How to Knit a Frankenstein’s Monster Keychain
You’ll Need:
Hayfield Bonus DK (100% acrylic, 100g/280m), 1 ball of each:
- Yarn A Light Grey Mix (0814);
- Yarn B Black (0965);
- Yarn C White (0961);
- Yarn F Lime (0882);
- Yarn G Walnut (0927);
Knitting needles 3.5 mm;
Toy filling;
2 safety eyes per character, 6mm diameter;
Black and white embroidery thread;
4 buttons 8mm diameter;
Split ring keychain.
Stitches Control:
22 sts x 28 rows = 10 x 10 cm.Size:
10 cm.Instructions
Body
Cast on 9 sts using 3½mm needles and Yarn A.
Row 1 (WS) Purl.
Row 2 K1, (kfb) 8 times. [17 sts]
Row 3 Purl.
Row 4 K1, (kfb, K1) 8 times. [25 sts]
Row 5 Purl.
Row 6 K1, (kfb, K5) 4 times. [29 sts]
Rows 7 to 11: Starting on a WS purl row, work in st st.
Break Yarn A and join Yarn F.
Rows 12 to 21: Starting on a RS knit row, work in st st.
Break Yarn F and join Yarn B.
Rows 22 to 23 Knit.
Row 24 K1, (k2tog, K5) 4 times. [25 sts]
Rows 25 to 27 Knit.
Row 28 K1, (k2tog, K1) 8 times. [17 sts]
Row 29 Knit.
Row 30 K1, (k2tog) 8 times. [9 sts]
Break yarn and thread through remaining sts. Pull tight to fasten.
Frankenstein’s Monster Jacket
Cast on 26 sts using 3½mm needles and Yarn G.
Rows 1 to 9 Knit.
Cast off.
Finishing
Insert toy eyes on the centre front of the head. Sew side edges together, adding stuffing as you sew and gather cast-on sts together at the bottom. Embroider the scar in black embroidery thread. Sew 2 buttons on each side of the head for the bolts. Cut a 30cm length of Yarn A, tie firmly around the neckline, knotting at the back and hide the yarn ends inside the Body. Wrap the jacket around the Body and sew onto the Body at the colour-change row with backstitch in Yarn G.
Attach the split ring keychain securely to the top and weave in any remaining yarn ends.