year of the rat...

[the stitcher]

it's the year of the rat and i made the mistake of offering to crochet something for the new baby due next month. they said a rat and i've been on the search since. does anyone have a free rat pattern? i'm sure that i can throw something together, but an existing pattern would probably look like a rat instead of a ball of yarn.

[Real Deal]

Ha, ha, ha! I would have said no, no rat. No, I don't think so, no rat. A cute little mouse maybe.

[the stitcher]

haha, you sound like my mom. she won't have anything to do with rats whatsoever! she wouldn't even touch a rat tail when i had them as pets way back when!

[Real Deal]

That's right. Noooooo rat. How about a nice kitten? Baby owl, frog, bunny?

No rat.

[contrary.crocheter]

there have been a couple of threads on this recently. both by ladies who have written their own patterns and may have them available soon...you can check. they are both fantastic!
http://www.crochetville.org/forum/showthread.php?t=71595&highlight=rat this one looks like a real rat!! eek!
http://www.crochetville.org/forum/showthread.php?t=71545&highlight=rat this one is especially for babies and her patterns are always fabulous!

[Adreeyen]

You could totally do a mouse and call it a rat.

http://amigurumipatterns.blogspot.com/2007/05/cat-mouse.html
http://www.sarahanns.com/crochetworks/mouse.html
it's a hamster, but they're in the same family
http://www.crochetville.org/forum/showthread.php?t=53468
http://www.crochetville.org/forum/showthread.php?p=369114
http://members.aol.com/SAG55/mouse.html
http://crochet-now.blogspot.com/2007/09/free-pattern-for-mouse-note-keeper.html
http://jilly-flowers.blogspot.com/2007/04/amigurumi-mouse-pattern.html
Remy! http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=214214.0
Squirrel http://crochetme.com/patterns/my-squirrel-friend make a skinnier tail and lose the teeth.
Chihuahua http://www.geocities.com/dress_your_chi/tichi.html smaller ears and shorter legs.

[the stitcher]

there have been a couple of threads on this recently. both by ladies who have written their own patterns and may have them available soon...you can check. they are both fantastic!
http://www.crochetville.org/forum/showthread.php?t=71595&highlight=rat this one looks like a real rat!! eek!
http://www.crochetville.org/forum/showthread.php?t=71545&highlight=rat this one is especially for babies and her patterns are always fabulous!

i've seen both of these and they are great! i love the life like one and am waiting for the pattern to become available. perhaps i'll just make a carrot pattern that i have and put eyes, ears, feet and a tail on it?