Free Crochet Elf Keychain Pattern: Perfect Christmas Amigurumi

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

Materials

• Sport weight cotton yarn in Green, Red, White, Beige, and Brown
• 2.0 mm crochet hook
• 4 mm black safety eyes
• Polyester fiberfill stuffing
• Yarn needle and embroidery thread
• Metal keychain ring with chain links
• Miniature gold jingle bell
• Pink cosmetic blush for cheeks (optional)

Abbreviations

• MR – Magic Ring
• sc – Single Crochet
• inc – Increase
• dec – Decrease
• ch – Chain
• sl st – Slip Stitch
• BLO – Back Loops Only
• FLO – Front Loops Only

Instructions

Head:
Using Beige yarn:
Round 1: 6 sc in MR [6]
Round 2: 6 inc [12]
Round 3: (1 sc, inc) * 6 [18]
Round 4: (2 sc, inc) * 6 [24]
Round 5: (3 sc, inc) * 6 [30]
Rounds 6-11: 30 sc [30]
Insert safety eyes between rounds 8 and 9, leaving 5 stitches in between. Embroider the brown hair bangs on the forehead and a tiny smile between the eyes. Stuff firmly.
Round 12: (3 sc, dec) * 6 [24]
Round 13: (2 sc, dec) * 6 [18]
Round 14: (1 sc, dec) * 6 [12]
Round 15: 6 dec [6]
Fasten off, weaving in ends.

Ears (Make 2):
Using Beige yarn:
Row 1: Ch 3, in second chain from hook make 1 sc, 1 hdc, ch 1, sl st in same stitch. Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing to the head on rounds 9-10.

Pointy Elf Hat:
Using Green yarn:
Round 1: 4 sc in MR [4]
Round 2: (1 sc, inc) * 2 [6]
Round 3: 6 sc [6]
Round 4: (2 sc, inc) * 2 [8]
Round 5: 8 sc [8]
Round 6: (3 sc, inc) * 2 [10]
Round 7: 10 sc [10]
Round 8: (4 sc, inc) * 2 [12]
Round 9: (1 sc, inc) * 6 [18]
Round 10-11: 18 sc [18]
Round 12: (2 sc, inc) * 6 [24]
Round 13: 24 sc [24]
Round 14: (3 sc, inc) * 6 [30]
Round 15-16: 30 sc [30]
Change to Red yarn:
Round 17: 30 sc [30]
Change to White yarn:
Round 18: 30 sc [30]
Fasten off, leaving a long tail. Sew the mini jingle bell to the tip of the hat, bend the top slightly, and sew the hat to the head.

Legs & Body:
Start with Brown yarn (boots):
Round 1: 6 sc in MR [6]
Round 2: (1 sc, inc) * 3 [9]
Round 3: 9 sc [9]
Change to Red yarn:
Round 4: BLO 9 sc [9]
Change to White yarn:
Round 5: 9 sc [9]
Change to Red yarn:
Round 6: 9 sc [9]
Change to White yarn:
Round 7: 9 sc [9]
Fasten off first leg. Repeat for second leg, but do not cut the yarn. Ch 2, join to the first leg with a sc.
Change to Green yarn:
Round 8: 9 sc around first leg, 2 sc in chains, 9 sc around second leg, 2 sc in opposite side of chains [22]
Round 9-11: 22 sc [22]
Change to Brown yarn for belt:
Round 12: 22 sc [22]
Change to Green yarn:
Round 13: (9 sc, dec) * 2 [20]
Round 14: (3 sc, dec) * 4 [16]
Round 15: 16 sc [16]
Round 16: (2 sc, dec) * 4 [12]
Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing to the head.

Collar:
Using Red yarn:
Row 1: Ch 13, starting in 2nd ch from hook: (Sl st, ch 2, dc, ch 2, sl st) in first ch, sl st in next ch. Repeat across to create pointed petal-like shapes. Fasten off and wrap/sew around the neck join.

Arms (Make 2):
Start with Beige yarn:
Round 1: 5 sc in MR [5]
Round 2: 5 sc [5]
Change to Green yarn:
Round 3-7: 5 sc [5]
Fasten off, leaving a tail to sew to the body sides.

Assembly & Details:

• Sew the body to the head securely.
• Sew the arms to the sides of the body just below the collar.
• With white thread, embroider a tiny square belt buckle on the brown belt row.
• Apply a touch of pink cosmetic blush below the eyes.
• Secure the keychain chain to the top of the hat through the stitches.