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Amigurumi Crochet Rat Bookmark – “Book-Rat”

A particularly erudite and well-read type of rat represents the Book-Rat. Always to be found in libraries, bookshops
and/or private bookshelves and often so engrossed in a book to realize the approach of the bookowner that slams
the book shut with the Book-Rat inside.

Despite the now flattened appearance, the Book-Rat will remain faithful to the books and helps from now on to fight
dog-ears and will remember your last read page in your favourite books.

Not only helpful but just great looking, the Amigurumi Crochet Rat Bookmark. The Amigurumi Rat is crocheted in
spiral rounds and the later part in rows.

The depicted crochet rat has a lenght from head to the end of the body of 25 cm (9,84 inch) and from the head to the
end of tail of 37 cm (14,56 inch). The rat was crocheted using the “Schachenmayr Catania” yarn and crochet hook
size 2.5 mm metric (there is not an exact US size for this, so use either a slightly smaller B/1 or a slightly bigger C/2
crochet hook). The pattern will give you options to crochet the bookmark shorter or longer.
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Likewise, copying and translating the instructions is not permitted . Products arising
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product.

Rat Bookmark Crochet Pattern

Needed Techniques

Magic Ring
chain stitch
slip stitch
single crochet
half double crochet
increase
decrease
weave in

Needed Materials and Tools

Yarn colors: Gray for the rat body and the circumnavigation of the ears , white for
the eyes and black for the pupil and a delicate pink colored yarn for nose, feet,
ears and tail.
2.5 mm crochet hook (US size: B/1 or C/2, 2.5 metric lays exactly in
between those two US sizes)
tapestry needle
polyfill and scissor
The “Schachenmayr Catania” yarn was used crocheting this
pattern. The following colors were used: stein/grey (# 242),
weiß/white (# 106), schwarz/black (# 110), soft apricot/apricot (#
263)

IMPORTANT: This crochet pattern is like almost any other Amigurumi

pattern crocheted in spiral rounds, means, you keep crocheting without
joining rounds unless said otherwise. Always work a marker in the first
stitch of a new round, to know when a round begins and/or ends.

How to crochet the rat head, body and tail

The best thing about this bookmark crochet pattern is that except the
eyes and the ears and later a small residual thread on the rat tail,
nothing needs to be sewn. Means the bookmark is almost completely
crocheted in one piece.

The head of the rat is crocheted with single crochet stitches in spiral rounds and is then seamlessly crocheted in
rows that form the body, legs and paws of the rat without sewing. So if you don’t like sewing as i do, there is not
much to complain about in this pattern.
Use the check boxes to mark your finished rounds, rows and steps.

You start crocheting the nose of the rat with a Magic Rind using the
pink yarn.
1. Round: 6 SC into Magic Ring. (6 stitches)
2. Round: [ 1 SC, 2 SC in next stitch. ] Repeat till end of round. (9
stitches)
3. Round: [ 1 SC, SC every 2nd and 3rd stitch together. ] Repeat till
end of round. (6 stitches)
4. Round: Change yarn color to grey. [ 1 SC, 2 SC in next stitch. ]
Repeat till end of round. (9 stitches)
5. Round: [ 2 SC, 2 SC in next stitch. ] Repeat till end of round. (12
stitches)
6. Round: [ 3 SC, 2 SC in next stitch. ] Repeat till end of round. (15
stitches)
7. Round: [ 6 SC, 2 SC in next stitch. ] Repeat 2 times. 1 SC. (17
stitches)
8. Round: [ 7 SC, 2 SC in next stitch. ] Repeat 2 times. 1 SC. (19
stitches)
9. Round: [ 8 SC, 2 SC in next stitch. ] Repeat 2 times. 1 SC. (21
stitches)
10. Round: [ 9 SC, 2 SC in next stitch. ] Repeat 2
times. 1 SC. (23 stitches)
11. – 15. Round: Crochet 5 rounds, each round 23
SC. (23 stitches)
16. Round: [ 6 SC, SC 7th and 8th stitch together. ]
Repeat 2 times. 5 SC, SC 6th and 7th stitch together.
(20 stitches)
17. Round: [ 3 SC, SC 4th and 5th stitch together. ]
Repeat till end of round. Afterwards fill head of the rat
with polyfill. (16 stitches)

18. Round: Press the opening of the head together,

so that both rows of stitches lay parallel to each other while the last crocheted stitch is the most right one.
Now push the hook through the next stitch AND the stitch directly opposite that first stitch (but not the last
stitch you crocheted), yarn over, pull the yarn through both stitches and do 1 single crochet. Repeat this for
all opposing stitches but not the last one. The head should now be closed with a total of 7 stitches. DON’T cut
off the yarn. Do 1 Chain stitch and turn your work. (7 stitches)

19. Row: 2 SC in first stitch, 5 SC, 2 SC in last stitch, 1 chain stitch and turn. (9 stitches)
20. Row: 2 SC in first stitch, 7 SC, 2 SC in last stitch, 1 chain stitch and turn. (11 stitches)
21. Row: Don’t cut the yarn and keep crocheting the instructions for the “How to crochet the rat legs and
paws”.

How to crochet the rat legs and paws

The rat legs are not crocheted separately but as direct part
of the body. Whenever the pattern says to crochet a rat
leg, jump back to this instructions and crochet a rat leg. All
four legs are crocheted the same. When finishing one leg
go back to the step you last stopped and keep going on
with the main pattern.

Keep working with the grey yarn on your crochet

hook.
1. Step: 12 chain stitches. (12 stitches)
2. Step: Yarn over the pink yarn and pull it through
the loop that is right now on the crochet hook. Don’t
cut the grey yarn, we keep working with it later.
3. – 6. Step: [ 6 chain stitches, 1 SC, 4 slip stitches. ]
Repeat 4 times.

7. Step: You finished crocheting 4 toes and one loop

is on the hook. Now stitch through the stitch left from
the crochet hook between toe #4 (the toe you
crocheted last) and toe #3, yarn over and pull the yarn
through. Repeat this for the stitch between toe #3 and
#2 and between toe #2 and #1. you should have 4
loops on your hook. Yarn over and pull the yarn
through all 4 loops.

8. Step: Change back to the grey yarn that you used

before. 12 single crochet along the chain. One rat leg
is finished. Go back to where you stopped last time to
crochet a leg and come back when the instructions
says so.

CONTINUATION: How to crochet the rat head,

body and tail

Keep working with the grey yarn.

22. Row: 11 SC along the body. (11 stitches)
23. Row: Crochet the second rat leg. Go back to “How
to crochet the rat legs and paws”. After finishing the
leg, continue with the next step.

24. Row: 11 SC along the body. 1 chain stitch and

turn. (11 stitches)
25. Row: 2 SC in first stitch., 9 SC, 2 SC in last stitch,
1 chain stitch and turn. (13 stitches)
 26. – 78. Row: 53 rounds, each round 13 SC, 1 chain
stitch and turn. Last round turn without 1 chain stitch.
This part will be the main part of the body. Add more
rounds to get a longer bookmark or do less rounds to
get a shorter one. 53 rounds were perfect for me,
using the 2.5 mm crochet hook and the
“Schachenmayr Catania” to fit all my books so the
head, the legs and tail were hanging out from the top
and the bottom.
79. Row: 12 SC, turn without chain stitch. (12
stitches)
80. Row: 11 SC. (11 stitches)
81. Row: Crochet the third rat leg. Go back to the
“How to crochet the rat legs and paws” instructions.
After finishing the leg, continue with the next step.

82. Row: 11 SC along the body. (11 stitches)

83. Row: Crochet the fourth rat leg. Go back to the
“How to crochet the rat legs and paws” instructions.
After finishing the leg, continue with the next step.

84. Row: 11 SC along the body, turn without chain

stitch. (11 stitches)
85. Row: 10 SC along the body, turn without chain
stitch. (10 stitches)
86. Row: 9 SC along the body, turn without chain
stitch. (9 stitches)
87. Row: 3 slip stitches.
Rattail 1. Step: Change yarn to pink. 35 chain stitches.
Rattail 2. Step: 25 SC along the chain, 10 half double crochet. Cut the thread
generous and sew the tail tight to the body. Weave in the leftover thread.

How to crochet the rat eyes (2 pieces)

The eyes are crochetet in spiral rounds with single crochet stitches. The black pupil is
knotted to the eye later on, instructions how to do that will be further down. Crochet in total
2 eyes.

Start with a Magic Ring using the white yarn.

1. Round: 5 SC into Magic Ring. (5 stitches)
2. Round: 2 SC in each stitch. (10 stitches)
3. Round: 10 SC. (10 stitches)
Fasten off and leave long tail for sewing.

How to crochet the rat ears (2 pieces)

The rat ears are crocheted in spiral rounds with single crochet
stitches. Crochet a total of 2 ears.

Start again with a Magic Ring using the pink yarn.

1. Round: 5 SC into Magic Ring. (5 stitches)
2. Round: 2 SC in each stitch. (10 stitches)
3. Round: [ 1 SC, 2 SC in next stitch. ] Repeat till end of round.
(15 stitches)
4. Round: Change to the grey yarn. [ 2 SC, 2 SC in next stitch. ]
Repeat till end of round. (20 stitches)
Fasten off and leave long tail for sewing.

Assemble and finish the Book-Rat

After finishing all crochet parts, you should have an assembly kit in
front of you that looks like this:

Ears: Decide what is the top side of the bookmark and sew the rat
ears on the head. Sew the rat ears on end of the head that is still filled
with polyfill, so that the ears don’t get swallowed by the bock when
closed. Use the pictures as guidance for a good positioning of the
ears.

Eyes: Before sewing the eyes we need to add the pupils. Take a black yarn with the same
strength as the yarn used to crochet the eyes and form a simple circle. Take the black yarn
and do a loop into the circle, same as if you would do a simple knot, but don’t tighten it. Do
two more of those loops into the circle and slowly pull on both threads to make a big knot.

Pull both threads through the opening in the middle of the eye. Tighten the opening as
much so that the knot won’t go through it anymore. Do several knots with the two threads
on the inside of the eye, close the opening of the eye so the pupil is not moving anymore.
Cut the thread short and repeat the same for the second eye.

Sew the finished eyes close under the ears. Take again the pictures for help to find the right
spot to place the eyes. Since the eyes are relatively small and stiff after sewing them on you
dont need to fill them with polyfill but if you want to be sure, fill them first and sew then.
And done! Your own, amazing looking Amigurumi Crochet Rat Bookmark. There to help you against dog-ears and to
always remember your last read page … also a great eyecatcher.

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