Make a little magical friend you can take everywhere — that's what you get with the Crochet Unicorn Keychain! It's a fun little project where you create a charming unicorn with soft, colorful yarn. You start by crocheting the unicorn's head and body, adding a sparkly horn, and cute little ears. Don't forget the big, friendly eyes that bring your unicorn to life!
Crochet Unicorn Keychain Pattern
Then, you make a pretty mane with strands of yarn that you can flow and style. Once you're done, you attach it to a keyring, and ta-da! You've just made a pocket-sized buddy to keep your keys company or to decorate your bag. It's a perfect craft for anyone who loves a bit of whimsy in their day.
Materials:
- Colorful yarn for the main body
- Sparkly thicker yarn for the horn
- Light pink and white four-ply yarn for the snout, ears, and face
- 2 millimeter crochet hook
- Scissors, darning needle, pins
- Stitch marker
- 6 millimeter safety eyes
- Keyring
Main (Horn):
Start with a magic ring.
- Round 1: 4 single crochet stitches (sc) into the ring. (4 sts)
- Round 2: 4 sc around. (4 sts)
- Round 3: (1 sc, increase) repeat around. (6 sts)
- Round 4: 6 sc around. (6 sts)
Ears (Make 2):
Start with a magic ring.
- Sequence: 1 sc, 1 half double crochet (hdc), 1 double crochet (dc), 1 triple crochet (tr), chain (ch) 1, 1 tr, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc.
- This sequence mirrors itself within the same magic ring.
Face (Start with Light Pink):
Start with a magic ring.
- Round 1: 6 sc in ring. (6 sts)
- Round 2: 2 sc in each stitch around (increase). (12 sts)
- Round 3: 1 sc, increase repeat around. (18 sts)
- Round 4: 2 sc, increase repeat six times. (24 sts)
- Round 5: 24 sc around. (24 sts)
- Change to white yarn in the last stitch of round 5.
Continue with White Yarn:
- Round 6: 12 sc, followed by 6 decreases. (18 sts)
- Rounds 7-8: 18 sc around. (18 sts for each round)
- Round 9: 2 sc, increase repeat six times. (24 sts)
- Round 10: 3 sc, increase repeat around. (30 sts)
- Rounds 11-15: 30 sc around. (30 sts for each round)
Insert safety eyes between rounds 10 and 11, on the first and third increase.
Closing the Head:
- Round 16: 3 sc, decrease repeat around six times. (24 sts)
- Round 17: 2 sc, decrease repeat around. (18 sts)
- Round 18: 1 sc, decrease repeat around. (12 sts)
- Stuff the head, then round 19 consists of 6 decrease stitches. Close the piece and hide the yarn tail.
Mane of the Unicorn:
Chain 22.
- Skip the first chain from the hook, and then 20 sc back down the chain, a slip stitch in the last. Repeat this sequence to create a total of 5 hair strands.
Fringe:
- Chain 8, skip the first chain, and then make 6 sc back down the chain. Repeat with chain 7 for variation. Attach these around the head.
Assembly:
- Position the horn at the center of the head, then attach the ears.
- Sew everything in place securely, being careful with the pins.
- Add a bit of pink blush to the cheeks, if desired.
- Finally, attach the keyring to your unicorn.
