Adorable Crochet Deer Keychain: Free Amigurumi Pattern

Looking for your next quick and cute crochet project? This adorable Crochet Deer Keychain is the ultimate pocket-sized companion! Made with ultra-soft plush chenille yarn, this mini fawn is incredibly huggable despite its small size. It is the perfect weekend project to add to your backpack, keys, or to prep for your next craft market.

Why You Will Love Making This Velvet Fawn Keychain

This mini amigurumi deer pattern is specifically designed to be fast, beginner-friendly, and highly customizable. Using super bulky velvet yarn ensures your stitches work up quickly, resulting in a delightfully chunky texture. It is a fantastic scrap-buster project that requires very little yarn, making it highly profitable for market sellers and a wonderful handmade gift for friends and family.

Crochet Pattern: Adorable Crochet Deer Keychain: Free Amigurumi Pattern

Materials

Super Bulky chenille yarn in Brown, Cream, and Black
4.0 mm crochet hook
8mm safety eyes
Polyester fiberfill stuffing
Black embroidery floss for the nose
Yarn needle and scissors
Keychain ring and chain

Abbreviations

MR – Magic Ring
SC – Single Crochet
INC – Increase
DEC – Decrease
CH – Chain
ST – Stitch
SL ST – Slip Stitch

Instructions

Head: Using Brown yarn.

R1: 6 sc in MR (6)
R2: 6 inc (12)
R3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
R4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
R5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
R6-10: sc around (30)
R11: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
R12: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
Insert safety eyes between R8 and R9, about 5 stitches apart. Stuff the head firmly.
R13: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
R14: 6 dec (6). Fasten off and weave in ends.

Face Patch: Using Cream yarn.

Ch 6, start in 2nd ch from hook: 4 sc, 3 sc in the last chain. Turn to work along the opposite side of the chain: 3 sc, inc in the last chain (12). Sew onto the front of the head between the eyes. Use white yarn to embroider small forehead spots.

Snout: Using Cream yarn.

R1: 6 sc in MR (6)
R2: 6 inc (12). Fasten off. Embroider a small T-shaped nose using black yarn and sew the snout onto the center of the face patch.

Body: Using Brown yarn.

R1: 6 sc in MR (6)
R2: 6 inc (12)
R3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
R4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
R5-8: sc around (24)
R9: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
R10: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12). Stuff firmly. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing to the head.

Belly Patch: Using Cream yarn.

R1: 6 sc in MR (6)
R2: 6 inc (12). Fasten off and sew onto the front of the body.

Ears (Make 2): Using Brown yarn.

R1: 5 sc in MR (5)
R2: 5 inc (10)
R3: sc around (10). Pinch the base and sew to the sides of the head.

Horns (Make 2): Using Black yarn.

R1: 4 sc in MR (4)
R2: (1 sc, inc) x 2 (6)
R3: sc around (6). Sew to the top of the head between the ears.

Arms and Legs (Make 4): Start with Black yarn.

R1: 6 sc in MR (6)
Switch to Brown yarn.
R2-4: sc around (6). Stuff lightly, pinch closed, and sew two arms and two legs to the body. Attach the keychain ring to the top of the head.

Adorable Crochet Deer Keychain: Free Amigurumi Pattern

Why You Will Love Making This Velvet Fawn Keychain

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