Deadmau5 - Flush Mouth

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Deadmau5 - Flush Mouth

This is a modification to the previous pattern https://pipplo.com/deadmau5-crochet/

I wasn't happy with attaching the separately. I couldn't get quite the right shape and it stuck out too much for my liking. So I spent some time working out a pattern using color changes to stitch the mouth directly into the head for a flush look.

Materials

  • 3.5mm Hook
  • Medium weight yarn
  • Yarn needle
  • Polyfil stuffing

Abbreviations

SC - Single Crochet

HDC - Half Double Crochet

INC - Increase Stitch

Crochet the the 12 row sphere pattern from the Ideal Crochet Sphere Pattern. But with the modified rounds 3-6 below.

I used the following video to help with the color changes

Round 1: SC 6 in a magic circle (6)

Round 2: INC in each stitch around (12)

Round 3: [1, INC , 2, INC ] - [1, INC ] - [2, INC , 1, INC ] (17)

    1. Color A: 1, INC , 2, INC (7)
    2. Color B: 1, INC (3)
    3. Color A: 2, INC , 1, INC (7)
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Round 4 is tricky because the color swap is in the middle of an INC stitch. This means color A in the first stitch switching to Color B in the next stitch.

Round 4: [2, INC, 3] INC [3] INC [3, inc, 2] (21)Color A: 2, INC, 3, (First stitch in INC) (8)

    1. Color B: (Second stitch in INC), 3, (First stitch in INC) (5)
    2. Color A: (Second stitch in INC), 3, INC, 2 (8)

Round 5: [3, INC, 3] - [3, INC, 3] - [3, INC, 3] (24)

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This might be better off shifted slightly to be [3, INC, 4] - [2, INC, 4] - [2, INC, 3]
    1. Color A: 3, INC, 3 (8)
    2. Color B: 3, INC, 3 (8)
    3. Color A: 3, INC, 3 (8)

Round 6: [8] [2, INC, 5] [8] (25)

    1. Color A: 8 SC (8)
    2. Color B: 2 SC, INC, 5 SC (9)
    3. Color A: 8 SC (8)

Round 7: [7 SC] - [11 SC] - [7 SC]

    1. Color A: 7 SC (7)
    2. Color B: 11 SC (11)
    3. Color A: 7 SC (7)

Round 8: 13, DEC, 10 (24)

Round 9: 3, DEC, 6, DEC, 6, DEC, 3 (21)

Round 10: 2, DEC, 3, DEC, 3, DEC, 3, DEC, 2 (17)

Round 11: DEC, 1, DEC, 2, DEC, 1, dec, 2, DEC, 1 (12)

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Stuff the head here!

Round 12: 4 scdec fasten off and weave end in to close

Ears (Make 4)

  • SC 6 in a magic circle (6)
  • 2 HDC in each (12)
  • 2 INC in each (24)
  • Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing

Put two ears together and sew together. I use the tail from one ear to sew to the other. Then I use the other tail to sew to the head.

Eyes (Make 2)

  • 6 SC in a magic circle (6)
  • (SC, INC, SC)*2 (8)
  • Finish off and leave a tail for sewing

Assembly

Pin the eyes and ears to the head and stitch on

Use some embroidery thread to add some Xs to the eyes (Optional)

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