Spring and summer are almost here, so spruce up your bag or keyring with my Crochet Strawberry Keychain Pattern! This pattern is quick to make, allowing you and your best friend to have matching keychains.
To say I am a little obsessed with strawberries would be an understatement. I love strawberries; they are tasty, cute, and epitomize the early days of summer for me. In the past, I have a crochet strawberry bag and a crochet strawberry pillow, so why not add another strawberry creation to the mix?
The mini strawberry crochet pattern is nice and small and can be completed in just half an hour or less, depending on your speed and skill level.
With Valentine's Day, spring, and summer approaching, it's the perfect time to create a bunch of these strawberry crochet keychains to sell at markets!
So, let's get started learning how to crochet a strawberry keychain!
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✏️ Things To Note:
- Yarn Choices: Although you could use new skeins for the crochet strawberry keychain pattern, you can also use scrap yarn since the mini crochet strawberry pattern is so small and requires very little yarn. If you have leftover yarn, you can make a crochet heart keychain too!
- Yarn Type: I used worsted weight yarn for the crochet strawberry keychain pattern but any type of yarn works! Just know that if you use size 5 yarn or larger, the size of the strawberry will increase, resulting in a larger keychain.
- Size: The crochet fruit keychain is no bigger than 2 inches.
💭Abbreviations to Remember (US terms)
- Magic ring - mr
- Chains - ch
- Single crochet - sc
- Increase - inc
- Decrease - dec
🧋Variations
You can change the yarn to whatever you like! Opt for pink, white, or red for a nice variety! If you enjoy adding faces to your creations, consider making it an amigurumi strawberry keychain!
🍵Instructions for Crochet Strawberry Keychain Pattern
The crochet strawberry keychain is made in the round.
Crochet Strawberry:
Round 1: Make a mr and make sc x6 in the circle. If you find it difficult making a magic ring you can chain 2 and then crochet sc x6 in the second chain from the hook. (6)
Round 2: Sc in every stitch. (6)
Round 3: Inc in every sc. (12)
Round 4: Sc in every stitch. (12)
Round 5: Inc, sc, and then repeat until end of round. (18)
Round 6-8: Sc in every stitch. (18)
Round 9: Dec, sc, and then repeat until end of round. (12) Stuff the strawberry.
Round 10: Dec, and then repeat until end of round. (6) Fasten off and weave in the tails.
With the white yarn and tapestry needle, create little white embroidered seeds all over the strawberry.
Crochet Stem and Leaves:
This part of the pattern is made in the round.
Round 1: Using the green yarn, make a magic ring, then sc x5 into the center of it, slip stitch to the first stitch and pull the mr tight. (5)
Round 2: *Ch x4. In the second chain from the hook make a sc, then sc 2 more times in the other 2 chains.
Attach with a slip stitch to the next stitch in the mr. Repeat from * for the rest of the round. You should end up with 5 leaves.
Sew leaves to the top of the strawberry.
To make the mini strawberry crochet pattern into a keychain, you want to join the green yarn back at the top of the strawberry, right where the magic ring was made.
Ch x7, cut the yarn with 5 inches of yarn left. Then string the keyring onto the chains, insert your hook back into the last chain and secure the loop back to the top of the strawberry with a sl st.
Weave in any loose ends. And now your crochet strawberry keychain is finished!
If you have extra white and green yarn, consider making a crochet tulip keychain.
Also, if you are wanting to make more strawberry themed things, check out my crochet strawberry coaster pattern! If you crochet 2 strawberry coasters together you can make a crochet strawberry pouch to add to bags! I also have a crochet strawberry blanket pattern if you wanted to make a larger strawberry crochet project!
🐌Expert Tips
- Embroidery Timing: If you prefer, embroider the seeds after sewing the leaves on. This can help with the flow of your work.
- Avoiding Keychain Conversion: If you don't want to make it into a keychain, you can skip the rejoining of the yarn and chains entirely. Use it as crochet food toys like my crochet lemon pattern.
- Customization Options: Consider using a variety of yarn colors for different seasonal themes or personalizing each keychain with unique embellishments.
🧵Pattern FAQs
Of course! It will just be an extra large strawberry keychain then.
Absolutely! It also uses very little materials, so if you do make a mistake you don't waste too much as far as yarn goes.
I have linked the keyrings I used in the materials section of this post, but you can use whichever keyrings you prefer!
🧶More Crochet Food Patterns
If you tried this Crochet Strawberry Keychain Pattern (or any other pattern on my website), please let me know how it went in the 📝 comments below. I'd love to hear from you!
Crochet Strawberry Keychain Pattern
Materials
Abbreviations (US terms)
- mr = Magic ring
- ch = Chain
- sc = Single crochet
- inc = Increase
- dec = Decrease
Notes
- Use scrap yarn for mini crochet strawberries; any yarn type works.
- Worsted weight yarn is recommended for the crochet strawberry keychain pattern; larger yarn (size 5 or above) results in a bigger keychain.
- Crochet fruit keychain measures no bigger than 2 inches.
- Change yarn and colors freely; add a face for an amigurumi strawberry keychain.
Instructions
Crochet Strawberry:
- The pattern is made in the round.
- Round 1: Make a mr and make sc x6 in the circle. If you find it difficult making a magic ring you can chain 2 and then crochet sc x6 in the second chain from the hook. (6)
- Round 2: Sc in every stitch. (6)
- Round 3: Inc in every sc. (12)
- Round 4: Sc in every stitch. (12)
- Round 5: Inc, sc, and then repeat until end of round. (18)
- Round 6-8: Sc in every stitch. (18)
- Round 9: Dec, sc, and then repeat until end of round. (12)
- Round 10: Dec and then repeat until end of round. (6) Fasten off and weave in the tails.
- With the white yarn and tapestry needle, create little white embroidered seeds all over the strawberry.
Crochet Stem and Leaves:
- This part of the pattern is made in the round.
- Round 1: Using the green yarn, make a magic ring, then sc x5 into the center of it, slip stitch to the first stitch and pull the mr tight. (5)
- Round 2: *Ch x4. In the second chain from the hook make a sc, then sc 2 more times in the other 2 chains.Attach with a slip stitch to the next stitch in the mr. Repeat from * for the rest of the round. You should end up with 5 leaves.
- Sew leaves to the top of the strawberry.
- To make the mini strawberry crochet pattern into a keychain, you want to join the green yarn back at the top of the strawberry, right where the magic ring was made.
- Ch x7, cut the yarn with 5 inches of yarn left. Then string the keyring onto the chains, insert your hook back into the last chain and secure the loop back to the top of the strawberry with a sl st.
- Weave in any loose ends. And now your crochet strawberry keychain is finished!
James says
One of my first keychain crochets it’s so cute and perfect thank you!!
Sarah says
Hello! Would you happen to have a tutorial I could follow? I’m still a beginner and do well with a video to follow. Very cute keychain!
Kimberly Arenas says
I don't have a video for it yet, but it is on my list of things to do 🙂
Jackie McMullan says
Thank you so much for this pattern! I used it to make my bestie a strawberry keychain for Valentine’s Day’s ❤️
Kimberly Arenas says
Awww! Awesome! I'm glad you liked the pattern!