Sure, here’s a simple crochet pattern for making an adorable penguin keychain. This cute penguin keychain can be a fun and creative accessory for your keys, bags, or even as a small gift for friends and family. This pattern is beginner-friendly and doesn’t require advanced crochet skills.

Materials Needed:

  1. Yarn: Black, white, and a small amount of yellow yarn. You can use any worsted weight yarn for this project.
  2. Crochet Hook: Use an appropriate hook size for your chosen yarn. Typically, a 4mm or 5mm hook works well with worsted weight yarn.
  3. Keychain Ring: A small metal keychain ring to attach to the finished penguin.
  4. Stuffing: A small amount of polyester fiberfill for stuffing.

Abbreviations:

  • sc: single crochet
  • inc: increase (work 2 single crochet stitches in the same stitch)
  • dec: decrease (single crochet 2 stitches together)

Pattern:

Body (Black Yarn):

  1. Begin with a magic ring (adjustable ring).
  2. Round 1: Make 6 sc in the magic ring. (6 stitches)
  3. Round 2: Inc in each stitch around. (12 stitches)
  4. Round 3: 1 sc, inc around. (18 stitches)
  5. Round 4: 2 sc, inc around. (24 stitches)
  6. Rounds 5-8: Work 1 sc in each stitch around. (24 stitches)
  7. Round 9: 2 sc, dec around. (18 stitches)
  8. Round 10: 1 sc, dec around. (12 stitches)
  9. Stuff the body with polyester fiberfill.
  10. Round 11: Dec around. (6 stitches)
  11. Fasten off and weave in the yarn end.

Head (Black Yarn):

  1. Begin with a magic ring.
  2. Round 1: Make 6 sc in the magic ring. (6 stitches)
  3. Round 2: Inc in each stitch around. (12 stitches)
  4. Round 3: 1 sc, inc around. (18 stitches)
  5. Rounds 4-6: Work 1 sc in each stitch around. (18 stitches)
  6. Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing.

White Belly (White Yarn):

  1. Attach white yarn to the bottom of the penguin’s body.
  2. Rounds 1-2: Work 1 sc in each stitch around. (24 stitches)
  3. Fasten off and weave in the yarn end.

Beak (Yellow Yarn):

  1. Attach yellow yarn to the head of the penguin.
  2. Row 1: Work 3 sc in the center stitch.
  3. Fasten off and weave in the yarn end.

Assembly:

  1. Sew the head onto the body using the tail left from the head.
  2. Attach the white belly piece to the bottom of the body.
  3. Attach the keychain ring to the top of the penguin’s head.
  4. Optionally, you can sew on small black yarn stitches for eyes above the beak.

Your cute crochet penguin keychain is now ready! Feel free to customize it by adding a small scarf, bowtie, or other accessories to give it extra personality.