Watermelon Key Chains PDF Pattern Set
The pattern consists of two watermelon varions: half moon and triangle. This pattern is beginner friendly and quick to make. :)
Materials
Yarn in the colors
DARK GREEN
LIGHT GREEN
WHITE
RED
Tiny bit of black embroidery thread or yarn for the seeds.
DK, NUMBER 3 MILK COTTON
2.5 MM HOOK
2 PLIERS TO ATTACH THE
KEY CHAINS WITH RING x2
1 PAIR SAFETY EYES 9 mm
YARN NEEDLE
embroidery needle
STITCH MARKER
STUFFING
There will be colour changes.
Chains don't count as a stitch when we crochet in the row.
The triangle water melon is only crocheted in the round and also involves colour changes.
Feel free to use a smaller hook, thinner yarn and smaller eyes to make smaller melons.
You find video tutorials on how to make an invisible decrease and how to color change below:
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Half Moon Variation
With red
Round 1: 6 sc in mr (6)
R2: inc around (12)
R3: (1 sc, inc) x6 (18)
R4: 1 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) x5, 1 sc (24)
R5: (3 sc, inc) x6 (30)
R6: 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc) x5, 2 sc (36)
R7: (5 sc, inc) x6 (42)
Color change to white by pulling up a loop
for the last stitch of the last round and
finishing it with white.
R8: (6 sc, inc) x6 (48)
Color change to light green.
R9: 3 sc, inc, (7 sc, inc) x5, 4 sc (54)
cc to dark green on last st
R10 in BLO: (8 sc, inc) x6 (60)
Row 11: in BLO 2 sc, ch 1, turn,
R12: inc, 1 sc, ch 1, turn,
R13: inc, 2 sc, ch 1, turn,
R14: inc, 3 sc, ch 1, turn,
R15: inc, 4 sc, ch 1, turn,
R16-27: 6 sc, turn
R28: ch 1, invdec, 4 sc, ch 1, turn
R29: invdec, 3 sc, ch 1, turn
R30: invdec, 2 sc, ch 1, turn
R31: invdec, 1 sc
Count 29 of the remaining stitches of the last round, slst the row piece into the outer loop of the 29th stitch, going through the next stitch of the row piece aswell, slst again, going through the next stitch of the row piece and the the next FLO of the round. Slst along this way, going into the FLO of the round and into the sides of the row. When you are at the end slst into the remaining two loops of the stitches from the beginning of the round and then continue to slst along. Before closing completely, stuff.
Embroider the seeds and attach the key chain and ring to the top with two pliers.
Triangle Variation
With dark green
ch 9
R1: beginning in second ch from hook inc, sc in next 6 chains, 4 sc in last, 7 sc along in the other side, inc in last ch (21)
R2: 1 sc, inc, 7 sc, inc, 1 sc, ic, 9 sc, inc (25)
R3: (inc) x2, 8 sc, (inc) x4, 9 sc, (inc)x2 (33)
R4: (inc) x3, 11 sc, (inc )x5, 12 sc, (inc) x2 (43)
R5-9: sc around for 5 rounds
R10: Color change to white, sc around
R11: Color change to light green, sc around
Color change to red
R12 in BLO: 4 sc, invdec (5 sc, invdec) x5,
2 sc (37)
R13-17: sc around for 5 rounds
R18: 1 sc, invdec (5 sc, invdec) x4, 4 sc, invdec (31)
R19: 3 sc, invdec, sc around (30)
R20: sc around
Add eyes 3 rounds into the red part with 5 stitches in between.
R21: (3 sc, invdec) x6 (24)
Stuff
R22: (2 sc, invdec) x6 (18)
R23: sc around
R24: (1 sc, invec) x6 (12)
R25: invdec around (6)
Embroider on the eyes with light green, the mouth and seeds with black.
