Crochet Mini Cake Keychain For Birthdays

Make an adorable accessory with the Mini Cake Keychain Crochet pattern – a fun and simple project for all crochet enthusiasts!

The Mini Cake Keychain Crochet pattern offers a delightful and easy-to-follow project for crochet lovers. It's a charming addition to your keyring, bag, or as a thoughtful handmade gift. The pattern's detailed instructions ensure that both beginners and seasoned crocheters can enjoy making this cute mini cake. The vibrant colors and intricate design capture the sweetness of a real slice of cake, bringing a smile to anyone who sees it. This pattern isn't just fun to make; it also adds a touch of personal flair to your everyday accessories. Get your hooks and yarn, and add this sugary treat to your crochet repertoire!

Why Love This Pattern?

1. Cute and Adorable Design: The final product is a cute mini cake keychain, complete with frosting, whipped cream, a cherry, and a strawberry, making it an adorable accessory.
2. Learn New Techniques: This pattern includes a variety of crochet techniques such as magic rings, single crochet, increase, decrease, and bubble stitches, which can help improve your crochet skills.
3. Quick Project: This is a small project that can be completed relatively quickly, giving a sense of accomplishment without a huge time commitment.
4. Customization: There is potential for customization with different colors of yarn for the cake, frosting, and decorations, allowing for personal creativity.
5. Handmade Gift Idea: This mini cake keychain can make a unique, handmade gift for family and friends.

Mini Cake Keychain Crochet Pattern

Materials Needed

• Yarn in various colors (for cake, frosting, whipped cream, cherry, and strawberry)
• Crochet hook appropriate for the yarn size
• Yarn needle
• Stuffing

Cake Base

1. Magic Ring:
   • Wrap the yarn around your fingers to create a magic ring.
   • Hook under the first loop and over the second loop.
   • Finish with a chain.
2. Round 1:
   • Make 6 single crochets (sc) into the magic ring.
   • Pull the yarn to close the ring.
3. Round 2:
   • 1 increase (2 sc in one stitch) in each stitch around (12 stitches in total).
4. Round 3:
   • 1 sc, 1 increase repeat around (18 stitches in total).
5. Round 4:
   • 2 sc, 1 increase repeat around (24 stitches in total).
6. Round 5:
   • Work in back loops only (BLO), 1 sc in each stitch around (24 stitches in total).
7. Rounds 6-11:
   • Work in both loops, 1 sc in each stitch around (24 stitches in total).
8. Round 12:
   • Work in BLO, 1 sc in each stitch around (24 stitches in total).
9. Round 13:
   • 2 sc, 1 decrease repeat around (18 stitches in total).
10. Round 14:
    • 1 sc, 1 decrease repeat around (12 stitches in total).
    • Insert the stuffing.
11. Round 15:
    • Decrease until the end (6 stitches in total).
    • Cut the yarn and weave in the ends.

Frosting

1. Top Frosting:
   • Create a slip knot.
   • Insert the slip knot into the front loops of stitches from round 5.
2. Bubble Stitch:
   • Make 3 chains.
   • Wrap yarn around the hook, insert into the loop, yarn over and pull through, yarn over again and pull through two loops. Repeat until you have 5 loops on your hook.
   • Yarn over and pull through all loops.
   • Skip 2 stitches, slip stitch in the next stitch. Repeat until you have 8 bubble stitches around.
   • Finish with a slip stitch on the first stitch, cut yarn, and weave in the ends.
3. Bottom Frosting:
   • Repeat the same steps as the top frosting, inserting into the front loops of a lower round.

Whipped Cream

1. Base:
   • Make a magic ring, 6 sc into the ring.
   • Slip stitch in the first stitch.
2. Round 2:
   • 5 half double crochets (hdc) in each stitch around, starting with 2 chains (count as first hdc).
   • Slip stitch in the beginning chain.
   • Cut the yarn and weave in the ends.

Cherry

1. Base:
   • Make a magic ring, 6 sc into the ring.
   • Increase in each stitch around (12 stitches in total).
2. Rounds 3-5:
   • 1 sc in each stitch around (12 stitches in total).
   • Insert stuffing.
3. Last Round:
   • Decrease until the end (6 stitches in total).
   • Cut yarn leaving a long tail for the stem, close the bottom, and bring yarn to the top.

Strawberry

1. Base:
   • Make a magic ring, 6 sc into the ring.
   • 1 sc, 1 increase repeat around (9 stitches in total).
2. Round 3:
   • 2 sc, 1 increase repeat around (12 stitches in total).
3. Round 4:
   • 3 sc, 1 increase repeat around (15 stitches in total).
4. Round 5:
   • 1 sc in each stitch around (15 stitches in total).
   • Insert stuffing.
5. Last Round:
   • 3 sc, 1 decrease repeat around.
   • Cut yarn and weave in the ends.
   • Add white yarn details for seeds.

Assembly

1. Attach all parts:
   • Glue or sew the cherry and strawberry onto the top of the whipped cream.
   • Attach the whipped cream onto the cake base.

And there you have your mini cake keychain! Enjoy your adorable creation.

@From Littlespot