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Featured here is a delightful crochet chef keychain. The keychain depicts a miniature chef wearing a white chef’s hat, a red scarf, and a white apron.
Adorable Chef Keychain Gift
This chef keychain is a perfect gift for chefs, cooking enthusiasts, or anyone who loves culinary arts. Its detailed design and cheerful expression make it a fun and unique accessory.
Materials:
- Worsted weight yarn in the following colors:
- Skin tone (light brown or beige)
- White
- Black or dark brown (for hair)
- Red
- 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. Chef’s Hat:
- 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: (Sc in the next 3 sts, inc in the next st) repeat 6 times (30 sts)
- Rnd 6: Sc in BLO of each st around (30 sts)
- Rnd 7-10: Sc in each st around (30 sts) (4 rounds)
- Top of the Hat:
- Rnd 11: (Sc in the next 4 sts, inc in the next st) repeat 6 times (36 sts)
- Rnd 12-16: Sc in each st around (36 sts) (5 rounds)
- Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Sew the hat onto the top of the head.
7. Red Scarf:
- With red yarn, ch 30.
- Starting in the 2nd ch from the hook, sc in each ch across (29 sts).
- Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
- Tie the scarf around the neck of the chef.
8. Apron:
- With white yarn, ch 16.
- Row 1: Sc in the 2nd ch from the hook and in each ch across (15 sts). Turn.
- Row 2-8: Ch 1, sc in each st across (15 sts). Turn.
- Apron Straps (Make 2):
- With white yarn, ch 20.
- Starting in the 2nd ch from the hook, sc in each ch across (19 sts).
- Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
- Sew one end of each strap to the top corners of the apron and the other ends to the back of the body, crossing them slightly.
- Waist Ties (Make 2):
- With white yarn, ch 25.
- Starting in the 2nd ch from the hook, sc in each ch across (24 sts).
- Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
- Sew one end of each tie to the sides of the apron around the waist level and tie them in the back.
9. 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.
Your adorable crochet chef keychain is now ready to cook up some fun!