Howdy do, my crafty compadres! Just in time for Halloween, I’ve got something quite eerie and exciting up my sleeve – the ever-so delightful Frankenstein Keychain crochet pattern. This fun-sized monster breathes a life of its own with each stitch, promising a bewitching adventure for all you crochet ghouls out there!
Imagine this. We start with the rectangular head, pucker those usual crochet stitches into a Frankenstein green. A couple of jet black stitches for the hair, two beads for eyes, and a stitched mouth later, we have a miniature Frankie staring back at you! Marrying the meticulous craft of crochet with classic horror iconography, it’s a hauntingly beautiful combo, don’t you agree?
Don’t fret if the stitches become a bit tangled or if you prick yourself a teeny bit. Even in crochet, the journey to creating a monster is not any less thrilling than in Mary Shelley’s timeless tale. Pick yourself up, adjust your hook, and you’re back in the game. Can’t wait to stitch alongside you all as we bring mini Frankenstein to life— let the creepy crafting commence!
Designer: Angevika Crochet
Materials
- Yarn – fingering yarn in green and black
- Black, white and red yarn or embroidery floss for the details
- 2 mm crochet hook
- Safety eyes 6 mm
- Fiberfill
- Scissors
- Tapestry needle
- Stitch marker
Abbreviations
Sc – single crochet
BLO – back loop only
Inc – increase
Dec – decrease
lsc – long single crochet (spike stitch)
Head
Start with green yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc into a magic ring (6)
Rnd 2: inc x 6 (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: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
Rnd 7-9: 36 sc (3 rows)
Rnd 10: 9 sc, inc x 4, 10 sc, inc x 4, 9 sc (44)
Rnd 11-13: 44 sc (3 rows)
Rnd 14: 9 sc, dec x 4, 10 sc, dec x 4, 9 sc (36)
Rnd 15: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
Rnd 16: 30 sc
Rnd 17: (2 sc, inc) x 10 (40)
Rnd 18: (4 sc, inc) x 8 (48)
Rnd 19: (5 sc, inc) x 8 (56)
Place the safety eyes between rounds 19 and 20 eight stitches apart.
Rnd 20-26: 56 sc (7 rows)
Change color to black.
Rnd 27: work this round with single crochet stitches, repeating as follow – 1 single crochet into the first stitch, 1 lsc (spike stitch) one round below.
Rnd 28: 56 sc
Rnd 29: 56 sc BLO
Rnd 30: (5 sc, dec) x 8 (48)
Rnd 31: (4 sc, dec) x 8 (40)
Rnd 32: (3 sc, dec) x 8 (32)
Rnd 33: (2 sc, dec) x 8 (24)
Rnd 34: (1 sc, dec) x 8 (16)
Rnd 35: dec x 8 (8)
Make sure you have enough stuffing. Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail and fasten off. Using yarn needle pick up the front loops of all the remaining stitches. Pull tight to close the hole. Hide the yarn.
With white yarn go under each of the eyes. Using red yarn make the scar on the top of the head with diagonal line between rounds 22 and 24 – 8 stitches long. And make vertical lines with black yarn.
The nose is made with two lines around round 18. The mouth is placed between round 9 and 1- and is 7 stitches long.
Feel free tp experiment with the face.