This charming keychain features a bright red strawberry with small yellow bead seeds and a green leafy crown, paired with a delicate white flower. It’s a perfect project to brighten up your keys with a touch of handmade flair.
The cute and compact design makes it ideal for decorating keychains, bags, or even as a gift. The strawberry shape is rounded and plump, with a textured surface from the seeds, while the flower is soft and delicate, adding a lovely contrast.
Materials and Preparation
Required Materials:
- Yarn: Red, green, yellow, and white yarn (various colors for the strawberry and flower)
- Hook Size: Crochet hook suitable for your yarn (typically 2.5 mm–3.5 mm for smaller amigurumi projects)
- Beads: Small yellow beads for strawberry seeds (optional; alternatively use yellow yarn)
- Stuffing: Acrylic stuffing
- Chain and Keyring: For attaching the keychain
- Needle: For sewing pieces and weaving ends
- Instant Glue (optional): For attaching flower center (can be sewn instead)
Preparation:
- Use yarn suitable for amigurumi. Cotton yarn works best as it holds shape well.
- Keep a stitch marker or contrasting piece of yarn handy to mark the last stitches in rounds.
- Yellow beads or yarn can create the strawberry seeds, so choose whichever suits your preference.
Abbreviations and Notes
Crochet Abbreviations:
- SC: Single Crochet
- DC: Double Crochet
- HDC: Half Double Crochet
- TR: Treble Crochet
- INC: Increase (2 single crochets in one stitch)
- DEC: Decrease (crochet two stitches together)
- SL ST: Slip Stitch
- CH: Chain
Notes Before Starting:
- This project is worked in continuous rounds unless otherwise noted. Use a stitch marker for clarity.
- For the strawberry seeds, beads can optionally be replaced with embroidery using yellow yarn.
- Gauge swatching is not necessary for this project as sizing can vary slightly without issue.
Gauge, Approximate Size, and Pattern Notes
- Gauge: Gauge measurement is not required for this project.
- Approximate Size: The finished strawberry is about the size of your palm, depending on your yarn and hook size. The flower is smaller, approximately 1–1.5 inches wide.
- Special Techniques: Includes a magic ring for the start of most components. If you’re unfamiliar, practice creating a magic ring beforehand.
Step-by-Step Pattern
Strawberry Pattern
Round 1: Start with a magic ring. Crochet 6 SC into the ring. Pull the yarn to close the ring.
Round 2: Work 6 INC (2 SC in each stitch). You will have 12 stitches.
Round 3: [1 SC, 1 INC] repeat 6 times. You’ll end with 18 stitches.
Round 4: [2 SC, 1 INC] repeat 6 times. You’ll have 24 stitches.
Round 5: [3 SC, 1 INC] repeat 6 times. Final count: 30 stitches.
Round 6: [4 SC, 1 INC] repeat 6 times. Final count: 36 stitches.
Round 7–8: Work 36 SC all around for both rounds (no increases/decreases).
Round 9 (Start Decreasing): [4 SC, Skip 1 stitch (DEC)] repeat 6 times. Final count: 30 stitches.
Rounds 10–12: Work 30 SC all around.
Round 13: [3 SC, 1 DEC] repeat 6 times. Final count: 24 stitches.
Rounds 14–15: Work 24 SC all around.
Switch to green yarn for the stem (keychain loop):
- Create 10 CH with the green yarn. Pass the chain through the center top of the strawberry and tie knots to secure.
Begin stuffing the strawberry lightly with acrylic stuffing, adding more as needed.
Round 16: [2 SC, 1 DEC] repeat 6 times. Final count: 18 stitches.
Round 17: Work 18 SC all around. Continue stuffing.
Round 18: [1 SC, 1 DEC] repeat 6 times. Final count: 12 stitches.
Round 19–20: Work 12 SC all around. Add remaining stuffing.
Final Round (Closing): Work 6 DEC until only 6 stitches remain. Close the top by weaving a needle through the back loops of the final stitches. Pull tight and fasten off. Shape the strawberry as needed.
Strawberry Leaf Pattern
Start with a magic ring.
Leaf Sequence:
- CH 8.
- Skip the first chain; in the second chain, work SL ST.
- In the third chain, work SC.
- In the fourth chain, work HDC.
- In the fifth chain, work DC.
- In the sixth chain, work TR.
- In the seventh chain, work TR.
- In the eighth chain, work DC.
- Work SL ST into the magic ring.
Repeat this 5 times in total to create 5 leaves.
Pull the magic ring closed gently and tie a knot. Leave a long tail for sewing the leaf to the strawberry.
Pass the green chain (keychain loop) through the leaf’s center and sew the leaf securely onto the top of the strawberry.
Flower Pattern
Start with a magic ring, and work the following sequence 5 times:
- CH 3, work TR, CH 3, and SL ST into the magic ring.
Create the flower center (kernel):
- Start with a magic ring.
- Crochet 6 SC into the ring and close.
Attach the flower center with instant glue or sew it into place.
Final Steps
- Attach rings to the keychain loop (on the strawberry) and one of the flower petals.
- Hang both onto the keychain.
- Your cute Crochet Strawberry & Flower Keychain is complete!
Conclusion
Creating this Strawberry & Flower keychain is a fun and simple way to learn basic crochet techniques while crafting something beautiful and functional. Follow these steps and add a handmade touch to your daily accessories!
