Cute Mini Dino Keychain Crochet Pattern Free You’ll Love Making

Create your own adorable Crochet Dinosaur Keychain with this fun and easy pattern! Perfect for beginners and amigurumi lovers, this project teaches you how to crochet a mini dino from head to tail using simple stitches.

Crochet Mini Dino Keychain

It’s a cute accessory for your keys, bags, or even as a handmade gift. Customize your dinosaur with your favorite colors, add blush, or create a matching dino couple for extra charm. The compact size and minimal sewing make this a quick, satisfying project you’ll want to make again and again.

Materials

• Light Green yarn (main color)
• Dark Green yarn (spikes)
• Black yarn (smile)
• Pink yarn (blush)
• 3.0 mm crochet hook
• Scissors, Tapestry Needle, Stitch Markers
• Safety Eyes, Stuffing, UHU Glue
• Key Ring and Jump Ring

Dinosaur Body (Light Green Yarn)

• R1: 6 SC into a Magic Ring. Slip Stitch to close.
• R2: Chain 1, Increase in each stitch around (12 total). Slip Stitch to close.
• R3: Chain 1, [1 SC, Inc] repeat 6 times (18 total). Slip Stitch to close.
• R4: Chain 1, [2 SC, Inc] repeat 6 times (24 total). Slip Stitch to close.
• R5–R6: Chain 1, SC in each stitch around (24 total). Slip Stitch to close.
• R7: Chain 1, 9 SC, 3 Dec, 9 SC (21 total). Slip Stitch to close.
• R8: Chain 1, 8 SC, 3 Dec, 7 SC (18 total). Slip Stitch to close.
• R9: Chain 1, 7 SC, 2 Dec, 7 SC (16 total). Slip Stitch to close.

• R10: Chain 1, 5 SC, Bobble Stitch (Arm 1), 4 SC, Bobble Stitch (Arm 2), 5 SC (18 total).
• Slip Stitch to close.
• R11: Chain 1, [2 SC, Inc] repeat 6 times (24 total). Slip Stitch to close.
• R12: Chain 1, 2 Inc, 20 SC, 2 Inc (28 total). Slip Stitch to close.
• R13: Chain 1, 2 Inc, 24 SC, 2 Inc (32 total). Slip Stitch to close.

Special Stitches

• Decrease (Dec) / SC2TOG: Insert hook, pull up a loop, insert hook into next stitch, pull up a loop (3 loops on hook).
• Yarn over and pull through all loops.

• Bobble Stitch: Yarn over, insert hook, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through 2 loops.
• Repeat 5 times (6 loops on hook).
• Yarn over and pull through all loops.
• Chain 1 to secure.

Tail and Closing

 

• Fold the opening flat.
• Work 4 SC through both layers to form the tail base.
• Chain 1, 4 Dec, Bobble Stitch (Leg 1), 3 Dec, Bobble Stitch (Leg 2), 4 Dec (15 total).
• Slip Stitch to close.
• Stuff the body firmly with poly-fil.
• Chain 1, work 7 Decreases to close the opening.
• Slip Stitch to close.
• Cut yarn, leave a long tail, and sew the hole shut by weaving the needle through front loops. Hide the tail inside the body.

Finishing Details

• Dinosaur Spikes: Attach dark green yarn to the back.
• Work [1 SC, Ch 2, 1 SC] in the same stitch, skip two rounds, Slip Stitch to secure.
• Repeat seven times for spikes.
• Eyes: Glue safety eyes between Round 5 and 6.

• Smile: Use black yarn to embroider a small smile below the eyes.
• Blush: Use pink yarn to make French knots (about five twists each) below the eyes.
• Key Ring: Attach the jump ring and key ring to the top of the head.