Brighten your day with a touch of whimsy from a Crochet Chicken Amigurumi Keychain. These small, hand-made charms bring a smile to your face with their quirky designs and cheerful colors. A perfect accessory for your keys or to personalize your bag, every amigurumi is a distinct piece of art that adds character to your belongings.
Crochet Chicken Amigurumi Keychain
They're ideal for gifting to friends or even treating yourself to a cute and playful companion that tags along wherever you go!
Body
- Row 1: Start with a magic ring, make 6 single crochets (sc) into the ring. Pull the yarn tail to tighten the ring.
- Row 2: Crochet in continuous rounds. Make an increase in each st around (12 sc). Use a marker to mark the first st of each row.
- Row 3: 1 sc in the first st, 1 increase in the next st. Repeat around (18 sc).
- Row 4: 1 sc in the first 2 sts, 1 increase in the next st. Repeat around (24 sc).
- Row 5: 1 sc in the first 3 sts, 1 increase in the next st. Repeat around (30 sc).
- Row 6: 1 sc in each st around (30 sc).
- Row 7: 1 sc in the first 4 sts, 1 increase in the next st. Repeat around (36 sc).
- Row 8 & 9: 1 sc in each st around (36 sc).
- Row 10: 1 sc in the first 5 sts, 1 increase in the next st. Repeat around (42 sc).
- Row 11 & 12: 1 sc in each st around (42 sc).
- Row 13: 1 sc in the first 5 sts, then 1 decrease. Repeat around.
- Row 14: 1 sc in the first 4 sts, then 1 decrease. Repeat around.
- Row 15: 1 sc in the first 3 sts, then 1 decrease. Repeat around.
- Row 16: 1 sc in the first st, then 1 decrease. Repeat around (total 8 decreases). Stuff the body after this row.
Last Row for the Body: Make 1 decrease in each st around, then fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Weave the tail through the front loops of the remaining stitches, pull to tighten, and secure to close the body.
Legs (Make 2)
- Start with a magic ring, 6 sc into the ring. Pull tight, 1 slip stitch into the first sc, then fasten off.
Bow
- Start with a slip knot, chain 3.
- In the first chain, make 1 half double crochet (hdc), chain 2, then 1 slip stitch in the same chain.
- Chain 2, make 1 hdc in the same chain, then chain 2 and slip stitch again.
- Fasten off, wrap the leftover yarn around the middle of the bow and tie.
Hands (Make 2)
- Attached at row 8 of the body, chain 3.
- Insert hook into another stitch, make 1 double crochet (dc).
- Chain 3, make 1 slip stitch into another stitch. Repeat, then fasten off.
Hat
- Row 1: Magic ring, 6 sc into ring. Slip stitch to close.
- Row 2: Chain 1, increase in every stitch (12 sc). Slip stitch to close.
- Row 3: Chain 1, 1 sc, 1 increase. Repeat around (18 sc). Slip stitch to close.
- Row 4: Chain 1, working in back loops only, 1 sc in each st around (18 sc). Slip stitch to close.
- Row 5: Chain 1, 1 sc in the next four sts, 1 decrease. Repeat 2 more times. Slip stitch to close.
- Row 6 to 10: Chain 1, 1 sc in each st around. 15 sc in each row.
- Row 11 (Final): Chain 2, working in front loops only, make 1 dc increase in each st around (30 dc). Slip stitch to close, then fasten off and weave in the ends.
Final Assembly
- Attach the legs, hands, and bow to the body as described. Glue the eyes onto the face at the specified positions, and don't forget to add any additional decorative elements as per the video instruction for your Chicken Magician.
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