Crochet Sunflower Keychain Pattern 5

Free Crochet Sunflower Keychain with This Pattern

ByClaire Hours

Crochet sunflower keychain pattern for a stylish and functional accessory to organize your keys or enhance your handmade collection.

Brighten your everyday essentials with a handcrafted touch using the Free Crochet Sunflower Keychain pattern. This delightful accessory lets you carry a cheerful reminder of sunny days wherever you go.

Stunning Crochet Sunflower Keychain Pattern – FREE

Ideal for gifting or personal use during summer and early fall, this sunflower keychain radiates warmth and vibrancy. Attach it to your keys, backpacks, or handbags to add a pop of color that complements casual, boho, or denim styles effortlessly.

Crochet Sunflower Keychain Pattern

Made with soft yet sturdy yarn, the keychain offers a pleasing texture that holds up well to daily wear. The crochet stitches fan out to form delicate, 3D petals surrounding a warm brown center, beautifully replicating the look of a real sunflower.

The circular stitch arrangement creates a polished and balanced sunflower shape, while its compact size ensures it remains lightweight and convenient. Whether hanging from a zipper or keys, this charming accessory adds personality without bulk.

Crochet Sunflower Keychain Pattern 5

Crochet Sunflower Keychain Pattern

The Crochet Sunflower Keychain is a vibrant and cheerful project, perfect as a gift or as an accessory for yourself. With its layered design, combining petals, a sturdy center, and decorative leaves, this handmade sunflower will bring a touch of nature to your everyday items. The pattern is beginner-friendly but includes some intricate details, making it engaging for crocheters of all levels.

Skill Level

Intermediate – This design requires creating 3D components (like petals, a stuffed base, and leaves) and working with a magic ring and combinations of basic crochet stitches. It is suitable for those familiar with crochet fundamentals and looking to add extra elements like textures and edging.

Materials

  • Yarn:
    • Brown: For the sunflower’s circular front base.
    • Green: For the leaf and back base.
    • Yellow: For the flower petals.
  • Crochet Hook: 2.5 mm.
  • Stuffing: Fiberfill for filling the sunflower.
  • Additional Tools:
    • Scissors.
    • Tapestry needle (for weaving in ends).
    • Keychain ring or clasp.
    • Optional: Glue (to secure the leaves if needed).

Stitch Abbreviations

  • MR: Magic Ring
  • Ch: Chain
  • Sl St: Slip Stitch
  • SC: Single Crochet
  • HDC: Half Double Crochet
  • DC: Double Crochet
  • TR: Treble Crochet

Special Stitches

Magic Ring (MR)

  1. Wrap yarn around your fingers to form a loop.
  2. Insert the hook into the loop, pull up a loop, and chain 1 to secure.
  3. Crochet the specified number of stitches into the loop.
  4. Pull the tail end of the yarn to close the loop tightly.

Treble Crochet (TR)

  1. Yarn over twice.
  2. Insert the hook into the stitch or space indicated.
  3. Yarn over and pull up a loop (4 loops on your hook).
  4. Yarn over and pull through the first two loops on the hook (3 loops remain).
  5. Yarn over and pull through the next two loops (2 loops remain).
  6. Yarn over and pull through the last two loops to complete the stitch.

Useful Tips

  1. Neat Petals: Keep your stitch tension consistent while working the petals to maintain their shape and symmetry.
  2. Stuffing the Sunflower: Fill the sunflower with fiberfill gradually to avoid gaps in the stitching. Do this before finishing the final petal to ensure it is fully stuffed.
  3. Keychain Loop Length: Adjust the number of chains in the loop to fit your personal preference or the size of the keychain clasp.
  4. Blocking the Leaves: Flatten the leaves slightly with steam or a damp cloth to give them a crisp and defined shape before attaching them.

Pattern Instructions

The project consists of four key phases: Sunflower Base, Petals, Leaves, and Keychain Loop. Each phase is detailed below.

1. Creating the Sunflower Base

You will make two circular bases (front and back) and join them later to form the body of the sunflower.

Brown Base (Front)

Round 1

  • Create a MR, Ch 1, and work 6 SC into the ring.
  • Pull the tail to tighten the ring and join to the first SC with a Sl St.
    (Total: 6 SC)Crochet Sunflower Keychain Pattern 1

Round 2

  • Ch 1, work 2 SC in each stitch around.
  • Join to the first SC with a Sl St.
    (Total: 12 SC)

Round 3

  • Ch 1, work [1 SC, 1 increase (2 SC in the next stitch)] around.
  • Join to the first SC with a Sl St.
    (Total: 18 SC)

Round 4

  • Ch 1, work [2 SC, 1 increase] in each sequence around.
  • Join to the first SC with a Sl St.
    (Total: 24 SC)

Green Base (Back)

  • Repeat Rounds 1-4 to create the second circle, following the same steps as the front base, but using green yarn.
  • Finish by joining with a Sl St and fastening off.

2. Adding the Petals

The sunflower’s petals are created using yellow yarn after joining the green and brown bases together.

Joining the Bases

  • Align the green and brown bases with wrong sides together.
  • Insert yellow yarn through any stitch on the edge of the brown circle, and Sl St to join the two bases.

Petal Pattern

  1. Sl St, then Ch 2.
  2. Work 1 DC, 1 TR into the same stitch.
  3. Ch 2, then work 1 TR, 1 DC into the same stitch.Crochet Sunflower Keychain Pattern 2
  4. Ch 2, and Sl St into the next stitch on the base.

Repeat this pattern around the edge, creating one petal per stitch. This will result in 24 petals (one for each stitch on the outer edge).

Stuffing the Sunflower

  • Before finishing the final petal, gently stuff the sunflower with fiberfill through the opening between the bases.
  • Resume working the last few petals to close the circumference.
  • After the final petal, fasten off and weave in the ends.

3. Creating the Leaves

Leaf Shape

  1. Ch 12 for the base of the leaf.
  2. Work along the chain with the following stitches:
    • 1 SC in the first chain,
    • 1 HDC in the next,
    • 1 DC in the next,
    • 4 TR in the following stitches,
    • 1 DC,
    • 1 HDC,
    • 1 SC in the last.
  3. Sl St at the end of the chain.Crochet Sunflower Keychain Pattern 3

Repeat on the Other Side

  • Turn the chain over and repeat the same stitch sequence on the other side to create a symmetrical, pointed leaf.
  • Join at the base with a Sl St, Ch 1, and fasten off. Weave in the ends.
  • Optional: Use glue to attach the leaf to the back of the sunflower, or sew it securely with the tail yarn.

4. Keychain Loop

Creating the Loop

  1. Attach green yarn to the top of the sunflower using a slip knot.
  2. Ch 60 (or adjust the chain length to your preference).
  3. Slip stitch back into the starting point of the chain, forming a solid loop.

Finishing the Loop

  • Cut the yarn, weave in the ends securely using a tapestry needle, and attach the keychain ring or clasp to the yarn loop.Crochet Sunflower Keychain Pattern 4

Conclusion

The Crochet Sunflower Keychain is a creative and fun way to enhance your everyday accessories with a touch of nature. With this versatile pattern, you can experiment with colors to match your style, make a variety of these keychains as thoughtful gifts, or sell them as part of your handmade crafts collection. The combination of textures and elements makes this keychain a delightful item to create and cherish.

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