Looking for a tiny treat to add to your keys? This mini crochet pumpkin pie keychain uses fine thread, simple shaping, a ruffled crust edge, and a fluffy whipped-cream topping.
A little pumpkin pie is made from just a few flat crocheted pieces, making this a fun way to turn basic stitches into a miniature food charm. Rust-colored thread forms the filling, while tan thread creates the crust around it.
The assembly is where the crochet pie really takes shape. The back crust creates the opening for the keychain hardware, the bottom crust closes around the filling, and Polyfil gives the finished crochet pie its soft, rounded body. A small cotton ball on top completes the dessert-like look.
Credit Basicstitchcolorado
Materials & Tools Needed
- Size 10 crochet thread: Rust/orange and tan
- Hook: 2.5 mm crochet hook
- Stuffing: Polyfil
- Topping: 1 cotton ball
- Hardware: Keychain ring and jump ring
- Notions: Sewing needle, scissors, jewelry pliers, and hot glue
A Note About the Tutorial Yarn
The video demonstrates the stitches with standard yarn and a 3.5 mm hook so the details are easier to see. For the actual miniature keychain, use Size 10 crochet thread with a 2.5 mm hook.
Finished Size & Customization
Using Size 10 thread and a 2.5 mm hook, the finished pie is approximately 1.5–2 inches long, making it a miniature size suitable for a standard keychain.
If you want to turn the same pattern into larger play food or a decorative plush, swap the thread for medium-weight worsted yarn and use a 3.5 mm or 4.0 mm hook, as demonstrated visually in the tutorial.
Size check: Changing yarn and hook size will also change the final dimensions, so the miniature measurements apply specifically to the Size 10 thread and 2.5 mm hook combination.
Pattern Abbreviations
- Ch: Chain
- St(s): Stitch(es)
- Sc: Single Crochet
- Dc: Double Crochet
- Inc: Increase – 2 sc in the same stitch
- Sl st: Slip Stitch
- R: Row
How to Crochet the Pie Filling
The rust/orange filling is the first piece to make. It begins with a very small foundation and gradually widens through increases, creating the V-shaped piece that will later become the visible filling of the pie.
Pie Filling – Rust/Orange Thread
Leave a standard starting tail and begin with a slip knot.
Foundation: Ch 2.
R1: Make an inc in the 2nd ch from hook. (2 sts)
R2: Ch 1, turn. Sc across. (2 sts)
R3: Ch 1, turn. Inc in each st. (4 sts)
R4: Ch 1, turn. Sc across. (4 sts)
R5: Ch 1, turn. Inc, sc 2, inc. (6 sts)
R6: Ch 1, turn. Sc across. (6 sts)
R7: Ch 1, turn. Sc across. (6 sts)
R8: Ch 1, turn. Inc, sc 4, inc. (8 sts)
R9: Ch 1, turn. Sc across. (8 sts)
R10: Ch 1, turn. Sc across. (8 sts)
R11: Ch 1, turn. Inc, sc 6, inc. (10 sts)
R12: Ch 1, turn. Sc across. (10 sts)
R13: Ch 1, turn. Sc across. (10 sts)
Create the Filling Edge
At this point, the flat piece needs an edge around its V-shaped form. This is worked into the raw edge rather than turning and continuing across the row.
R14: Ch 1, do not turn. Sc down the first edge (11 sc), sc into the bottom tip (1 sc), and sc up the other side (11 sc).
R15: Ch 1, turn. Sc in each st around the V-shaped edge you just created. (23 sts)
R16: Ch 1, turn. Sc in each st around the V-shaped edge you just created. (23 sts)
Why this edge matters: These additional stitches give the filling a complete perimeter, which will later make it possible to join the orange piece to the crust around its V-shaped edge.
Fasten off the rust thread.
Make the Bottom Crust
The bottom crust uses the same widening shape as the filling, but it stops before the outer edging is added.
Switch to tan thread and begin with a slip knot.
Foundation: Ch 2.
R1: Make an inc in the 2nd ch from hook. (2 sts)
R2: Ch 1, turn. Sc across. (2 sts)
R3: Ch 1, turn. Inc in each st. (4 sts)
R4: Ch 1, turn. Sc across. (4 sts)
R5: Ch 1, turn. Inc, sc 2, inc. (6 sts)
R6: Ch 1, turn. Sc across. (6 sts)
R7: Ch 1, turn. Sc across. (6 sts)
R8: Ch 1, turn. Inc, sc 4, inc. (8 sts)
R9: Ch 1, turn. Sc across. (8 sts)
R10: Ch 1, turn. Sc across. (8 sts)
R11: Ch 1, turn. Inc, sc 6, inc. (10 sts)
R12: Ch 1, turn. Sc across. (10 sts)
R13: Ch 1, turn. Sc across. (10 sts)
Fasten off the tan thread.
Do not add the R14–R16 edging to this piece.
Make the Back Crust
The back crust is a simple rectangular strip that will later form the upper back edge of the pie and provide the point where the keychain hardware is attached.
Start with a slip knot using tan thread.
Foundation: Ch 11.
R1: Make a sc in the 2nd ch from the hook and in each ch across. (10 sts)
R2: Ch 1, turn. Sc all the way across. (10 sts)
R3: Ch 1, turn. Sc all the way across. (10 sts)
Do not fasten off. Continue directly to assembly.
Assemble the Pie Layers
The three crocheted pieces now come together in stages. First, the orange filling is joined to the back crust with a decorative ruffled edge. Then the bottom crust is attached around the V-shaped perimeter.
Step 1: Crochet the Ruffled Back Edge
From the end of the Back Crust, Ch 2.
Take the orange Pie Filling piece and align R13 of the filling with the top row of the back crust.
Yarn over and insert your hook into the first stitch of the back crust and the first stitch of R13 on the filling.
Pull a loop through both pieces, yarn over, and pull through 2 loops to create a partial dc. Ch 2, then work a sl st into the exact same stitches.
For the next matching stitches of the filling and crust, work: (sl st, ch 2, dc, ch 2, sl st)
Repeat this ruffled cluster across the entire top edge for a total of 10 clusters.
Keep the layers matched: Work through the corresponding stitches of both pieces so the ruffle remains attached evenly across the top. This is the decorative edge that will separate the filling from the back crust.
Step 2: Join the Sides
Rotate your work so you can join the short side of the crust.
Insert your hook through the side of the crust and the side of the orange filling edge.
Side seam: Make 1 sc through both sides.
Repeat this 2 more times down the short side for a total of 3 scs.
This closes the first short side and prepares the piece for attaching the bottom crust.
Attach the Bottom Crust
Take the flat tan Bottom Crust piece and align its V-shape with the V-shape of the assembled top piece.
Insert your hook through the edge of the bottom crust and the edge stitches of the orange filling.
You may work over loose tails at this point if you want to hide them inside the seam.
Joining: Make a sc through both stitches.
Continue making sc stitches through both layers all the way around the V-shaped perimeter.
When you reach the opposite end, sc up the remaining short edge of the back crust to close that side.
Cut a long tail for sewing and fasten off.
Check the shape: Before moving to stuffing, make sure the bottom crust is attached around the V-shaped edge and that the back opening remains available for the final seam.
Stuff and Close the Pie
Thread the long yarn tail onto a sewing needle.
Weave the yarn down the side so it is positioned at the back opening between the bottom crust and back crust.
Begin sewing up the back of the pie.
Stuff before closing: Do not sew the seam completely shut yet. Add Polyfil firmly inside the pie first so the miniature shape becomes nicely filled.
Once the pie is stuffed, finish sewing the back seam closed and weave in the remaining end.
Add the Keychain Hardware
With the crocheted pie closed and shaped, attach the hardware to the top middle of the back crust.
Use jewelry pliers to open the jump ring.
Using your crochet hook, pull up a small loop of yarn directly in the top middle of the back crust. Stretch the loop slightly with the hook.
Slip the jump ring through this loop, attach the keychain ring, and close the jump ring securely with the pliers.
Hardware check: Give the ring a gentle pull before finishing. The loop should be securely connected to the crocheted back crust so the pie does not detach easily when it is used as a keychain.
Add the Whipped Cream
For the final dessert detail, take a standard cotton ball and tear off a small piece.
Use your fingers to mold it into a small round ball.
Apply hot glue to the top center of the orange pie filling and attach the cotton-ball topping.
Allow the glue to set securely before attaching the finished pie to your keys.
The result is a tiny layered pumpkin pie charm, with orange filling, tan crust, a ruffled upper edge, fluffy whipped cream, and a functional keychain attachment.
