Free Crochet Keychain Patterns

Looking for your next quick-fix crochet project or a fun way to use up your yarn scraps? Welcome to your new favorite crafting corner! Amigurumi keychains are taking the handmade world by storm, offering an adorable, portable, and satisfying way to bring tiny creations to life. Whether you are prepping for craft fairs, looking for thoughtful handmade gifts, or just love collecting miniature amigurumi, small projects are the ultimate stash-buster.

If you are eager to explore trending designs and get inspired by what other makers are stitching across the fiber arts community, check out creative inspiration hubs like Ravelry or browse community projects on Pinterest.

In this collection, we are combining two absolute favorites:

• The Whimsical Jellyfish: With its playful spiral and straight tentacles and sweet, sleepy eyes, this ocean-inspired design brings a touch of magic to any set of keys. If you love sea creature amigurumi, you can find a wide variety of marine-themed tutorials shared by designers on platforms like Etsy.
• The Watermelon Keychain Set: Bright, cheerful, and bursting with summer vibes, this collection features two fun variations—a delightful half-moon slice and a cute 3D triangle piece complete with safety eyes, embroidered seeds, and vibrant pink-and-green colorwork.

Grab your hooks, pick out your favorite cotton yarn colors, and let’s start making something special today!

Jellyfish Keychains (UK terms)

Materials:

Hayfield Bonus (DK) Main – 7g
Hayfield Bonus (DK) Black 0965 – Oddment for Eyes
Keychain
Hi-Loft Quality Toy Stuffing
3mm Crochet Hook
Wool Needle (for sewing)

Abbreviations:

ch – chain
dc – double crochet
htr – half treble crochet
inc – 2 stitches into next stitch
dec – decrease over next two stitches in front loops only
BLO – dc into back loops only picking up the extra loop at the back of the previous htr row to create a firmer stitch
FLO – dc into front loops only
sl st – slip stitch
f/o – fasten off by slip stitch in next stitch

Note:

Unless stated work in continuous rounds marking last stitch of each row with a stitch marker before proceeding with the next.
When stuffing parts make sure that you don’t overstuff them as you don’t want the stuffing to show through when complete.
Each part should be filled just enough that it can be easily squeezed when pinched firmly.

Body:

Using Main
Row 1: ch2, dc 6 into 2nd st from hook (alternatively dc 6sts into magic ring) (6)
Row 2: inc x6 (12)
Row 3: (dc into next st, inc) x6 (18)
Row 4 – 6: dc (18) (3 rows)
Row 7: htr (18) sl st to join in FLO only
Row 8: FLO Row: (ch2, miss 1, sl st into next st) x9 (9 loops)
Row 9: BLO Row: sl st into BLO directly behind the 1st FLO sl st, (dc into next st, dec) x6 (12)
Stuff body
Row 10: dec x6 (6) sl st to join

Row 11: (ch6, starting in 2nd ch from hook, inc x5, sl st into next st from previous row, ch12, starting in 2nd ch from hook, sl st into next 11sts, sl st in next st from previous row) x3 (3 spiral+ 3 straight tentacles)
F/O leaving a 25cm end
Using a small running st sew around the base of each tentacle (next to the body), then pull tight to gather.
Sew around once more then secure with a couple of small sts.
Weave end up to starting circle at top of body and making sure not to pull out of shape, secure with a couple of small sts.
Attach keychain to top of body using 5 small back sts.
Secure end before weaving through body and cutting flush.
Using black oddment weave end up through body and sew eyes 3sts apart and 2 rows up from the htr row.
Weave ends through body and cut flush to finish.

Jellyfish Keychains (US Terms)

Materials:

Hayfield Bonus (DK) Main – 7g
Hayfield Bonus (DK) Black 0965 – Oddment for Eyes
Keychain
Hi-Loft Quality Toy Stuffing
3mm Crochet Hook
Wool Needle (for sewing)

Abbreviations:

ch – chain
sc – single crochet
hdc – half double crochet
inc – 2 stitches into next stitch
dec – decrease over next two stitches in front loops only
BLO – sc into back loops only picking up the extra loop at the back of the previous hdc row to create a firmer stitch
FLO – sc into front loops only
sl st – slip stitch
f/o – fasten off by slip stitch in next stitch

Note:

Unless stated work in continuous rounds marking last stitch of each row with a stitch marker before proceeding with the next.
When stuffing parts make sure that you don’t overstuff them as you don’t want the stuffing to show through when complete.
Each part should be filled just enough that it can be easily squeezed when pinched firmly.

Body:

Using Main
Row 1: ch2, sc 6 into 2nd st from hook (alternatively sc 6sts into magic ring) (6)
Row 2: inc x6 (12)
Row 3: (sc into next st, inc) x6 (18)
Row 4 – 6: sc (18) (3 rows)
Row 7: hdc (18) sl st to join in FLO only
Row 8: FLO Row: (ch2, miss 1, sl st into next st) x9 (9 loops)
Row 9: BLO Row: sl st into BLO directly behind the 1st FLO sl st, (sc into next st, dec) x (12)
Stuff body
Row 10: dec x6 (6) sl st to join

Row 11: (ch6, starting in 2nd ch from hook, inc x5, sl st into next st from previous row, ch12, starting in 2nd ch from hook, sl st into next 11sts, sl st in next st from previous row) x3 (3 spiral+ 3 straight tentacles)
F/O leaving a 25cm end
Using a small running st sew around the base of each tentacle (next to the body), then pull tight to gather.
Sew around once more then secure with a couple of small sts.
Weave end up to starting circle at top of body and making sure not to pull out of shape, secure with a couple of small sts.
Attach keychain to top of body using 5 small back sts.
Secure end before weaving through body and cutting flush.
Using black oddment weave end up through body and sew eyes 3sts apart and 2 rows up
from the hdc row.
Weave ends through body and cut flush to finish.

Watermelon Keychain

Abbreviations

SC: SINGLE CROCHET

CH: CHAIN

MR: MAGIC RING

BLO: BACK LOOP ONLY

F LO: FRONT LOOP ONLY

INC: INCREASE

INV DEC: INVISIBLE DECREASE

CC: COLOR CHANGE

SLST: SLIP STITCH

MATERIALS

YARN COLOR: DARK GREEN, LIGHT GREEN, WHITE, RED, Tiny bit of black embroidery, thread or yarn for the seeds.

YARN STRENGHT: DK, NUMBER 3 MILK, COTTON, 2.5 MM HOOK, 2 PLIERS TO ATTACH THE, KEY CHAINS WITH RING x2, 1 PAIR SAFETY EYES 9 M M, YARN, NEEDLE, EMBROIDERY NEEDLE, STITCHMARKER, STUFFING

NOTES:

This pattern is beginner friendly and quick to make. The first half moon water melon is crocheted in continuous spiral rounds first and then in the row.
There will be colour changes.
Chains don’t count as a stitch when we crochet in the row.

The second water melon is only crocheted in the round and also involves colour changes.
Feel free to use a smaller hook, thinner yarn and smaller eyes to make smaller melons.
You find video tutorials on how to make an invisible decrease and how to color change in the blog post for this pattern. Link see footer.

HALF MOON VARIATION

With red
Round 1: 6 sc in mr (6)
R2: inc around (12)
R3: (1 sc, inc) x6 (18)
R4: 1 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) x5, 1 sc (24)
R5: (3 sc, inc) x6 (30)
R6: 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc) x5, 2 sc (36)
R7: (5 sc, inc) x6 (42)
Color change to white by pulling up a loop for the last stitch of the last round and finishing it with white.
R8: (6 sc, inc) x6 (48)
Color change to light green.
R9: 3 sc, inc, (7 sc, inc) x5, 4 sc (54) cc to dark green on last st
R10 in BLO: (8 sc, inc) x6 (60)
Row 11: in BLO 2 sc, ch 1, turn,
R12: inc, 1 sc, ch 1, turn,
R13: inc, 2 sc, ch 1, turn,
R14: inc, 3 sc, ch 1, turn,
R15: inc, 4 sc, ch 1, turn,
R16-27: 6 sc, turn
R28: ch 1, invdec, 4 sc, ch 1, turn
R29: invdec, 3 sc, ch 1, turn
R30: invdec, 2 sc, ch 1, turn
R31: invdec, 1 sc

Count 29 of the remaining stitches of the last round, slst the row piece into the outer loop of the 29th stitch, going through the next stitch of the row piece aswell, slst again, going through the next stitch of the row piece and the the next FLO of the round. Slst along this way, going into the FLO of the round and into the sides of the row. When you are at the end slst into the remaining two loops of the stitches from the beginning of the round and then continue to slst along. Before closing completely, stuff.

Embroider the seeds and Attachthekeychain and ring to the top with two pliers.

TRIANGLE VARIATION

With dark green
ch 9
R1: beginning in second ch from hook inc, sc in next 6 chains, 4 sc in last, 7 sc along in the other side, inc in last ch (21)
R2: 1 sc, inc, 7 sc, inc, 1 sc, ic, 9 sc, inc (25)
R3: (inc) x2, 8 sc, (inc) x4, 9 sc, (inc)x2 (33)
R4: (inc) x3, 11 sc, (inc )x5, 12 sc, (inc) x2 (43)
R5-9: sc around for 5 rounds
R10: Color change to white, sc around
R11: Color change to light green, sc around
Color change to red
R12 in BLO: 4 sc, invdec (5 sc, invdec) x5, 2 sc (37)
R13-17: sc around for 5 rounds
R18: 1 sc, invdec (5 sc, invdec) x4, 4 sc, invdec (31)
R19: 3 sc, invdec, sc around (30)
R20: sc around
Add eyes 3 rounds into the red part with 5 stitches in between.
R21: (3 sc, invdec) x6 (24)
Stuff
R22: (2 sc, invdec) x6 (18)
R23: sc around
R24: (1 sc, invec) x6 (12)
R25: invdec around (6)
Embroider on the eyes with light green, the mouth and seeds with black.

There is nothing quite as satisfying as turning a few scrap yarn balls into a cheerful, handmade accessory that you can carry with you everywhere. Whether you decided to stitch up a pod of whimsical jellyfish with their playful tentacles or crafted a sweet set of summer watermelon keychains featuring both the half-moon slice and the adorable 3D triangle piece, these quick projects are sure to brighten your day.

Since you now have all the free patterns right here at your fingertips, it is time to pick your favorite colors, thread your needles, and start creating. Happy crocheting, and don’t forget to share your finished keychains with fellow makers!

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