How to make crochet keychain pumpkin for Halloween ?
Making a crochet pumpkin keychain for Halloween is a fun and festive project! Here’s a step-by-step guide to help you crochet a small pumpkin that can be attached to a keychain. You’ll need some basic crochet skills like making a magic ring, single crochet, and decreasing.
Materials:
- You can use orange thread (for pumpkin stems) or a different color.
- Green or brown yarn (for the stem)
- A crochet hook suitable for your yarn (typically size 3.5mm to 4mm for worsted weight yarn)
- Yarn needle (for weaving in ends)
- Polyester stuffing or scrap yarn for filling the pumpkin
- Scissors
- Keychain ring
- Stitch marker (optional)
Step-by-Step Instructions:
Pumpkin Body:
- Start with a Magic Ring:
- Using orange yarn, create a magic ring. If you’re unfamiliar with the magic ring, you can chain 2 and work in the second chain from the hook.
- Round 1:
- Crochet 6 single crochets (sc) into the magic ring. Pull the tail to tighten. (6 stitches total)
- Round 2:
- Increase in each stitch around by doing 2 sc in each stitch. (12 stitches total)
- Round 3:
- (Sc in the first stitch, 2 sc in the next stitch). Repeat around. (18 stitches total)
. Rounds 4-6:
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- Sc in each stitch around. This forms the body of the pumpkin.
- Round 7:
- (Sc in the first stitch, sc2tog [single crochet 2 stitches together] in the next). Repeat around. (12 stitches total)
- Stuff the Pumpkin:
- Stuff the pumpkin with polyester filling before the opening gets too small.
- Round 8:
- (Sc2tog) around to decrease and close the pumpkin. (6 stitches total)
- Fasten Off:
- Cut the yarn, leaving a tail. Using a yarn needle, weave the tail through the remaining stitches and pull tight to close the opening. Secure the yarn and weave in the end.
Pumpkin Stem:
- Attach the Green or Brown Yarn:
- Join the yarn to the top center of the pumpkin where you closed the opening.
- Chain 3:
- Create a short chain for the stem. If you want a longer stem, you can add a few more chains.
- Slip Stitch Back:
- Slip stitch back down the chain into the same stitch where you attached the yarn.
- Fasten Off:
- Cut the yarn and weave in the ends.
Adding Ridges (Optional but Cute!):
- To make the pumpkin look more realistic, use your yarn needle and a long piece of the same orange yarn.
- Insert the needle from the bottom center to the top center, pulling the yarn tightly to create ridges along the sides.
- Repeat this around the pumpkin 4-6 times, evenly spacing the ridges. Secure and weave in the end.
Attach the Keychain:
- Using the Pumpkin Stem:
- If the keychain ring has an open loop, you can attach it directly to the top of the stem by threading it through.
- Alternatively:
- Sew a small loop of yarn at the top of the pumpkin or stem, and then attach the keychain ring to that loop.
Customization Ideas:
- Face: Add a cute or spooky face with embroidery or fabric paint to make it more Halloween-themed!
- Leaf: Crochet a small green leaf to attach to the stem for extra detail.
Your crochet pumpkin keychain is ready to bring Halloween spirit to your keys or bag!
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How to make crochet keychain pumpkin for Halloween ?
