Designer: Lemon Yarn Creations
Carry a little handmade charm wherever you go with this adorable crochet pigeon keychain with a slice of bread. Designed with a rounded body, tiny wings, and a sweet beak.
Materials needed are DK cotton in slate, silver grey, coral, teal, purple, ecru, caramel, black, and cream shades, a 2.5 mm crochet hook, 6 mm safety eyes, stuffing, scissors, tapestry needle, keychain accessories, and stitch markers.
This tutorial uses US crochet terminology, and it’s beginner-friendly, so it takes no time to finish.
You can attach to keys for a cute everyday accessory, clip onto backpacks, purses, or tote bags, or give as a thoughtful handmade gift for bird lovers.
Materials
- Ricorumi DK, 100% cotton yarn, 25 g / 57.5 m, Slate (approx. 5 g), Silver Grey (approx. 9 g), Coral (approx. 1 g), Teal (approx. 1 g), Purple (approx. 19 g), Ecru (approx. 2 g), Caramel (approx. 1 g), Black and Cream
- 2.5 mm crochet hook
- 6 mm safety eyes
- Stuffing
- Yarn needle
- Scissors
- Keychain accessories
Size: 7 cm
Abbreviations
Mr – magic ring
ch – chain
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet
hdc– half double crochet
dc – double crochet
inc – increase
dec – decrease
X-dc-bobble – bobble st with X dc
FLO – front loop only
Pattern worked in continuous rounds.
Body
Start in slate yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a Mr (6)
Rnd 2: inc in each st (12)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
Rnd 5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
Rnd 6: 1 sc in each st (30)
Rnd 7: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
Rnd 8: 1 sc in each st (36)
Rnd 9: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
Rnd 10-12: 1 sc in each st (42) (3 rounds)
Change to teal and then purple to create the feather pattern. Cut slate.
Rnd 13: (1 sc in teal, sc 1 in purple) x 21 (42)
Change to silver grey. Cut teal and purple.
Rnd 14: (13 sc, inc) x 3 (45)
Place safety eyes between rounds 10 and 11, 8 stitches apart.
With coral, embroider the cheeks below the eyes, Make 2 horizontal lines between rounds 11 and 12, 1 stitch wide.
With black, embroider the beak centered with eyes. Make 3 horizontal lines between rounds 10 and 11, 2 stitches wide. Then embroider an additional line in cream above the beak.
Next row, you’ll make the wings. The wings should be placed on each side of the body.
Rnd 15: sc 7, skip 3 sts, dc 9 in FLO of next st, skip 3 sts, 15 sc, skip 3 sts, dc 9 in FLO of next st, skip 3 sts, 9 sc (45)
Rnd 16: 7 sc, 3 sc in skipped sts, 1 sc in left-over loop, sc 3 in skipped sts, 15 sc, 3 sc in skipped sts, 1 sc in leftover loop, 3 sc in skipped sts, 9 sc (45)
Rnd 17: (7 sc, inc, 7 sc) x 3 (48)
Rnd 18-21: 1 sc in each st (48) (4 rounds)
Next row, you’ll make the feet (in coral) and the tail. The feet should be at the front of the body and the tail at the back.
Rnd 22: 20 sc, 5-dc-bobble in coral, 6 sc, 5-dc-bobble in coral, 19 sc, (1 sl st, 5 ch, 1 sl st, 7 ch, 1 sl st, 5 ch, 1 sl st) in FLO of next st (45 sts + 2 feet + tail)
Rnd 23: 47 sc, 1 sc in lefover loop (48)
Rnd 24: (4 sc, dec) x 8 (40)
Stuff the body firmly.
Rnd 25: (3 sc, dec) x 8 (32)
Rnd 26: (2 sc, dec) x 8 (24)
Rnd 27: (1 sc, dec) x 8 (16)
Rnd 28: dec 8 times (8)
Finish off and sew the hole closed.
Bread Slices x2
Start in ecru yarn.
Row 1: 7 ch, start in second ch from hook, 6 sc, turn (6)
Row 2-5: 1 ch, 6 sc, turn (6) (4 rows)
Continue working around for a neat edge.
Rnd 6: 1 ch, work between rows: 4 sc, work on foundation ch: 5 dc in next st, 1 hdc, 2 sc, 1 hdc, 5 dc in next st, work between rows: 4 sc, 1 ch, work or row 5: 6 sc (28)
Finish off and weave in yarn ends.
Bread Crust
Start in caramel yarn.
Place the bread slices together, wrong sides facing each other and work the next round throught both pieces to join them. Start by marking a slipknot on your hook.
Rnd 1: 1 sc in the corner ch on the bottom right, 6 sc, inc in the corner ch, 22 sc, 1 sc in the corner ch where you started (30)
Fasten off and weave in yarn ends.
