Carry a touch of sweetness with the Free crochet Strawberry Keychain Pattern, perfect for adding a cute handmade charm to keys, bags, or gifts.
You’ll find real joy in holding a tiny crocheted fruit that’s both adorable and practical. The Crochet Strawberry Keychain Pattern guides you to make a small strawberry‑shaped charm with bright red yarn for the fruit and green for the leafy top.
Adorable Crochet Strawberry Keychain Pattern Which Adds Sweet Style
Uses and Materials
Use these instructions to craft a finished keychain, bag charm, or small decorative item. Assemble the following materials to start your project:
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Yarn:
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Red yarn for the strawberry body.
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Green yarn for the sepal.
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White yarn for the flower petals.
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Yellow yarn for the flower center.
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White embroidery floss or thin yarn for the seeds.
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Hook: Select a hook appropriate for your chosen yarn weight. The tutor uses a small hook size, likely 2.0mm or 2.5mm, for keychains.
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Filling: Use synthetic fiberfill for stuffing the strawberry body.
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Tools and Notions:
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Tapestry needle (or yarn needle) for assembly and weaving ends.
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Stitch marker.
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Scissors.
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Keychain ring and two small jump rings.
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Pliers for manipulating the jump rings.
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Cold silicone glue (optional, for securing small threads).
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Special Features
This pattern incorporates two distinctive elements to enhance the final look of the strawberry keychain:
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Two-Part Design: You create two separate decorative components—the main strawberry and an accompanying flower—which you link together using a jump ring to create a cohesive keychain set.
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Three-Dimensional Sepal: You form the green top (sepal) by working a flat circle and then creating seven individual chain-based leaves that stand up, giving the strawberry a realistic, detailed cap.
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Embroidered Seeds: You finish the strawberry by hand-embroidering small, evenly spaced white "seeds" onto the red body, giving it the characteristic look of a real strawberry.
Level of Difficulty
Intermediate.
You need solid experience with amigurumi, including working in continuous rounds, increasing, and decreasing. The complexity lies in managing the tight, small stitches required for a keychain-sized project and executing the detailed techniques:
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Forming the unique, three-dimensional leaves of the sepal using a combination of single crochet and double crochet on chains.
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Sewing the sepal correctly to the body, ensuring the leaves stand free.
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Attaching the layered flower petals.
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Adding small, uniform embroidered details for the seeds.
Tutor's Suggestions
The tutor provides key advice for a professional-looking finish:
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Secure the Fiberfill: Gently push the fiberfill against the sides and bottom of the strawberry as you stuff and shape the body. Give the strawberry a slightly flattened, round shape rather than allowing it to be completely spherical.
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Only Glue if Necessary: If any small, loose threads or knots appear on the flower center after securing the yarn tails, apply a tiny dot of cold silicone glue to adhere them to the center, ensuring a neat finish.
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Sew the Sepal: When attaching the sepal to the strawberry body, sew only the inner circular base of the sepal to the body. You must leave the outer points (the seven leaves) free to give the sepal a more realistic, slightly raised appearance.
Crochet Strawberry Keychain
Using simple stitches and a magic ring start, you build a round body with gradual increases, stuff it firmly, and finish with a leafy crown ideal for a cute, hand‑made keychain.
This keychain is perfect for sprucing up bags, decorating backpacks, giving as a small handmade gift, or even using as a cheerful zipper pull.
Because the pattern is compact and uses little yarn, it’s great for using scraps or for quick weekend projects.
Many enjoy it for its charm, portability, and versatility pretty enough to decorate, yet small enough to carry everywhere. With clear rounds and easy shaping, the finished strawberry looks plump, neat, and full of handmade warmth.
Step-by-Step Instructions
Begin a delightful new crochet project by creating this charming strawberry keychain, complete with a miniature blossom accessory. This tutorial guides you through making the three main components—the strawberry body, the sepal (green top), and the flower, using fundamental amigurumi techniques, resulting in a sweet and portable finished charm.
Tip
Customize the Attachment Point: If you plan to attach a charm to the strawberry, sew the green sepal to the body using a double layer of thread through the center of the sepal's base. This provides a very secure point for attaching the keychain ring directly, preventing the sepal from tearing away from the body over time.
Conclusion
You have successfully completed your beautiful, detailed strawberry keychain and blossom accessory. Enjoy the result of your careful crocheting and assembly. This is a perfect handmade gift or charm that you can easily take with you anywhere.