Assembly: Thread the long tail onto a yarn needle and begin seaming up the body, add bits of fiberfil as you go. When you are 1/2 in (1.2cm) from completely seamed, add an extra bit of fiberfil to make the mouse full and plump before finishing.

Finishing:

Weave in loose ends.

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