Wedding Mice by Amanda Berry

Wedding Mice

Knitting
August 2014
DK (11 wpi) ?
24 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
The mice stand about 13cm tall.
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These mice would make a super wedding gift.  The mouse groom has a morning coat with tails and a corsage buttonhole, and the mouse bride has a white dress with a bow on the back and a bouquet of flowers.

Designed by Amanda Berry @fluffandfuzz, the mice are knitted in acrylic DK yarns on single pointed needles (not in the round). The tails and arms are i-cord tubes worked on two DPNs.

NEEDLES
A pair of 3mm and 3.5mm single pointed knitting needles, and a pair of 3mm DPNs (US 2.5 & 4).

RECOMMENDED YARN
Sirdar Hayfield Bonus DK; double knitting/light worsted weight; 100% acrylic; one 100g/280m skein in each colour.

NOTIONS
Tapestry needle, toy filling, a stitch holder, beads for eyes and small buttons for the jacket.

SIZES
One size only - 13cm tall.

TECHNIQUES
For confident beginners and above, other techniques used include casting on and off, knits, purls, increases and decreases, and seaming to finish.

PATTERN INFO
This knitting pattern is a pdf download, 10 pages, and written in English. Patterns for personal use only; not for resale. Copyright © 2014 Amanda Berry; All rights reserved.