The pattern calls for punch thread and a size 12 hook, which makes a pair of mice about 3 inches tall, including the ears. Size 30 thread or size 12 perle cotton can be used instead of punch thread. The pattern includes the mice, Monique’s dress and flower, and Mordecai’s bow tie and heart. The dress is removable, but her little black flats are crocheted as part of the mouse.

The pattern is clearly written, with a great deal of detail. The booklet has 15 pages, with color photos of the finished mice. It also includes instructions for jointing. Monique and Mordecai have cotter pin/disk jointed heads, and thread jointed arms and legs. The pattern also tells you how to make their wired tail.

Materials and Supplies Required:

• Punch Thread (available from www.tedsfromthreads.com), size 30 crochet thread, or size 12 pearl cotton: (Mordecai - Heather gray, red), (Monique - Ivory, black, turquoise, white, red, yellow (use same size thread and hook for themouse AND the dress)
• Embroidery floss or perle cotton: (Monique -Black, red, pink), (Monique - Light pink) (may use purchased nose)
• Crochet Hook Size 12 (1mm)
• Polyester fiberfill stuffing
• Two 1mm onyx beads (Mordecai), Two 2mm onyx beads (Monique)
• Joints: One ¾“ cotter pin, Two ¼” disks for each mouse
• Black nylon Thread for attaching eyes
• Sulky Invisible for whiskers
• Upholstery or other strong thread for jointing limbs.
• Shading pencil or makeup - Pink
• Five 2mm pearls to use as buttons
• Needles: Nr 24 or 26 tapestry, blunttapestry, nr 7 darner or milliners, nr 10 beading
• Small hemostat or tweezers
• Small needlenose pliers
• Small wire cutters,
• Small sharp scissors
• 3-1/2” piece of 24-gage wire for each mouse’s tail