Deadmau5 Crochet

Deadmau5 Crochet
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Check out the updated version of this pattern here
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

I wanted to crochet myself a Deadmau5 keychain amigurumi, but there are very few patterns online. This is the only one I was really able to find at the time:

Deadmau5 Keychain Amigurumi Crochet Pattern

I followed this but there were a few things I needed to change. For instance, the ears seemed off or too complicated for me. I was struggling to get a good look from them. So I worked out an alternatives for the ears.

I also don't tend to like felt on amigurumi so I wanted to crochet a mouth instead. I took a few attempts to find the right proportions, but I ended up referencing a pattern from here.

Pattern

Materials

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

Abbreviations

SC - Single Crochet

HDC - Half Double Crochet

INC - Increase Stitch

Straight from the nerdigurumi.com pattern, use the 12 row sphere from the Ideal Crochet Sphere Pattern thanks to Ms. Premise-Conclusion

Crochet the complete sphere stuffing tight

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.

Mouth

  • SC 6 in a magic circle
  • CH1, turn, INC, SC, INC, SC, INC (9)*
  • CH1, turn, INC, 2 SC, INC, 2 SC (12)*
  • CH1, turn, INC, 3 SC, INC, 3SC, INC, 2 SC (15)*
  • Finish off and leave a tail for sewing

*Note that when chaining INC in the second stitch as the CH1 will end up as another stitch

Eyes (Make 2)

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