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Crocheting a small Christmas keychain is a fast, fun, and festive project, perfect for holiday gifting or stocking stuffers! This guide will detail how to make a classic miniature Santa Hat Keychain, which is ideal for beginners comfortable with working in the round (Amigurumi style).

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Materials Needed

• Yarn: Small amounts of medium-weight yarn (worsted/size 4).
  • Color A: Red (Hat Body)
  • Color B: White (Hat Trim/Pom-Pom)
• Crochet Hook: The size recommended for your yarn. Use a hook one size smaller than recommended to ensure a tight fabric, which is best for small stuffed items.
• Stuffing: A tiny bit of polyester fiberfill (or yarn scraps) to shape the pom-pom.
• Keychain Hardware: A key ring, swivel clasp, or jump ring.
• Scissors
• Tapestry Needle: For sewing and weaving in ends.
• Stitch Marker (Optional but Recommended): To mark the start of rounds.

Abbreviations

• ch: chain
• sl st: slip stitch
• sc: single crochet
• inc: increase (work two single crochet stitches in the same stitch)
• dec: decrease (work a single crochet two together, or sc2tog)
• st(s): stitch(es)

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Part 1: The Hat Body (Color A – Red)

The hat is worked in continuous rounds, starting from the tip and gradually increasing to create a cone shape.

1. Round 1 (Tip): With Color A (Red), start with a magic ring. Work 4 sc into the ring. (4 sts)
2. Round 2: sc in each stitch around. (4 sts)
3. Round 3: [sc in the next st, inc] 2 times. (6 sts)
4. Round 4: sc in each stitch around. (6 sts)
5. Round 5: [sc in the next 2 sts, inc] 2 times. (8 sts)
6. Round 6: sc in each stitch around. (8 sts)
7. Round 7: [sc in the next 3 sts, inc] 2 times. (10 sts)
8. Round 8: sc in each stitch around. (10 sts)
9. Round 9: [sc in the next 4 sts, inc] 2 times. (12 sts)
10. Round 10: sc in each stitch around. (12 sts)
11. Round 11: [sc in the next 5 sts, inc] 2 times. (14 sts)
12. Round 12: sc in each stitch around. (14 sts)
13. Round 13 (Final Increase): [sc in the next 6 sts, inc] 2 times. (16 sts)

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Part 2: The Hat Trim (Color B – White)

The white trim is worked onto the last round of the red cone.

1. Change Color: On the last pull-through of the final sc in Round 13, drop Color A and join Color B (White).
2. Round 14 (Trim):ch 1 (does not count as a st). Working in the back loop only (BLO), sc in each of the 16 stitches around. Join with a sl st to the first sc. (16 sts)
   • (Working in the BLO helps the trim stick out neatly.)
3. Round 15 (Trim): ch 1. sc in each stitch around, working through both loops this time. Join with a sl st to the first sc. (16 sts)
4. Fasten off Color B, leaving a tail for weaving.

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Part 3: Pom-Pom and Assembly

A. Pom-Pom

We will make a mini-pom-pom for the hat tip.

1. Preparation: Rejoin Color B (or use a separate piece) at the very tip of the hat (Round 1).
2. Pom-Pom Base: ch 2. Work 4 dc into the same stitch where you joined.
3. Secure:sl st back into the same joining stitch. Fasten off, leaving a tail.
   • (Alternative: Make a tiny yarn pom-pom and sew it on.)
4. Weave in all the remaining red and white tails around the trim.

B. Keychain Loop

1. Attach Hardware: Take a piece of red yarn and thread it through the small hole at the tip of the hat.
2. Create Loop: Tie the yarn securely to the key ring or clip. Adjust the length of the yarn loop as desired.
3. Secure: Knot the yarn ends tightly and weave them back into the top of the hat to hide them.

Your adorable miniature Santa Hat Keychain is complete!

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