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This image shows a lovely crochet Teacher keychain with a blue sweater. The handmade keychain features a girl with brown hair wearing a blue sweater with a white design and black pants.
Cute Teacher Keychain with Sweater
This teacher keychain with a blue sweater is a charming accessory for anyone who loves handmade items or wants to add a touch of sweetness to their belongings.
Materials:
- Worsted weight yarn in the following colors:
- Skin tone (light brown or beige)
- Light brown (for hair)
- Blue
- White
- Black (for pants)
- 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 light 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. You can add a few strands of hair hanging down by chaining a desired length and attaching them to the sides.
3. Body:
- 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 the next 2 sts, inc in the next st) repeat 6 times (24 sts)
- Rnd 5-7: Sc in each st around (24 sts) (3 rounds)
- Change to black yarn.
- Rnd 8-9: Sc in each st around (24 sts) (2 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 blue 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 black 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. White Design on Sweater:
- Using white yarn and a yarn needle, embroider a simple design onto the front of the blue sweater part of the body. You can create a horizontal line with a few vertical lines coming down from it, as shown in the image, or any other simple design you like.
7. 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 girl keychain with a blue sweater is now ready to brighten someone’s day!