This adorable heart-shaped keychain is perfect for Valentine's Day or as a year-round token of love. Simple to make, it has a cute, puffy heart design that’s soft to the touch. You’ll start with a magic ring, build up with single crochets, and shape your heart with strategic increases and decreases. This charming crochet accessory is not only a lovely addition to your keys or bag but also a wonderful handmade gift that shows love and care.
Why Love This Pattern?
- Simplicity: The pattern is described as very simple, making it accessible even for beginners. It uses basic crochet techniques like single crochet, decreases, and working in rounds.
- Creative Process: The pattern involves using a magic ring and combining two hearts, which can be a fun and interesting process for crafters.
- Customization: You can customize the heart keychain with different yarn colors or add unique details such as white yarn embellishments to make it special and personal.
- Practical and Cute: The finished product is not only adorable but also functional as a keychain, making it a practical item that can be used daily.
How To Crochet Simple Heart Keychain
Materials Needed:
- Yarn
- Crochet hook
- Stitch marker
- Stuffing
Instructions:
- Magic Ring:
- Create a magic ring by wrapping the yarn around your fingers.
- Flip the yarn so there are two strands.
- Insert the hook under the first strand and hook into the second, pulling it through.
- Chain 1 to secure the ring.
- Round 1:
- Make 6 single crochets (sc) into the magic ring.
- Pull the yarn tail to close the ring.
- Round 2:
- Make an increase (2 sc in one stitch) in each stitch around (12 sc).
- Round 3:
- Sc 1, increase around (18 sc).
- Round 4:
- Sc in each stitch around (18 sc).
- Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing. This is Heart A.
- Heart B:
- Repeat Rounds 1 to 4, but do not fasten off.
- Joining Hearts:
- On Heart B, make 15 sc.
- Mark the first of the remaining 3 stitches with a stitch marker.
- Take Heart A, and make 18 sc into it.
- Return to Heart B and sc in the remaining 3 stitches (36 sc total).
- Round 6:
- Sc 7, decrease around (32 sc).
- Round 7:
- Sc 6, decrease around (28 sc).
- Round 8:
- Sc 5, decrease around (24 sc).
- Round 9:
- Sc 4, decrease around (20 sc).
- Insert stuffing.
- Round 10:
- Sc 3, decrease around (16 sc).
- Round 11:
- Sc 2, decrease around (12 sc).
- Insert additional stuffing if needed.
- Round 12:
- Decrease around (6 sc).
- Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.
- Closing the Heart:
- Use the tail yarn to close the bottom of the heart by stitching through the front loops of the remaining stitches and pulling tight.
- Use the tail from Heart A to close the top of the heart.
- Finishing Touches:
- Weave in any remaining ends.
- Add a white yarn detail, if desired.
- Attach a keychain ring to complete the keychain.
And that's it! You now have a beautiful simple heart keychain perfect for gifting or personal use.
