Strut your stuff with this Amigurumi Rooster Keychain crochet pattern! Bursting with barnyard charm and bold personality, this tiny rooster is the perfect pocket-sized project to brighten your day. With its colorful comb, cheerful beak, and fluffy tail feathers, this little clucker is ready to perch on your keys, backpack, or gift bag. Whether you’re a beginner looking for a quick win or a seasoned crocheter adding to your farmyard flock, this pattern is a fun and feathery way to show off your skills. 🐓🧶🔑
Designed for playful detail and portability, this pattern invites you to mix vibrant yarns, expressive features, and fun extras like tiny legs, a loop for hanging, or even a mini egg accessory. Customize your rooster with bold reds, sunny yellows, or pastel hues for a whimsical twist. Whether it’s a quirky gift, a craft fair favorite, or a cheerful charm for your own collection, this Rooster Keychain is a joyful and satisfying project—perfect for stitching up a little handmade crow of delight! 💖✨🌞
🐓 Amigurumi Rooster Keychain Crochet Pattern
Add a bold and playful charm to your bag or keys with this vibrant amigurumi rooster keychain! Featuring striking red, yellow, and blue hues, this little rooster stands out with its detailed comb, fluffy tail, and cartoonish eyes. Perfect as a gift, backpack buddy, or just to brighten your day!
✨ Skill Level:
Intermediate – Small parts, layered assembly, color changes
📏 Finished Size:
Approx. 3.5–4 in / 9–10 cm tall (with 2.5 mm hook & mercerized cotton yarn)
🧶 Materials
- Yarn (Mercerized Cotton or DK):
- Body & tail: Navy blue
- Neck & beak: Mustard yellow
- Comb & wattles: Red
- Wings: Red and mustard
- Eyes: White & black felt or white yarn + safety eye
- Feet: Mustard
- Small black bead or embroidery thread for pupil
- Hook: 2.0–2.5 mm
- Fiberfill stuffing
- Stitch marker
- Tapestry needle
- Keyring & lobster clasp
- Scissors & glue (if using felt eyes)
🪡 Abbreviations (US Terms)
MR – Magic Ring
sc – Single Crochet
inc – Increase (2 sc in one stitch)
dec – Decrease (sc2tog)
ch – Chain
sl st – Slip Stitch
st – Stitch
FO – Fasten Off
BLO – Back Loop Only
🧵 Pattern Instructions
🐓 Body (Start from bottom, in Navy Blue)
- MR, 6 sc
- inc x6 (12)
- (1 sc, inc) x6 (18)
- (2 sc, inc) x6 (24)
- (3 sc, inc) x6 (30)
6–12. sc around (30) - (3 sc, dec) x6 (24)
- (2 sc, dec) x6 (18)
Stuff body - (1 sc, dec) x6 (12)
- dec x6 (6)
FO and close
🧵 Neck Ruffles (Mustard, worked in FLO of body opening)
Attach yarn to body top (Round 16), FLO:
Repeat 6×: (sc, ch 4, sl st in same st) in each stitch around
FO and weave in ends
🧠 Head (Mustard)
- MR, 6 sc
- inc x6 (12)
- (1 sc, inc) x6 (18)
4–7. sc around (18)
Stuff - (1 sc, dec) x6 (12)
- dec x6 (6)
FO and sew to top of body
👁 Eyes (Make 2)
White part:
- MR, 6 sc
- inc x6 (12)
FO and leave long tail
Sew to head, slightly angled outward
Add black safety eye in center or embroider pupil with black thread
🧠 Beak (Mustard)
- MR, 4 sc
- sc around (4)
Pinch flat, sew just below eyes
Slightly pointed forward
❤️ Comb (Red)
Ch 9
In 2nd ch from hook: (sl st, ch 2, sl st) x4 bumps
Sew to top of head
💋 Wattles (Red, make 2)
- MR, 4 sc
- sc around
FO and sew below beak
🪽 Wings (Make 2 – Red and Mustard)
Base feather (Red):
- MR, 6 sc
- (1 sc, inc) x3 (9)
- (2 sc, inc) x3 (12)
Flatten, FO
Layer (Mustard):
Ch 6
Work 1 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc
Sew onto base red feather
Sew wings to body sides
🌀 Tail Feathers (Navy Blue – Make 3)
Ch 13, 15, and 17 for three feathers
Work sl st in each ch to end
They’ll naturally curl
Sew all three at back of body, fanned
🐾 Feet (Mustard – Make 2)
Ch 6, sl st back (center toe)
Repeat 2×: ch 4, sl st back (outer toes)
Sew underneath body close together
🔑 Keychain Loop
Use navy or black yarn to form a loop at the rooster’s back/top of head
Attach keyring and lobster clasp
💡 Assembly Tips
- Use pins to position all parts before sewing
- Stitch tail feathers tightly so they curve outward
- Reinforce neck ruffles if they curl in too much
- Use light starch or blocking to shape the wings if needed
This vibrant rooster is full of charm and color! 🐔🧵 Clip it to your keys, backpack, or gift it as a farm-loving friend’s token.
