How to crochet the symbol of 2020 with your own hands

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The symbol of the upcoming 2020 will be a mouse, and you can crochet it with your own hands according to the diagrams and descriptions below. These ideas are suitable for making souvenirs, toys for children and Christmas tree.

Choice of materials

For crocheting toys, the yarn used in the work is very important. Several parameters matter here:

• the composition of the thread;
• footage;
• Colour.

There are several color recommendations from experienced knitters. Black and white threads are the most difficult to work with. If the product is knitted from black yarn, then the eyes are very strained. In this case, it is best to work in daylight.

At the same time, it is worth choosing a thread that is rather thick so that it is comfortable to work with. White yarn is very easily soiled. This creates additional difficulties and requires more care when knitting and then when assembling the toy. With regard to other shades, everything is quite simple, there are no peculiarities, the main thing is to correctly combine colors in one product.

For crocheting toys, yarn of medium thickness is usually chosen. Its footage can be about 200 m per 100 g. You can use thinner or thicker yarn. In this case, it is worth choosing a larger or smaller hook that is suitable for the selected thread size.

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For knitting toys, the hook is usually chosen a little smaller than the one that is recommended for working from this yarn. An important point in creating a toy is that the loops are close to each other and the canvas is tighter.

The composition of the thread for a toy can be varied:

• synthetics - 100% acrylic;
• cotton;
• mixed thread - acrylic and cotton in different proportions.

A woolen or semi-woolen thread should not be chosen for a toy, as it will increase the cost of work and the tactile sensations will not be as delicate and pleasant as from cotton, for example.

From acrylic thread, toys will be hypoallergenic, elastic, soft and wear-resistant.

Cotton also has pleasant tactile properties.

Usually, in the diagrams and descriptions of how to crochet a specific toy with your own hands, for example, the symbol of 2020, the length of the thread, its composition and the number of the hook are indicated. For each option, these parameters may differ depending on the idea.

Mouse ballerina with a description

The mouse - a symbol of 2020, can be crocheted with your own hands in the form of a ballerina according to the following diagram and description. It is knitted from several parts, which are then assembled together with a needle. To create a ballerina mouse, you need to prepare:

1. Yarn in 3 shades.
2. Sintepon.
3. A couple of beads.
4. Hook and needle.

The mouse is knitted from the bottom, starting with the legs. First, you need to tie two identical hollow legs, fill them with padding polyester, then connect them into a single circle and continue working with a thread of a different color, knitting the body of the toy

• Details need to be filled with padding polyester as you work on them. Then you need to knit the same upper legs, set them aside and make a head as described in the video.
• Of the parts, it remains to knit only 2 ears of pink and light threads in the shape of circles. Then you need to use a needle to collect all the details into a single toy and knit a skirt for the ballerina.
• After that, sew on the eyes and embroider the pink nose.

A simple mouse on a Christmas tree

You can crochet a mouse - a symbol of 2020 with your own hands - very quickly, literally in half an hour, according to the scheme and description given below. This is a fairly straightforward option.

It can be used to decorate a Christmas tree or for creativity with children who have already reached the age to start crocheting. Such a mouse can be used to decorate a panel, applique, postcard.

To work, you will need very little yarn of gray (or any other basic shade) and white. You will need black threads for embroidering the eye and nose.

You don't have to sew the parts, they are tied one by one on top of the other.

Even those who are just learning to crochet can knit this mouse. Work begins from the center with double crochets in a loop. Then the ear, muzzle and tail are tied.

Souvenir, brooch or magnet

As a gift to loved ones, you can crochet the symbol of 2020 with your own hands in the form of a mouse brooch according to the diagram and description that are given below. This little mouse face can be either a brooch or a fridge magnet, for example.

Connecting such a mouse is quite simple and quick, since it consists of one part and a tail and is small in size. You will need very little yarn for it, you can use any leftovers.

The difficulty here lies in the fact that you need to knit very small details. For example, the nose is crocheted, not embroidered, and the muzzle itself is small. The ears are also knitted in the form of hollow balls and sewn to the head. You can knit a mouse from light threads and tint the middle of the ears with pastel. It is better to fill the mouse with a small amount of padding polyester, so that it is light and voluminous.

At the back, when the muzzle is ready, you can sew on the base for the brooch or glue the magnet.

Mouse for beginners

Now let's look at how to crochet a realistic mouse - the symbol of 2020 with our own hands according to the detailed diagram and description in the video for beginners. It can be a toy for a child, a Christmas tree decoration if you attach a loop to it, or a simple souvenir reminiscent of the symbols of the coming year.

For work, you need to prepare yarn of any shade and some threads of a contrasting color, for example pink, the rest is indicated in the video below.

The work begins with the body of the mouse, which is knitted from nose to tail in one piece.

Then the turn of the ears and legs. After that, only the eyes remain to be sewn. The video describes in detail the increases and decreases. The mouse needs to be stuffed with padding polyester as the body is knitted.

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Fairy mouse on the Christmas tree

This cute fairy mouse in a skirt will decorate a New Year tree or become a wonderful souvenir for the holiday, especially since it is quite simple to make it.

For work you need to prepare:

1. Threads of white, lilac and pink colors. White is the main color, you need to take it about 30-50 g, the rest of the colors are needed very little.
2. Beads for the eyes.
3. Sintepon for filling.
4. Hook and needle with large eye.

To do this:

1. Start by knitting a spout with white threads. When the narrowest part is connected and the part has gone to expand, you can sew on the eyes and fill the existing part a little with padding polyester. Knit to the middle of the calf with a white thread without changing the number of stitches.
2. Go to the lilac thread and knit a strip for the skirt.
3. Finish the body with white thread, fill with padding polyester, evenly subtract the columns and tighten the thread.
4. Tie a ponytail.
5. Now you can embroider the nose with pink threads.
6. Tie the petals of the skirt with lilac thread, as shown in the video.
7. Tie the legs with white thread.
8. Tie a small flower with a lilac thread. Sew it to the legs.
9. Tie the ears with white and pink thread and sew them to the head.

The fairy mouse is ready. You just need to attach a loop to it.

Baby mouse in an envelope

An unusual newborn mouse in an envelope - a symbol of 2020 crocheted with your own hands according to the scheme and description given below, can become a souvenir for the New Year for those who have just had a child, or those who are planning to replenish. Knitting it is very simple and quick, given the small size of the toy.

Details on how to crochet this mouse with your own hands - the symbol of 2020 - in the video below, which shows a diagram and description of the process, understandable even for novice knitters.

For work you need to prepare:

• threads for knitting milky and blue (you can use other shades);
• embroidery threads in pink and black shades;
• half beads;
• fluffy thread for tying the edge of the envelope;
• a rose or a bow for decoration;
• plastic capsule;
• eyelet or braid.

This toy requires very little yarn, so you can use any leftover thread.

The peculiarity of working on this mouse is that it will not be filled with padding polyester, but with a plastic capsule. More precisely, the capsule needs to be tied according to its shape. If you first put a few beads or a bell in this capsule, you get a rattle

You need to start work with the detail of the envelope, connecting the circle with the diameter of the base of the capsule. Then stop the increments and knit without changing the number of stitches to make a piece in the shape of a capsule

Next, the muzzle is knitted. After that, you just need to tie the edges of the envelope, sew on the eyes and embroider the nose, attach the loop.

Mouse with cheese

Such a funny little mouse - a ball-shaped mouse similar to the characters of the famous cartoon "Malyshariki" can act as a children's toy, souvenir or Christmas tree decoration.

Crocheting such a cartoon symbol of 2020 with your own hands is quite simple and even beginners can do, and then there is a diagram and a description of the work. This mouse is knitted from one main detail. Then you need to complete the ears, legs and tail.

For work, prepare:

• crochet hook and threads for knitting in gray, pink, white and yellow;
• filler (synthetic winterizer);
• two half-beads for a peephole and a bead for a spout;
• glue;
• sewing thread and needle.

You need to start work by knitting the main part as described in the video. A loop is made into which the columns are knitted in a ring, and then the canvas expands. Then tie the eyes from a ring of white threads tied with gray ones. Sew them on. Next are the ears, then the legs and a piece of cheese. Sew on details.

It remains to make the ponytail and chains of air loops with pink thread. Sew it on.

Then stick the eyes and nose. The mouse is ready.

Crochet Christmas ball in the form of a mouse

And now about how to crochet the symbol of 2020 with your own hands in the form of a Christmas tree ball, then there is a detailed diagram and description. This toy is made of bright orange semi-cotton. You can use any other shade of thread, for example, one that matches the tone of the main decoration of the Christmas tree.

For work you will need:

• cotton or acrylic thread in two shades;
• hook;
• black beads;
• braid;
• pink and black threads for the decoration of the face;
• needle with a wide eye.

This toy is knitted in one piece in the form of a ball, filled with padding polyester, then the muzzle is knitted without cutting the thread. This part must be knitted from a thread of the main color. After completing the abdomen and ears according to the description from two parts of different colors, sew them on.

Then attach the beads - eyes on the glue and sew the braid for hanging on the Christmas tree. Embroider the pink nose with regular stitches. Make a tendril out of black thread.

Tie the tail of the animal from a chain of air loops and single crochet, sew on.