I wanted to make a good friend of mine an amigurumi keychain of some kind. So I pondered for a while on what to make him – we both have a fondness for scifi and a tardis from Dr Who just seemed like the logical choice!
Here is how you can make your own:
(I used 3ply crochet cotton and a 2.5mm hook, but you could use any kind of wool and hook – It’s totally up to how big you would like the finished product to be!)
You will need –
Dark blue yarn
White yarn
Crochet hook
White felt
Blue sewing cotton
Yarn needle
How to make –
Side pieces (make 4 in blue colour)
R1 – 8ch, turn
R2-12 – sc in each, 1 ch, turn (8st)
Fasten off, leave long thread for attaching.
Top and Bottom pieces (make 2 in blue colour)
R1 – 8ch, turn
R2-9 – sc in each, 1 ch, turn (8st)
Fasten off, leave long thread for attaching.
Top round piece (make 1 in blue colour)
R1 – make a double loop with 6sc
R2 – 2 sc in each (12st)
R3 – (2sc, sc in next) repeat 6 times (18st)
Fasten off, leave long thread fro attaching
Light piece (make 1 in white colour)
R1 – make a double loop with 6sc
R2 – 2 sc in each (12st)Fasten off, leave long thread for attaching
Putting it together –
· Starting with the 4 side pieces, line up the stitches on the edge and sew together with the thread tails using a whip stitch.
· Cut out 8 small windows out of white felt and sew on with sewing thread. If you sew in the center of the windows both horizontally and vertically, you will get the appearance of 4 small windows per piece of felt. Use back stitch to attach these – it will give you a nice, clean finish.
· Line up and attach the bottom piece with a thread tail using a whip stitch.
· Line up and attach the top piece with a thread tail using a whip stitch (when you only have one side left to stitch, stuff the box with stuffing and sew up remaining side)
· Center the top round piece on top of your box and attach with a thread tail using a whip stitch (again, stuff when you only have a few stitches left to sew and then sew up what remains)
· Center the light piece on top of the round piece and attach with a thread tail using a whip stitch (this one wont require stuffing, if you stick your leftover white thread tails in here it will be full enough)
I attached a small length of ball and chain with a silver link to turn this into a key ring, but the possibilities are endless –
Attach a magnet and use on your fridge.
Attach a lapel pin and pin it to a hand bag, school bag, or your clothes.
Attach a chain and hang it from your car mirror.
I will let you know how it goes when I give it to my friend!!! I hope he likes it!
