Crochet Chicken Keychain Amigurumi Tutorial For Beginner

Snag your crochet hook and some cheerful yarn, and let's whip up a playful crochet chicken keychain amigurumi together! You'll be guided through easy-to-follow steps to turn simple loops into a tiny, huggable pal. Perfect for brightening up your key set or as a pint-sized present, you'll smile each time you see your handmade feathered friend.

Crochet Chicken Keychain Amigurumi

Materials Needed:

3 mm crochet hook
Yellow yarn, orange yarn (both 5 ply)
Stuffing material (like polyester fill)
Darning needle
Scissors
Safety eyes or alternatives (black yarn, felt)
Keychain and pliers (if you want to make it a keychain)

Pattern:

In Round 1:

Create a magic ring with the yellow yarn.
Work 6 single crochets (sc) into the magic ring.
Pull the tail of the magic ring to tighten and close the circle.

Round 2:

Increase in each stitch around (12 sc).

Round 3:

(1 sc, increase) repeat around (18 sc).

For Round 4:

First, make an increase to prevent a hexagon shape.
(Increase, 2 sc) repeat around (24 sc).

Round 5-9:

1 sc in each stitch around. (24 sc in each round)

Round 10:

5 sc, then make one bubble stitch for the chicken's hand.
11 sc, then another bubble stitch for the second hand.
6 sc to finish the round.

For Round 11-12:

1 sc in each stitch around. (24 sc in each round)

Round 13 (start of decreases):

(2 sc, decrease) repeat around (18 sc).

Round 14:

Start with a decrease, then do (1 sc, decrease) repeat around.
Stuff the amigurumi firmly with your stuffing material.
Close the opening by threading the yarn needle through all the front loops of the remaining stitches, then pull tight and secure with a knot.

Features:

Sew in safety eyes between Rounds 7 and 8, roughly five stitches apart.
Create a beak with orange yarn by making a small chain or a few embroidery stitches between the eyes.
Add optional blush with pink yarn.

Turning into a keychain:

Attach the keychain with pliers by opening a link and inserting it through a stitch at the top of the amigurumi.

Finish off:

Weave in all ends using a darning needle.