This adorable Amigurumi Dog Keychain is a fun and easy crochet project, perfect for anyone looking to add a cute and functional accessory to their bag or keys. Here’s a breakdown of how to create the dog, with detailed instructions:
Materials:
- Cotton yarn (50g/125m): beige-red, terracotta
- Embroidery thread (for muzzle)
- 6mm safety eyes
- Filler for toys
- Keychain
- 2.5mm hook
- Needle for sewing details
- Scissors
Conventions:
- KA: Magic ring
- vp: Air loop
- sc: Single crochet
- pssn: Half-column with a crochet
- pr: Increase
- ub: Decrease
- (…) x n: Repeat n times
Body:
- 1st row: 6 sc in KA
- 2nd row: 6 pr (12)
- 3rd row: (1 sc, pr) x 6 (18)
- Rows 4-9: 18 sc (18)
- 10th row: (sc, ub) x 6 (12)
- Rows 11-12: 12 sc (12)
- 13th row: (2 sc, ub) x 3 (9)
Do not cut the thread here as you’ll crochet the head directly onto the body.
Head:
- 1st row: (2 sc, pr) x 3 (12)
- 2nd row: 6 pr (24)
- 3rd row: (3 sc, pr) x 6 (30)
- Rows 4-10: 30 sc (30)
- 11th row: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
- 12th row: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
- 13th row: (sc, dec) x 6 (12)
- 14th row: 6 dec (6)
Before finishing the head, attach the safety eyes between rows 8 and 9 (3 stitches apart). Fill well with filler.