If you’re looking for a quick and simple crochet project to use up your leftover yarn or add a last-minute item to your market collection, this no-sew small cat keychain pattern is perfect.
With this super easy design, you can whip up a bunch of these cute cat keychains in no time. They’re great for filling up empty spots on your craft fair table and catching the eye of anyone passing by. So, if you’ve got a market coming up, grab your hook and start making some adorable fat kitties!
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You can also make cute plushy loaf cats with this pattern by swopping the yarn out with velvet or plush yarn.
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What will you need to make this cat keychain?
I used Elle yarn cotton 4ply to make the kitten in this pattern but you can use any weight or textured yarn.
- 4ply/sports yarn- 40m
- 2mm hook,
- stuffing
- 10/8mm crochet eyes.
Tools:
- scissors
- darling needle for sewing
About this pattern
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PATTERN INFO:
YARN:
Any weight yarn would work for this pattern
HOOK:
2.5mm- 4ply/ Fingering yarn
3.0mm- Double knit / light worsted weight
3.5mm- Parfait Chunky / Kismet velvet plush
4.0mm – Bernat Blanket / Alize Velluto
OTHER TOOLS:
- Scissors
- Stuffing
- 8mm safety eyes (optional)
- Stitch marker
- Tapestry needle
- Keyring
IMPORTANT: Safety eyes are a choking hazard to any child under 5, please inform your customer of this if they request safety eyes.
ABBREVIATIONS AND EXPLANATIONS:
Stitch terms:
- SC: Single Crochet
- INC: INCrease
- DEC: DECrease
- SLP: Slip-stitch
- MC: Magic Circle
- FO: Finish off
- CH: Chain
- HDC: Half double crochet
- BO: Bobble stitch (See special stitches
- FLO: Front loop Only
- BLO: Back Loop Only
Repeat the stitch sequence between (…..) by the amount stated next to it. The pattern is written in US terms
The amount of each stitch at end of each round is shown in the […] Working in continuous rounds with your stitch marker
THE PATTERN
THE BODY:
BODY:
Colour A:
1: MC, 6 SC [6]
2: INC x6 [12]
3: (SC, INC) X6 [18]
4: (2 SC, INC ) X6 [24]
5: (3 SC, INC) x6 [30]
6: (4 SC, INC) x6 [36]
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Next Round insert the ears working in the front loop of the stitch
7: SC 9, Ear one: FLO- HDCx2, CH1, HDCx2, SC in next 6 sts, Ear two: FLO- HDCx2, CH1, HDCx2,} SC in the remaining 19 sts [44]
Next Round you will do one SC behind each ear in the back loop of the previous round
8: SC in next 28sts,BO stitch,SC in the next 5sts, BO stitch, SC in last stitch [36]
Insert the safety eyes between rounds 4-5, across from each other, and make sure the BO stitches are at the bottom
**Don’t cut the yarn between colour changes**
Colour B:
9-10: SC in each stitch around [36] *2 Rounds*
Colour A:
11: SC in each stitch around [36]
Colour B:
12-13:SC in each stitch around [36] *2 Rounds*
Make a cute little no-sew whale to match your Octopus keychain. Find the free pattern HERE.
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My new Octo keychain pattern is also now FREE HERE on my blog.
Colour A:
14: SC 28, BO stitch, SC in next 5sts, BO stitch, SC in the last stitch [36]
15: SC in the next stitch around [36]
16: (4SC, DEC) x6 [30]
17: (3 SC, DEC) x6 [24]
18: (2 SC, DEC) x 3, CH 8, HDC in the 2nd chain from the hook, HDC in the remaining 7 chains, Slip stitch into the dec stitch at the base of the tail, (2 SC, DEC) x 3 – stuff the body fully at the point.
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19: (1 SC, DEC) x6 [12]
20: DEC x6 [6]
Slip stitch and cut the yarn leaving a longish strand of yarn to close up the bottom and attach the keychain to the center of the cat’s back between the two striped lines.
ATTACHING THE KEYCHAIN:
- Thread a piece of yarn through the center at the top of the cat’s body.
- Pull the yarn through the keychain loop.
- Weave the yarn back into the body of the cat.
- Make a small knot to secure it.
- Thread the yarn back through the keychain loop.
- Repeat the process of weaving the yarn into the body and making another small knot.
- Cut off any excess yarn.
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