Adorable Crochet Dragon Keychain Pattern: Little Treasure Keeper

Crochet Pattern: Adorable Crochet Dragon Keychain Pattern: Little Treasure Keeper

Materials

• Fingering weight yarn in Light Green, Cream, Light Yellow, and Dark Brown
• 2.0 mm crochet hook
• 6mm safety eyes or black embroidery thread
• Fiberfill stuffing
• Keychain ring with chain
• Assorted small yellow/gold beads and sequins
• Yarn needle, scissors, and stitch markers

Abbreviations

• ch – chain
• sc – single crochet
• inc – increase (2 sc in one stitch)
• dec – decrease (sc 2 together)
• BLO – back loops only
• sl st – slip stitch
• st(s) – stitch(es)

Instructions

Head (using Light Green yarn):

• Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
• Rnd 2: 6 inc (12)
• Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
• Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
• Rnd 5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
• Rnd 6-11: sc in each st around (30)
• Rnd 12: Insert safety eyes between Rnds 8 and 9, about 5 sts apart. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
• Rnd 13: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18) – Begin stuffing the head.
• Rnd 14: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
• Rnd 15: 6 dec (6). Fasten off, leaving a yarn tail to sew closed.

Snout (using Light Green yarn):

• Rnd 1: Ch 5, starting in 2nd ch from hook: 3 sc, 3 sc in last ch. Turn to work other side of chain: 2 sc, inc (10)
• Rnd 2: inc, 2 sc, 3 inc, 2 sc, 2 inc (16)
• Rnd 3: sc in each st around (16). Fasten off, leaving a tail to sew to the head.

Body (using Light Green yarn):

• Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
• Rnd 2: 6 inc (12)
• Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
• Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
• Rnd 5-9: sc in each st around (24)
• Rnd 10: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
• Rnd 11: sc in each st around (18)
• Rnd 12: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12) – Stuff the body firmly.
• Fasten off, leaving a long tail to sew to the head.

Belly Patch (using Cream yarn):

• Row 1: Ch 4, starting in 2nd ch from hook: 3 sc, ch 1, turn (3)
• Row 2: inc, 1 sc, inc, ch 1, turn (5)
• Row 3-6: sc in each st across, ch 1, turn (5)
• Row 7: dec, 1 sc, dec (3). Fasten off, leaving a tail to sew onto the dragon’s body.

Cart (using Dark Brown yarn):

• Row 1: Ch 11. Starting in 2nd ch from hook: 9 sc, 3 sc in last ch. Turn to work on the other side of the chain: 8 sc, inc (22)
• Rnd 2: inc, 8 sc, 3 inc, 8 sc, 2 inc (28)
• Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc), 8 sc, (1 sc, inc) x 3, 8 sc, (1 sc, inc) x 2 (34)
• Rnd 4: In BLO, sc in each st around (34)
• Rnd 5-9: In both loops, sc in each st around (34). Fasten off and weave in ends.

Wheels (using Dark Brown yarn – make 4):

• Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
• Rnd 2: 6 inc (12). Fasten off, leaving a tail. Sew wheels to the sides of the cart.

Assembly:

• Sew the head and body together. Attach the snout and belly patch.
• Embroider small details: black eyebrows and nostrils, yellow horns, and small wings on the back of the dragon.
• Position the dragon inside the cart, gluing or sewing it down securely.
• Fill the empty space around the dragon in the cart with gold beads, small crocheted yellow circles (coins), and sequins.
• Attach the keychain loop to the top of the dragon’s head.