Kiwi Teddy Bear Keyring Charm

Materials:

– Yarn Art Mink 50 gr /75 m or any alternative type fluffy yarn or mohair.

– Alize forever (50 gr / 300 m)

– 1,5 mm crochet hook

– a sewing needle, a pair of scissors, a small piece of felt, 1 snap button, 2 black buttons for the eyes, 1 keyring holder

Abbreviations:

ch – chain

sc – single crochet

inc – increase

dec - decrease, two single crochets together

Head

I will show you one of the techniques how to crochet with fluffy yarn. You will need to use cotton yarn of similar colour.

Work with cotton yarn alone (Alize forever)

1. Crochet 6 sc in a Magic Ring

2. 6 inc = 12 sc

From Round 2 join in your fluffy yarn (Yarn Art Mink). Work anticlockwise and with cotton yarn alone. Fluffy yarn stays behind the work at all times in line with the direction of your crochet. Press it tight with your index finger to keep in place. With cotton yarn hook though the stitch of Round 1 and wrap it around your fluffy yarn, pull it back through the loop and finish your sc off. See the pictures for guidance. Continue all the following scs using this technique. Thus you will get a ‘bald’ part on one side and fluffy on the reverse side.

3. (1 inc, 1 sc) х 6 = 18 sc

4. (1 inc, 2 sc) х 6 = 24 sc

5. (1 inc, 3 sc) х 6 = 30 sc

6. (1 inc, 4 sc) х 6 =36 sc

7. (1 inc, 5 sc) х 6 =42 sc

8. (1 inc, 6 sc) х 6 =48 sc

9. (1 inc, 7 sc) х 6 =54 sc

10, 11. 54 sc

12. (1 inc, 8 sc) х 6 =60 sc

13 – 31. 60 sc

32. (1 dec, 8 sc) х 6 =54 sc

33, 34. 54 sc

35. (1 dec, 7 sc) х 6 =48 sc

36, 37. 54 sc

Bind off.

Cover

1. Crochet 6 sc in a Magic Ring

2. 6 inc = 12 sc

3. (1 inc, 1 sc) х 6 = 18 sc

4. (1 inc, 2 sc) х 6 = 24 sc

5. (1 inc, 3 sc) х 6 = 30 sc

6. (1 inc, 4 sc) х 6 =36 sc

7. (1 inc, 5 sc) х 6 =42 sc

8. (1 inc, 6 sc) х 6 =48 sc

Ear (make 2)

Work with fluffy yarn alone.

1. 6 sc, turn work

2. 6 inc = 12 sc

Bind off. Leave a small piece of thread for further sewing.

Attach the cover as shown on the picture and sew it on.

Sew a snap button on.

Sew a keyring holder to the cover top.

Make an oval from a piece of felt. Attach and sew on the eyes.

Draft two triangles on the felt oval and with black cotton thread embroider teddy’s muzzle as shown on the picture.

Attach the ears at an angle that suits you.  The look of your kiwi teddy may change depending on the position of the ears. Sew the ears on.

Your kiwi teddy bear is completed!