Mouse Cat-Toy

**Approximate finished size:** Body: 7cm long Tail: 7cm long **Skill level:** Easy/Medium. **Supplies:** 8ply yarn (the equivalent of light worsted yarn) in any colours you choose. 3.5mm crochet hook 3mm crochet hook Scissors Stuffing Embroidery cotton (optional instead of eyes) 4mm black safety back eyes (or size/colour of your choice, or you can embroider eyes on or stitch on buttons). Stitch marker, or equivalent. **Abbreviations:** This pattern is written with UK crochet terminology. US terminology is included in brackets in this section, but will not be used throughout the pattern. ch - chain sl st - slip stitch dc - double crochet (sc - single crochet) st(s) – stitch/es rep - repeat dec – decrease. A decreasing stitch is a way of lessening the number of stitches in a round by cinching two stitches together to make one, it is used when decreasing the width of a round. Insert hook through both loops of first st, wrap yarn over hook and draw back through, insert hook through both loops of next st, wrap yarn over hook and draw through - this leaves three loops on the hook. Wrap yarn over the hook again and draw it through the remaining loops on the hook, leaving just one loop on the hook. **Note:** Work this pattern in continuous rounds. I find it helpful to use something to mark the beginning of each round to make it easier to keep count. Move the marker up to the first stitch of the next round after finishing the previous one.