A crochet bunny keychain pattern that is all head and ears

This crochet bunny keychain pattern makes a round little bunny head with two long ears, a stitched pink nose and soft blush. It clips onto your keys, a bag, a pencil case or a backpack. There is no body and there are no legs to make, so all your attention goes into a smooth round head and a sweet face.

That simple shape is what makes it such a good small project. You use only basic stitches: magic ring, single crochet, increase and decrease, plus a little sewing for the ears and the nose. Nothing here needs a special technique, and the PDF walks through every one of those stitches anyway.

How the bunny comes together

This crochet bunny keychain pattern starts with the head, moves on to the ears and then puts everything together. It breaks down like this:

• Head: 15 rounds, growing from 6 to 40 stitches and then decreasing to 8.
• Stuffing: added after round 14, just before the last round.
• Ears: 9 rounds each, from 6 to 12 stitches, not stuffed and pressed flat.
• Placing: the ears sit between rounds 2 and 3, at the top of the head.
• Face: eyes between rounds 6 and 7, 4 stitches apart, with a small pink nose and blush.
• Keychain: a ring threaded on a yarn loop at the top of the head.

The rounds are continuous, the usual amigurumi way. You do not join them, you simply move a stitch marker up at the start of each one. A scrap of contrast yarn works just as well as a bought marker.

What this crochet bunny keychain pattern includes

The PDF runs to 19 pages, with 38 numbered steps and 42 photos. Almost every round gets its own step and photo, and each one ends with the stitch count in brackets. The widest round, round 9, is split into three parts so you are never holding 40 stitches in your head at once: 6 single crochets and 3 increases, then 4 short repeats, then 3 increases and 6 single crochets.

Closing the head has its own small section as well. You cut a long tail, pass it through the front loops, draw the hole shut and hide the end, with a photo at each stage. The ears get the same treatment, including how to flatten one and pinch its base before sewing. Quick reference pages at the back keep the whole pattern in one place for your next bunny.

Yarn, hook and small extras

Choose a 4 ply yarn, fingering to sport weight, in cotton or a cotton blend. White gives you the classic look, with a little pink yarn or embroidery floss for the nose. Yarn names vary between countries, and the Craft Yarn Council yarn weight chart helps you match yours. Keep the stitches tight so the stuffing does not show.

Here is the rest of the list:

• A 3 mm crochet hook, or the size your yarn label suggests
• A small amount of polyester fibrefill
• Small safety eyes, or black embroidery thread to stitch them
• A yarn needle, 2 pins, scissors and a keychain ring
• Optional blush with a small brush or a cotton bud

Why the face is the fun part of this crochet bunny keychain pattern

A bunny head is only a ball until the ears and the face go on. That is why the PDF asks you to pin the ears and hold the eyes in place before you sew anything. You can move things around, look at it from the front, and only commit once it looks right. Those two pins do a lot of work.

The eyes go between rounds 6 and 7, only 4 stitches apart. If you choose safety eyes, you add them before the head is closed, and the steps show you when. A few small stitches over each other make the nose. The blush is optional, but a soft touch on each cheek does change the expression.

When something does not look right

The troubleshooting page is short and practical. Most wrong counts come from a missed stitch next to the marker, so look at the first and the last stitch of the round. If you can see stuffing, your stitches are too loose: use a hook one size smaller and do not overstuff the head. If there is a hole at the top, pull the magic ring tail tight after round 2 and weave it in firmly in a few directions.

Who this crochet bunny keychain pattern suits

It is rated easy, and it suits you if you can work in the round and make increases and decreases. It also uses very little yarn, so it is a nice way to spend the end of a ball. For a free small project in the same spirit, try our crochet cherry keychain tutorial. If you would like more keychains, this crochet bunny keychain pattern also comes in the keychain pattern pack with a cat and a puppy.

What happens after you buy

This crochet bunny keychain pattern is a digital PDF, and you crochet the bunny yourself, so there is no parcel to wait for. When checkout is finished, sign in to Whop with the code sent to your email and open the file. Keep it on a tablet beside you, or print it and tick off each round as you go.

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