Bear Keychain

Difficulty Level: easy

Amigurumi bear keychain crochet pattern

Free crochet tutorial for a Bear Keychain by Olga Rezepova @gab_toys.

With this pattern, you can crochet a small teddy bear. A crocheted bear keychain wearing a cowl. For this amigurumi project, any thin acrylic, cotton, or cotton blend yarn and a matching hook will work. The legs and arms are crocheted in as you work the body. Everything else is sewn on.

To turn it into a keychain, you will need a ready-made clasp or a loop made by yourself.

Materials and tools

  • Yarn: brown (main color), white (for the muzzle), red (for the cowl), black and white (for embroidery)
  • Crochet hook
  • Safety eyes
  • Safety nose
  • Synthetic poly filling
  • Keychain clasp
  • Optional decor
  • Needle for sewing pieces
  • Scissors

Abbreviations

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

Bear Keychain Amigurumi Crochet Pattern

Legs (make 2)

1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2: (inc) x 6 (12)
3: (3 sc, inc) x 3 (15)
4: 15 sc
5: (dec) x 6, 3 sc (9)
6-9: 9 sc (4 rounds)

Stuff the piece. Fold the opening in half and crochet 4 sc through both sides. Fasten off and cut the yarn.

Arms (make 2)

1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2: (1 sc, inc) x 3 (9)
3-4: 9 sc (2 rounds)
5: (1 sc, dec) x 3 (6)
6-8: 6 sc (3 rounds)

Stuff the piece. Fold the opening in half and crochet 3 sc through both sides. Fasten off and cut the yarn.

Body

1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2: (inc) x 6 (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5: 24 sc
6: Crochet in the first leg: 4 sc, 9 sc, crochet in the second leg: 4 sc, 7 sc (24)
7: 24 sc
8: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
9-10: 18 sc (2 rounds)
11: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
12: Crochet in the first arm: 3 sc, 4 sc, crochet in the second arm: 3 sc, 2 sc (12)

Stuff the piece and leave a yarn tail for sewing on the head.

Head

1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2: (inc) x 6 (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6-9: 30 sc (4 rounds)
10: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
11: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
12: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)

Fasten off and cut the yarn. Stuff the piece.

Muzzle

1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2: (inc) x 6 (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: 18 sc

Ears (make 2)

1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2: (inc) x 6 (12)
3-4: 12 sc (2 rounds)

Tail

1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2: (1 sc, inc) x 3 (9)
3: 9 sc
4: (1 sc, dec) x 3 (6)

Cowl

Ch 5, starting in the 2nd ch from hook: 4 sc; ch, turn, 4 sc in back loop only, and so on until you crochet a suitable length for your bear.

Toy Assembly

Amigurumi bear keychain crochet pattern. All parts, assembly

  • Sew the muzzle between rounds 7 and 11.
  • Make eye indentations between rounds 7 and 8 of the head.
  • Glue the eyes 3 sc apart (I used 6 mm half-beads).
  • Glue on a 6x8 mm nose.
  • Embroider the whites of the eyes with white yarn.
  • Embroider eyebrows and a mouth with black yarn.
  • Sew the ears between rounds 3 and 6.
  • Sew the head to the body.
  • Put on the cowl.