Amigurumi Sun free crochet keychain pattern

Come rain or shine, you'll always have a smiley bit of sunshine in your pocket with this adorable crochet keychain pattern by Paula Green.

This fun keychain crochet pattern uses some basic amigurumi techniques and can easily be hooked up in an evening. It's also a great project for practicing your surface crochet to create the extra contrasting detail.

We've simply used a bit of yarn to attach our amigurumi sun to a split ring, but if you wanted a sturdier connection you could use some tight crochet chains or make a small i-cord.

Free crochet keychain pattern

You will need:

• Sirdar Happy Cotton (100% cotton, 20g/43m) or alternative dk yarn, 1 ball of each:
  • Lemonade (770)
  • Juicy (792)
• Brown stranded cotton
• A 2.5mm (US B/1 or C/2) hook
• Toy stuffing
• Split ring

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Tension

Tension is not critical for this project

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Measurements

Sun measures approx 8cm (3¼in) in diameter

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Abbreviations

Surface crochet Position yarn on WS, insert hook through from RS, yrh and pull up loop, *insert hook through to WS in direction surface crochet should travel, yrh and pull up a loop, pull through loop on hook; rep from * as required. Check out our surface crochet tutorial if you need more detail.

You can find a full list of all abbreviations we use in our abbreviations and conversions guide. This free crochet keychain pattern is written in UK terminology but you can easily convert it to US terms using the guide.

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Notes

Parts of the pattern are worked in a continuous spiral without closing off each round with a slip stitch. You may find it helpful to mark the first stitch of the round, moving the marker up as you go.

Front and back (make 2)

Using Lemonade, make a magic loop.
Round 1 (RS) Ch1 (does not count as st throughout), 6dc in loop. [6 sts]
Round 2 2dc in each st around. [12 sts]
Round 3 (1dc, 2dc in next st) 6 times. [18 sts]
Round 4 (2dc, 2dc in next st) 6 times. [24 sts]
Round 5 (3dc, 2dc in next st) 6 times. [30 sts]
Round 6 (4dc, 2dc in next st) 6 times, ss in beg dc. [36 sts]
Fasten off and weave in ends.

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To make up

Place Front and Back together with RS facing out. Work the next round through both pieces to join.
Join Lemonade through any st.

Round 1 (RS) Ch1, dc in each st around, stuffing lightly as you go, ss to beg dc. [36 sts]
Row 2 (RS) Ch1, dc in first st, dc in next 3 sts, turn. [4 sts]
Row 3 (WS) Ch1, skip first st, dc in each st across, turn. [3 sts]
Rows 4-5 As Row 2. [1 st at end of Row 5]
Row 6 Ch1, ss down left side of point, dc in next 4 sts from Round 1, turn.
Repeat Rows 3-6 another 7 times, then repeat Rows 3-5.
Next row Ch1, ss down edge of point, ss to beg dc from Row 2.
Fasten off.

Using orange, surface crochet around the sts from Rows/Round 2 of making up and around points of Sun.
Fasten off and weave in ends.

Using brown, embroider the eyes and mouth.

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Create your own crochet keychain

The beauty of crochet is that it's super-easy to get creative with, especially if you're making a crochet keychain. Amigurumi is great for fun keychains as long as you keep it small enough to fit in your pocket – using a small hook and lightweight yarn will help with this. If you're looking to use a flat shape or motif, stiffening it with a bit of PVA glue will help it keep it's shape and last longer.

Find more amazing amigurumi to make

If you're looking for more mini amigurumi to make a crochet keychain with, you'll find some fun options in our list of top 40 amigurumi crochet patterns.