After a while of going into the extreme ends of large crochet projects, I developed the urge to swing to the other end of the spectrum. Going small with your crochet can be a difficult thing to get used to, but once you develop the movements you get a much tighter, cleaner stitch and the cutest little projects.

This Mew is a perfect example. What could have been a normal-sized plush is now the perfect little desk companion. He sits right next to my monitor staring back at me all day. I hope he brings you as much joy as he does for me.

Material Requirements
This pattern should not be dependent on yarn weight and hook size, but I chose to use a small, 2mm hook. I tried to use the thinnest pink yarn I had, but I find that 2mm can still work with worsted weight yarn if that’s all you have. Frankly, because of the amount of projects I make, I usually stick to budget acrylics (Red Heart Super Saver is a blessing on the wallet), but feel free to use what you feel comfortable with.

• Yarn: Pink, Black (preferably thread)
• Polyester Stuffing
• Scissors
• Tapestry Needle
• Light gauge wire
• Felt: Black, White, Light Blue
• Felting Needle
• Sewing Needle

Skill Requirements
Basic Crocheting Skills:

• Chain Stitch (ch)
• Single Crochet (sc)
• Slip Stitch (sl st)
• Single Crochet Increase (inc)
• Invisible Decrease (dec)
• Magic Ring

For the most part, Mew is made by crocheting in the round. I begin most of the pieces with a magic ring, so it will be necessary to learn this technique if you are not familiar with it. Basic sewing skills will also be necessary to attach the completed pieces together.

When reading the pattern, anything located in square brackets should be repeated as per the instructions following the brackets. In the body section, for example:

2 sc, inc around

Would look like:

2 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc

I also state the total number of stitches in each row in (round brackets) at the end of each row.