How to Crochet Christmas Jack Keychain From Jack Skellington
You are welcome to another of the “Spooky Christmas projects” series. This time, you will learn to crochet a Jack Skellington keychain, complete with a Christmas hat that simply looks adorable. The pattern for the head is reused from a previous Jack project, and the Christmas hat is adapted from another tutorial, making assembly easier.
If you already have a Jack or similar amigurumi from a previous festival, this Christmas, Jack will be a must-have reuse idea. So, crochet one as your next last-minute gift project!
Christmas Jack Keychain Amigurumi
This will be a simple no-sew Christmas project (off-course crochet the hat separately) with options to either crochet the black Christmas hat or the red one. The tutor has a crochet approach to crochet this Christmas project with crocheted eyes and even the pom pom without sewing.
The hat shape is also unique, which makes this amigurumi jack a bit funny and not funny. So, if you have made up your mind to crochet this new spooky Christmas variation for beginners, continue reading this post till the end. To get tutorials for the complete spooky series, make sure you follow through and stay with us.
About the Designer: The designer behind this cute crochet Christmas Jack is @tejidosjossropa – she is one of my favorite “crochet designers of everything,” but I highly recommend her amigurumi and ornament patterns.
With more than 700 tutorials, she has been equally contributing to holiday gifts and decorations, like how she started this Christmas ornament series.
Note: In respect of the creator’s rights, there will be no provision of the written pattern, but only the tutorials.
Materials for Christmas Jack
Gather the following suggested supplies for crocheting this Christmas Jack amigurumi, mentioned in the tutorial:
Yarn (100% Cotton yarn, 4-ply, 2mm):
White: For the head and hat brim
Advertisement - Continue ReadingBlack: For the eyes and hat body (or use red instead)
Red: For the hat body (traditional color option)
You can use the amigurumi yarn from CIRCULO.
Crochet Hook: 2.5 mm
Tools:
Scissors
Tapestry needle
Advertisement - Continue ReadingStitch markers or pins
Stuffing:
Cotton filling
About Christmas Jack Tutorial
Quick Summary & Skill Level: Beginner. First, crochet two small black circles for the eyes, increasing up to 12 single crochets. The Jack Skellington head is then crocheted in white, increasing from 6 to 42 single crochets over the first seven rounds, followed by eight rounds worked evenly.
After that, a series of decreasing rounds shapes the head. Before closing, the head is filled with fiberfill for stuffing. Similarly, the process goes on!
Quick Tips: As mentioned, you can change the color of the Christmas hat. While the tutorial uses black for the hat, she suggests easily swapping this out for the more traditional red to give Jack a classic Christmas look.
You can also experiment with the placement of the hat, securing it on the head with pins before sewing to find the perfect angle for the final keychain.
Here are the quick guides for the crochet stitches and abbreviations that the tutor will use for crocheting this Christmas, Jack:
Chain Stitch: Yarn over and pull through the loop on the hook.
Advertisement - Continue ReadingSingle Crochet: Insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull through, yarn over again, and pull through both loops.
Increase: Work two single crochet stitches into the same stitch.
Decrease: Insert hook into the front loops of the next two stitches, yarn over, pull through, yarn over again, and pull through both loops.
Slip Stitch: Insert hook into stitch, yarn over, and pull through both the stitch and the loop on the hook.
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Christmas Jack Tutorial
In the end, I would like to thank the designer for delivering such a nice project for Christmas! Everything she crochets is cute and kid-friendly. For Christmas, you can also explore her tree keychains, reindeer doll, and much more.
