Crochet Pattern: Adorable Crochet Mermaid Keychain Pattern
Materials
- Sport weight cotton yarn (peach, teal, dark teal, light brown)
- 2.0 mm crochet hook
- 6mm safety eyes
- Fiberfill stuffing
- Keyring finding
- Miniature pearls
- Embroidery thread
Abbreviations
- ch – chain
- sc – single crochet
- inc – increase
- dec – decrease
- sl st – slip stitch
- dc – double crochet
- hdc – half double crochet
Instructions
Head: (Using peach yarn) R1: MR, 6 sc (6). R2: 6 inc (12). R3: (1 sc, inc)*6 (18). R4: (2 sc, inc)*6 (24). R5-9: sc around (24). Place safety eyes between R7 and R8, 5 sts apart. R10: (2 sc, dec)*6 (18). R11: (1 sc, dec)*6 (12). Stuff head. R12: 6 dec (6). Fasten off.
Hair: (Using teal yarn) R1: MR, 6 sc (6). R2: 6 inc (12). R3: (1 sc, inc)*6 (18). R4: (2 sc, inc)*6 (24). Chain 15, turn, hdc in each ch to make hair strands. Repeat around for 12 strands, leaving the front open for bangs.
Body and Tail: (Start with peach yarn) R1: MR, 6 sc (6). R2: 6 inc (12). R3-5: sc around (12). Change to dark teal for the tail. R6-8: work in shell stitch (5 dc in one st, skip 1, sc in next) to create scale texture. R9-15: decrease gradually while maintaining scale pattern to form a tapered tail ending in 4 sts. Fasten off.
Tail Fins: (Using dark teal yarn) Ch 10, turn, sc in back loops only to create ribbed texture. Repeat to make two matching fins, then sew to the bottom of the tail. Add fringe details at the ends.
Miniature Basket: (Using light brown yarn) R1: MR, 8 sc. R2: 8 inc (16). R3: sc in back loops only (16). R4-5: sc around. Attach chain loop for the handle and fill with pearls.
