Sunday, July 31, 2011

Dormouse


Years ago I helped my grandmother clean the dust out of her china cabinet. In appreciation she gave me four teacups. Yesterday as I was dusting my own china cabinet I looked at those four teacups and thought of the Mad Hatter's tea party in Alice in Wonderland. So now my china cabinet holds those four treasured teacups and a dormouse.



Dormouse
use an f hook throughout

Ears (make 2)
sc5 in a circle
Rnd1: 2sc in each sc around (10)

Body
sc5 in a circle
Rnd1: 2sc in each sc around (10)
Rnd2: *sc1, 2sc in next sc* repeat around (15)
Rnd3: *2sc in next sc, sc2* repeat around (20)
Rnd4: *sc3, 2sc in next sc* repeat around (25)
Rnd5-7: sc around (25)
Rnd8: *decrease, sc3* repeat around (20)Start stuffing
Rnd9-10: sc around (20)
Rnd11: *sc2, decrease* repeat around (15)
Rnd12: sc around (15)
Rnd13: *decrease, sc1* repeat around (10)
Rnd14: sc around (10)
Rnd15: decrease 1, sc8 (9)Put in eyes and sew on ears
Rnd16: *decrease, sc1* repeat around (6)
Hide thread, sew up hole with nose color

6 comments:

  1. Love it -- thanks for the pattern :-) Mistake in Rnd16 though? Wouldn't that leave 6 stitches?

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  2. Thanks I made the change. Glad you liked it.

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  3. Thais for the pattern. I enjoyed making my little mouse.

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  4. I would like a little dormouse in my cup, too. Thanks so much.

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  5. love it!! thank you for the pattern!

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