Adorable Crochet Elf Keychain: Free Christmas Amigurumi Pattern

Crochet Pattern: Adorable Crochet Elf Keychain: Free Christmas Amigurumi Pattern

Materials

• Sport weight yarn in Green, White, Peach (Skin color), Brown, and Red
• Small scrap of Gold/Yellow yarn for the belt buckle
• 2.0 mm or 2.25 mm crochet hook
• 6mm safety eyes
• Fiberfill stuffing
• Keychain clasp or ring
• Yarn needle, scissors, and a dab of pink blush for the cheeks

Abbreviations

• MR: Magic ring
• sc: Single crochet
• inc: Increase
• dec: Decrease
• BLO: Back loops only
• F/O: Fasten off
• ch: Chain
• st: Stitch

Instructions

This adorable elf keychain pattern is worked in continuous rounds. Use a stitch marker to keep track of your rows.

Head:

• Rnd 1: With skin color yarn, 6 sc in MR (6)
• Rnd 2: [inc] x 6 (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 stitch around (30)
• Note: Insert safety eyes between rounds 8 and 9, leaving 5 stitches between them.
• Rnd 12: [3 sc, dec] x 6 (24)
• Rnd 13: [2 sc, dec] x 6 (18)
• Rnd 14: [1 sc, dec] x 6 (12) – Stuff firmly with fiberfill
• Rnd 15: [dec] x 6 (6)
• F/O and weave in ends.

Hat:

• Rnd 1: With green yarn, 4 sc in MR (4)
• Rnd 2: [1 sc, inc] x 2 (6)
• Rnd 3: sc around (6)
• Rnd 4: [2 sc, inc] x 2 (8)
• Rnd 5: sc around (8)
• Rnd 6: [3 sc, inc] x 2 (10)
• Rnd 7: [4 sc, inc] x 2 (12)
• Rnd 8: [1 sc, inc] x 6 (18)
• Rnd 9: sc around (18)
• Rnd 10: [2 sc, inc] x 6 (24)
• Rnd 11-12: sc around (24)
• Rnd 13: [3 sc, inc] x 6 (30)
• Rnd 14-15: sc around (30)
• Rnd 16-17: Switch to white yarn, sc around (30)
• F/O, leaving a long tail for sewing. Sew a tiny white pompom to the tip.

Legs & Body:

• Rnd 1: With brown yarn, 6 sc in MR (6)
• Rnd 2-4: sc around (6). F/O the first leg. Do not cut yarn on the second leg.
• Rnd 5: Join legs. sc around both legs and connecting chains (14)
• Rnd 6: Switch to green. Working in BLO, sc around (14)
• Rnd 7-11: sc around (14)
• Rnd 12: [5 sc, dec] x 2 (12) – Stuff the body firmly.
• F/O, leaving a tail for sewing to the head.

Arms (Make 2):

• Rnd 1: With skin color, 5 sc in MR (5)
• Rnd 2: sc around (5)
• Rnd 3-5: Switch to green, sc around (5)
• F/O, leaving a tail to attach to the body.

Assembly:

• Embroider a small brown belt around the waist, adding a gold/yellow yarn buckle.
• Sew the head to the body. Attach the arms to the sides of the shoulders.
• Sew the hat on top of the head, positioning it slightly tilted back.
• Embroider a red and white scarf by chaining 35, switching colors every 2 stitches, and tie it around the elf’s neck.
• Attach a metal keychain ring to the top of the hat. Add a blush detail to the cheeks if desired.