Easy Crochet Flowers – Free Crochet Flower Keychain Pattern Video Tutorial

If you’ve been looking for a quick, satisfying, and absolutely adorable crochet project, you’ve landed in exactly the right place. Crochet flower keychains are one of those magical little crafts that manage to be beginner-friendly, fast to complete, and charming enough that you’ll want to make a dozen of them before the weekend is over. In this post, I’m sharing a completely free crochet flower keychain pattern along with tips, yarn recommendations, and everything you need to get started — including a video tutorial walkthrough to guide you stitch by stitch.

Whether you’re brand new to crochet and just learned how to hold a hook, or you’re a seasoned crafter looking for a fun stash-busting project, this pattern is for you. Let’s get into it.

Why You’ll Love This Crochet Flower Keychain Pattern

There’s a reason crochet flower patterns have remained popular for generations. Flowers are universally loved, they’re small enough to finish in one sitting, and they make wonderful handmade gifts that feel personal and thoughtful without requiring weeks of labor. When you turn a crochet flower into a keychain, you add a practical element that people can actually use every day — on their keys, their bags, their backpacks, or clipped to a gym tote.

Here are just a few reasons this project keeps showing up in crafters’ queues:

It takes less than an hour to make one flower, which means it’s a perfect project for short craft sessions. You can pick it up, make one, and feel that satisfying sense of completion without a long-term commitment.

It uses minimal yarn, so it’s an ideal stash-buster. Those leftover bits of yarn from bigger projects finally have a home. Even a small amount of yarn — sometimes less than 20 yards — is enough to complete a flower keychain.

It makes excellent gifts. Handmade keychains are the kind of small, heartfelt gift that lands well at birthdays, holidays, teacher appreciation events, and as little “just because” tokens. You can customize the colors to suit the recipient’s taste and make something truly personal.

It’s also a fantastic beginner project. The stitches used are foundational — chain stitches, slip stitches, single crochets, and double crochets — so if you’re building your skill set, this pattern will reinforce the basics while giving you a beautiful result to show off.

What You Need to Get Started

Before jumping into the pattern, let’s talk supplies. The good news is that you don’t need much, and you may already have everything at home.

Yarn: A light worsted weight or DK weight yarn works beautifully for this pattern. You can use cotton yarn for a crisp, structured flower with clean petal definition, or acrylic yarn for a softer, slightly more relaxed look. Either works well. For keychains, cotton is a popular choice because it holds its shape nicely and doesn’t stretch out over time with handling. Choose any color — solids look classic and bold, but variegated or ombre yarns can create unexpectedly stunning flowers with color gradients you didn’t plan.

Crochet Hook: A 3.5mm to 4mm crochet hook is a good size range for this project with worsted or DK weight yarn. If you’re using a thinner yarn, size down to a 3mm hook. If your gauge feels too tight or your stitches are hard to work into, try a hook one size up.

Keychain Ring: A simple split ring keychain is all you need. These are inexpensive and widely available at craft stores, dollar stores, and online. You can also use a lobster clasp with a jump ring if you want a slightly more polished, jewelry-style finish.

Scissors and a Yarn Needle: You’ll need scissors to cut your yarn at the end and a tapestry or yarn needle to weave in your ends neatly.

Optional: Stitch markers can be helpful to mark your starting point, especially when you’re learning a new pattern. A small piece of contrasting yarn works just as well if you don’t have markers on hand.

Understanding the Stitches Before You Begin

This pattern uses a handful of basic stitches. If you’re already comfortable with them, feel free to skip ahead to the pattern. If you’re newer to crochet or just want a refresher, here’s a quick rundown.

A chain stitch (abbreviated as ch) is the foundation of most crochet work. You start with a slip knot on your hook, yarn over, and pull through the loop on your hook. That’s one chain. Repeat to create a chain of whatever length the pattern calls for.

A slip stitch (abbreviated as sl st) is the shortest crochet stitch. You insert your hook into the specified stitch, yarn over, and pull through both loops on your hook in one motion. Slip stitches are often used to join rounds or to move across stitches without adding height.

A single crochet (abbreviated as sc) is a short, sturdy stitch. Insert your hook into the stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop (two loops on hook), yarn over again and pull through both loops. Done.

A double crochet (abbreviated as dc) is taller than a single crochet. Yarn over before inserting your hook into the stitch, then yarn over and pull up a loop (three loops on hook), yarn over and pull through the first two loops (two loops remain), yarn over again and pull through the last two loops. One double crochet made.

Once you’re comfortable with these four stitches, you have everything you need to make this flower.

Free Crochet Flower Keychain Pattern

This pattern creates a five-petal flower that’s approximately 2.5 to 3 inches wide, depending on your yarn and tension. It works up in the round and comes together surprisingly quickly.

Abbreviations Used:

• ch = chain
• sl st = slip stitch
• sc = single crochet
• dc = double crochet
• MR = magic ring (also called a magic circle)

Note: You can substitute the magic ring with ch 4, sl st to form a ring if you’re not comfortable with the magic ring technique yet.

The Pattern

Round 1 – Center Ring

Make a magic ring (or ch 4 and join with a sl st to form a ring).

Ch 1, work 10 sc into the ring. Join with a sl st to the first sc to close the round. Pull the tail of your magic ring snug to close the center hole.

You now have 10 sc arranged in a circle — the center of your flower.

Round 2 – Creating the Petals

This round is where your flower comes to life. Each petal is worked across two of the single crochets from round 1.

(Ch 3, 4 dc, ch 3, sl st) into the first sc. Sl st into the next sc.

Repeat this sequence four more times (once for each remaining pair of stitches) until you’ve completed five petals total.

Your full round 2 will look like this:

Petal 1: Into the first sc — ch 3, 4 dc, ch 3, sl st. Sl st into the second sc.
Petal 2: Into the third sc — ch 3, 4 dc, ch 3, sl st. Sl st into the fourth sc.
Petal 3: Into the fifth sc — ch 3, 4 dc, ch 3, sl st. Sl st into the sixth sc.
Petal 4: Into the seventh sc — ch 3, 4 dc, ch 3, sl st. Sl st into the eighth sc.
Petal 5: Into the ninth sc — ch 3, 4 dc, ch 3, sl st. Sl st into the tenth sc.

You should now have five rounded petals radiating out from your center circle. Join with a sl st to finish.

Finishing

Fasten off and leave a tail of approximately 6 inches. Thread your tail through a yarn needle and weave it through the back of the flower center a few times to secure. Trim any excess.

For the front-facing yarn tail from your starting slip knot, weave that in through the back as well until it’s hidden and secure.

Attaching the Keychain Ring

Use a small piece of yarn (matching or contrasting — totally your choice) to attach the keychain ring to one of the petals or through the back of the center. Thread the yarn through the ring, then through the flower, and tie it off securely with several knots. Weave the ends in tightly.

Alternatively, you can use a small crochet chain: Ch 6, sl st through the keychain ring, then sl st back through the first ch to form a small loop. Sew or tie this loop to the back of your flower. This method is a little sturdier and gives a more polished look.

Video Tutorial Walkthrough

Sometimes written patterns only go so far, especially if you’re a visual learner or you’re brand new to crochet. That’s exactly why a video tutorial is such a game changer for projects like this one. Watching someone actually work through the stitches in real time — seeing how the hook moves, how the yarn wraps, how the petals form — makes everything click in a way that text and photos sometimes can’t.

In the video tutorial for this pattern, I walk you through every single step from the very beginning. You’ll see how to start your magic ring, how to work the single crochets neatly into the ring, how to form each petal evenly, and how to finish off and attach the keychain ring. I’ll also share a few tips along the way about tension, common mistakes to avoid, and how to adjust the pattern if you want slightly larger or smaller flowers.

Whether you follow along in real time or pause and rewind as needed, the video is designed to feel like sitting across the table from someone who’s crocheting right alongside you. Take your time, don’t rush the petal rounds, and enjoy the process.

Tips for Making Your Flower Keychains Even Better

Once you’ve made your first flower keychain, you’ll likely want to keep going. Here are some tips to help you level up your flowers and get the most out of this pattern.

Play with yarn weight and hook size. A thicker bulky yarn and a larger hook will give you a bigger, bolder flower. A thin fingering weight yarn and a small hook will create a delicate, almost lace-like miniature flower. The same pattern can look wildly different depending on the materials you choose.

Try two-color flowers. Work the center ring in one color, fasten off, join a new color for the petal round, and you instantly have a classic two-toned flower. This is a beautiful way to use up tiny scraps of yarn and create something that looks more elaborate than it is.

Add a button center. After completing and weaving in your ends, sew a small button — vintage, novelty, or just coordinating — onto the center of the flower. This adds dimension, a pop of color or texture, and a charming handmade detail.

Use embroidery floss. For truly tiny flowers, embroidery floss worked with a small steel hook (around 1.5mm to 2mm) creates jewelry-sized flowers that are stunning on keychains, earrings, or as charms on a bracelet.

Make a bouquet keychain. Instead of attaching one flower to a ring, make three or five flowers in different colors and attach them all to the same keychain ring using varying lengths of chain or a few jump rings. You get a little cluster of flowers that’s joyful and eye-catching.

Consider blocking your finished flowers. If you use cotton yarn, a quick wet blocking — wetting the flower, shaping the petals, and letting it dry flat — will give you remarkably crisp, well-defined petals. This is especially worth doing if you’re making keychains as gifts.

Ideas for Using and Gifting Crochet Flower Keychains

One of the things I love most about this project is how versatile the finished product is. Yes, they make great keychains in the obvious sense — on your house keys, your car keys, your office keys. But don’t stop there.

Clip one to a zipper pull on a jacket or a purse. Tuck one into a gift bag as a bonus gift topper instead of using a bow. Attach a few to a hair elastic for a quick and charming gift for a child. Use them as bag charms on a tote or a backpack. Thread a ribbon through them and make a garland for a nursery or a festive table decoration. Make a set of eight in red and green for Christmas ornaments. Use them as gift tags by writing the recipient’s name on a card and attaching the flower with a ribbon.

For the holidays, teachers’ gifts, baby showers, bachelorette parties, market booths, or craft fairs, flower keychains are one of those items that people consistently respond to with genuine delight. They’re small, handmade, and just happy-looking. People can’t help but smile at them.

How to Customize the Pattern

Once you’re comfortable with the basic five-petal flower, you can start experimenting. The pattern is quite flexible and lends itself well to small modifications.

To make a flower with more petals, increase your starting single crochets in round 1 to 12 (for 6 petals) or 14 (for 7 petals). Work your petals in pairs the same way, adjusting as needed so each petal has two base stitches to anchor into.

For thicker, fuller petals, try working a treble crochet (tr) instead of a double crochet, or add an extra dc into each petal before the ch 3. The petals will be slightly more dimensional.

For flatter, daisy-style petals, replace the petal sequence with (ch 5, sc into the second ch from hook, sc in next ch, hdc in next ch, dc in next ch, sl st into the base sc). This creates a narrow elongated petal that looks more like a daisy than a rounded garden flower.

Don’t be afraid to experiment — with such a small, quick pattern, even a failed attempt is done in 20 minutes and teaches you something useful.

Final Thoughts

Crochet flower keychains are one of those beginner-friendly projects that never quite lose their charm, no matter how experienced you become. They’re fast, they’re fun, they use up scraps, and the finished result is something genuinely lovely that you made with your own hands. If you’re new to crochet, this pattern is a wonderful place to build your confidence. If you’re experienced, it’s a perfect quick project for an afternoon when you want to make something without committing to a bigger piece.

I hope this free pattern and the accompanying video tutorial give you everything you need to get started today. Grab your yarn, your hook, and your keychain rings — your first crochet flower keychain is less than an hour away.

Happy crocheting!