Bring a touch of whimsical charm wherever you go with this adorable crochet windmill keychain! Perfect for intermediate crocheters, this pocket-sized amigurumi creation makes a wonderful handmade gift, bag charm, or souvenir. Using simple stitches, some colorful scrap yarn, and basic embroidery, you can craft your very own miniature rustic windmill complete with spinning sails and blooming flowers.
Why You Will Love Crafting This Miniature Amigurumi Windmill
This miniature windmill keychain is the ultimate scrap-busting project, requiring only tiny amounts of cream, terracotta, grey, and floral-colored yarns. It is an incredibly satisfying, quick-to-complete pattern that allows you to practice fine-detail embroidery and shaping. Plus, it serves as a wonderful conversation starter when attached to your keys, backpack, or purse.
Sport weight cotton yarn (cream, terracotta, light grey, brown, green, and tiny bits of pink, yellow, blue for flowers)
2.0mm crochet hook
Fiberfill stuffing
Keychain ring with chain
Tapestry needle and embroidery needle
Scissors
Abbreviations
MR – magic ring
ch – chain
sc – single crochet
inc – increase
dec – decrease
hdc – half double crochet
sl st – slip stitch
BLO – back loops only
st(s) – stitch(es)
Instructions
Body (using Cream yarn):
R1: 6 sc in MR (6)
R2: [inc] x6 (12)
R3: [sc, inc] x6 (18)
R4: BLO [sc in each st] (18)
R5-6: sc in each st (18)
R7: [5 sc, inc] x3 (21)
R8-10: sc in each st (21)
R11: [6 sc, inc] x3 (24)
R12-14: sc in each st (24)
R15: BLO [2 sc, dec] x6 (18) – Stuff the body firmly with fiberfill here.
R16: [sc, dec] x6 (12)
R17: [dec] x6 (6)
Fasten off, weave in ends, and close the opening.
Roof (using Terracotta yarn):
R1: 4 sc in MR (4)
R2: [sc, inc] x2 (6)
R3: [2 sc, inc] x2 (8)
R4: [sc, inc] x4 (12)
R5: [2 sc, inc] x4 (16)
R6: [3 sc, inc] x4 (20)
R7: [4 sc, inc] x4 (24)
R8: [5 sc, inc] x4 (28)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Sails (using Grey yarn – make 4 blades and 1 center cap):
Center Cap: 5 sc in MR, sl st to first st to close. Fasten off.
Blades (make 4): ch 10. Start in 2nd ch from hook: 1 sl st, 1 sc, 6 hdc, 1 sc. Turn to work on the opposite side of the chain: 1 sc, 6 hdc, 1 sc, 1 sl st. Fasten off, leaving a tail.
Sew the 4 blades to the center cap in an “X” shape to form the sail assembly.
Door (using Brown yarn):
ch 4. Start in 2nd ch from hook: 3 sc, ch 1, turn.
Row 2-3: 3 sc, ch 1, turn. Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing.
Assembly and Embroidery:
Stuff the terracotta roof lightly and sew it securely onto the top of the cream body.
Sew the door to the bottom front of the windmill body.
Using green thread/yarn, embroider small straight stitches at the base for grass and leaves.
Embroider small pink, blue, and yellow French knots to create tiny blooming flowers nestled in the grass.
Sew the sail assembly to the upper front of the body, just below the roof edge.
Finally, attach the metal keychain ring securely to the peak of the terracotta roof. Your miniature windmill keychain is ready to go!
