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Crochet Pocket Acorn Keychain

You'll Need

  • Tan or light brown worsted-weight yarn, approximately 12 g (nut body)
  • Dark brown worsted-weight yarn, approximately 8 g (cap)
  • 3.5 mm crochet hook
  • 2 x 6 mm black safety eyes
  • Polyester fiberfill stuffing, small handful
  • Black embroidery floss, small length
  • Pink yarn or felt, tiny scrap (blush)
  • Keychain ring with chain, 1
  • Yarn needle

Step by Step

  • Nut body (tan yarn): magic ring, 6 sc. [6]. Round 2: increase every stitch. [12]. Round 3: (sc, increase) 6 times. [18]. Round 4: (2 sc, increase) 6 times. [24]. Round 5: (3 sc, increase) 6 times. [30]. Rounds 6 to 9: sc around. [30]. Round 10: (3 sc, decrease) 6 times. [24]. Round 11: (2 sc, decrease) 6 times. [18]. Round 12: (sc, decrease) 6 times. [12]. Insert safety eyes between rounds 7 and 8, about 6 stitches apart, and snap washers on. Stuff the nut body firmly. Round 13: decrease around. [6]. Fasten off, pull shut, weave tail in.
  • Cap (dark brown yarn, worked in back loops only): magic ring, 6 sc. [6]. Round 2: increase every stitch. [12]. Round 3: (sc, increase) 6 times. [18]. Round 4: (2 sc, increase) 6 times. [24]. Round 5: (3 sc, increase) 6 times. [30]. Round 6: (4 sc, increase) 6 times. [36]. Round 7: BLO sc around. [36]. Round 8: slip stitch around to even the edge. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
  • Stem (dark brown yarn): chain 4. Starting in the 2nd chain from hook, sc, sc, sl st. Fasten off with a long tail. Roll the little strip between your fingers to round it slightly.
  • Sew the cap to the top of the nut body using the long tail, working around the edge so the join is hidden inside the cap rim. Sew the stem to the centre top of the cap.
  • Embroider a small curved smile with black embroidery floss and add tiny pink felt circles or yarn knots for blush. Thread the keychain ring through the stem before sewing it closed so the ring is anchored.
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