Stanley the Sloth Crochet Keychain Pattern

Meet Stanley the Sloth! He’s the perfect keychain to hang on your bag, water bottle, backpack, or anywhere else you can think of. This is a no-sew pattern that works up in 30 minutes or less. All you’ll need is your standard crochet materials, plus a small clip. I’ll link the ones I use in this pattern but don’t worry if you don’t have them. I’ll provide some instructions on how to make a sloth without the clip. Let’s get started!

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Materials

Pattern Notes

  • This pattern is written in US terms and Imperial measurements.
  • Body of pattern is worked from the top-down.
  • Pattern is worked in continuous rounds without joining unless otherwise stated.
  • Use a stitch marker to mark the beginning of round. Move the marker up each round. 
  • Attaching the clip: insert hook into the clip, yarn over and pull yarn through clip , pull through loop on the hook

Change Color: to change color, insert hook into stitch and pull up a loop, complete stitch by pulling new color through both loops on hook.

Abbreviations

  • [ ] – repeat 
  • ch – chain
  • FO –  Fasten Off
  • inc – 2 sc in same stitch
  • ps – puff stitch 
  • sc – single crochet 
  • st(s) – stitch(es)

Special Stitches

Puff Stitch (ps): [Yarn over, insert your hook into the stitch and pull up a loop] three times, yarn over and pull through all (7) loops on hook.

Invisible Decrease (inv dec): [Insert your hook into the front loop of the next stitch and pull up a loop] twice, yarn over and pull through all loops on hook.

Making the sloth without a clip

If you prefer to make the sloth without a clip, work round 8 without attaching the clip. When working the legs in round 13, place a slip stitch through arms instead of attaching the clip.

Pattern Instructions

Body

Body

With Medium color,

Round 1 – sc 6 in a magic ring (6)

Round 2 – [sc 1, inc] 3 times (9)

Round 3 – [sc 2, inc] 3 times (12)

To work the face color changes, we will be changing colors between light, medium, and dark. Instructions not in bold indicate where to work medium color. Bold instructions indicate where light and dark color changes are worked.

Round 4 – sc 3, (light: sc 6), sc 3 (12) 

Round 5 – sc 3, (dark: inc, sc 1), (light: ps, sc 1), (dark: inc, sc 1), sc 2, inc (15) 

Round 6 – sc 1, inv dec, sc 1, (light: inv dec, sc 1, inv dec, sc 1), inv dec, sc 1, inv dec (10)

FO light and dark yarn 

Attach safety eyes between Rounds 4 and 5, about 1 st from the nose

Begin stuffing head

Round 7 – [inv dec] 5 times (5)

The clip will be attached to the arms in Round 8. 

To attach the clip: insert hook into the clip, yarn over and pull yarn through clip , pull through loop on the hook

Round 8 – [inc] 4 times, ch 3, attach clip, ch 3, inc (10)

Clip once attached

Work around arms in Round 9. Any holes will be sewn shut at the end

Round 9 – [sc 1, inc] 5 times (15) 

Round 10 – sc around (15) 

Round 11 – [sc 1, inv dec] 5 times (10)

Round 12 – sc around (10)

The other side of the clip will be attached in Round 13. 

Round 13 – ch 5, attach clip, ch 5, sc around (10) 

Work around arms in Round 14. 

Round 14 – [inv dec] 5 times (5) 

FO, leaving a 10 in (25 cm) tail for closing and sewing. To close hole, using tapestry needle and tail, insert needle into FLO of each stitch of round 14. Pull tail to close. Use remaining tail to sew holes shut in between each arm and leg

Congratulations, your Stanley the Sloth is finished! I hope you enjoyed the pattern! Don’t forget to tag me on Instagram so I can see your finished plushie!

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