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WATERMELON AMIGURUMI KEYCHAIN SUMMER STOCKING STUFFER

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Welp, it’s been 3 months, and I’m finally publishing the pattern for my Watermelon Amigurumi Keychain. It’s a simple

project and makes for a great teacher’s gift, whether you give it at the end of a school year like I did, or at the
beginning of the year, or for the holidays as a stocking stuffer. It’s cute, it’s small, and you can whip up a batch of these

in an evening for all the people on your list!

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 This post is supported by an ongoing collaboration with Lion Brand. All opinions, text and photos are 100% my own.

So, back in May, I needed gifts for J’s schoolteachers. I thought now that he’d entered Kindergarten, I’d only have to

come up with 1 gift at occasional times of year, but he’s in an After School program since both my husband and I work,

and there’s a whole group of awesome teachers and caretakers that I wanted to show my appreciation for.

Of course, the quickest and easiest gift is to grab a handful of gift cards from my local Target or Starbucks, but c’mon,

I’m a blogger and should be a little more P’interesting, right? Not that gift cards are bad, especially if given in a cute

g if t card holder
holder, but I gifted the Snowman Gif t Card Holder at Christmas and I can’t rightly do it again. Plus, I

needed 7 of them, so what better way to bring on the summer than with little smiling slices of watermelon!

Are you familiar with yellow watermelon? I realized that not everyone grew up knowing there is such a thing as a
yellow watermelon, so the yellow keychains didn’t go over as well as the red ones, although I personally think they’re

cuter, but I’m a sucker for yellow

yellow.

The watermelon slices are made using Lion Brand BonBons in Beach
Beach, which is a lightweight cotton yarn that is

super useful for little projects like my Goldfish Teether

Teether. I also like using the Black BonBon as a replacement for

embroidery thread for all sorts of things. I always keep a pack or two of Beach’s bright, primary colors on hand. With 1

package of BonBons in Beach, you can make at least 1 red and 1 yellow watermelon. The watermelon is worked in
rounds and sewn together at the top. I didn’t leave a loop for a keychain, and just pushed a ball chain through, and

then attached a lobster clasp on top. This was the most lightweight and inexpensive keychain option I found. You can

purchase them on Amazon through my affiliate links here and here

here.

I made these for the summer, but as we head into craf t fair season
season, I think they would sell great as stocking stuffers
too!

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 SUPPLIES
1 package of Lion Brand BonBons in Beach
Beach, using the red, green, yellow, white and black
1 Clover USA crochet hook C/2.75mm
C/2.75mm*
1 6mm safety eye

scissors
tapestry needle

ball chains wi th clasps

clasps*
lobster claw swivel clasps
clasps*

ABBREVIATIONS
sl st – slip stitch
ch – chain stitch

sc – single crochet
sp – space

corner – [1 sc, 2 ch, 1 sc]

BLO – back loops only

sc2tog – single crochet decrease: Insert hook into front loop of next st. Without yarning over, insert hook
into front loop of next st. Yarn over. Pull through 2 loops on hook. Yarn over, pull through remaining loop

on hook.

PATTERN NOTES
Skill level Beginner.
Gauge doesn’t matter on this project, as long as it’s tight enough to prevent the stuffing from coming out.

Pattern is worked in seamed rounds.

First st in each round is worked into same st as join.

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 WATERMELON AMIGURUMI KEYCHAIN INSTRUCTIONS
Round 1: (in GREEN) Ch 14. Work 1 sc into the 2nd ch from hook. Work 1 sc in each of next 11 st, [1 sc, 2 ch, 1 sc, 2 ch, 1
sc] in next ch (this turns the corner), 1 sc in each of next 11 st, [1 sc, 2ch, 1sc, 2 ch] in last ch. Join to first sc with sl st.

Round 2: Ch 1. Work 1 sc in each of next 13 st, 1 corner in ch 2 sp, 1 sc in next st, 1 corner in ch 2 sp, 1 sc in each of

next 13 st, 1 corner in ch 2 sp, 1 sc in next st, 1 corner in ch 2 sp. Join to first sc with sl st.

Round 3: Ch 1. Work 1 sc in each of next 14 st, 1 corner in ch 2 sp, 1 sc in each of next 3 st, 1 corner in ch 2 sp, 1 sc in

each of next 15 st, 1 corner in ch 2 sp, 1 sc in each of next 3 st, 1 corner in ch 2 sp, 1 sc in next st. Join to first sc with sl
st.

Round 4: Ch 1. In BLO, work 1 sc in each sc st around, skipping ch sp. Join to first sc with sl st. (44)

Round 5: Ch 1, Work 1 sc in each st around. Join to first sc with sl st. (44)

Round 6: Ch 1. Work 1 sc in each of next 4 st, 1 sc2tog, 1 sc in next st, 1 sc2tog, 1 sc in each of next 17 st, 1 sc2tog, 1 sc
in next st, 1 sc2tog, 1 sc in each of next 13 st. Join to first sc with sl st. (40)

Round 7: (in WHITE) Ch 1. Work 1 sc in each st around. Join to first sc with sl st. (40)

Round 8: (in RED) Ch 1. Work 1 sc in each of next 11 st, 1 sc2tog, 1 sc in each of next 5 st, 1 sc2tog, 1 sc in each of next 11
st, 1 sc2tog, 1 sc in each of next 5 st, 1 sc2tog. Join to first sc with sl st. (36)

Round 9: Ch 1. Work 1 sc in each st around. Join to first sc with sl st. (36)

Round 10: Ch 1. Work 1 sc2tog, 1 sc in each of next 9 st, 1 sc2tog, 1 sc in each of next 5 st, 1 sc2tog, 1 sc in each of next
9 st, 1 sc2tog, 1 sc in each of next 5 st. Join to first sc with sl st. (32)

Round 11: Ch 1. Work 1 sc in each st around. Join to first sc with sl st. (32)

Round 12: Ch 1. Work 1 sc2tog, 1 sc in each of next 7 st, 1 sc2tog, 1 sc in each of next 5 st, 1 sc2tog, 1 sc in each of next 7

st, 1 sc2tog, 1 sc in each of next 5 st. Join to first sc with sl st. (28)

Round 13: Ch 1. Work 1 sc in each st around. Join to first sc with sl st. (28)

Round 14: Ch 1. Work 1 sc2tog, 1 sc in each of next 5 st, 1 sc2tog, 1 sc in each of next 5 st, 1 sc2tog, 1 sc in each of next

5 st, 1 sc2tog, 1 sc in each of next 5 st. Join to first sc with sl st. (24)

Round 15: Work 1 sc in each st around. Join to first sc with sl st. (24)

ADD THE EYES AND MOUTH

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 Eye – Insert safety eye between the 3rd and 4th red rounds, 2 st to the right of the sc2tog st.
Wink – With black yarn, insert needle from inside out, between the 2nd and 3rd red rounds, 2 st to the left

of the sc2tog st (starting point). Insert the needle outside in, between the 3rd and 4th red rounds,
approximately the same width as the safety eye (middle point). Insert the needle inside out, between the
4th and 5th red rounds, directly above the starting point (end point). Insert the needle outside in, at the

middle point, to complete the wink.

Smile – Embroider on a smile centered and just slightly below the eyes.

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Round 16: Ch 1. Work 1 sc2tog, 1 sc in each of next 3 st, 1 sc2tog, 1 sc in each of next 5 st, 1 sc2tog, 1 sc in each of next

3 st, 1 sc2tog, 1 sc in each of next 5 st. Join to first sc with sl st. (20)

Round 17: Ch 1. Work 1 sc in each st around. Join to first sc with sl st. (20)

Round 18: Ch 1. Work 1 sc2tog, 1 sc in next st, 1 sc2tog, 1 sc in each of next 5 st, 1 sc2tog, 1 sc in next st, 1 sc2tog, 1 sc in

each of next 5 st. Join to first sc with sl st. (16)

Round 19: Ch 1. Work 1 sc in each st around. Join to first sc with sl st. (16)

Round 20: Ch 1. Work 2 sc2tog, 1 sc in each of next 4 st, 2 sc2tog, 1 sc in each of next 4 st. Join to first sc with sl st. (12)

** Stuff the watermelon firmly to fill out the shape.

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 Cut yarn, leaving a tail. Squeeze the round together, aligning the 4 sc to the 4sc. Use the mattress sti tch to close.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Insert the ball chain clasp through any available stitch on the top of the watermelon. I used a needle to help things

along – it takes some effort, but you can always find a small gap to get the chain through. Once the chain is attached,

just close the ball chain around a lobster clasp and you’re all set!

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 On my first keychain, I created a loop at the top of the watermelon to insert the ball chain, but it looked a bit weird, so

I adjusted to insert the ball chain straight through the top of the watermelon instead.

Please share your watermelon slices with me on Facebook (One Dog Woof ) or Instagram (@1dogwoof ))!

Remember to tag your post with #1dogwoof!

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JUNE K SAYS
AUGUST 21, 2017 AT 7:27 AM

These are just too darn cute. Love them.

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PATRICIA BEAUCHAMP SAYS

AUGUST 22, 2017 AT 10:39 AM

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 Hey ChiWei,

These are so darn cute! I love yellow watermelon, then again I love all melons!! lol Thanks for

sharing!!

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HELEN MARGARET SAYS

AUGUST 23, 2017 AT 2:25 PM

the yellow melons are called Champagne Melons in Australia.

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BETH BUTTON SAYS

AUGUST 24, 2017 AT 7:20 AM

You could turn these into candy corn too! Love the idea!

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PRISCILA SAYS
SEPTEMBER 14, 2017 AT 11:00 AM

Thank you for the beautiful pattern. if you want to make a small pillow, can I double the amount of

stitches? Is it okay?

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PALMIRA LEANDRO SAYS

OCTOBER 5, 2017 AT 6:49 AM

Sou iniciante de crochê e estou apaixonada por esses amigurumi ….São muito fofoos

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 SEPETCIZADE SAYS
NOVEMBER 15, 2017 AT 6:19 AM

very good jobs

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SEPETCIZADE SAYS
NOVEMBER 15, 2017 AT 6:20 AM

very good jobs very pretty

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MARIA INÊS SAYS

MARCH 23, 2018 AT 5:57 PM

Gosoaria de receber receitas de chaveiros.

Obrigada

Maria Inês

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LILIANA SAYS
MARCH 31, 2018 AT 11:04 PM

Hermoso Podrían traducir al castellano GRACIAS

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