How to Crochet a Strawberry Keychain: FREE Pattern

Updated February 11, 2026

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This post will teach you how to crochet a strawberry key chain with my free step-by-step pattern. This cute crochet keychain is the perfect accessory for your keys plus it makes a great quick and easy gift. Plus, this project only uses a small amount of yarn so it’s a great stash buster! If you love quick and easy stash busters stick around as I’ll be sharing more free patterns later on in the post.

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Materials & Tools

Yarn A: (2.4g /5.5yds) of King cole Cottonsoft DK (#3), 100% Cotton, 100g (3.5oz), 210m (229yds), in shade Coral (1574)
Yarn B: (3.6g/7.2yds) of Stylecraft Classique Cotton DK (#3), 100% Cotton, 50g (1.7oz), 92m (100yds), in shade Soft Lime (3663), this yarn has now been discontinued, you can substitute with any cotton DK yarn in green.
Yarn C: (0.4g/1yds) of King cole Cottonsoft DK (#3), 100% Cotton, 100g (3.5oz), 210m (229yds), in shade Buttercup (1600)
Yarn D: (0.8g/2.2yds) of Paintbox Cotton DK (#3), 100% Cotton, 50g(1.7oz), 125m(137yds), in shade Light Champagne (403)
Hook Size: 3mm and 4mm
Scissors
Darning needle
Keychain attachment, there are a few styles of these.

Pattern Notes

Written in UK terms but switchable to US terms below.
You will be making 6 seperate pieces for this project and then sewing them together.

Gauge & Size

Completed size: Length (excluding keyring attachment): 13cm (5inch)
Strawberry measures (H x W): 3cm X 4cm (1.2inch X 1.6inch)
Strawberry leaves measure (H x W): 3cm X 3cm (1.2inch X 1.2inch)
Leaves (L x W): 2.5cm X 1.5cm (0.10inch X 0.6inch)
Flower: 4cm (1.6inch)

Strawberry Keychain Pattern

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Convert Pattern Terms

Here you can quickly switch between UK and US crochet terms. This will make following the pattern easier as all terms will be converted to your preferred version.

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Terms & Abbreviations

Chain (ch): Yarn over, pull through.
Double crochet (dc): Insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop, you will have two loops on the hook. Yarn over, pull through remaining two loops.
Half Treble Crochet(s): htr(s): Yarn over, insert into stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop, you will have three loops on the hook. Yarn over, pull through remaining three loops.
Treble Crochet(s): tr(s): Yarn over, insert into stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop, you will have three loops on the hook. Yarn over, pull through two loops, yarn over, pull through remaining two loops.
Magic ring/circle (MR)
Slip stitch (sl-st): Insert hook, yarn over, pull through both stitch and loop on hook.

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FREE Pattern: Strawberry Keychain

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Strawberry (make 2)

With yarn A and 4mm hook, make a magic ring

Round 1: Work 7 dc into magic ring. Join with ss to top of first st. Pull ring closed. <7sts>

Round 2: Ch 1 (does not count as st here or throughout), work 2 dc in each st around. Join with ss in first st. <14 sts>

Round 3: Ch 1, work 1 htr in first st 2 sts. Tr in next 2sts, htr, dc in next 2 sts. (Htr, tr) in next st. (Tr, htr) in next st. Work 1 dc in next 2 sts, htr, tr in next 2sts. Join with ss to first st. Fasten off. <16 sts>

Sew in ends

Strawberry leaf (make 2)

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With yarn B and 3mm hook, make a magic ring.

Round 1: Ch 4, dc in second ch from hook and next 2sts, ss into magic ring. *Ch4, ss in second ch from hook and next 2sts, ss into magic ring; repeat from * three more times. Fasten off leaving a long tails for sewing.

Using long tail end sew strawberry leaves on to the top of the strawberry.

Leaves (make 3)

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Using yarn B and 3mm hook

Round 1: Ch 5, ss in second ch from hook, work 1htr in next 2 sts. Work three dc in last st rotating work to work along the underside of the ch. Work 1htr in next 2 sts, ss in last st. Fasten off leaving long tail for sewing. <9 sts>

Sew the three leaves together using the images as guidance. Sew in ends leaving one long tail end to attach to the keychain later.

Flower

With yarn C and 3mm hook, make a magic ring.

Round 1: Work 10 dc in magic ring. Join will ss to first st. Fasten off and pull ring closed <10 sts>
With yarn D, join with ss to any st.

Round 2: *Ch 3, work 3 tr in next st, ch 3, ss next st; repeat from * four more times ending with the final ss in the base of beginning ch-3. Fasten off. <10 ch-3, 15 tr>

Sew in ends.

Connecting

With yarn B and 3mm hook, join with ss to keychain attachment. Make a chain measuring 3cm (1.9inch), fasten off leaving a long tail end for sewing.

Repeat this process making the next chain measure 8cm (3.2inch) and the final chain measuring 5cm (1.10inch).

Using the tail ends, sew the strawberry appliqués to the chains measuring 3cm (1.9inch) and 8cm (3.2inch).

Sew the flower appliqué to the remaining chain.

Finally, sew the leaves to the top of the keychain covering the top of the chains.

Sew in all remaining ends

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