Beginner
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Amigurumi keychain crochet pattern for beginners
Flat-worked amigurumi keychain: 14-row trapezoid body, two 4-row legs, and a single crochet backpack accent.
- Skill
- Beginner
- Time
- 2-3 hours
- Yarn weight
- Thread
- Rounds
- 9
Thread
What the sample was worked in. Any weight works; the size moves with it.
9
Each one is typed out whole and gets its own line.
This keychain builds flat, in single crochet, from a small trapezoid body worked in fourteen rows and a matching pair of legs worked in four rows each. A backpack strip is added directly onto the body rather than crocheted apart, and two finished body panels are joined at the edges rather than stuffed and closed in the round. Have crochet thread in your chosen colors, a hook sized to that thread, a keychain ring, scissors, and a yarn needle on hand before starting.
Common mistakes and their fixes
- Skipping the no-chain turn on the last leg row
- The final leg row turns without a chain 1, unlike the rows before it. Adding a chain here will throw off the stitch count for the decrease row that follows.
- Counting the turning chain as a stitch
- The chain 1 at the start of each row is a turning chain only and does not count as a stitch. Work your first single crochet into the actual first stitch of the row, not into the chain.
- Misplacing the backpack attachment point
- The backpack strip is worked into the fifth row from the top of the body, not the top row itself. Count rows down carefully before inserting the hook, since one row off changes the backpack's position on the finished piece.
The materials list
- Crochet thread in chosen colors
- Crochet hook (size not specified)
- Keychain ring
- Scissors
- Yarn needle
Listed by the pattern's own author, in their words.
Key to this pattern, 5 short forms
Body
Round 1
Start by making 6 chains. Skip a chain from the hook, and in the next one, make a single crochet. Continue making a single crochet for each chain. You will have 5 single crochets at the end of the row.
Round 2
Chain 1 (counts as turning chain), turn. Start with 2 single crochets (increase) in the first stitch. Then make 1 single crochet in each of the next 3 base stitches. Finish with 2 single crochets (increase) in the last stitch. You will have 7 single crochets at the end.
Round 3
Chain 1, turn. Insert the hook into the first stitch and make 2 single crochets (increase). Continue with 5 single crochets, one for each base stitch. Then make 2 single crochets (increase) in the last stitch, for a total of 9 single crochets.
Round 4
Chain 1, turn. Make 2 single crochets in the first stitch. Continue with 7 single crochets, one for each base stitch. Finish with 2 single crochets in the last stitch. You will end with 11 single crochets.
Rounds 5–14
Make 1 single crochet in each stitch across for 10 rows. Each row will have a total of 11 single crochets.
First Leg
Round 1
Chain 1, turn. Make 4 single crochets, one in each of the next 4 stitches.
Round 2
Chain 1, turn, and make 4 single crochets, one in each stitch.
Round 3
Chain 1, turn, and make 4 single crochets.
Round 4
Do not chain, simply turn. Make a decrease over the first 2 stitches, then make 1 single crochet in the next stitch, and finish with a decrease over the last 2 stitches.
Second Leg
Repeat the steps for the first leg.
Backpack
To make the backpack, count to the 5th row from the top of the body and insert the hook into one of the loops of the stitch. Use the main color, make a chain, and then 8 single crochets along the stitch line.
Turn the work without chaining and decrease in the first 2 stitches. Continue with single crochets until you reach the last 2 stitches of the row, then make another decrease.
Cut the thread and hide it behind the piece. Finally, outline the backpack with single crochet stitches as you did with the body.
Fasten off all the yarn ends, attach the keychain ring, and your Amangos crochet keychain from Among Us should be complete.
Assembly, in order
Step 1Place the two body pieces on top of each other. Join them by crocheting around the edges with single crochet stitches. If needed, make 2 single crochets in the corners to keep the shape neat.
Check these before you start
- This piece is built entirely in rows, not rounds, so every right-side row opens with a turning chain and every row ends with a turn — except the final shaping row of the leg, which turns without one.
- Stitch counts climb steadily on the body (5, 7, 9, 11) because both edge stitches increase every row; miscounting one edge stitch early will throw off every row after it.
- There is no stuffing step in this pattern — the keychain stays flat, so tension only needs to be even enough to keep edges straight for joining, not tight enough to hold shape against filling.
On one line
| Rounds | 9 |
|---|---|
| Parts | 4 |
| Level | Beginner |
| Time | 2-3 hours |
| Yarn | Thread |
Set-up
- Read all four body rows first, since each one increases and the stitch count changes every row.
- Decide on your color plan now, since the body, legs, and backpack are each worked in a single color pass.
- Check that your hook matches the weight of your chosen thread, since no hook size is fixed by the pattern.
- Plan for two identical body panels and two identical legs before you begin, since the piece is assembled by joining two flat layers.
Finishing
- Weave in all loose ends from the body, leg, and backpack pieces before assembly, working them into the wrong side of the stitches.
- Lay the two finished body panels together and single crochet around the entire edge, working 2 single crochets into each corner to keep the corners square.
- Fasten off, thread the keychain ring through the top edge, and secure it with a few stitches before trimming the last end.
Construction
The body's increase-at-both-edges structure (2 sc, then plain stitches, then 2 sc) each row is what turns four straight rows into a trapezoid — the shape widens because the increases sit only at the first and last stitch of every row, never in the middle.
Working flat instead of in the round is what allows the piece to be doubled: two identical flat panels are made from the same row instructions and then joined by single crochet around the outside edge, which is how the amigurumi gets its finished thickness without stuffing.
Time per section
| Body (two panels, 14 rows each) | about 45-60 minutes, because each of the first four rows increases at both edges and the stitch count must be checked every row |
|---|---|
| Legs (two, 4 rows each) | about 15-20 minutes per leg, because the three plain rows go quickly but the final decrease row needs close attention to placement |
| Backpack and assembly | about 30-40 minutes, because the backpack strip requires locating the correct row on the body, and joining the two panels around the full edge takes time to keep corners neat |
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Common questions
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