Crochet Keychains You’ll Absolutely Love Making: Mr. Bean’s Teddy & Lottie, Spider-Man Miles & Gwen, and HTTYD Toothless & Light Fury Patterns
If you’ve ever wanted to carry a tiny piece of your favourite fandom wherever you go, crochet keychains are the perfect project. They’re small, quick to finish, use up scrap yarn, and the finished result is genuinely adorable. In this post, I’m sharing detailed pattern guides and tips for three iconic duo keychains: Mr. Bean’s beloved Teddy bear paired with Lottie from Charlotte’s Web (or your own custom companion), the Spider-Man duo of Miles Morales and Gwen Stacy, and the beloved dragon pair Toothless and the Light Fury from How to Train Your Dragon. Whether you’re a seasoned crocheter or someone who just finished their first amigurumi, these patterns are accessible, fun, and make fantastic gifts.
Let’s dive in.
Why Crochet Keychains Are the Perfect Quick Project
Before we get into the patterns themselves, let’s talk about why keychains have become such a beloved corner of the crochet community. The finished pieces are tiny — usually between 2 and 4 inches tall — which means even if you only have 30 minutes to sit down and crochet, you can make meaningful progress. For those of us who struggle to finish larger blankets or sweaters, keychains are deeply satisfying because the gratification is almost immediate.
They also make incredible gifts. A handmade keychain of someone’s favourite character says a lot more than a store-bought trinket. When you gift someone a tiny crocheted Miles Morales or a miniature Toothless, you’re giving them something one-of-a-kind, made with time and care. People tend to hold onto handmade keychains for years.
From a practical standpoint, these projects are also a great way to use up scrap yarn. You don’t need to buy full skeins for most of these — a small stash of leftover yarn in the right colours will get you very far.
Materials You’ll Need for All Three Patterns
While each pattern has slightly different colour requirements, the general materials list stays consistent across all three keychain projects.
You’ll need a 2mm or 2.5mm crochet hook, which is the standard size for amigurumi and mini figures. Fingering weight or sport weight yarn works best at this scale — using bulky yarn will make the finished figures too large to function as practical keychains. For specific colour needs, I’ll list them in each individual pattern section.
Other supplies include fiberfill stuffing (a small amount per piece), safety eyes in 3mm or 4mm sizes (or you can use black embroidery thread if you prefer not to use safety eyes, especially for items intended for small children), a yarn needle for sewing and weaving in ends, keychain rings (you can find these at any craft store or online in bulk), and optionally, some small jump rings if you want to attach multiple figures to one ring.
For surface details like facial features or costume markings, you’ll also want a few colours of embroidery floss or thin cotton yarn, along with a sharp embroidery needle.
Pattern One: Mr. Bean’s Teddy Bear and Lottie Keychain
Mr. Bean’s Teddy is one of the most recognisable stuffed animals in pop culture history. That worn, slightly lopsided, wide-eyed little bear has captured hearts since the early 1990s, and crocheting a miniature version is an absolute delight. Pairing him with a tiny Lottie (whether you interpret that as Charlotte from Charlotte’s Web or as a customised companion figure) creates a sweet little duo that any fan of the classic British show will adore.
Colours needed: Light tan or beige for Teddy’s body, dark brown for the ears and nose details, black for the eyes, and a small amount of white or cream for any face highlights. For Lottie, you can choose a soft pink or lilac body with white accents, or customise entirely to your preference.
Mr. Bean’s Teddy — Step-by-Step
Start with a magic ring and chain 2, then work 6 single crochets into the ring and pull tight. This forms the starting circle for the head.
Round 1: Increase in each stitch around — 12 stitches.
Round 2: Alternate one single crochet, one increase — 18 stitches.
Round 3: Work one single crochet, one increase, one single crochet — 24 stitches.
Rounds 4–7: Single crochet in each stitch around — 24 stitches.
Round 8: Alternate one single crochet, one decrease — 18 stitches.
Before closing fully, insert your safety eyes between rounds 5 and 6, spaced about 5 stitches apart. Stuff the head lightly with fiberfill.
Round 9: Alternate one single crochet, one decrease — 12 stitches.
Round 10: Decrease around — 6 stitches.
Fasten off and sew closed. For Teddy’s characteristic worn, slightly flat look, don’t overstuff the head. A gentle, slightly compressed shape is more accurate to the original.
For the body, start again with a magic ring and 6 single crochets, increase to 12, then to 18. Work 4 rounds even at 18 stitches, then decrease back down to 6 and close off. Stuff lightly and attach to the head with a yarn needle.
For the ears, make two small circles: magic ring, 6 single crochets, increase to 12, then fasten off leaving a long tail. Sew these to the top of the head. Teddy’s ears sit slightly wide and round, giving him that endearing surprised expression.
Embroider a small oval nose in dark brown just below the eye line, and add a simple curved mouth with a single stitch of the same thread. Teddy famously looks a little uncertain about everything, so keep the expression open and round rather than giving him a wide smile.
For the arms and legs, make four small sausage shapes (magic ring, 6 stitches, work 4 rounds, close off) and attach them to the body. Leave a small loop of yarn at the top of the head or attach a keychain ring directly through the crown with a jump ring.
Lottie Companion Keychain
For Lottie, follow the same basic construction — head, body, arms, legs — but give her a rounder, slightly larger head and smaller body to differentiate the two figures. Use your chosen colour for the body, and add a tiny ribbon or bow between the ears using a contrasting colour of yarn. A small embroidered smile and round safety eyes complete her expression.
If you’re attaching both figures to a single keychain ring, use a short length of chain stitches in a neutral colour to connect them before attaching to the ring. This creates the effect of the two being a pair.
Pattern Two: Spider-Man Miles Morales and Gwen Stacy Keychain
This duo is enormously popular right now, thanks in large part to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and its sequel Across the Spider-Verse. The contrasting colour palettes of Miles (black and red) and Gwen (white, pink, and blue) make them visually striking even at keychain scale, and they look fantastic hanging side by side.
Colours needed for Miles: Black (main body), red (accents, spider logo), dark navy blue (alternative colour sections on the suit), white (small eye shapes). For Gwen: white (main suit), pale pink or rose (hood/hair accents), powder blue (secondary suit colour), and black for the spider logo and eye lenses.
Building the Spider-Suit Body
For both figures, the construction follows the same basic amigurumi pattern, but the decoration is where they come to life.
Start with the head. Magic ring, 6 single crochets, increase each round until you reach 24 stitches (following the same increases as the Teddy pattern above). Work 6 rounds even, then decrease back down. Before closing, add safety eyes and stuff. For Miles, use slightly larger eyes positioned a bit higher on the face to echo his mask lenses. For Gwen, the same positioning works well.
For the body, work a slightly elongated shape compared to the head. Start with 6 stitches, increase to 18, work 6–8 rounds even, then decrease. You want the body to be roughly two-thirds the length of the head at this scale.
Arms and legs follow the same simple tube construction described in the Teddy pattern. Make them slightly longer and slimmer for the spider-hero proportions.
Adding the Suit Details
This is where your embroidery skills come in. For Miles, once the body is assembled, use red embroidery floss to stitch the chest spider logo — a simple spider shape with a round body and four legs on each side. Keep it small and centred on the chest. Add thin red lines radiating from the logo to suggest the web pattern on the suit.
For the head, use white floss to create the distinctive angular eye shapes of Miles’s mask — two pointed oval shapes that angle inward toward the centre of the face.
For Gwen’s suit, use pale pink yarn to add the hood effect by stitching a curved line across the top of the head and down the sides. Her spider logo is black and sits slightly lower on the chest. Her eye lenses are larger and more rounded than Miles’s — stitch them in white with a slight upward tilt.
If you want to add the hoodie detail that’s so iconic to Gwen’s design in the films, cut a small semicircle of pink felt and attach it to the back of the head with a few invisible stitches. This creates the raised hood effect without adding significant bulk.
Finishing the Duo
Attach a keychain ring through the top of each figure’s head. If you want to keep them as a connected pair, use a short length of silver chain (available at any craft or jewellery supply store) with a ring on each end to link them together. This also makes them easier to use as a bag charm or zipper pull.
Pattern Three: Toothless and the Light Fury Keychain
How to Train Your Dragon has one of the most beloved pairs in animated film history, and crocheting Toothless and the Light Fury together is a dream project for any fan. Their contrasting colours — deep matte black for Toothless, glowing iridescent white for the Light Fury — create a visually stunning pair, and even at tiny keychain scale, their personalities come through beautifully.
Colours needed for Toothless: Black (main body), dark charcoal or grey (wing membranes and underbelly shading), bright green or emerald (eyes — this is critical for Toothless’s iconic look), and a small amount of red or orange for the tail fin accents. For the Light Fury: pure white or pearl white (main body), light grey or silver (wing membranes), and a pale blue or aquamarine for the eyes.
The Dragon Head and Body
Dragons have a slightly different head shape from the round heads used for the human figures above. For Toothless specifically, you want a broader, flatter head with a slightly wider jaw area and a more elongated snout.
Start with a magic ring and 6 single crochets as before, but instead of working symmetrical increases, use front-loop-only and back-loop-only increases to create a slightly oval shape. Increase to 24 stitches over 3 rounds, then work 5 rounds even. Before beginning decreases, pinch the sides of the head gently to flatten it — the amigurumi is still soft enough to shape at this stage, and a few well-placed decrease rows will help maintain that broader, dragon-like silhouette.
For the snout, make a small separate oval piece (magic ring, 6 stitches, increase to 12, work 2 rounds even, fasten off) and sew it to the lower-front of the face. This creates the protruding muzzle shape distinctive to Night Fury dragons.
Add safety eyes in green for Toothless — his eyes are one of his most expressive features, and getting the colour right makes a huge difference. Place them wide and slightly forward on the face. For the Light Fury, use pale blue safety eyes in the same position.
Ears, Horns, and Fins
Toothless has the distinctive ear-like head fins that fold back along his head. Make two small flat triangles in black (chain 4, work increases up to about 8 stitches wide, then work back down) and attach them pointing backward from the top of the head. These ear fins are a signature detail that immediately makes the figure recognisable.
For the Light Fury, the head fins are sleeker and more pointed. Follow the same construction but keep them narrower and taper them more sharply at the tip. Attach them at a slightly more upright angle than Toothless’s.
Wings and Body
At keychain scale, full extended wings would make the figure impractical to carry, so the best approach is to create small folded wings that sit against the body. Using black yarn for Toothless and white for the Light Fury, make two small elongated triangles and fold them once lengthwise before attaching. This creates the impression of folded wings without adding bulk.
The body follows the same basic tube construction as the human figures, but give it a slightly longer, more tapered shape. Add a small tail by continuing the body yarn and working a decreasing tube that terminates in a flat paddle shape — this represents Toothless’s distinctive tailfin. For the iconic missing tail fin piece, leave one side of the tail flat while adding a small extra lobe to the other side.
The Finishing Glow for Light Fury
One beautiful optional detail for the Light Fury is to add a subtle sheen using a strand of silver or iridescent metallic thread worked alongside the white yarn in the final surface passes. You can do this by holding a thin thread of metallic yarn alongside your main yarn for just a few stitches across the back and sides. The effect is subtle at keychain scale, but it catches the light in a way that feels distinctly magical.
Tips for Making Your Keychains Last
A few practical notes to make sure your finished keychains hold up to daily use. Always weave in your ends very thoroughly — at keychain scale, there’s less yarn to work with, which means ends can come loose more easily. Weave each end in at least three different directions and cut close.
Use a drop of fabric glue on safety eyes before inserting them, especially if the keychain might end up in a bag or pocket where it could get snagged. This prevents any risk of the eyes loosening over time.
If you’re making these as gifts for children, avoid safety eyes altogether and use embroidered eyes instead. Embroider them tightly with multiple passes of floss for a secure finish.
For the keychain rings themselves, a lobster clasp ring or a split ring (like the kind on a standard keychain) is more secure than a simple open jump ring. The figures get pulled and tugged more than you’d expect, and the extra security is worth it.
Customising These Patterns for Your Own Style
One of the most wonderful things about crochet is how easily patterns adapt to personal preference. The base shapes described above are starting points, not rules. Want to make Miles in his classic red-and-blue suit instead of the Spider-Verse suit? Simply adjust your colours. Want to make Toothless slightly larger so he sits on a shelf rather than hangs from a bag? Work in a slightly thicker yarn and increase your stitch counts by 25 percent across the board.
You can also mix and match — a Toothless-and-Stitch duo, or a Gwen-and-MJ pair, or any combination of characters that has meaning to you. The structural approach is the same regardless of who the figure represents. Once you’ve made one or two of these keychains and feel comfortable with the construction, the creative possibilities are genuinely limitless.
Don’t be discouraged if your first attempt doesn’t look exactly like the character. Amigurumi crochet rewards patience and iteration. The second figure you make will always look better than the first, and the tenth will look better still. Every crocheter who makes tiny characters has a slightly wonky first attempt sitting in a drawer somewhere — it’s part of the process, and it’s part of what makes the craft meaningful.
Sharing Your Makes
If you make any of these keychains, I’d absolutely love to see them. Share your photos in the comments below or tag your work on social media so the community can celebrate with you. Seeing these little figures brought to life by different hands, with different yarn choices and personal touches, is one of the greatest joys of sharing patterns like these.
Happy crocheting — and may your keychain game be forever iconic.
