Brighten your keys with this Free Crochet Sunflower Keychain Pattern, featuring easy instructions to stitch a charming and practical accessory for everyday use.
I love adding little handmade touches to everyday items, and one of my favorite recent projects has been creating a bright and cheerful sunflower accessory. The Free Crochet Sunflower Keychain Pattern is a perfect way to make a small, sunny item that can hold your keys or decorate your bag. This project is quick, fun, and brings a bit of warmth wherever you go.
Cute Free Crochet Sunflower Keychain Pattern
The sunflower keychain is beautiful in its simplicity, featuring a round center surrounded by bright petals that give it a cheerful, eye-catching look. The texture is soft but solid, with each petal slightly raised to add some dimension. Its compact, circular shape makes it easy to carry around, and the warm yellow and brown tones really capture the feel of a real sunflower. This little keychain adds a fun splash of color and charm to keys, zippers, or even backpacks.
This pattern is great for beginners because it mainly uses the single crochet stitch, which is simple to master and creates a nice, dense fabric perfect for holding its shape. The project moves quickly and is quite satisfying, even if you’re new to crochet.
This sunflower keychain makes a lovely handmade gift and a cute collectible item for anyone who loves flowers or bright accessories. If you want a small, enjoyable project that’s both practical and pretty, this pattern is definitely worth trying. It’s a wonderful way to add a bit of sunshine to your crochet time.
Cute Sunflower Crochet Hanger
In this pattern, we’ll make an adorable sunflower-shaped crochet hanger, complete with petals, leaves, a hanging strap, and a cheerful face. Let’s have fun making this cute and functional hanger together!
Quick Overview of Pattern
- Create two joined sunflower centers.
- Add sunflower petals all around.
- Crochet a hanging strap as part of one petal.
- Add cute leaf accents.
- Finish with a tiny bow and sew on facial features for extra charm.
Notes
- You will make two circular sunflower bases that are joined as you go.
- Work petals, strap, and leaves directly onto the main flower.
- A magic ring is used to begin the flower and bow.
- Stuff all ends neatly for the cleanest look.
Skill Level
Beginner to Confident Beginner
Materials
- Yarn: Polycherry Onitsuga yarn (yellow, green, white, red, and black/brown for facial details)
- Hook: 4/0 Tulip (approx. 2.5 mm)
- Needles: Tapestry/sewing needle
- Accessories: Scissors, lighter or matches (for sealing yarn ends), safety eyes or black thread for eyes
Measurements / Sizing
- Approximate diameter of sunflower: 8–10 cm (customizable with yarn/hook)
- Strap: 40 chains (~10–12 cm)
- Leaves and bow proportionate to flower
Gauge
- Not critical – keep stitches firm and consistent for best appearance
Stitch Abbreviations
- mr – Magic ring
- ch – Chain
- sl st – Slip stitch
- sc – Single crochet
- hdc – Half double crochet
- dc – Double crochet
- dc inc – 2 double crochet in the same stitch (increase)
- sc inc – 2 single crochet in the same stitch
- picot – 2 ch, sl st back into the first ch
Special Stitches
- Picot: ch 2, sl st in first ch made (used at petal tip)
- Magic Ring: Start with a loop; work stitches into this ring, then pull tight
The Crochet Pattern
Sunflower Center (Make 2)
First Center:
- Start with a magic ring.
- Round 1: ch 1, 6 sc into mr. Pull ring tight. Join to first sc with sl st. (6 sc)
- Round 2: ch 1, 2 sc in each st around (sc inc in each st). Join with sl st. (12 sc)
- Round 3: ch 1, 1 sc in next st, 2 sc in next st (repeat 6 times). Join with sl st. (18 sc)
- Round 4: ch 1, 1 sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st (repeat 6 times). Join with sl st. (24 sc)
- Fasten off and secure end.
Second Center:
- Repeat as above – make another identical circle.
Join Centers and Begin Petals
- Align both centers (wrong sides together).
- Count 10 stitches from the slip stitch join. Mark the 11th stitch.
- At the slip stitch section, join yarn with a slip knot.
- Petal Base: ch 5, then work back along the chain: 4 sc.
- Join to next stitch of circle with 1 sc.
- Next stitch, join with a sl st and ch 5, work back with 4 sc.
- Continue this process: sc in next st, sl st in next st, ch 5, 4 sc on chains, repeat around to marker.
- When you reach the marker, end with 1 sc.
Front-Side Petals
- Continue on front side only, working into the unused loops (one section only).
- sl st in next st, ch 5, 4 sc on the chains; repeat until back at starting point.
Create Sunflower Petals
For each petal, work the following sequence (starting from the first stitch over the petal base):
- 1 sc
- 1 hdc
- 1 dc
- 1 dc inc (2 dc in one st)
- Picot at tip: ch 2, sl st into first ch made.
- 1 dc inc
- 1 dc
- 1 hdc
- 1 sc
- sl st to join at the base of the petal.
- Repeat for each petal around for a total of 9 petals.
Petal with Strap (10th Petal)
For the 10th petal:
- Work petal as before up through the first dc inc.
- After the first dc inc, ch 40 (for strap/hanger).
- Join the ch-40 into a ring with a sl st.
- Resume working the rest of the petal (1 dc inc, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc).
- sl st to join.
Finish Last Petals
- Continue any remaining petals in same manner.
- Fasten off and weave in all ends.
Leaf Pattern (Green Yarn, Make 3 Leaves)
- Attach green yarn to the back of flower, counting 5 petals from strap.
- In same st: ch 8.
- Working back along chain: 7 sc.
- Skip next st on base, join with sl st to next st.
- Repeat: ch 8, 7 sc back, skip next st, sl st to next st.
After 3 leaves:
- Leaf Shaping Row: ch 1, turn, [1 sc, 1 hdc, 4 dc, 1 dc inc, picot] (ch 2, sl st in ch-1), [1 dc inc, 4 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc] along edge.
- Sl st to next st. Repeat for remaining leaves.
- Fasten off and weave in ends.
Bow Pattern
- Make a magic ring.
- Segment 1: ch 3, 2 dc in ring, ch 3, sl st in ring.
- Segment 2: ch 3, 2 dc in ring, ch 3, sl st in ring.
- Pull ring tight, leave a long tail for sewing.
- Use tail to pinch center and tie securely to form bow shape.
Assembly: Face and Details
- Sew on bow to the flower.
- Attach eyes using safety eyes or embroider with black yarn.
- Embroider a small smile using red thread/yarn.
- Hide and trim any yarn tails.
Assembly & Finished Size
- Make sure all parts are sewn or woven in securely.
- Finished hanger diameter: about 8–10 cm.
- Strap: about 10–12 cm.
- Leaf and bow details proportionate to flower.
Conclusion
Congratulations! Your cute sunflower crochet hanger is now complete, perfect for decorating your space or giving as a cheerful gift. May your project bring beauty and sunshine to your day.
