​Crochet Frankenstein’s Monster Keychain

You’ll need:

Hayfield Bonus DK (100% acrylic, 100g/280m), 1 ball of each:

Yarn A Light Grey Mix (0814);

Yarn B Black (0965);

Yarn C White (0961);

Yarn F Lime (0882);

Yarn G Walnut (0927);

Knitting needles 3,5 mm;

Toy filling;

2 safety eyes per character, 6mm diameter;

Black and white embroidery thread;

4 buttons 8mm diameter;

Split ring keychain.

Stitches control: 22 sts x 28 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Size: 10 cm.

Instructions

Body

Cast on 9 sts using 3½mm needles and Yarn A.

Row 1 (WS) Purl.

Row 2 K1, (kfb) 8 times. [17 sts]

Row 3 Purl.

Row 4 K1, (kfb, K1) 8 times. [25 sts]

Row 5 Purl.

Row 6 K1, (kfb, K5) 4 times. [29 sts]

Rows 7 to 11 Starting on a WS purl row, work in st st.

Break Yarn A and join Yarn F.

Rows 12 to 21 Starting on a RS knit row, work in st st.

Break Yarn F and join Yarn B.

Rows 22 to 23 Knit.

Row 24 K1, (k2tog, K5) 4 times. [25 sts]

Rows 25 to 27 Knit.

Row 28 K1, (k2tog, K1) 8 times. [17 sts]

Row 29 Knit.

Row 30 K1, (k2tog) 8 times. [9 sts]

Break yarn and thread through rem sts. Pull tight to fasten.

Frankenstein’s Monster jacket

Cast on 26 sts using 3½mm needles and Yarn G.

Rows 1 to 9 Knit.

Cast off.

Finishing

Insert toy eyes on centre front of head. Sew side edges tog, adding stuffing as you sew and gather cast-on sts tog at the bottom. Embroider the scar in black embroidery thread. Sew 2 buttons on each side of the head for the bolts. Cut a 30cm length in Yarn A, tie firmly around the neckline, knotting at the back and hide the yarn ends inside the Body. Wrap the jacket around the Body and sew onto the Body at the colour-change row with backstitch in Yarn G.

Attach split ring keychain securely to the top and weave in any rem yarn ends.