Crochet Superman keychains are a fantastic way to celebrate your love for the iconic superhero while showcasing your crochet skills. This adorable amigurumi project makes for a perfect handmade gift for any DC Comics fan. Follow this detailed pattern to create your very own crochet Superman keychain.
To begin, you’ll need various colored yarns, a 2.5mm crochet hook, stuffing, a keyring, and a yarn needle. This pattern consists of creating small individual parts that are then assembled to form the complete figure. Make sure to follow each step carefully to achieve the best results.
Materials:
- Beige yarn (skin color)
- Black yarn (hair)
- Blue yarn (suit)
- Red yarn (boots and cape)
- Yellow yarn (belt and emblem)
- 2.5mm crochet hook
- Stuffing
- Keyring
- Yarn needle
- Safety eyes
Abbreviations:
- MR: Magic Ring
- sc: Single Crochet
- inc: Increase (2 sc in one stitch)
- dec: Decrease (sc two stitches together)
- st(s): Stitch(es)
- sl st: Slip Stitch
Instructions:
Head:
- Round 1: With beige yarn, make a MR, 6 sc into the ring (6)
- Round 2: 2 sc in each st around (12)
- Round 3: (1 sc, inc) around (18)
- Round 4: (2 sc, inc) around (24)
- Round 5: (3 sc, inc) around (30)
- Rounds 6-10: Sc in each st around (30)
- Round 11: (3 sc, dec) around (24)
- Round 12: (2 sc, dec) around (18)
- Round 13: (1 sc, dec) around (12)
- Round 14: Dec around (6)
- Finish: Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing. Stuff the head firmly.
Body:
- Round 1: With blue yarn, make a MR, 6 sc into the ring (6)
- Round 2: 2 sc in each st around (12)
- Round 3: (1 sc, inc) around (18)
- Rounds 4-6: Sc in each st around (18)
- Round 7: (1 sc, dec) around (12)
- Round 8: Sc in each st around (12)
- Round 9: (1 sc, inc) around (18)
- Rounds 10-12: Sc in each st around (18)
- Round 13: (1 sc, dec) around (12)
- Round 14: Dec around (6)
- Finish: Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing. Stuff the body firmly.
Arms (Make 2):
- Round 1: With beige yarn, make a MR, 6 sc into the ring (6)
- Rounds 2-3: Sc in each st around (6)
- Round 4: Switch to blue yarn, sc in each st around (6)
- Rounds 5-7: Sc in each st around (6)
- Finish: Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing. Stuff lightly.
Legs (Make 2):
- Round 1: With red yarn, make a MR, 6 sc into the ring (6)
- Rounds 2-3: Sc in each st around (6)
- Round 4: Switch to blue yarn, sc in each st around (6)
- Rounds 5-8: Sc in each st around (6)
- Finish: Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing. Stuff lightly.
Hair:
- Strands: Cut several pieces of black yarn about 3 inches long.
- Attachment: Fold each piece in half and loop through stitches on the head to create hair strands. Style as desired.
Cape:
- Base Row: With red yarn, chain 21.
- Row 1: Sc in 2nd chain from hook and across, turn (20)
- Rows 2-10: Sc in each st across, turn (20)
- Finish: Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing.
Assembly:
- Sew the head onto the body.
- Attach the arms and legs to the body.
- Sew the hair onto the head and style as desired.
- Sew the cape onto the back of the body.
- Attach safety eyes and embroider the mouth and emblem with black and yellow yarn.
- Securely attach the keyring to the top of the head.