Crochet sparrow keychain pattern — nine pieces, 43 rounds, no neck seam

A free crochet sparrow keychain pattern for a bird about 6 cm tall, not counting the ring, worked on a 2.0–2.5 mm hook in six colours across nine small pieces. The head is worked first, from the crown down, and the body carries straight on from the twelve stitches the head closes to, so the neck is a change of colour rather than a seam. All 43 rounds are written out below in the pattern's own Spanish abbreviations — pb, aum, dism — each one glossed to its English equivalent, and each round carrying the count it ends on.

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Why it is rated Medium

Medium because of the join: the body is worked straight onto the head's last twelve stitches, so the two have to be counted as one piece and the colour change lands mid-decrease.

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What you need before you start

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Yarn — six colours, all weight 2

Marrón claroscrapsCotton yarn (hilo de algodón)

Marrón oscuroscrapsCotton yarn

BeigescrapsCotton yarn

BlancoscrapsCotton yarn

NegroscrapsCotton yarn

GrisscrapsCotton yarn

Tools

2 you probably own, 4 to buy

You likely have

Tapestry needle (aguja lanera)

Scissors (tijeras)

You need to buy

6 mm safety eyes (ojos de seguridad)

Metal keychain ring (llavero metálico)

Polyester stuffing (relleno sintético)

Black thread for details (hilo negro)

Optional

Stitch marker (marcador de puntos)

Gauge and finished size

the last check before you cast on

Tension

Tight enough that the stuffing cannot show between the stitches. Every piece here is small, so an even fabric matters more than a particular size.

Finished size

~6 cm tall, not counting the ring

The hook is given as a range because fine cotton varies. Go down a size rather than up — at this scale a loose stitch shows the stuffing before it shows anywhere else.

How to make the gorrión (sparrow), piece by piece

43 rounds across nine pieces, from seven lists: two are worked twice.

The head

Twelve rounds worked from the crown down: out to thirty stitches over…12 RNDS

starts in lightBrown· magic ring· Piece 1 of 9

Twelve rounds worked from the crown down: out to thirty stitches over five, four rounds straight, then in to twelve where the beige begins.Set the eyes between rounds 7 and 8, six or seven stitches apart, while the head is still thirty stitches around. Once round 12 brings it in to twelve, the backs are awkward to reach.

First six rounds[6] [12] [18] [24] [30] [30]

The crown, out to thirty

RND 1–5

1AM 6 pb[6]

26 aum[12]

3(1 pb, aum) x6[18]

4(2 pb, aum) x6[24]

5(3 pb, aum) x6[30]

Four straight rounds

RND 6–9

630 pb[30]

730 pb[30]

830 pb[30]

930 pb[30]

In to the neck, beige begins

RND 10–12

10(3 pb, dism) x6[24]

11(2 pb, dism) x6[18]

12(1 pb, dism) x6 — change to beige[12]

AbbreviationsAManillo mágico = magic ringpbpunto bajo = single crochet (sc)aumaumento = increase (inc), 2 pb in the same stitchdismdisminución = decrease (dec), close 2 pb togetherpdpunto deslizado = slip stitchpapunto alto = double crochetcadcadena = chaindecdecreaseincincreasescsingle crochet

When this piece is doneThe head is done.Do not close it and do not cut the yarn. The body picks up on these same twelve stitches, so the neck is a colour change rather than a seam.

The body

Eight rounds picked up on the head's last twelve: one round of pure…8 RNDS

starts in beige· picked up· Piece 2 of 9

Eight rounds picked up on the head's last twelve: one round of pure increase out to twenty-four, four straight, then three rounds back in to six.Fill the head through the wide part of the body, before round 6 starts narrowing it. After round 7 you are pushing stuffing round a corner into a twelve-stitch neck.

First six rounds[24] [24] [24] [24] [24] [18]

112 aum (continues on the head's 12 sts)[24]

224 pb[24]

324 pb[24]

424 pb[24]

524 pb[24]

6(2 pb, dism) x6[18]

7(1 pb, dism) x6[12]

8dism x6 — stuff firmly, close[6]

When this piece is doneThe body is done.Stuff head and body firmly — they are one cavity — then draw the last six stitches closed and lose the tail end inside.

The wings

Two the same, five rounds each: six stitches out to nine, two…5 RNDS

starts in darkBrown· magic ring· Piece 3 of 9

Two the same, five rounds each: six stitches out to nine, two straight rounds, then back to six and flattened.

First five rounds[6] [9] [9] [9] [6]

1AM 6 pb[6]

2(1 pb, aum) x3[9]

39 pb[9]

49 pb[9]

5(1 pb, dism) x3 — flatten, close with pd[6]

When this piece is doneBoth wings are done.Close each one with a slip stitch and leave them empty. Flattened they lie against the beige body; filled, at nine stitches across, they turn into stubs that stand off it.

Right wing

— the same 5 rounds again, worked from piece 035 RNDS

starts in darkBrown· magic ring· Piece 4 of 9· mirrors the wings

The same 5 rounds as the wings, worked a second time.

First five rounds[6] [9] [9] [9] [6]

1AM 6 pb[6]

2(1 pb, aum) x3[9]

39 pb[9]

49 pb[9]

5(1 pb, dism) x3 — flatten, close with pd[6]

The tail

Five rounds of six stitches with no shaping anywhere — a dark brown…5 RNDS

starts in darkBrown· magic ring· Piece 5 of 9

Five rounds of six stitches with no shaping anywhere — a dark brown tube the same width from the ring to the open end.

First five rounds[6] [6] [6] [6] [6]

1AM 6 pb[6]

26 pb[6]

36 pb[6]

46 pb[6]

56 pb[6]

When this piece is doneThe tail is done.Leave it hollow and press it flat, then sew the open end across the back of the body. Flat it fans; stuffed it stays a peg.

The beak

Four stitches in a ring, worked round twice. Eight grey stitches are…2 RNDS

starts in gray· magic ring· Piece 6 of 9

Four stitches in a ring, worked round twice. Eight grey stitches are the whole beak, and the second round is flattened as it goes.

First two rounds[4] [4]

1AM 4 pb[4]

24 pb — flatten slightly[4]

When this piece is doneThe beak is done.Pinch it flat and sew it centred on the face below the mask, with a white cheek on either side. Four stitches across leaves nothing to stuff.

The cheeks

Two white discs, two rounds each: six stitches opened straight out to…2 RNDS

starts in white· magic ring· Piece 7 of 9

Two white discs, two rounds each: six stitches opened straight out to twelve, with no straight round in between.

First two rounds[6] [12]

1AM 6 pb[6]

26 aum[12]

When this piece is doneBoth cheeks are done.Leave a long tail on each and sew them flat to the front of the head, level with one another and meeting the beak on either side.

Right cheek

— the same 2 rounds again, worked from piece 072 RNDS

starts in white· magic ring· Piece 8 of 9· mirrors the cheeks

The same 2 rounds as the cheeks, worked a second time.

First two rounds[6] [12]

1AM 6 pb[6]

26 aum[12]

The mask

Six black stitches out to nine. One increase round is the whole…2 RNDS

starts in black· magic ring· Piece 9 of 9

Six black stitches out to nine. One increase round is the whole piece, and it reads as the dark face of a house sparrow.

First two rounds[6] [9]

1AM 6 pb[6]

2(1 pb, aum) x3[9]

When this piece is doneThe mask is done.Press it flat and sew it across the face above the beak, centred between the two cheeks. Sew the whole edge down — a mask tacked at two points lifts away from the head.

Nine pieces from seven lists. Two lists — the wings and the cheeks — are written once and worked twice, identical round for round; the grey bars are piece length, all drawn to the same scale.43 ROUNDS IN ALL

Two notes on the gorrión (sparrow)

Read them

01Eyes sit between head rounds 7 and 8, 6–7 sts apart

02Keychain ring attaches to the top of the head

Four questions this pattern answers

Not questions anybody asked. Each one is written from this pattern's own record, and every answer is read off the fields it names.

How many pieces make up the gorrión (sparrow)?

Nine pieces from seven lists: the page mirrors the wings and the cheeks, writing those lists out a second time. The page writes out 43 rounds in all, the longest piece being the head at 12 and the shortest the beak at 2.

How much yarn will the gorrión (sparrow) take?

Six colours, all weight 2, and the pattern asks for marrón claro: scraps; marrón oscuro: scraps; beige: scraps; blanco: scraps; negro: scraps; gris: scraps.

What hook will the gorrión (sparrow) need, and what is the finished size?

A 2.0–2.5 mm crochet hook. Finished, it comes out ~6 cm tall, not counting the ring; the leading tilde is there because that came off the stitch counts rather than a tape measure.

How long will the gorrión (sparrow) take to crochet?

About two and a half hours. That is 43 rounds across nine pieces, and the hours are an estimate rather than a timing of anybody making it.

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