Make an Adorable Crochet Baby Deer Keychain — Free Amigurumi Pattern

Create a sweet, handmade accessory with this free amigurumi pattern for a Crochet Baby Deer Keychain. This little deer is worked in pieces and sewn together, making it a great small project to practice basic amigurumi techniques like magic ring, increases, decreases and color changes. Use it as a keyring, bag charm or a tiny gift — the pattern below lists materials, stitch abbreviations and step‑by‑step rounds for each piece.

Materials Needed

You will need:

• YarnArt Jeans yarn (55% cotton, 45% acrylic, 50 g/160 m)
• 2.0 mm crochet hook
• 5-6 mm safety eyes or black beads
• Sewing needle
• Scissors
• Stitch marker
• Fiberfill
• Keychain ring

Free Amigurumi Baby Deer Pattern

Abbreviations

Abbreviations:
R – row
ch – chain
sc – single crochet
inc – increase (2 sc in one stitch)
dec – decrease (2 sc together)
[…] – number of stitches you should have at the end of the row

(…) – repeat whatever is between the brackets the given number of times

Head

With beige yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
R 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
R 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
R 4: (2 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [24]
R 5: (3 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [30]
R 6: (4 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [36]
R 7: (5 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [42]
R 8-13: 42 sc (6 rows)
R 14: (5 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [36]
R 15: 2 sc, dec, (4 sc, dec) repeat 5 times, 2 sc [30]
R 16: (3 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [24]
R 17: 1 sc, dec, (2 sc, dec) repeat 5 times, 1 sc [18]
Cut the yarn. Leave a long tail for sewing.

Arms

(make 2)
With red/green yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
R 2-7: 6 sc (6 rows)
Cut the yarn.

Ears

(make 2)
With beige yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
R 2: (1 sc, inc) repeat 3 times [9]
R 3: (2 sc, inc) repeat 3 times [12]
R 4: (3 sc, inc) repeat 3 times [15]
R 5-18: 15 sc (14 rows)
Cut the yarn. Leave a long tail for sewing.

Legs and Body

(one piece)

Legs (make 2)
With red/green yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
R 2: (1 sc, dec) repeat 3 times [9]
R 3-8: 9 sc (6 rows)
Cut the yarn on the first leg; don’t cut the yarn on the second one.

Make 3 ch on the second leg and join with the first one.
We will continue crocheting the body:

R 9: 9 sc on the first leg, 3 sc in 3 ch, 9 sc on the second leg, 3 sc in 3 ch (opposite side) [24]
R 10: 9 sc, 3 inc, 9 sc, 3 inc [30]
R 11-16: 30 sc (6 rows)
R 17: (8 sc, dec) repeat 3 times [27]
R 18: (7 sc, dec) repeat 3 times [24]
R 19: (6 sc, dec) repeat 3 times [21]
R 20: (5 sc, dec) repeat 3 times [18]
In the next row, we will crochet the arms into the body. Crochet sc of the arm together with sc of the body.
R 21: 18 sc

Cut the yarn.

Horns

(make 2)
With brown yarn:

Big
R 1: 5 sc in magic ring [5]
R 2: (inc) repeat 5 times [10]
R 3-6: 10 sc (4 rows)
Cut the yarn. Leave a long tail for sewing.

Small
R 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
R 2-4: 6 sc (3 rows)
Cut the yarn. Leave a long tail for sewing.

Sew the small detail to the big one.

Muzzle

With white yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
R 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]

Cut the yarn. Leave a long tail for sewing.

Assembly & Finishing

Assembly tips:

• Attach safety eyes to the head before stuffing, following the eye placement that looks best for the face. If using beads, sew them on securely.
• Lightly stuff the head and body with fiberfill as you go, firm but not overstuffed to keep a soft look.
• Sew the muzzle to the front of the head and embroider a nose or mouth if desired.
• Sew ears and horns to the top and sides of the head, and attach arms and legs to the body using the long tails left for sewing.
• Securely sew the keychain ring to the top of the head: either stitch a few strong passes of yarn through the top center and loop the ring onto a small jump ring, or use a small metal eye screw (if appropriate) and close it well. Make sure all ends are woven in and knots are hidden inside the toy.

Care: spot clean gently and avoid machine washing if you have safety eyes or metal hardware attached.

Enjoy your little crochet deer — a perfect tiny gift or charm to brighten keys and bags.