Today’s pattern is the Cross Stitch Keychain. Years ago when macrame was trendy, I made many plant hangers, wall hangings and keychains. I still like the look of macrame and saw an article recently that stated macrame was coming back into fashion. So, after a little experimenting, I came up with this macrame look-alike Cross Stitch Keychain Crochet Pattern.
If you have not crocheted the cross stitch, you will like it – easy to do and full of texture. This keychain takes about 20-30 minutes to make and only 15 yards of yarn. You can use any yarn, but I used Sugar ‘n Cream cotton because I like the fullness of the #4 weight and the rustic look of cotton. If you use a different yarn, the overall size of the keychain and the size of the stitches will be different.
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Cross Stitch Keychain Crochet Pattern
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Materials:
15 yards Sugar ‘n Cream cotton yarn
G / 4 mm hook
Keychain ring 1”
4” x 4” piece of cardboard
Tapestry needle
Scissors
Size: 2” x 3 ½” (not including tassels)
Abbreviations: (US terms)
Ch – chain
Sc – single crochet
Dc – double crochet
Sc 2 tog – single crochet 2 stitches together
** – repeat stitches between * *
Special Stitch: Cross (X) Stitch – Skip one stitch, crochet 1 double crochet (dc) in the next stitch; crochet 1 double crochet in the stitch that you skipped. Click here for a tutorial of the X Stitch.
Notes:
- Ch 1 or ch 2 at the beginning of a row counts as a sc or dc
- Count stitches at the end of each row
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Instructions
Row 1: Crochet 8 sc around the keychain ring
Row 2: ch 1, turn. sc in the next 7 st (8)
Row 3: ch 1, turn. sc in the next 7 st (8)
Row 4: ch 2, turn. *skip the next st, dc in next, dc in skipped st (X stitch made)*, repeat * * 2 more times, dc in last stitch (3 X stitches and 2 dc )
Row 5: ch 1, turn. sc in the next 7 st (8)
Row 6: ch 2, turn. *skip the next st, dc in next, dc in skipped st (X stitch made)*, repeat * * 2 more times, dc in last stitch (3 X stitches and 2 dc )
Row 7: ch 1, turn. sc in the next 7 st (8)
Row 8: ch 2, turn. *skip the next st, dc in next, dc in skipped st (X stitch made)*, repeat * * 2 more times, dc in last stitch (3 X stitches and 2 dc )
Row 9: ch 1, turn. sc in the next 7 st (8)
Row 10: ch 1, turn. sc in next st, sc 2 together 2 times, sc in last 2 stitches (6)
Row 11: ch 1, turn. sc 2 tog, ch 2, sc 2 tog, sc in last st (5)
Row 12: ch 1, turn. sl st in next st, sl st once in ch-2 space, sl st in last st (4).
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Tassel:
- Cut a piece of cardboard or use an item that measures 4” x 4” (ex: 4” coaster in picture)Wrap the yarn loosely around the cardboard 15 times
- Cut a 4” piece of yarn and tie a loose loop around the wrapped yarn so the yarn.
- Remove the wrapped yarn from the cardboard.
- Cut the bottom of the yarn loops so you have 15 strands of yarn about 8” long. Remove the small tie from around the stands.
- With a crochet hook, pull the ends of the strands through the hole made in Row 12 about 4” (You may have to pull 3-4 ends at a time.)
6. Cut a piece of yarn about 24” long
7. Tie the tassel yarns together with the 24” long piece leaving a 6” tail and an 18” tail
8. Wrap the 18” tail around the top of the tassel till you have about 6” remaining
9. Tie a knot with the two 6” tails
10.With a tapestry needle, weave the ends of the 6” tails into the knot so they become part of the tassel
11. Trim yarn to desired length and you now have a great Cross Stitch Keychain!
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- Embellishments: You can add a charm or two, lobster claw or other clasp
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Here are a couple pictures of keychains made by Carmen and Latonya.
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If you are interested in a PDF of this pattern, you can purchase an ad-free printable version of this pattern on Ravelry and Etsy. The PDF of the pattern includes the complete pattern, photo tutorials, and step-by-step pictures.
Please post pictures of your completed keychains. I would love to see them.
Have a great day and happy crocheting!
