Animal Keychains

A free crochet tutorial for Animal Keychains by Stephanie.

With this pattern, you can crochet a bear, panda, rabbit, and koala. These animal-shaped crochet charms are beginner-friendly. For this amigurumi pattern, any acrylic, cotton, or blended yarn will work.

These toys are very quick and easy to make. The instructions are suitable for complete beginners. The body is crocheted the same way for all animals; only the ears are different. You can also change scarf colors to make each one unique.

These toys can be finished as keychains or Christmas ornaments.

Materials and tools

• Yarn
• Crochet hook
• Safety eyes
• Toy stuffing
• Cord or clasp for a keychain
• Needle for sewing parts
• Scissors

Abbreviations

• MR - magic ring
• ch - chain stitch
• sc - single crochet
• dc - double crochet
• hdc - half double crochet
• inc - increase
• dec - decrease
• (...) x n - repeat n times

Crochet amigurumi animal keychains pattern: bear, panda, koala, rabbit

Bear

Head

With brown yarn. Insert the eyes between rounds 8 and 9, with 9 sc between them.

1. 6 sc in MR (6)
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 times (18)
4. (2 sc, inc) x 6 times (24)
5. (3 sc, inc) x 6 times (30)
6. (4 sc, inc) x 6 times (36)
7. (5 sc, inc) x 6 times (42)
8. (6 sc, inc) x 6 times (48)
9-20. 48 sc (48)
21. (6 sc, dec) x 6 times (42)
22. (5 sc, dec) x 6 times (36)
23. (4 sc, dec) x 6 times (30)
24. (3 sc, dec) x 6 times (24)
25. (2 sc, dec) x 6 times (18)
26. (1 sc, dec) x 6 times (12)
27. 6 dec (6)

Cut the yarn and close the opening. Embroider the nose and mouth.

Ears

With brown yarn:

1. 5 sc in MR (5)
2. 5 inc (10)
3-4. 10 sc (10)

Fasten off and cut the yarn, leaving a tail for sewing to the head.

Scarf

With turquoise and white yarn.

Crochet 62 ch, starting in the second chain from the hook. Work dc or hdc in turning rows, changing colors. Add fringe, then sew or glue around the toy just below the mouth.

Rabbit

Head

With white yarn. Insert the eyes between rounds 8 and 9, with 9 sc between them.

1. 6 sc in MR (6)
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 times (18)
4. (2 sc, inc) x 6 times (24)
5. (3 sc, inc) x 6 times (30)
6. (4 sc, inc) x 6 times (36)
7. (5 sc, inc) x 6 times (42)
8. (6 sc, inc) x 6 times (48)
9-20. 48 sc (48)
21. (6 sc, dec) x 6 times (42)
22. (5 sc, dec) x 6 times (36)
23. (4 sc, dec) x 6 times (30)
24. (3 sc, dec) x 6 times (24)
25. (2 sc, dec) x 6 times (18)
26. (1 sc, dec) x 6 times (12)
27. 6 dec (6)

Cut the yarn and close the opening. Embroider the nose and mouth.

Ears

With white yarn:

1. 5 sc in MR (5)
2. 5 inc (10)
3-10. 10 sc

Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing. Add embroidery and sew to the head.

Sew a scarf from a piece of fabric and secure it around the rabbit. You can crochet one instead.

Scarf

With any color yarn.

Crochet 62 ch, starting in the second chain from the hook. Work dc or hdc in turning rows, changing colors. Add fringe, then sew or glue around the toy just below the mouth.

Panda

Head

Insert the eyes between rounds 8 and 9, with 9 sc between them.

Rounds 1 through 11 in white, 12 through 19 in black, 20 through 27 in white:

1. 6 sc in MR (6)
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 times (18)
4. (2 sc, inc) x 6 times (24)
5. (3 sc, inc) x 6 times (30)
6. (4 sc, inc) x 6 times (36)
7. (5 sc, inc) x 6 times (42)
8. (6 sc, inc) x 6 times (48)
9-20. 48 sc (48) (change color after round 11, then after round 19)
21. (6 sc, dec) x 6 times (42)
22. (5 sc, dec) x 6 times (36)
23. (4 sc, dec) x 6 times (30)
24. (3 sc, dec) x 6 times (24)
25. (2 sc, dec) x 6 times (18)
26. (1 sc, dec) x 6 times (12)
27. 6 dec (6)

Cut the yarn and close the opening. Embroider the nose and mouth.

Ears

With black yarn:

1. 5 sc in MR (5)
2. 5 inc (10)
3-4. 10 sc (10)

Fasten off and cut the yarn, leaving a tail for sewing to the head.

Scarf

With green and white yarn.

Crochet 62 ch, starting in the second chain from the hook. Work dc or hdc in turning rows, changing colors. Add fringe, then sew or glue around the toy just below the mouth.

Koala

Head

With gray yarn. Insert the eyes between rounds 8 and 9, with 9 sc between them.

1. 6 sc in MR (6)
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 times (18)
4. (2 sc, inc) x 6 times (24)
5. (3 sc, inc) x 6 times (30)
6. (4 sc, inc) x 6 times (36)
7. (5 sc, inc) x 6 times (42)
8. (6 sc, inc) x 6 times (48)
9-20. 48 sc (48)
21. (6 sc, dec) x 6 times (42)
22. (5 sc, dec) x 6 times (36)
23. (4 sc, dec) x 6 times (30)
24. (3 sc, dec) x 6 times (24)
25. (2 sc, dec) x 6 times (18)
26. (1 sc, dec) x 6 times (12)
27. 6 dec (6)

Cut the yarn and close the opening. Embroider the nose and mouth.

Ears

With gray yarn:

1. 6 sc in MR (6)
2. 6 inc (12)
3-5. 12 sc (12)

Fasten off and cut the yarn, leaving a tail for sewing to the head.

Scarf

With pink and white yarn.

Crochet 62 ch, starting in the second chain from the hook. Work dc or hdc in turning rows, changing colors. Add fringe, then sew or glue around the toy just below the mouth.