Pattern:
Cat Keychain by Xuxu Crochet
(altered—free pattern on YT)

Materials:
Light DK yarn, Light DK acrylic yarn, 2mm crochet hook, embroidery thread, safety eyes, polyfill, keychain rings, felt

Time:~4-6hrs/per
Size: Small (unmeasured)

These were some of my first attempts at this pattern. As well is my first attempt to play around with the eyes and make them different. I tried a “similar” pattern from a different crocheter but the way the pattern was written was extremely confusing to me, since I prefer using stitch markers to mark rounds (similar in quotes because the product looked similar but the path to get there was remarkably different).

Distractions and overthinking are a challenge at times, so I end up counting the stitch twice or forgetting my last count. Once is fine, but after forgetting which stitch or re-counting while counting aloud a few times over, I tend to end up with 1-7 extra stitches than the pattern called for for each round. With single crochets, that’s totally fine, but if I forgot or miscounted where I put the invisible increases and decreases, that’s where the chaos starts.