Instructions for making in the round:

MOUSE BODY:

This starts from the bottom rather than knitting the base separately.

• Cast on 13 sts with fur color, leaving long tail
• Inc in every st 26 sts
• Ss 3 rows
• Inc every other st 39 sts
• Ss 3 rows
• Change to dress color.
• Inc every 3rd st 52 sts
• P one row
• Ss 17 rows
• Continue with “Shape waist” step of lady mouse body and stop with the “Cast off for shoulder edge” step.

HEAD, MOB CAP:

Make as indicated, but just do it in the round. No changes necessary.

SLEEVES AND HANDS:

• Leave a long tail for sewing the arm on.
• Start NOT in the round.
• Join at the end of the second row where you cast on 3 for the underarms.
• The row after the “1st inc row” is a knit row in the round.
• The row after the “2nd dec row” is a purl row in the round.
• The rest of the sleeve and hand is the same.

CHRISTMAS PUDDING:

• The only changes when making this in the round is when it says “P 1 row”, knit the row instead.

PLATTER:

I did not put cardboard in this, just knit it as a ball and flattened it to have a two-sided plate.

• Cast on 11
• Inc in every st 22 sts
• K 1 row
• K1, inc 1 around 33 sts
• Ss 4 rows
• Continue from “1st dec row” as written except knit the middle row rather than purling it.

EARS:

Start with a purl row after cast-on.

Remember to stuff before cinching up the openings!