How to Crochet Sunflower Keychain (Tutorial for Beginners)

Learn how to crochet a quick and easy sunflower keychain perfect for gifting to someone in both summer and spring with a step-by-step tutorial from Crochet With Greta. This crochet sunflower has a stuffed center around which you will crochet the petals giving it a 3D feel. Therefore, it can be a hit over usual applique-style sunflowers.

This keychain makes a good accessory you must have for your bags and keys.

You can find the complete video guide for crocheting this sunflower keychain at the end of this post. For getting deeper insights about it, follow through with us below.

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Skills Utilized: Forming a magic ring, single crochets, and performing increases to shape the sunflower’s top and bottom sections. Joining techniques are used as the two parts are seamlessly connected using single crochets.

The tutorial also covers adding decorative petals with chains and slip stitches, ensuring a textured and polished finish. These skills make the project both engaging and beginner-friendly.

Guide Span: 18 Minutes Only

Personalization Tips: You can use the yellow yarn for the center and white for the to get the appearance of a daisy. You can adjust the size by using a larger hook and thicker yarn, turning it into a bag charm or a hanging ornament.

If you crochet it a daisy-like, adding facial expressions can also be a good idea. You can put it in a vessel by attaching a small stem also.

Crochet Sunflower Keychain Tutorial

The Greta’s tutorial tutorial offers an easy way to crochet a 3D sunflower keychain that’s perfect for personal use or as a gift. The design is versatile, allowing for experimentation with different colors. You will simply start with a half-sphere center.

Changing the yarn, petals are added with a series of chain stitches around the sunflower’s edge. A handy tip is to ensure that the stuffing is added before completely closing the pieces to maintain its shape without overstuffing it. The tutorial offers many more tips throughout the tutorial. Here is a quick overview of it:

Step-by-Step Instructions: The sunflower’s top and bottom parts are crocheted separately using a magic ring and rounds of single crochets with increases. Both parts are joined using single crochets, and the piece is lightly stuffed before closing.
Petals are added using chains and slip stitches, creating a delicate and textured finish.
Finishing Touches: Loose ends are hidden, and the keychain attachment is securely added to make the sunflower functional and stylish.

Supplies Mentioned

Following are the supplies that the tutor mentioned for crocheting this sunflower keychain:

Yellow yarn (for petals)
Brown yarn (for the center)
2.5mm crochet hook
Scissors
Yarn needle
Toy stuffing (small amount)
Keychain attachment

Abbreviations and Stitches

Gather the following crochet supplies that the tutor used for crocheting these sunflower keychains:

sc (Single Crochet): Insert the hook into the stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over again, and pull through both loops on the hook.
inc (Increase): Work two single crochet stitches into the same stitch to expand the shape.
sl st (Slip Stitch): Insert the hook into the stitch, yarn over, and pull through both the stitch and the loop on the hook for a seamless join.
ch (Chain): Yarn over, pull through the loop on the hook to create a chain stitch.