[English] Stitch keychain | Applying the needle felting technique on to crochet

I keep trying out the needle felting technique on to crochet basic figures. Lately I do not have as much free time so I rarely update the blog, sorry.

The result is better than expected, but this needle felting Stitch is quite more fragil than a complete crocheted Stitch. I think this Stitch is going to be a decorative element on a quiet place because his ears are too long and may break if we use it as an actual keychain.

Result

Pattern / How did I make it

Crochet

The crochet part is very simple because it is just a piece that works as head and body.

How to read this pattern:

SC: Single crochet.
INC: Increment (2 single crochet on every stitch of the previous row).
DEC: Decrease (2 stitches of the previous row on one single crochet).

The last number between [ ] is the number of stitches that you should have at the end of the row.

1. Magic ring of 5. [5]

2. [INC] * 5. [10]

3. [INC, SC] * 5. [15]
4. [INC, 2SC] * 5. [20]
5. [INC, 3SC] * 5. [ 25]
6-7. [SC] * 25. [25]
8. [DEC, 3SC] *5. [20]
9. [SC] * 20 [20]
10. [DEC, 2SC] * 5. [15]
11. SC only on front loop [15] ⬅️ time to add the eyes at round 5.
12. [SC] * 15. [15]
13. [INC, 2SC] * 5. [20]
14. [INC, 3SC] * 5. [25]
15. [INC, 4 SC] * 5. [30]
16-18. [SC] * 30. [30]
19. [DEC, 4SC] * 5. [25]
20. [DEC, 3SC] * 5. [20]⬅️ fill with cotton or similar
21. [DEC, 2SC] * 5. [15]
22. [DEC, SC] * 5. [10]
23. [DEC] *5 [5].
24 [DEC] and close [0]

Needle felt

Once we have the crocheted base, we need to needle felt the rest. With the needle felting needles, make 4 little balls that will be legs and arms. Legs should have a more "triangled" shape. Nedle felt every arm and leg carefully. Also, make a fifth ball to make the little tail.

Eyespots and the belly should be neddle felted with a lighter blue. Mouth is a slim black line. It took me quite a bit making that half-smiling and I'm not 100% confident with the result, just give it a try.

Ears are the most difficult part. First, I made a 3D blue cone, and then I putted the pink part trying to make a little "hole" on the base of the ear.

Finally, I made darker blue spots on Stitch's back.

¿What do you think? ¿Are you going to give a try on this technique? I find it quite harder to explain how it works, I mean, crochet has a very "mathematical" way to share patterns, but this needle felting is more improvisation and try and fail work.

Hope it gives you some ideas.