Get ready for the spooky season with this adorable crochet witch keychain pattern! Perfect as a bag charm, festive gift, or quick stash-buster, this mini amigurumi witch brings a touch of handmade magic wherever she goes. With her signature purple hair, pointed hat, and tiny broomstick, she is the ultimate companion for your Halloween adventures.
Why You’ll Love This Halloween Crochet Project
This mini witch pattern is perfect for crocheters of all skill levels looking for a fast, satisfying project. Using simple stitches and basic color changes, you can create a detailed keychain ornament in just one evening. It is an amazing way to use up leftover yarn scraps and makes a wonderful handmade gift for friends, family, or trick-or-treaters.
Sport weight cotton yarn in skin color, black, purple, orange, light brown, yellow, and white
2.0 mm crochet hook
6 mm safety eyes
Fiberfill stuffing
Keychain ring and a small gold bell
Tapestry needle and embroidery thread (pink and black)
Abbreviations
MR: Magic Ring
sc: single crochet
inc: increase (2 sc in one stitch)
dec: decrease (sc 2 together)
ch: chain
sl st: slip stitch
hdc: half double crochet
dc: double crochet
FLO: front loops only
BLO: back loops only
Instructions
Head: Use skin-colored yarn. Start with a MR.
Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
Round 2: inc in each st around (12)
Round 3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
Round 4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
Round 5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
Rounds 6-11: sc in each st around (30)
Insert safety eyes between rounds 9 and 10, leaving 5 sts apart. Stuff the head firmly.
Round 12: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
Round 13: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
Round 14: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
Round 15: dec x 6 (6). Fasten off, weave in ends.
Hair: Use purple yarn. Start with a MR.
Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
Round 2: inc in each st around (12)
Round 3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
Round 4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
To make the hair curls: (ch 8, starting from 2nd ch from hook, 7 hdc, sl st into next st of Round 4) repeat around to form curls. Sew or glue the hair wig onto the head.
Witch Hat: Start with black yarn.
Round 1: 4 sc in MR (4)
Round 2: (1 sc, inc) x 2 (6)
Round 3: sc in each st around (6)
Round 4: (2 sc, inc) x 2 (8)
Round 5: sc in each st around (8)
Round 6: (3 sc, inc) x 2 (10)
Round 7: (4 sc, inc) x 2 (12)
Round 8: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
Change to purple yarn for the hat band.
Round 9: sc in each st around (18)
Change back to black yarn.
Round 10: In FLO, (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
Round 11: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30). Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing to the head.
Dress and Legs: Start with black yarn for shoes, changing to skin color, then orange/black for the dress.
Legs (make 2): In black, 5 sc in MR. Change to skin color, 2 rounds of 5 sc. Join legs with a ch 2, then crochet around both legs and chain space to form the body (14 sts).
Body: Crochet 3 rounds in black. Change to orange for the dress skirt trim: work 1 round of dc in the front loops. Fasten off.
Assembly and Details: Embroider a small pink blush on the cheeks and a cute smile. Sew the hat to the head, attaching the small gold bell to the top. Attach a small crocheted yellow star applique to the hat band. Craft a miniature broomstick by wrapping orange yarn around the end of a small wooden stick or a tightly crocheted brown cylinder, securing it with brown thread. Sew the broom across the witch’s dress, attach the keychain ring to the top of the hat, and your adorable Halloween witch keychain is complete!
