Needle felted dormouse

Posted on June 24, 2019 by Amanda Adebisi

May I present to you ‘Hazel’ the sleeping hazel dormouse. She is snuggled up on her needle felted leaves in a wool nest I crocheted.

She is a mix of merino and corriedale wools with a wire in her tail and has horse hair for whiskers. Her tiny toes are all wool – I think they are the tiniest I have made yet and were very fiddly but certainly worth every minute of the process.

Hazel was such a joy to make while I have been recovering from a life changing operation. Curling up into a little ball just like she is doing in her cosy nest is something I have felt like doing a lot the past few weeks as I have needed so much sleep.

I hope you like her. I will be posting more about how I made the leaves soon too.

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Deb mcdougall | October 24, 2019 at 9:52 pm

Another gorgeous creation
Deb😍

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- Amanda Adebisi | October 28, 2019 at 6:27 pm
  
  Thanks so much Deb
  
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  - Marlene Grace | August 27, 2022 at 3:29 pm
    
    My needles also has no markings or sizes so have no idee to even start felting and I was so exited. why would they send it to me like that. my birthday gift
    
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  - Amanda Adebisi | September 3, 2022 at 4:10 pm
    
    That’s strange where did you get them from?
    
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Cindy | October 24, 2019 at 6:28 pm

Maybe I missed something…why put it on a wipe? I’m also wondering if there are markings on the different needles to tell them apart. Thank you for your wonderful directions.

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- Amanda Adebisi | October 24, 2019 at 9:07 pm
  
  It was an experiment which seemed to work. Easy to form the shape of the leaf and it kept in shape. There are many ways but had heard of people using wipes as a base for flat wool pictures so wanted to try it. Some of the needles I buy do have colour coded tips so you know the difference. Heidifeathers sells them and they are great. 😊
  
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  - Carla | October 26, 2019 at 7:12 am
    
    Its beautiful, Amanda!
    
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  - Amanda Adebisi | October 28, 2019 at 6:27 pm
    
    Thank you Carla 😁
    
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Chris | July 11, 2019 at 11:03 pm

What a sweetie pie! Thanks for sharing!

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purl1 | July 7, 2019 at 1:37 pm

Fantastic, well done, I’ll give it a try

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- Amanda Adebisi | July 7, 2019 at 7:58 pm
  
  Thank you 😊
  
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Heather | July 5, 2019 at 9:31 am

Such an adorable little creature. Wishing you a very speedy recovery x

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- Amanda Adebisi | July 7, 2019 at 7:57 pm
  
  Thanks so much Heather. Healing well.x
  
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pearlyqueenbee | June 25, 2019 at 2:55 pm

So glad you are recovering well Amanda: your little dormouse is a real gem.

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- Amanda Adebisi | June 27, 2019 at 11:06 am
  
  Thank so much x
  
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Carla | June 25, 2019 at 7:12 am

She is adorable!

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- Amanda Adebisi | June 27, 2019 at 11:07 am
  
  Thanks so much Carla x
  
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deb | June 24, 2019 at 10:45 pm

Gorgeous as always beautiful colouring

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- Amanda Adebisi | June 27, 2019 at 11:07 am
  
  Thanks Deb 😊
  
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TheLindaLWeeks | June 24, 2019 at 7:13 pm

I, too, hope you are better today! and keep up the good critters… thank you for your posts!

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- Amanda Adebisi | June 27, 2019 at 11:06 am
  
  Aw thank you Linda 😊
  
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dandydoggies@aol.com | June 24, 2019 at 6:01 pm

Thank you! Love the mouse and nest. I hope every day is better for you.

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- Amanda Adebisi | June 24, 2019 at 6:20 pm
  
  Thanks so much. Recovering well thank you.
  
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