Lily's Cardigan and Bonnet

This is the pattern for the cardigan and bonnet that fits Lily the Mouse. To go to the main Lily the Mouse pattern click here. 

The cardigan and bonnet are crocheted using the same yarn and the same size hook as for the mouse. 

Keyring Creatures

Welcome to my miniature world of Amigurumi Keyring Creatures! Keyrings can be very special, as they accompany us wherever we go and we can get very attached to them. These little fellows are designed with the specific purpose of brightening your day and making you (and others) smile. With them, you can feel warm and cosy inside regardless of the weather.

Because of their cuteness and convenient size, they make ideal Christmas presents and stocking fillers, but also wonderful gifts for your friends and loved ones, regardless of the season. 

These creatures are very quick and easy to make, and they are suitable for beginners, as they involve basic amigurumi techniques, such as single crochet in the round, basic colour changes, and sewing different parts together. 

The body and the head are crocheted in one piece and they are the same for all animals. The legs are crocheted in the same way for all animals, apart from the duckling. 

Click on an animal to get started: 

Keyring Teddy Bear

Keyring Puppy (Long Ears)

Keyring Puppy (Short Ears)

Keyring Bunny

Keyring Piggy

Keyring Duckling

Keyring Duckling

Materials Needed

• DK or light DK yarn in coat colour, yellow, orange + small amounts of black for embroidering face features.
• A 2.5 mm crochet hook. The size of the hook is important, as anything bigger than 2.5 mm might result in an animal that is too big for a keyring. 
• Polyester fiberfill stuffing.
• A pair of 6 mm safety eyes.
• A yarn needle for sewing the different parts together.
• An embroidery needle for embroidering face features. 
• A stitch marker for working in the round (I use a bit of contrasting yarn, but you can also use especially designed plastic ones).
• A keyring keychain.

Keyring Piggy

Materials Needed

• DK or light DK yarn in coat colour and pink,  + small amounts of black for embroidering face features.
• A 2.5 mm crochet hook. The size of the hook is important, as anything bigger than 2.5 mm might result in an animal that is too big for a keyring. 
• Polyester fiberfill stuffing.
• A pair of 6 mm safety eyes.
• A yarn needle for sewing the different parts together.
• An embroidery needle for embroidering face features. 
• A stitch marker for working in the round (I use a bit of contrasting yarn, but you can also use especially designed plastic ones).
• A keyring keychain.

Keyring Bunny

Materials Needed

• DK or light DK yarn in coat colour and main colour,  + small amounts of black and pink / orange for embroidering face features.
• A 2.5 mm crochet hook. The size of the hook is important, as anything bigger than 2.5 mm might result in an animal that is too large for a keyring. 
• Polyester fiberfill stuffing.
• A pair of 6 mm safety eyes.
• A yarn needle for sewing the different parts together.
• An embroidery needle for embroidering face features. 
• A stitch marker for working in the round (I use a bit of contrasting yarn, but you can also use especially designed plastic ones).
• A keyring keychain.

Keyring Puppy (Short Ears)

Materials Needed

• DK or light DK yarn in coat colour,  main colour,  eye patch colour + small amounts of black for embroidering face features.
• A 2.5 mm crochet hook. The size of the hook is important, as anything bigger than 2.5 mm might result in an animal that is too large for a keyring. 
• Polyester fiberfill stuffing.
• A pair of 6 mm safety eyes.
• A yarn needle for sewing the different parts together.
• An embroidery needle for embroidering face features. 
• A stitch marker for working in the round (I use a bit of contrasting yarn, but you can also use especially designed plastic ones).
• A keyring keychain.

Keyring Puppy (Long Ears)

Materials Needed

• DK or light DK yarn in coat colour, main colour, eye patch colour, muzzle colour (optional, it can be the same as main colour) + small amounts of black for embroidering face features.
• A 2.5 mm crochet hook. The size of the hook is important, as anything bigger than 2.5 mm might result in an animal that is too big for a keyring. 
• Polyester fiberfill stuffing.
• A pair of 6 mm safety eyes.
• A yarn needle for sewing the different parts together.
• An embroidery needle for embroidering face features. 
• A stitch marker for working in the round (I use a bit of contrasting yarn, but you can also use especially designed plastic ones).
• A keyring keychain.

Keyring Teddy Bear

Materials Needed

• DK or light DK yarn in coat colour, main colour, muzzle colour (optional, it can be the same as main colour) + small amounts of black for embroidering face features.
• A 2.5 mm crochet hook. The size of the hook is important, as anything bigger than 2.5 mm might result in an animal that is too big for a keyring. 
• Polyester fiberfill stuffing.
• A pair of 6 mm safety eyes.
• A yarn needle for sewing the different parts together.
• An embroidery needle for embroidering face features. 
• A stitch marker for working in the round (I use a bit of contrasting yarn, but you can also use especially designed plastic ones).
• A keyring keychain.

Cheeky Chipmunks

Materials needed

- DK yarn in main colour (beige/light brown/yellow), cream (optional), coat colour, + small amounts of black & pink for face features. 

- 2.5 or 3 mm crochet hook

- yarn needle

- polyfiber stuffing

- a pair of 6 mm safety eyes

- stitch marker for working in the round

If made with light DK yarn and a 2.5 mm crochet hook, these chipmunks are small enough to be used as a keyring. 

Mrs Easter Bunny

Materials needed

• DK yarn in main colour,  white / cream, wrap colour, nose colour (pink, salmon, light purple, etc) and black for mouth & eyebrows. 
• 3 mm crochet hook (or 2.50 mm for a smaller version)
• Yarn needle
• Polyfiber stuffing
• 6 mm black safety eyes
• Stitch marker 

Little Lady Elephants

Materials needed

• DK yarn in main colour & white
• 3 mm crochet hook (or 2.50 mm for a smaller version)
• Yarn needle
• Polyfiber stuffing
• 6 mm black safety eyes
• Stitch marker 

Lily the Mouse

Lily the Mouse is part of the "Lily and Albie" project I designed for the "Animal Parent and Baby" amigurumi design contest hosted by amigurumipatterns.net. Lily measures ~ 11 cm. Because of the way she is designed, she can stand on her own and there is no need to make her legs. 

What you need

• DK yarn in dress colour, white & light pink
• 3 mm crochet hook
• 6 mm black safety eyes
• Polyester stuffing
• Yarn needle
• Stitch marker for working in the round

Valentine Elephant

The legs and arms of these elephants are worked directly from the body, so they don't need sewing. The only parts that need sewing are the ears to the head, the head to the body and the heart to the arms (optional). 

Materials needed

DK yarn in 

- main colour (white in the picture), 

- coat colour

- red or orange for the heart

3 mm crochet hook (or 2.50 mm for a smaller version)

1 pipe cleaner

Yarn needle

Polyfiber stuffing

6 mm black safety eyes

Stitch marker 

Patch the Panda Free Pattern

Materials needed
DK yarn in black, white, dress colour A (darker), dress colour B (lighter) and shoe colour (optional - I used one of the dress colours)
3.5 mm hook
8 or 10 mm safety eyes
Polyfiber stuffing
Stitch marker (for crocheting in the round)


Abbreviations

You can make these bears in one colour or with stripes. If you make them in one colour, simply ignore the change colour directions from dress colour A to B or vice versa.

 

Start by making the eye patches and the nose. You use the same pattern for both.

Eye patches
(with black) - make 2
8 sc in magic ring
ss in first sc
Insert the eyes through the center of the patch.

Nose
(with black)
8 sc in magic ring
ss in first sc

Head
R1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
R2: (4 sc in first st, sc in next 2) x 2 (12)
R3: sc in each (12)
R4: sc x 2, (inc, sc) x 3, sc x 4 (15)
R5: sc x 2, (inc, 2) x 3, sc x 4 (18)
R6: sc x 2, (inc, 3) x 3, sc x 4 (21)
R7: sc x 2, (inc, 4) x 3, sc x 4 (24)
R8: (inc, 3) x 6 (30)
R9: (inc, 4) x 6 (36)
R10-11: sc in each for 2 rounds (36)
Insert safety eyes with the patches. To determine the position for the left eye, count 12 sts to the right from where you are, then follow 4 rounds down. Insert right eye 8 sts apart. Sew patches to head. Sew nose just above the initial magic ring, folding it in a bit, so that it looks more like an oval than like a circle. Embroider mouth. Make a secure knot on the inside and trim the remaining black yarn. I find that if you simply leave it inside, it sometimes shows through the white stitches.

R12-13: sc in each for 2 more rounds. (36)
R14: (dec, 4) x 6 (30)
R15: sc in each (30)
R16: (dec, 3) x 6 (24)
R17: (dec, 2) x 6 (18)
Stuff thoroughly.
R18: (dec, 1) x 6 (12)
R19: dec x 6 (6)
Finish stuffing.
FO.

Ears
(with black) - make 2
R1: 6 sc in magic ring.
R2: inc x 6 (12)
Ss in next.
FO, leaving long tail for sewing.
Sew to head 3 rounds above the eye patches.


Body
(start with dress colour B)
R1: sc 6 in magic ring (6)
R2: inc x 6 (12)
R3: (inc, 1) x 6 (18)
R4: (inc, 2) x 6 (24) CC to dress colour A
R5: (inc, 3) x 6 (30)
R6: (inc, 4) x 6 (36) CC to dress colour B
R7-8: sc in each for 2 rounds (36) CC to dress colour A
R9: (dec, 4) x 6 (30)
R10: sc in each (30) CC to dress colour B
R11-12: sc in each (30) CC to dress colour A
R13: (dec, 3) x 6 (24)
R14: sc in each (24) CC to dress colour B
R15-16: sc in each (24) CC to dress colour A
R17: (dec, 2) x 6 (18)
R18: sc in each (18) CC to white
R19: sc in each (18) CC to black
R20-21: sc in each for last 2 rounds (18)
FO leaving long tail for sewing.
Stuff.
Sew to head.

Arm
(make 2)
Start with black
R1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
R2: inc x 6 (12)
R3-5: sc in each for 3 rounds (12)
R6: (dec, 4) x 2 (10) CC to white
R7: sc in each (10) CC to dress colour A
R8-9: sc in each (10) CC to dress colour B
R10-11: sc in each (10) CC to dress colour A
R12-13: sc in each (10) CC to dress colour B
R14-15: sc in each (10) CC to dress colour A
R16-17: sc in each (10)
Don't slip stitch.
FO leaving long tail for sewing.
Stuff arm lightly.
Sew to body.

Shoe and leg
(make 2)
Start with black
Ch 6
R1: sc in second ch from hook and in next 3 chs, 3 sc in last, turn and work on the other side of the ch, sc in next 3, 2 sc in last (12)
R2: (inc, 1) x 6 (18) CC to shoe colour
R3: sc in each (18)
R4: sc x 7, dec x 2, sc x 7 (16)
R5: sc x 6, dec x 2, sc x 6 (14)
R6: sc x 5, dec x 2, sc x 5 (12)
R7: sc x 4, dec x 2, sc x 4 (10) CC to black
R8: sc in each (10) CC to white
R9: sc in each (10) CC to dress colour A
R10-11: sc in each for 2 rounds (10) CC to dress colour B
R12: sc in each (10)
R13: (inc, sc 4) x 2 (12) CC to dress colour A
R14-15: sc in each (12) CC to dress colour B
R16-17: sc in each (12) CC to dress colour A
R18-19: sc in each (12)
R20: sc in first 6 sts. Ss into next. Don't finish the round.
FO leaving long tail for sewing.
Stuff foot lightly. Stuff leg leaving the top two rounds unstuffed.
Sew to body in sitting position.

Free Seahorse Pattern

These seahorses are really fun and easy to make. You can crochet a whole bunch of them, all in different colours. 

Fabrizio, the Rainbow Pig

Fabrizio (or Fab, as his friends like to call him) belongs to a very rare and relatively unknown breed: the rainbow pig. He is very shy and doesn't normally like to be photographed, but I managed to catch him in a very good mood after seeing his first double rainbow in the sky. :)

Smiley Keyring Pattern

A super quick and easy project, ideal for a last minute birthday present. 

Hector, the Amigurumi Puppy

MATERIALS NEEDED

DK Yarn in beige, cream, blue, brown and black.
3.00 mm crochet hook.
Yarn needle.
Polyester stuffing.
A pair of 6 mm or 7.5 mm safety eyes.
A stitch marker to mark the beginning of each round.

ABBREVIATIONS USED

ch = chain
sc = single crochet
dc = double crochet
tr = treble crochet
hdc = half double crochet
sl st = slip stitch
inc = increase
dec = decrease
st = stitch
sts = stitches
CC = change colour
BLO = in back loops only
FLO = in front loops only
MR = magic ring
FO = fasten off

*This pattern uses American terminology.
Gauge is not important for this project.

HEAD

With cream, ch 4.
R1: sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next, 3 sc in next, then working on the other side of the chain, sc in next, 2 sc in next. (8)
R2: (inc, 1) x 4 (12)
R3 & 4: sc across (12) CC to beige.
R5: 2, (inc, 1) x 3, 4 (15)
R6: 2, (inc, 2) x 3, 4 (18)
R7: 2, (inc, 3) x 3, 4 (21)
R8: 2, (inc, 4) x 3, 4 (24)
R9: (inc, 3) x 6 (30)
R10: (inc, 4) x 6 (36)
R11 & 12: sc across (36)
R13: (dec, 4) x 6 (30)
R14: sc across (30)
Insert safety eyes between R7 & 8, approx. 7 sts apart.
R15: (dec, 3) x 6 (24)
R16: sc across (24)
R17: (dec, 2) x 6 (18)
R18: (dec, 1) x 6 (12)
Stuff.
R19: dec x 6 (6)
FO.


NOSE

With black ch 2.
R1: 2 sc in 2nd ch from hook, ch 1, turn. (2)
R2: 2 sc in both sts (4)
FO, leaving long tail for sewing.
Attach to head, with the pointy bit starting at R1.
Use the remaining black thread to embroider mouth and eyebrows.

Alternatively, you can embroider nose. 

EARS

You can make them both in beige, or one in beige, one in cream (like the puppy in the photo).
R1: 6 sc in magic ring.
R2: (inc, 2) x 2 (8)
R3: (inc, 3) x 2 (10)
R4: (inc, 4) x 2 (12)
R5-12: sc across (12)

R13: sc x 5 through both thicknesses to close the gap. 
Sl st in next. FO, leaving long tail for sewing.
Attach ears to head, using photo as a guide to approximate the position.


BODY

With blue.
R1: 6 sc in magic ring.
R2: inc x 6 (12)
R3: (inc, 1) x 6 (18)
R4: (inc, 2) x 6 (24)
R5: (inc, 3) x 6 (30)
R6: (inc, 4) x 6 (36)
R7,8: sc across (36)
R9: (dec, 4) x 6 (30)
R10,11: sc across (30)
R12: (dec, 3) x 6 (24)
R13,14: sc across (24)
R15: (dec, 2) x 6 (18) 
R16: sc across (18) CC to beige
R17: (dec, 1) x 6 (12)
R18: sc across (12)
Stuff.
Sl st. FO, leaving long end for sewing.
Attach head to body.


LEGS (2)

With brown, ch 6.
R1: sc in 2nd ch from hook and in next 3, 3 sc in next, working on the other side of the chain, sc in next 3, 2 sc in next. (12)
R2: (inc, 1) x 6 (18)
R3: sc across (BLO) 

R4: 7, dec, sc dec, 6 (16)
R5: 6, dec, sc, dec, 5 (14)
R6: 6, dec, sc, dec, 3 (12) CC to beige
R7-9: sc across for 3 rnds (12) CC to blue
R10-17: sc across for 8 rnds (12)

R18: sc x 4, leave round unfinished. 
Sl st in next. FO leaving long end for sewing.
Stuff thoroughly. Sew legs to body.


ARMS (2)

With beige.
R1: 6 sc in MR.
R2: inc x 6 (12)
R3 & 4: sc across (12)
R5: (dec, 4) x 2 (10) CC to blue
R6-8: sc across (10)
R9: (dec, 3) x 2 (8)
R10-15: sc across (8)
Stuff.
R16: sc x 3 through both thicknesses. (3)
FO leaving long end for sewing.
Attach arms to body.

* If you made the ears in two different colours, you can do the same with the two hands (see puppy in the photo) :)

Monika the Nurse

Smiling Flower in a Pot

Materials needed:

DK yarn in yellow, red, dark pink, light pink, green, brown, beige.

3 mm crochet hook

polyester stuffing

stitch marker for working in the round

a pair of 6 mm safety eyes

a pipe cleaner (optional)