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Elf Crochet Keychain Pattern

Pattern: ohana.handmadefriends

Materials needed

100% cotton yarn
Hook size 2 mm (2.5 mm hook for the hat)
sleigh bells
Soft toy filling
Yarn needle
Stitch markers
Pins

Finished size: Approximately 16 cm.

Abbreviations

MR- Magic ring
Slst- Slip stitch
Sc- Single crochet
Ch- Chain
BLO- Back loop only
FLO- Front loop only
Inc- Increase
Dec- Decrease
Dc- Double crochet
F/O- Fasten off

Legs

Leg one

Start with red.
1. 5 sc in MR (5)
2. 5 inc (10)
3. 10 sc (10)
Change to grey.
4. BLO 10 sc (10)
5. 10 sc
Change to white.
6-7. 10 sc (10)
Change to grey.
8-9. 10 sc (10)
Change to white.
10-11. 10 sc (10)
F/O and weave in.

Leg two

Repeat “leg one” instructions and in round 11 crochet 2 sc more so the color changes sit at the back of the legs, ch 2 and make 1 sc into the first leg to join and continue with the body.
Stuff as you go.

Body

12. sc in the next 9 stitches, 2 sc into the ch2, 10 sc around the second leg, 2 sc into the ch 2 (24)
13-15. 24 sc (24)
16. (2sc,dec)x6 (18)
17. 18 sc (18)
Change to light pink.
18. 18 sc (18)
Change to white.
19. BLO 18 sc (18)
20. (1sc,dec)x6 (12)
Before continuing with the head we are going to make the dress!

Dress

1. Holding our work upside down, attach the light pink to the first FL of round 19 and ch 3.
Then make dc inc in each stitch around, slst into the ch 3 space. (36)
2. ch 3, (1 dc, dc inc) repeat the sequence all around, slst into the ch 3 space (52)
3-4. 52 dc, join with slst, fasten off and weave in (52)
Now we continue with the head.

Head

Change to skin color.
21. BLO 12 sc (12)
22. 12 inc (24)
23. (1sc,inc)x12 (36)
24-29. 36 sc [6 rounds] (36)
30. (4sc,dec)x6 (30)
31. (3sc,dec)x6 (24)
32. (2sc,dec)x6 (18)
33. (1sc,dec)x6 (12)
34. 6 dec (6)
Close the opening with the yarn needle and weave in.

Arms

Start with skin color.
1. 6 sc in MR (6)
2-7. 6 sc (6)
Change to white.
8. 6 sc (6)
9. 2 sc, flatten the opening and make 3 sc through both layers to close.
Fasten off and leave a long tail for attaching.

Hat

With 2.5 mm hook.
Start with red.
1. 5 sc in MR (5)
2. 5 sc (5)
3. 5 inc (10)
4. 10 sc (10)
5. (1sc,inc)x5 (15)
6. 15 sc (15)
7. (2sc,inc)x5 (20)
8. 20 sc (20)
9. (3sc,inc)x5 (25)
10. 25 sc (25)
11. (4sc,inc)x5 (30)
12. (5sc,inc)x5 (35)
13-14. 35 sc, leave a long tail for attaching (35)
Change to grey.
15. FLO (slst, ch 1) repeat the sequence all around, fasten off.

Before sewing the hat to the head, embroider the bangs.
To make the braids use the back loops available from the last round of the hat, use 3 loops on each side, attach a double thread of yarn on each one.