Crochet puppy keychain - free pattern

 

Materials:

Medium worsted weight yarn in 2 colours for head and ears and white for mouth

Black embroidery skein

Crochet hook 3 mm

Beads for eyes or safety doll eyes and nose

Fiberfill for stuffing

Stitch marker

key ring

Stitches/Abbreviations Used:

[ ] - repeat instructions within parenthesis as a set as many times as directed

ch - chain

st/sts - stitch/stitches

sc - single crochet

sc2tog - single crochet 2 consecutive stitches worked together (sc decrease)

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Instruction:

Head

Work in continuous rounds without joining at the end of each round. Place a stitch marker in the first st of a round to identify the beginning of the round.

Round 1: Using colour A make a magic ring, ch 1, 7 sc into ring. (7 sts)

Round 2:  2 sc in each st around. (14 sts)

Round 3:  Repeat [sc in next st, 2 sc in next st] around. (21 sts)

Round 4:  Repeat [sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st] around. (28 sts)

Round 5 to 11:  Sc in each st around. (28 sts)

If using safety eyes fix the eyes at the 7th round from the top with 4 sts between the eyes

Round 12:  Sc2tog around. (14 sts)

Stuff with fiberfill.

Round 13:  Sc2tog around. (7 sts). Cut off yarn leaving a long tail. Thread yarn needle through the free end of yarn and weave in through the sts to close the opening.

Ears (make 2)

Work in continuous rounds without joining at the end of each round. Place a stitch marker in the first st of a round to identify the beginning of the round.

Round 1: Using colour B make a magic ring, ch 1, 6 sc into ring.

Round 2 to 5: Sc in each st around.

Work 2 sc at the top closing the opening. Cut off yarn leaving a long tail for sewing.

Mouth

Using white ch 4, sc in 2nd and 3rd ch from hook, 3 sc in last ch, sc in next ch on the other side, 2 sc in next ch. Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing. (8 sc).

For nose using black thread embroider a black triangle on the mouth. You can also use safety toy nose.

Assembling

Sew the ears between the 3rd and 4th rounds from the top. Sew the mouth and beads for eyes on either above the mouth. Attach a keyring to the top.