Crochet Bell Flower Pattern: Your Complete Guide to Making a Floral Bag Charm, Cherry Blossom Keychain, and More

There is something undeniably magical about turning a simple skein of yarn into a delicate flower that looks almost too pretty to be real. Whether you are just getting started with crochet or you have been making things with a hook for years, floral crochet projects have a way of feeling both satisfying and special. Today we are diving deep into one of the most charming categories in the crochet world: the bell flower pattern, with all its variations, including a floral bag charm, a cherry blossom design, and a crochet flower keychain you can save as a PDF and return to again and again.

By the end of this guide, you will have everything you need to make these small but stunning pieces. We will cover materials, stitch explanations, step-by-step instructions, finishing tips, and creative ideas for using your finished flowers. Let’s get into it.

Why Small Crochet Flowers Are So Popular Right Now

If you have spent any time scrolling through craft communities, Pinterest boards, or handmade marketplaces lately, you have probably noticed that small crochet accessories are everywhere. Bag charms, keychains, bookmarks, and floral appliqués are being attached to everything from tote bags to zipper pulls to gift wrapping.

The appeal is easy to understand. These projects are small enough to finish in a single sitting, affordable to make with leftover yarn, and they make incredibly thoughtful handmade gifts. A crochet bell flower keychain, for example, costs almost nothing to create but carries a handcrafted quality that a store-bought charm simply cannot replicate.

Beyond the practical appeal, there is real artistry involved. Crochet flowers like the bell flower and the cherry blossom require attention to shaping, an understanding of how stitches build on each other, and a sensitivity to color that brings the finished piece to life. Even if you are a beginner, you will find these patterns genuinely rewarding to complete.

Materials You Will Need

Before we get to the patterns themselves, let’s talk about what you will need to gather. The good news is that most of these supplies are things you probably already have if you crochet regularly.

Yarn: For bag charms and keychains, a fingering weight or DK weight yarn works beautifully. You do not need much at all — in fact, these projects are perfect for using up small amounts of yarn left over from larger projects. For a cherry blossom look, think soft pinks, blush tones, and creamy whites. For bell flowers, deeper purples, blues, and lavenders are stunning. For a more whimsical keychain, you can go bold with coral, yellow, or even variegated yarn.

Hook: A 2.5mm to 3.5mm crochet hook is ideal for most small flower projects. If you are working with fingering weight yarn, go smaller. With DK weight, a 3.0mm or 3.5mm is comfortable.

Notions: You will need a yarn needle for weaving in ends, scissors, and depending on the project, a key ring or bag charm hardware (these are inexpensive and easy to find at craft stores or online). Small stitch markers are helpful but not essential.

Optional extras: For a more polished finish, you might want to add a small amount of wire to the inside of your bell flower petals to help them hold their shape, or use a light mist of spray starch to stiffen the finished piece. Beads, buttons, or seed pearls can also be added to the flower centers for extra detail.

Understanding the Bell Flower Shape

The bell flower, sometimes called a campanula or tubular flower in crochet, is named for its distinctive downward-hanging shape. Unlike a flat flower that lies against a surface, the bell flower has dimension and depth. The petals curve inward and downward, creating that lovely bell silhouette.

The key to getting this shape right in crochet is understanding how increases and decreases work together to create three-dimensional form. You will start with a small magic ring or chain loop, build up the sides of the bell with double crochets and treble crochets, and then shape the petal edges with a combination of slip stitches and chains.

When you see this kind of instruction in a pattern, it is the structure itself — not just the yarn — that creates the flower shape. The number of stitches in each round, and whether you are working into the front loop only or the back loop only, determines whether your flower flares outward, curls inward, or lies flat.

Crochet Bell Flower Pattern: Step-by-Step Instructions

This pattern creates a single bell flower approximately 1.5 to 2 inches long, perfect for using as a bag charm component or attaching to a keychain ring.

Abbreviations used:

• MR = magic ring
• ch = chain
• sl st = slip stitch
• sc = single crochet
• hdc = half double crochet
• dc = double crochet
• tr = treble crochet
• BLO = back loop only
• FLO = front loop only

Round 1: Make a MR, ch 1, work 6 sc into the ring, join with sl st to first sc. (6 sts)

Round 2: Ch 1, work 2 sc in each stitch around, join with sl st. (12 sts)

Round 3: Ch 1, working in BLO, sc in each stitch around, join with sl st. (12 sts)

Round 4: Ch 2, working in BLO, hdc in each stitch around, join with sl st to top of ch-2. (12 sts)

Round 5: Ch 3, working in BLO, dc in each stitch around, join with sl st to top of ch-3. (12 sts)

Round 6 (petal round): Ch 1, sc in next st, ch 3, tr in next st, ch 3, sc in next st, repeat from to around. You will create 4 petals total. Join with sl st. Fasten off and weave in ends.

Stem (optional): Reattach yarn at the bottom of the flower (the magic ring end). Ch 15 or as long as desired for your charm. Sl st back down the chain to create a firm stem. Fasten off.

Once your bell flower is complete, you can attach it to a key ring directly through the top chain loop, or use jump rings and hardware for a more polished bag charm assembly.

Crochet Floral Bag Charm Pattern

A bag charm is essentially a small arrangement of crochet elements — often two or three flowers, a few leaves, and a length of chain — attached to a lobster clasp or swivel hook so it can be clipped on and off bags easily.

To make a complete floral bag charm, you will want to make two or three bell flowers in complementary colors. A soft pink and a deep plum look lovely together. You can also mix in a small flat flower (instructions below) for variety in texture and shape.

Small flat flower for the charm:

Round 1: MR, ch 1, 5 sc into ring, join with sl st. (5 sts)

Round 2: Ch 4, tr in same stitch, ch 4, sl st in same stitch, sl st in next stitch, repeat 5 times. You will have 5 petals. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for assembly.

Making leaves:

Ch 8. Sl st in second ch from hook, sc in next, hdc in next, dc in next 2, hdc in next, sc in last. Do not turn. Working back along the opposite side of the chain: sc in first, hdc in next, dc in next 2, hdc in next, sc in last, sl st to join. Fasten off. Make 2–3 leaves per charm.

Assembly: Cut a length of chain (either metal chain or crochet chain) about 4–5 inches long. Using jump rings, attach a lobster clasp to the top. Attach your flowers and leaves to the lower end of the chain at varying heights using jump rings or by sewing them directly to the chain links. A tiny dab of fabric glue on each knot will keep everything secure.

The finished bag charm is lightweight, colorful, and completely customizable. Change the yarn colors to match a specific bag, or make a set of charms as a gift collection.

Cherry Blossom Crochet Pattern

Cherry blossom patterns are among the most beloved in floral crochet, and for good reason. The five-petaled, delicately pink blossoms of the cherry tree are iconic in both Japanese art and Western springtime aesthetics. Recreating that look in yarn is simpler than you might think.

The trick with cherry blossom crochet is in the petal shaping and the color. Traditional cherry blossoms have a very specific gradient — deep pink at the base of each petal, fading to a near-white at the edges. You can achieve this in crochet by either using a variegated pink-to-white yarn, or by working the center of the flower in a deeper pink and switching to a lighter shade for the outer petal rows.

Cherry Blossom Pattern:

Round 1: MR, ch 1, 5 sc into ring, join with sl st. (5 sts)

Round 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in each stitch around, join with sl st. (10 sts)

Round 3 (petals): Sl st in next st, ch 1, hdc in next st, (dc, ch 1, dc) in next st, hdc in next st, ch 1, sl st in next st, repeat from to twice more. You will work 5 petals total, each beginning and ending with a sl st. Fasten off and weave in ends.

Finishing the cherry blossom: Using a contrasting yellow or white yarn, make a few small French knots or very short chain loops in the center of the flower to simulate the stamens. Alternatively, attach a small seed bead or two in the center with a needle and thread. This tiny detail makes the flower look remarkably realistic.

To create a cherry blossom sprig for a bag charm or keychain, make three to five blossoms and attach them to a small crochet branch. The branch is simply a length of chain in a medium brown yarn, worked back with sl sts to firm it up, with shorter branches extending from the main stem at angles.

Crochet Flower Keychain Pattern PDF

One of the most searched-for items in the handmade world is a crochet flower keychain pattern PDF, and it is easy to understand why. A PDF pattern is something you can save, print, and return to whenever you want. It travels with you. It does not disappear when a website goes down or a link breaks.

Here is a complete keychain flower design that works beautifully as a standalone accessory:

Keychain Flower (Daisy Style):

Round 1: MR, ch 1, 6 sc in ring, join. (6 sts)

Round 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in each st around, join. (12 sts)

Round 3 (petal base): Ch 2, skip 1 st, sl st in next st, repeat 6 times. You will have 6 petal loops. (6 loops)

Round 4 (petal fill): Into each ch-2 loop: (sc, hdc, 3 dc, hdc, sc), repeat in each loop around. Join with sl st. (6 petals formed)

Round 5 (optional second petal layer): Turn work over. Join a new color to the skipped stitches from Round 3. Repeat the same (sc, hdc, 3 dc, hdc, sc) sequence into each gap between petals. This creates a second, offset layer of petals and gives the flower much more visual depth.

Fasten off and weave in all ends. Attach a split key ring through the top of one petal or through a short chain loop you crochet onto the flower center before closing. A drop of fabric glue on the knot will keep the ring from slipping.

Saving your pattern as a PDF: If you want to keep any of the patterns from this post as a PDF, simply open them in your browser, select Print, and choose “Save as PDF” as your printer option. You can also copy the text into a Word document or Google Doc and export it. Many crochet designers also sell their patterns through platforms like Etsy or Ravelry in PDF format, so if you would like a professionally formatted version with diagrams, that is a wonderful way to support independent designers while building your pattern library.

Tips for Making Your Crochet Flowers Look Their Best

Small crochet projects have their own set of challenges, but a few simple tips go a long way toward a polished result.

Tension matters more in small projects. Because there are fewer stitches overall, any inconsistency in tension shows up more clearly. Try to maintain even, comfortable tension throughout, and if your stitches feel tight, go up half a hook size.

Blocking transforms crochet flowers. Even a simple wet block — soaking your finished flower in cool water, gently squeezing out the excess, and pinning it into shape to dry — can dramatically improve the look of your work. Petals that curled awkwardly will relax into beautiful, even shapes.

Choose your yarn fiber thoughtfully. Cotton yarn holds its shape well and is easy to block. Acrylic is affordable and comes in endless colors but can look slightly synthetic for floral pieces. A cotton-acrylic blend gives you the best of both worlds. For especially delicate or heirloom pieces, a fine merino or silk blend creates a softness and sheen that really makes flowers glow.

Color theory is your friend. When choosing colors for your floral bag charms and keychains, think about the natural colors of flowers. Most flowers have a slightly darker center and lighter petal edges. Mirroring this in your yarn choices — even subtly — creates a more naturalistic and visually pleasing result.

Work tightly into the magic ring. The center of your flower is only as neat as your magic ring. Pull it closed firmly before you join your first round, and weave the tail end in carefully in multiple directions to keep it from loosening over time.

Creative Ways to Use Your Crochet Flowers

Once you start making these flowers, you may find it difficult to stop. Luckily, there are so many wonderful ways to use them beyond the obvious keychain and bag charm applications.

You can sew clusters of cherry blossoms onto a plain tote bag to create a completely one-of-a-kind accessory. A row of bell flowers along the brim of a sun hat adds a cottage-garden quality that is absolutely charming. Floral clusters attached to a hair clip or comb make beautiful hair accessories. A framed arrangement of crochet flowers — stiffened with starch and mounted on a linen background — becomes a piece of textile art worthy of hanging on a wall.

For gift-giving, a small sachet filled with dried lavender and decorated with a crochet cherry blossom is one of the most beautiful and affordable handmade gifts you can put together. Wrapping a gift with a crochet flower keychain tied to the ribbon means the recipient gets two presents in one.

If you have children in your life, these flowers can be attached to headbands, backpack zippers, or pencil cases for an adorable back-to-school accessory. They also make lovely embellishments for handmade greeting cards or bookmarks.

Building Your Crochet Flower Pattern Collection

Once you have made the bell flower, the bag charm arrangement, the cherry blossom, and the keychain flower from this guide, you will have a solid foundation of skills and techniques that transfer to almost any floral crochet pattern you encounter in the future. The magic ring, working in the round, shaping with increases and decreases, creating dimension with different stitch heights — all of these elements appear again and again across crochet flower designs.

From here, you might explore more complex flowers like poppies, sunflowers, or roses. You might try making a full floral wreath from individual crochet flowers joined together. Or you might find your niche in small accessories and spend a happy season making dozens of tiny charms and keychains as gifts for everyone you know.

Whatever direction your crochet journey takes, come back to these patterns whenever you need a quick, satisfying project that produces something beautiful. Save this page or export it as a PDF, gather your leftover yarn and your favorite hook, and enjoy the simple pleasure of making something lovely with your own hands.