Crocheted Magic Mouse Cover

Supplies

1. 1 8mm hook
2. 3 colors of yarn: A, B, C

Original pattern:

With A

1. Ch 20
2. Ch 2
3. Sc into 2nd ch from hook using your edging of choice and complete 1 sc
   • I can't remember the name, but I hooked the top 2 strands leaving one to form the lower edging. This tends to make stitching cleaner later on
4. Sc 19 across (20st)
5. (Ch 2 and rotate work clockwise, hdc into last st of previous row, then for 19 more st) repeat for 8 rows (20st per row)
6. Complete one more row of hdc, joining B at the end

With B

1. (Ch 2 and rotate work clockwise, hdc into last st of previous row, then for 19 more st) repeat for 4 rows (20st per row)
2. Tie off

With C

1. Ch 20
2. Ch 2
3. Sc into 2nd ch from hook using same edging as you did with A above and complete 1 sc
4. Sc 19 across (20st)
5. Ch 2 and rotate work clockwise, hdc into last st of previous row, then for 19 more st (20st)
6. Tie off

Join the bottom

1. Align C strip across bottom rows of A
2. Pull up a loop of C through left edge of both A and C, complete 1 sc
3. Sc 2 down along the left edge, joining A and C as you go
4. Ch 1 (the corner)
5. Sc across the bottom, joining A and C as you go (20st)
6. Ch 1 (the right corner)
7. Sc 3 up the side (again, joining)
8. Tie off

Roll down the top

1. Cut a length of B roughly 10 inches, fold in half 1, On left side, insert hook through first and last stitches of B and pull through the loop of your freshly cut B length
2. Insert the 2 loose ends through the loop and pull snug, tying the 2 stitches together
3. Insert magic mouse into the cover
4. Using the loose ends, weave them progressively through the heads of the last B stitches and the A stitches along the left side, tightening as you go (I went across/down 2 stitches)
5. Tie off as you see fit
6. Repeat for right side, keeping magic mouse snug in the cover

Done!

Possible variations/improvements

1. Instead of making C separately, just start the pattern with C instead of A and ch20, sc20, ch2, turn, hdc 20, ch1, turn, sc20 then join to A
   • Avoids joining the bottom and would give the mouse a deeper pocket to sit in
2. Use 8 rows of A and 5 of C so the top roll looks cleaner after joining
3. Join a strip of hdc between the top roll and the bottom pocket to tighten up the middle
4. There's a lot of bare A to work with: add a design!