Crochet Pug Mini Amigurumi Keychain Pattern

If you love cute and cuddly things, you'll adore making your very own Crochet Pug Mini Amigurumi Keychain! This little project takes the charm of a chubby pug and shrinks it down to a perfect pocket-sized pal.

Crochet Pug Mini Keychain Pattern

You get to work with soft yarn and follow simple steps to crochet a mini pug that's just waiting to hang out with you. From its tiny tail to its snuggly snout, each stitch you make adds personality to your new keychain buddy.

Materials Needed:

• Bulky Chenille yarn (Honey Bunny by Hobie color #5) for the main color
• Black bulky Chenille yarn for features
• 4.25 mm crochet hook
• Scissors
• Stitch marker
• Safety eyes (12 mm)
• Safety nose (15 mm, triangular)
• Stuffing (like polyfill)
• Yarn needle

Body:

Snout (Pug Stash)

• Start with a slip knot and chain 6.
• Single crochet in the second chain from the hook and then in the next 3 chains.
• Work two single crochets (increase) in the next chain.
• Single crochet in the last chain.
• Slip stitch into the underside of the last stitch and fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Head & Body

Start with a slip knot, chain 2.

• 6 single crochets into the first chain.
• Increase in every stitch for the next row (12 stitches total).
• Alternate one increase and one single crochet around (18 stitches).
• Alternate one increase and two single crochets around (24 stitches).
• Single crochet in each stitch for rows 5 - 8 (24 stitches each row).
• Alternate one increase and three single crochets around (30 stitches total).
• Single crochet in each stitch for rows 10 - 12 (30 stitches each row).
• Start decreasing: decrease then three single crochets around (24 stitches).
• Place safety eyes and snout onto the body.
• Decrease, then two single crochets around (18 stitches).
• Decrease, then one single crochet around (12 stitches).
• Add stuffing and fasten off the hole with a yarn needle.

Limbs:

Paws (Make 4)

• Slip knot, chain 2.
• 6 single crochets in the first chain.
• Single crochet around.
• Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Tail

• Chain 9.
• Start in the second chain from the hook, single crochet.
• Increase (two single crochets) in the next 6 chains.
• Single crochet in the last.
• Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing.

Ears:

Ears (Make 2)

• Make a magic loop, chain 1.
• Work 2 single crochets into the loop and pull tight.
• Chain 1, turn, then work 2 increases.
• Chain 1, turn, increase, single crochet in the next 2, then increase again.
• Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing.

Assembly:

1. Sew the snout to the body between the eyes.
2. Sew the paws to the body (two on the bottom as feet, two at the front as hands).
3. Attach the tail to the back.
4. Sew the ears to the top of the head, near the front.
5. Optionally, create a little X on the back end to simulate a pug's behind.
6. Weave in all the loose ends and trim any excess yarn.