Add charm to your keys with a crochet sun amigurumi keychain that’s handmade, fun, colorful, and perfect to brighten your day or gift to loved ones.
A small, soft toy that looks like a bright, smiling sun can make your keys or bags look happy. The Crochet Sun Amigurumi Keychain is made by a special kind of crochet called amigurumi. This means making tiny, stuffed items with yarn. This keychain is colorful and fun, and you can carry it everywhere or give it as a nice gift.
Mini Crochet Sun Amigurumi Keychain Pattern for Keepsakes
The beauty of this sun is its bright colors like yellow, orange, and white. These colors remind you of a sunny day. The keychain is small and light, so it does not weigh down your bags or keys. You can add little beads or buttons to make cute eyes on the sun, so it looks friendly and sweet.
This keychain is useful too. Besides holding your keys, it can decorate your bag or be a small zipper pull on your jacket or pencil case. Kids like having something soft and pretty with them. It is also a nice little gift for birthdays or special days.
You can change the size and color of this keychain easily. Using thicker yarn makes a bigger sun, and thinner yarn makes a smaller one. You can also mix colors to make it look different and unique.
The most important crochet stitch used is the single crochet stitch. This stitch helps keep the sun tight and neat but still soft. It is one of the easiest stitches and is good for beginners who want to try making amigurumi.
In short, the Crochet Sun Amigurumi Keychain is a simple, fun thing that makes your day brighter and your things look happy.
Crochet Sun Face Keychain Tutorial
How to crochet these beautiful sun face keychains. You can make them with or without the key ring to use as either a keychain or a bag charm.
Pattern Highlights
Sun Face (Front & Back)
- Constructed with two flat circles, worked in rounds
- Seamlessly joined together before adding rays
Sun Rays
- Worked around the joined edge
- Feature a sequence of half double crochet, double crochet, treble crochet, slip stitch, and repeat for a dimensional effect
Versatility
- Can be finished as a keychain with a ring or as a bag charm with a longer loop
Embroidered Details
- Eyes and smile stitched to add personality to the sun
Notes
- Use stitch markers to keep track of the beginning of each round for accuracy.
- The front and back pieces are worked the same way.
- You may use the same or different colors for the rays and the face for variations.
- The rays and edge are made while joining the two circles together.
- Polyfill is used for stuffing before the final rays are finished.
- You may embroider or use safety eyes for the face.
Skill Level
Advanced Beginner
(Familiarity with working in rounds, color changes, invisible decreases, basic embroidery)
Materials
- Worsted weight yarn in two colors (yellow for face, orange or contrast for rays)
- 2.5 mm or 3 mm crochet hook
- Yarn needle
- Black embroidery floss / Yarn for sewing eyes and smile
- Scissors
- Stuffing (polyfill)
- Split ring / Key ring (optional)
Measurements / Sizing
- Finished sun face: ~6–7 cm (2.5–3 in) diameter (excluding rays)
- With rays: ~9–10 cm (3.5–4 in) diameter
- Hanging chain: ~7–10 cm as desired
Gauge (and Stitch Pattern)
- Not critical for this small decorative project
- Stitches should be tight enough to avoid stuffing showing through
Stitch Abbreviations
| Abbreviation | Term |
|---|---|
| ch | chain |
| sc | single crochet |
| hdc | half double crochet |
| dc | double crochet |
| tr | treble crochet |
| sl st | slip stitch |
| st(s) | stitch(es) |
| inc | 2 sc in one stitch |
Special Stitches
- Magic ring: Start with adjustable circle for seamless beginning
- Treble Crochet (tr): Yarn over twice, insert hook into stitch, yarn over and pull up loop, (yarn over and pull through two loops) three times
The Crochet Pattern
Sun Face – Make 2
- Row 1: Make a magic ring.
- 6 sc into the ring. Pull tight to close.
- Row 2:
- 2 sc in each stitch around. (12 sc)
- 2 sc in each stitch around. (12 sc)
- Row 3:
- (1 sc, inc) repeat around. (18 sc)
- Row 4:
- (2 sc, inc) repeat around. (24 sc)
- Row 5:
- (3 sc, inc) repeat around. (30 sc)
- Row 6:
- (4 sc, inc) repeat around. (36 sc)
- Row 7:
- (5 sc, inc) repeat around. (42 sc)
- (5 sc, inc) repeat around. (42 sc)
- Row 8:
- (6 sc, inc) repeat around. (48 sc)
- Row 9:
- (7 sc, inc) repeat around. (54 sc)
- Row 10:
- sc in each st around (no increases). (54 sc)
Make another identical circle for the back.
Joining the Face Halves
- If making rays in face color: Continue with same yarn.
- If making rays in another color: Finish off, join new yarn.
- Place pieces with wrong sides facing, right sides out.
- Insert hook into back loop of first st of front piece and back loop of second-to-last st of back piece.
- Pull yarn through both, ch 1 to join.
Sun Rays – Row 11 (Worked as Joining Edge)
Repeat this sequence around the edge to make 12 rays (each uses 4 stitches from each piece):
For each ray:
- Ray Start:
- Into next st (back loops of both pieces): hdc, dc (in same st).
- Ray Point:
- Into next st: tr.
- Picot:
- Ch 2, sl st in the third st from hook.
- Ch 2, sl st in the third st from hook.
- Ray Side:
- Into same st as tr: tr.
- Return:
- Into next st: dc, hdc (in same st).
- Join:
- Sl st into next st (back loops of both pieces).
Repeat steps for each "ray." Before closing the last three rays, pause to add polyfill stuffing for firmness.
After final ray, join with sl st and fasten off, weave in all ends.
Hanging Chain / Keyring Loop
- For bag charm:
- Ch 70, sl st to beginning ch to form a loop.
- For keychain with split ring:
- Ch 20, insert keyring, join with sl st to starting ch.
Assembly & Finished Size
- Stuffing:
- Before closing the last rays, gently stuff the sun for a plump shape.
- Embroidered Face:
- With black thread or yarn, embroider two eyes (between Rounds 3 and 4, spaced 2–3 stitches apart).
- Embroider a curved line for the smile below the eyes.
- Hanging Chain:
- Attach as described above for your chosen use.
- Attach as described above for your chosen use.
Final size is approx. 9–10 cm (3.5–4 in) in diameter including rays, with a ~7–10 cm hanging chain.
Conclusion and Ending Words
Your crocheted sun face keychain or bag charm is complete! This cheerful little sun brings brightness to keys, bags, and gifts. Personalize with eye and smile details or use different color combinations for a set.
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