Transport your love of Studio Ghibli and Totoro to your keys with this charming hand-knitted amigurumi keychain. With its fantastic and tender size, you will delight everyone you show it to or give it to as a gift 

Abbreviations

✅ Am: Magic ring.

✅ Pc: Chain stitch.

✅ Pb: Low point.

✅ Pr: Flat/sliding point.

✅ Increase: 2 sc in the next stitch.

✅ Dec: 2 sc together.

✅ (12): Number of stitches you must have at the end of the round/row.

✅ (…)*6: Repeat what is in parentheses the indicated number of times.

Materials

✅ Thread.

✅ Hook size 3 mm.

✅ Scissors.

✅ Needle.

✅ Filling.

✅ 5 mm safety eyes.

Measures

✅ The amigurumi measures approximately 2.3 inches (6 cm) tall, including the ears.

Instructions

Eyes (2 pieces)

Note: Don’t overtighten the magic ring, insert a plastic eye in the center.

Use white thread.

Row 1: 8 sc in am, sl.

Leave a long tail for sewing.

Ears (2 pieces)

Use gray thread.

Row 1: 6 sc in am.

Row 2: 6 sc.

Row 3: (Sc, inc)*3 (9).

Row 4: (2 sc, inc)*3 (12).

Row 5: (Sc, dec)*4 (8).

Row 6: 8 sc.

Fold the ear in half and sew it on.

Leave a long tail for sewing.

body and head

Note: The sc at the beginning of the row counts as the first sc.

Use gray thread.

Make 16 sc, start with the second loop from the hook.

Row 1: 14 sc, inc, 14 sc (30). Marks the start of the line.

Use gray and white yarn.

Row 2: Pr, sc, sc in the same point, sc, all with gray. 11 sc with white, sc, inc, 15 sc, all with gray (32).

Row 3: Pr, sc, 2 sc, all with gray, 11 sc with white, 18 sc with gray (32).

Row 4: Pr, sc, 3 sc, all with gray, 9 sc with white, 19 sc with gray (32).

Row 5: Pr, sc, 4 sc, all with gray, 7 sc with white, 20 sc with gray (32).

Next, you can knit in the classic way in a spiral (without st or ch at the beginning of the row).

Use gray thread.

Rows 6-10: 32 sc (5 rows).

Row 11: (Dec, 14 sc)*2 (30).

Row 12: 30 sc.

Row 13: (3 sc, dec)*6 (24).

Insert the eyes between rows 10 and 11 at a distance of 7 sc. There should be 3 sc between the white details of the eyes. Sew the eyes with white thread.

Row 14: Sc, dec, (2 sc, dec)*5, sc (18).

Row 15: (Sc, dec)*6 (12). Fill.

Row 16: (Dec)*6 (6).

Fill and squeeze 6 points.

Finish

Sew the ears to the head between rows 2 and 5.

Embroider the beak with black thread between the eyes between rows 8 and 9.

Take a finer black thread and embroider a mustache on rows 9 and 10.

Embroider the mouth in row 10.

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