Keychains are some of the easiest and quickest projects to make for craft fairs and Christmas presents. If you are a product seller, you would love to make many of these in different colors in a couple of hours and have a good size inventory to sell at markets and craft shows this holiday season.
Plus, this pattern is so quick and easy to make up for Christmas presents for either your child’s teacher, co-workers, or your children. They make excellent stocking stuffers too. October is the time to start making Christmas presents. Have you started making Christmas presents or purchasing Christmas presents yet?
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Materials:
30 yards, Worsted Size 4, I Love This Yarn Solids 7 oz/199 grams, 355 yards/325 meters in Orchid
Hook: US E/4 3.5 mm
Polyfil
Yarn needle to weave in ends
Scissors
Keyring Split 1 Inch
Experience Level: Beginner
Gauge:
14.5 sts x 14.5 rows = 4” x 4”
Pattern for Gauge: SC
Size:
2.5” x 3” x 2.5” approximately
Pattern Key:
SC – Single Crochet
Sc2tog – Single crochet decrease
Sl st – Slip Stitch
FO – Finish Off
St/sts – Stitch/Stitches
Ch – Chain
Rnd(s) – Round(s)
MC – Magic Circle
Notes:
Read through the entire pattern first.
Octopus is worked in continuous rounds except for legs. Do NOT join while making each of them. Use stitch markers to know where your first stitch in the round is.
Sl St does not count as a stitch throughout the pattern.
Repeat stitches between * and * around.
Alternative to MC – Ch 2; work number of SC specified in the 2nd chain from the hook.
Pattern Instructions:
Rnd 1: Create MC; 4 SC in MC. (4 sts)
Rnd 2: 2 SC in each st around. (8 sts)
Rnd 3: SC in the next st; 2 SC in the next st. Repeat around. (12 sts)
Rnd 4: SC in the next 2 sts; 2 SC in the next st. Repeat around. (16 sts)
Rnds 5-8: SC in each st around. (16 sts)
Rnd 9: SC in the next 2 sts; sc2tog. Repeat around. (12 sts)
Rnd 10: SC in the next st; sc2tog. Repeat around. (8 sts)
STUFF FIRMLY
Rnd 11: Sl st in the next st; ch 8; 2 SC in the 2nd chain from the hook and in each of the remaining chains. Repeat around to make 8 total legs.
Rnd 12: SC in each st around in the back loop of sl st from round 11. Sl st to FO. This can be tricky! There are photo tutorials in my PDF version which you can purchase by clicking here.
Using the needle, weave the tail in and out of the front loops to close the hole.
With contrasting color of your choice, embroider eyes from Rounds 4-6 with 3 sts between each eye. Embroider mouth between Rounds 8 & 10.
Congrats you have made a beautiful octopus keychain to take with you!
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Original Design by Christina Ryan
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Christina
