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.
![totoro](https://staging.crochetisimo.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/PATRON-GRATIS-Mini-Totoro-Llavero-Amigurumi-2.jpg)
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.
![totoro](https://staging.crochetisimo.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/PATRON-GRATIS-Mini-Totoro-Llavero-Amigurumi-3.jpg)
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.
![totoro](https://staging.crochetisimo.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/PATRON-GRATIS-Mini-Totoro-Llavero-Amigurumi-4.jpg)
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