Add a burst of handmade charm to your everyday accessories with this Crochet Apple Keychain Pattern. Perfect for beginners and seasoned crocheters alike, this quick and fun project transforms simple stitches into a vibrant mini apple that’s as functional as it is adorable.
Crochet Apple Keychain
Whether you’re personalizing your keys, bag, or gifting a touch of cuteness to a friend, this pattern is the perfect way to crochet something sweet, small, and satisfying in no time.
Materials
- Snowball’s Cloud Doll four-strand yarn (red, brown, green)
- 2.0 mm crochet hook
- Stuffing (polyester fiberfill)
- Yarn needle
- Scissors
Apple Body
Starting the Base
- Begin with a magic ring.
- Work 6 single crochets into the ring.
- Pull the yarn tail to tighten the loop.
Increasing Rounds
- Round 2: Make 2 single crochets in each stitch around (12 stitches).
- Round 3: 1 single crochet, 1 increase — repeat around (18 stitches).
- Round 4: 1 single crochet, 1 increase, 1 single crochet — repeat around (24 stitches).
- Round 5: 3 single crochets, 1 increase — repeat around (30 stitches).
Straight Rounds
- Rounds 6–12: Work 1 single crochet in each stitch (30 stitches per round).
Shaping Decreases
- Round 13: 2 single crochets, 1 decrease — repeat around.
- Round 14: 2 single crochets, 1 decrease — repeat around (approx. 24 stitches).
- Round 15: Work 1 chain to lock, continue with plain single crochet stitches in each stitch.
- Round 16: 3 single crochets, 1 decrease — repeat around.
- Round 17: 2 single crochets, 1 decrease — repeat around.
Stuffing and Shaping
- Stuff the apple with fiberfill.
- Using a yarn needle and the long tail, weave through every other stitch around the opening.
- Pull tight to close the top.
- Insert the needle from the top center to the bottom center of the apple, pull tight to create a dimple.
- Repeat this process a few times to shape the apple realistically.
Finishing the Apple Body
- Weave in and hide the yarn ends inside the apple.
- Trim off any excess.
Apple Stem and Leaf
Crocheting the Stem
- Chain 10 with brown yarn.
- Work into the 5th chain from the hook and pull through the back loop.
- Slip stitch or single crochet along the rest of the chain.
- Cut yarn with a long tail and tie the two ends together.
Crocheting the Leaf
- With green yarn, chain 8.
Starting from the 2nd chain from the hook:
- Work: 1 single crochet
- 1 half double crochet
- 3 double crochets (one in each of next 3 stitches)
- 1 half double crochet
- 1 single crochet
In the last stitch, work 3 half double crochets to round the tip.
Work along the opposite side of the chain:
- 1 half double crochet
- 3 double crochets
- 1 half double crochet
- Finish with a slip stitch into the first stitch.
Cut yarn with a long tail for sewing.
Attaching the Stem and Leaf
- Use the yarn needle to sew the stem to the center top of the apple.
- Insert the needle through the apple body a few times for security.
- Knot the yarn and tuck the ends inside.
- Sew the leaf next to the stem, using the long tail from the leaf.
- Secure well and hide the yarn tails inside the apple.
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