Featured here is a cute crochet doctor keychain. The handcrafted keychain depicts a doctor wearing a white coat, a stethoscope, and a small blue cap with a red cross.
Adorable Doctor Keychain Gift
This doctor keychain is an ideal gift for medical professionals, students, or anyone who admires the dedication of doctors. Its small size makes it perfect for attaching to bags or keys.
Materials:
- Worsted weight yarn in the following colors:
- Skin tone (light brown or beige)
- White
- Black or dark brown (for hair)
- Small amount of blue and red (for the cap and cross)
- Small amount of gray or silver (for the stethoscope)
- Crochet hook size E/4 (3.5 mm)
- Safety eyes (6 mm)
- Embroidery thread in black (for the mouth)
- Polyester fiberfill for stuffing
- Yarn needle
- Scissors
- Keychain ring
Abbreviations (US Crochet Terms):
- Rnd: Round
- sc: single crochet
- inc: increase (2 sc in the same stitch)
- dec: decrease (sc 2 stitches together)
- sl st: slip stitch
- ch: chain
- BLO: back loop only
- FLO: front loop only
Finished Size: Approximately 4 inches tall (excluding the keychain ring).
Instructions:
1. Head:
- With skin tone yarn, start with a magic ring.
- Rnd 1: 6 sc into the magic ring (6 sts)
- Rnd 2: Inc in each st around (12 sts)
- Rnd 3: (Sc in the next st, inc in the next st) repeat 6 times (18 sts)
- Rnd 4: Sc in each st around (18 sts)
- Rnd 5: (Sc in the next 2 sts, inc in the next st) repeat 6 times (24 sts)
- Rnd 6-9: Sc in each st around (24 sts) (4 rounds)
- Rnd 10: (Sc in the next 2 sts, dec over the next 2 sts) repeat 6 times (18 sts)
- Rnd 11: (Sc in the next st, dec over the next 2 sts) repeat 6 times (12 sts)
- Insert safety eyes between Rnds 8 and 9, approximately 6 stitches apart.
- Stuff the head firmly.
- Rnd 12: Dec over the next 2 sts, repeat 6 times (6 sts)
- Fasten off and weave in the ends.
2. Hair:
- With black or dark brown yarn, start with a magic ring.
- Rnd 1: 6 sc into the magic ring (6 sts)
- Rnd 2: Inc in each st around (12 sts)
- Rnd 3: (Sc in the next st, inc in the next st) repeat 6 times (18 sts)
- Rnd 4: (Sc in the next 2 sts, inc in the next st) repeat 6 times (24 sts)
- Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
- Sew the hair piece onto the top of the head.
3. Body:
- With white yarn, start with a magic ring.
- Rnd 1: 6 sc into the magic ring (6 sts)
- Rnd 2: Inc in each st around (12 sts)
- Rnd 3: (Sc in the next st, inc in the next st) repeat 6 times (18 sts)
- Rnd 4: (Sc in the next 2 sts, inc in the next st) repeat 6 times (24 sts)
- Rnd 5-9: Sc in each st around (24 sts) (5 rounds)
- Stuff the body firmly.
- Rnd 10: (Sc in the next 2 sts, dec over the next 2 sts) repeat 6 times (18 sts)
- Rnd 11: (Sc in the next st, dec over the next 2 sts) repeat 6 times (12 sts)
- Rnd 12: Dec over the next 2 sts, repeat 6 times (6 sts)
- Fasten off and weave in the ends.
4. Arms (Make 2):
- With skin tone yarn, start with a magic ring.
- Rnd 1: 6 sc into the magic ring (6 sts)
- Rnd 2: Inc in each st around (12 sts)
- Rnd 3-4: Sc in each st around (12 sts) (2 rounds)
- Change to white yarn.
- Rnd 5-6: Sc in each st around (12 sts) (2 rounds)
- Stuff the arms lightly.
- Rnd 7: Dec over the next 2 sts, repeat 6 times (6 sts)
- Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Sew the arms to the sides of the body.
5. Legs (Make 2):
- With white yarn, start with a magic ring.
- Rnd 1: 6 sc into the magic ring (6 sts)
- Rnd 2: Inc in each st around (12 sts)
- Rnd 3-5: Sc in each st around (12 sts) (3 rounds)
- Stuff the legs lightly.
- Rnd 6: Dec over the next 2 sts, repeat 6 times (6 sts)
- Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Sew the legs to the bottom of the body.
6. Doctor’s Coat:
- With white yarn, ch 25.
- Row 1: Sc in the 2nd ch from the hook and in each ch across (24 sts). Turn.
- Row 2: Ch 1, sc in the next 6 sts, ch 3 (for armhole), skip next 4 sts, sc in the next 8 sts, ch 3 (for armhole), skip next 4 sts, sc in the last 6 sts. Turn.
- Row 3: Ch 1, sc in the next 6 sts, sc in the next 3 ch sts, sc in the next 8 sts, sc in the next 3 ch sts, sc in the last 6 sts (26 sts). Turn.
- Row 4-6: Ch 1, sc in each st across (26 sts). Turn.
- Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Sew the coat onto the body, leaving the front open.
7. Stethoscope:
- With gray or silver yarn, ch 30.
- Fasten off.
- Take a small piece of the same yarn and tie it to the middle of the chain to create the earpieces. Shape the ends to resemble the chest piece. Sew the stethoscope around the neck of the doctor.
8. Doctor’s Cap:
- With blue yarn, start with a magic ring.
- Rnd 1: 6 sc into the magic ring (6 sts)
- Rnd 2: Inc in each st around (12 sts)
- Rnd 3: (Sc in the next st, inc in the next st) repeat 6 times (18 sts)
- Rnd 4: Sc in BLO of each st around (18 sts)
- Rnd 5: Sc in each st around (18 sts)
- Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Sew the cap onto the head, slightly tilted.
9. Red Cross for Cap:
- With red yarn, ch 3.
- Sl st into the first ch to form a loop.
- Ch 3. Sc in the first ch of the loop. Ch 3. Sc in the first ch of the loop. Ch 3. Sc in the first ch of the loop. Ch 3. Sl st in the first ch of the loop.
- Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Sew the red cross onto the front of the blue cap.
10. Finishing:
- Embroider a small smile onto the face using black embroidery thread.
- Attach the keychain ring to the top of the head or the back of the body using a length of yarn.
- Sew the head to the body.
- Weave in all remaining loose ends.
Congratulations! Your crochet doctor keychain is now complete. You can now proudly display your handmade creation!
