Crochet Heart Keychain Pattern
This crochet heart keychain pattern is a great gift for the ones that you love – they works up quickly and doesn’t use a huge amount of yarn!
Easy Crochet Valentines Gift Idea
Whether you are looking to make something cute for all your Galentines, or for that extra special someone that they can carry around and use all year long; this free crochet pattern to make a heart keyring is an easy project you can have stitched up in a flash of cupids arrow.
What to else make with this crochet heart pattern
I love how versatile this your finished crochet hearts can be! Not only can you use them to create a keyring or keychain, you could make 7 of them and create a hanging garland, or a mobile.
Don’t limit yourself to stitching these hearts in up red yarn either – make them using any colour, or even self striping yarn for a project with a difference.
More Love Heart Inspiration!
I love love – and of course that means there is even more inspirational patterns for you to stitch up that feature a love heart.
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Recommended Materials to Make a Crochet Heart
In the video tutorial, I used a DK/size 3 100% acrylic in a bright shade of red, and this is a great low-cost material that you can easily find in your yarn stash or pick up in any craft store.
To create a super-smooth finish to your project, I’d highly recommend using 100% cotton or cotton blend in place of the acrylic yarn as the different in fibre content will prevent any fluffiness in the yarn – not that it’s a bad thing, but it looks so good when it’s all smooth.
I’d also say not to limit yourself to using a size 3 or DK weight yarn – I made a couple in chunky/bulky yarn, and they worked up almost 50% bigger and were super squishy too! Picture below is the chunky weight heart I made.
Pattern Details | Crochet Heart Keychain
Materials
- 20m DK acrylic yarn or cotton/cotton blend yarn in the shade of your choice – designer used WI Premium Acrylic Yarn, 100g/250m in shade Red
- 4mm hook
- stitch marker
- toy stuffing
- darning needle
- scissors
- To create keyring – 25mm Key Ring with linked chain
Pattern Notes
- Please read through the entire pattern before beginning, regardless of skill level. Please contact me ([email protected]) if help is needed to understand any part of pattern
- This heart is worked in continuous rounds without joining
- The pattern begins by making 2 Heart Tops that are joined together when working the additional rounds
- It is recommended to place a stitch marker in the first stitch of each round and move the marker up as you progress on to the next round
Abbreviations – US terms
- st(s) – stitch(es)
- ch – chain
- sl st – slip stitch
- sc – single crochet
- 2sc – work 2 single crochet into same stitch
- sc2tog – single crochet decrease (note designer uses INV DEC in video tutorial)
- mc – magic circle
- RS – right side
- pm – place stitch marker
Finished Size
3″ tall (when made with DK/Size 3 yarn)
Gauge
Gauge is not essential for this pattern
Video Tutorial | Crochet Heart Keychain
How to Crochet a Heart Keychain
Heart Tops – Make 2
Round 1: ch 4, sl st to 1st to create ring (or make MC), working into centre of ring, 6sc, DO NOT JOIN – 6 sc
Round 2: 2sc in each st around – 12 sc
Round 3: *sc in next, 2sc in next; repeat from * to end – 18 sc
Rounds 4-5: sc in each st around – 18 sc
1st Heart Top – Fasten off leaving long tail for sewing
2nd Heart Top – Do not fasten off, continue to Joining Tops
Joining Tops
Round 1: sc into st after fasten off on 1st Heart Top, sc in each around 1st Heart Top (18 sts), sc in same as last worked on 2nd Heart Top, sc in each st around to end (19 sts) – 37 sc
Round 2: sc in each st around – 37 sc
Using tail from 1st Heart Top, sew any gaps between 2 Heart Tops closed
Round 3: sc in next 2, sc2tog, *sc in next 3, sc2tog; repeat from * to last 3, sc in last 3 – 30 sc
Round 4: sc in each st around – 30 sc
Round 5: *sc in next 3, sc2tog; repeat from * to end – 24 sc
Round 6: sc in each st around
Round 7: *sc in next 2, sc2tog; repeat from * to end – 18 sc
Round 8: sc in each st around
Round 9: [sc in next, sc2tog] around to end – 12 sc
Round 10: sc in each st around
Firmly stuff with toy stuffing
Round 11: sc2tog around – 6 sc
Fasten off leaving a long tail
Use tail to weave through stitches to close base
Using a strand of yarn, create a hanging loop through the join of the 2 Heart Tops and use to attach keyring ring
A Huge Thank you to my Pattern Testers
I can’t share my thanks enough for my clever pattern testers who stitch up the draft pattern, checking for errors, and helping me ensure the pattern is easy to follow.
Below you will see the beautiful hearts stitched up by Helen, Beth and Dawney
Beth added some catnip to make it the purfect play thing for her beloved cat!
