Learn how to crochet a unique and easy cat keychain with a step-by-step tutorial presented by Tata Crochet Patterns. Its distinctive design features a completely round cat amigurumi with optional tiny legs, making it the perfect desktop decoration, too, ears and tail. Following the guide, you can crochet either a white cat, a black cat or one with realistic body spots. You can complete it within half an hour and according to the tutor, you can sell it in a sale.
Here in this post, we will share with you the guide for crocheting the chubby cat keychain plus important guidance for the project.
Tutorial at @Tata Crochet Patterns
Skill Level: Intermediate. This is because it involves several techniques that might be challenging for beginners, such as working in the round to stitching small, detailed parts like ears, tail, and legs and frequent colour changes for body spots. These elements require experience to ensure they look neat. Moreover, sewing small parts is required which you can overcome with hot glue.
Guide Span: 33 Minutes
Personalization Tips: If you find difficulty in crocheting this cat keychain with continuous colour changes, it would be good to try a solid colour like a black cat or a white cat.
Crochet Cat Keychain Tutorial
The tutorial below is a great resource for crocheting a very cute cat keychain amigurumi perfect for decoration and gift-giving. Here is a summary of a tutorial:
Starting with the Magic Ring: The tutorial begins by instructing how to crochet six single stitches into a magic ring to form the base of the cat keychain.
Increasing Stitches: Subsequent rounds focus on increasing the number of stitches by alternating between single crochets and increases, shaping the body.
Body Shaping: The cat's body is built up to round 13, where single crochets are used without any increases to form a consistent shape.
Decreasing for the Head: Starting from round 14, the stitches begin to decrease, slowly shaping the head of the cat until it closes at round 18.
Inserting Eyes: 7mm safety eyes are inserted between rounds 9 and 10, spaced six stitches apart to create the cat’s facial features.
Adding Ears, Tail, and Legs: The ears are sewn between rounds 3 and 7, with five single crochets away from the eyes. The tail is attached between rounds 10 and 11, while the legs are added at round 16.
Final Touches: The video includes detailed instructions for sewing and assembling all parts to complete the cat keychain.
How To Attach A Keyring To The Crochet Amigurumi Cat
Attaching a keyring to your crochet amigurumi is a simple process. First, thread a piece of yarn through the top of your amigurumi where you want the keyring to be anchored. You can use a yarn needle for precision. Next, tie the yarn securely, making sure it's firm enough to hold the weight of the amigurumi without coming loose.
Then, loop the yarn through the keyring and tie it again, ensuring it's tightly fastened. Finally, weave the loose ends of the yarn back into the amigurumi to hide them and maintain a clean look. This will leave you with a sturdy, ready-to-use keychain.
Supplies Needed
To crochet this amigurumi cat crochet pattern, the following supplies were suggested by a tutor:
- Tutor used milk cotton yarn 5 ply (cotton 80% & acrylic 20%), 100g ≈ 175m. You can use two balls of Marifu6a milk cotton yarn.
- Crochet hook size 2.75mm
- Eyes 7mm
- Yarn needle
- Stuffing
- Stitch markers: use a stitch marker to mark the end of each round
- Scissors
- Straight pins
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