Product Description
Miles is a naughty little mouse, always up to mischief and likes nothing more than to hide up and catch people out with a dried pea shot from his catapult :o) 17 inches high, this fun character is knitted flat on 3mm needles using DK/USA 6ply/Australia 8ply. Ideal for the mischievous little character in your life!
Fun, easy pattern with no complicated shaping or stitches using less than 50g of both colours
Miles the Mischievous Mouse - Knitted Toy Pattern
What is Being Made
Miles the Mischievous Mouse is a charming knitted stuffed toy designed by Phoenixknits. This intermediate-level knitting project creates a finished toy standing 17 inches high from the feet to the tip of the ears. The toy features a complete character with distinct body sections, clothing elements, and facial features that bring the mischievous mouse to life.
Yarn and Materials
This project uses DK weight yarn or equivalent, requiring less than 50g of body colour yarn and less than 50g of contrasting colours for trousers, shoes, inner ears, and nose details. The pictured toy was knitted using sea green for the body and white for the contrasting elements. Additional materials include a small scrap of black yarn for the mouth, fiberfill for stuffing, two 10mm black buttons for the eyes, and two 14mm buttons for the braces.
Knitting Techniques and Stitches
This intermediate knitting pattern employs fundamental knitting techniques suitable for toy construction. The pattern utilizes standard knitting abbreviations and methods throughout:
- Inc1 - Increase stitches by knitting into both the front and back of the same stitch to create a new stitch. The pattern notes that alternative increase methods will affect stitch counts and should not be substituted.
- Tog - Decrease stitches by knitting or purling the next stated number of stitches together to reduce to a single stitch
- St/sts - Standard stitch terminology used throughout the pattern
Needles and Tension
The pattern is worked on 3mm needles. The tension is set at 7 stitches and 11 rows to the inch, though the designer notes this is not critically important for toy construction. The pictured toy was knitted at this standard tension.
Assembly and Finishing
The toy is assembled using mattress stitch, a seaming technique that creates invisible joins ideal for stuffed toy construction. The fiberfill stuffing is distributed throughout the toy body during assembly, and buttons are attached for eyes and decorative braces.
Specifications
| Brand: | Independent Designer |
| Yarn Weight: | DK |
| Designer: | Phoenixknits |
| Craft: | Knitting |
| Format: | Downloadable PDF |
| Languages: | English |
| Number of Patterns: | 1 |
| Skill Level: | Intermediate |
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