Halloween Pumpkin Keychain: Cute and Spooky Crochet

Materials Needed:

• Yarn in orange, black, purple, yellow, and brown
• Crochet hook size D (3.25 mm)
• Tapestry needle
• Scissors
• Fiberfill stuffing
• Safety eyes (6 mm)
• Keychain ring
• Stitch markers

Pumpkin Body:

1. Base:
   • With orange yarn, make a magic ring.
   • Round 1: 6 sc in ring. Pull tight to close.
   • Round 2: 2 sc in each st around (12 sc).
   • Round 3: Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st around (18 sc).
   • Round 4: Sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st around (24 sc).
   • Rounds 5-9: Sc in each st around.
   • Round 10: Sc in next 2 sts, sc2tog around (18 sc).
   • Round 11: Sc in next st, sc2tog around (12 sc). Stuff firmly.
   • Round 12: Sc2tog around (6 sc). Fasten off, leaving a long tail.
2. Details:
   • Attach safety eyes between rounds 5 and 6, about 6 sts apart.
   • Embroider a smiling mouth with black yarn.

Witch Hat:

1. Brim:
   • With black yarn, make a magic ring.
   • Round 1: 6 sc in ring. Pull tight to close.
   • Round 2: 2 sc in each st around (12 sc).
   • Round 3: Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st around (18 sc).
   • Round 4: Sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st around (24 sc). Switch to purple yarn.
   • Round 5: Sc in each st around.
2. Top:
   • Round 1: Sc in next 3 sts, sc2tog around (20 sc).
   • Round 2: Sc in next 2 sts, sc2tog around (15 sc).
   • Round 3: Sc in next st, sc2tog around (10 sc).
   • Round 4: Sc2tog around (5 sc). Fasten off, leaving a long tail.
   • Stuff lightly and sew the hat to the top of the pumpkin.
3. Buckle:
   • With yellow yarn, ch 10.
   • Row 1: Sc in second ch from hook and across (9 sc). Fasten off.
   • Sew the ends together to form a loop and attach it to the hat.

Broomstick:

1. Stick:
   • With brown yarn, ch 15.
   • Row 1: Sc in second ch from hook and across (14 sc). Fasten off.
2. Broom Bristles:
   • Cut several strands of brown yarn, about 4 inches long.
   • Attach the strands to one end of the stick using a lark’s head knot.
   • Trim the ends evenly.

Tiny Black Cat:

1. Body:
   • With black yarn, make a magic ring.
   • Round 1: 6 sc in ring. Pull tight to close.
   • Round 2: 2 sc in each st around (12 sc).
   • Rounds 3-5: Sc in each st around.
   • Round 6: Sc2tog around (6 sc). Fasten off, leaving a long tail.
2. Head:
   • With black yarn, make a magic ring.
   • Round 1: 6 sc in ring. Pull tight to close.
   • Round 2: 2 sc in each st around (12 sc).
   • Rounds 3-4: Sc in each st around.
   • Fasten off, leaving a long tail.
   • Attach safety eyes and embroider a small mouth.
   • Stuff lightly and sew the head to the body.
3. Ears and Tail:
   • Ears: Ch 4, sc in second ch from hook, hdc in next ch, dc in last ch. Fasten off and sew onto the head.
   • Tail: Ch 6, sc in second ch from hook and across. Fasten off and sew onto the body.

Assembly:

1. Attach the pumpkin to the keychain ring using a tapestry needle and the long tail.
2. Sew the broomstick and tiny black cat onto the pumpkin or keychain ring for added decoration.

Your Halloween pumpkin keychain crochet project is complete! Enjoy your cute and spooky handmade accessory.