Materials Needed:

• 3mm (C) crochet hook
• 4mm (G) crochet hook
• Scissors
• Darning needle
• A stitch marker or a piece of yarn
• Polyester fiberfill
• Worsted weight acrylic yarn (also called medium weight or weight 4) in the following colors: any color for the rat, pink, black, light tan, light brown, green, light green, dark green, deep red, light red, yellow, white, and off-white.
• Estimated yardage needed has not yet been calculated, but ONE skein (380 yds) of the rat colored yarns is MUCH MORE than plenty and will result in 4-6 finished rats.

Skills Needed (Skill Level: Intermediate):

• Knowledge of magic circle/magic ring is NOT required. The pieces are started with the chain-two method.
• Crocheting in the round
• Single crochet
• Increasing and decreasing with single crochet
• Sewing pieces together
• Crocheting pieces together
• Basic embroidery knowledge (for the face)
• Chaining and slip stitching within a round
• Color changing