Adorable Mini Circus Tent Crochet Keychain – Free Amigurumi Pattern

Crochet Pattern: Adorable Mini Circus Tent Crochet Keychain – Free Amigurumi Pattern

Materials

• Fine lace-weight or sport-weight yarn in Red, White, Blue, and Yellow
• 1.5mm or 2.0mm crochet hook
• Fiberfill stuffing
• Keychain ring and chain link
• Tapestry needle and scissors
• Tiny gold star sequin or sticker

Abbreviations

• ch – chain
• sc – single crochet
• inc – increase
• dec – decrease
• sl st – slip stitch
• st(s) – stitch(es)
• BLO – back loop only
• FLO – front loop only

Instructions

Roof (Worked from top to bottom):

Using Red yarn, start with a magic ring.

Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6 sts).

Round 2: [1 sc in Red, 1 sc in White] repeat around (6 sts).

Round 3: [inc in Red, inc in White] repeat around (12 sts).

Round 4: [1 sc in Red, 1 sc in White] repeat around (12 sts).

Round 5: [1 sc, inc in Red, 1 sc, inc in White] repeat around (18 sts).

Round 6: [2 sc in Red, 2 sc in White] repeat around (18 sts).

Round 7: [inc, 2 sc in Red, inc, 2 sc in White] repeat around (24 sts).

Round 8: [3 sc in Red, 3 sc in White] repeat around (24 sts).

Round 9: [inc, 3 sc in Red, inc, 3 sc in White] repeat around (30 sts).

Round 10: [4 sc in Red, 4 sc in White] repeat around (30 sts). Fasten off and weave in ends.

Tent Body:

Attach Blue yarn to the BLO of Round 10. This creates the base edge of the roof.

Round 11: Work 1 sc in each BLO around (30 sts).

Round 12: Switching back to Red and White stripes, work [3 sc in Red, 3 sc in White] around in BLO (30 sts).

Rounds 13-17: Continue stripe pattern [3 sc in Red, 3 sc in White] around (30 sts).

Round 18: Switch to Blue. Working in BLO, [3 sc, dec] repeat around (24 sts). Begin stuffing firmly.

Round 19: [2 sc, dec] repeat around (18 sts).

Round 20: [1 sc, dec] repeat around (12 sts).

Round 21: dec around (6 sts). Fasten off, weave tail to close hole.

Blue Scalloped Trim:

Attach Blue yarn to the FLO of Round 10. Working around the roof edge: [ch 2, 1 dc in same st, ch 2, sl st in next st] repeat around to create a miniature scalloped awning. Fasten off.

Doorway:

Using Blue yarn, ch 10. Turn, sc across to make a thin strip. Sew to the front of the tent in an arch shape. Outline the arch with Yellow yarn using surface slip stitches or simple embroidery to define the doorway.

Tiny Flag & Assembly:

Crochet a tiny rectangle (ch 5, 2 rows of sc) in Red and White stripes. Glue a tiny gold star to the center. Attach a small wire or headpin through the flag, insert it into the top center of the roof, and secure inside. Attach the keychain ring to the flag’s top loop.