Add a splash of color and whimsy to your daily accessories with this adorable mini crochet flower cart keychain! Perfect for spring, this tiny flower cart is packed with micro-crocheted blossoms in vibrant pink, blue, yellow, and purple. This project is a wonderful way to practice micro-crochet and create a charming, handmade masterpiece that everyone will admire.
Brighten Your Day with a Miniature Floral Masterpiece
This micro crochet flower cart makes a delightful handmade gift for plant lovers, gardeners, or anyone who appreciates highly detailed miniature crafts. Using fine embroidery thread or lace-weight yarn, you can craft this intricate cart, complete with a striped awning, tiny wheels, and a colorful bouquet of mini flowers. It is an ideal stash-buster that transforms tiny scraps of yarn into a beautiful work of art.
Crochet Pattern: Charming Mini Crochet Flower Cart Keychain Free Pattern
Materials
Lace weight yarn or embroidery floss in Beige, Pink, Cream, Brown, Yellow, Blue, Purple, and Green
1.0 mm crochet hook
Fiberfill stuffing
2 small wooden beads (for wheel centers) and 2 smaller beads (for bottom feet)
Metal keychain ring and clasp
Brown sewing thread for embroidery details
Tapestry needle, scissors, and textile glue
Abbreviations
MR – Magic Ring
ch – chain
sc – single crochet
inc – increase (2 sc in one stitch)
dec – decrease (sc 2 stitches together)
sl st – slip stitch
BLO – Back Loops Only
FLO – Front Loops Only
Instructions
Cart Body (Beige):
Row 1: Chain 11. Starting in the 2nd chain from hook, sc in the next 9 chains, 3 sc in the last chain. Turn to work along the opposite side of the chain: sc in the next 8 chains, inc in the last chain. (22 sts)
Row 2: Inc, sc in next 8, inc in next 3 sts, sc in next 8, inc in next 2 sts. (28 sts)
Row 3: Working in BLO, sc around. (28 sts)
Row 4-10: Sc around. (28 sts)
Before closing, use brown embroidery thread to embroider the words ‘FLOWER CART’ across the front side.
Row 11: Working in BLO, sc around. Stuff firmly with fiberfill.
Row 12: Dec around to close the top of the cart, sew remaining gap shut, and weave in ends.
Striped Canopy/Awning (Pink & Cream):
Row 1: Alternating Cream and Pink yarn every 2 rows, start with Cream. Chain 13, sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across. Turn. (12 sts)
Row 2-14: Sc in each stitch across, maintaining the stripe pattern. Turn.
Border: Sc around the outer edge to clean up raw sides. On the front scalloped edge, work (sc, ch 2, sc in same stitch, sl st in next) across to create a ruffled canopy effect. Fasten off and weave in ends.
Wheels (Make 2, Brown):
Round 1: MR, 6 sc.
Round 2: Inc in each stitch around. (12 sts)
Round 3: Sl st in each stitch around. Fasten off, leaving a long tail. Sew to the bottom rear of the cart, placing a small wooden bead in the center of each wheel to act as an axle.
Micro Flowers (Make several in Pink, Yellow, Blue, Purple):
In a Magic Ring, work: (ch 2, dc, ch 2, sl st into ring) 5 times to form 5 petals. Pull ring tight. Fasten off, leaving a tail for assembly. Add a small French knot with yellow thread in the center of the pink and blue flowers.
Leaves (Make 4-5, Green):
Chain 4. Sl st in the 2nd chain from hook, hdc in the next chain, sl st in the last chain. Fasten off.
Assembly:
Mount the awning over the cart using thin supportive wires hidden within the beige corner stitches.
Arrange and glue or sew the miniature flowers and green leaves inside the top opening of the cart so they appear to be overflowing.
Attach two small wooden beads to the front bottom of the cart to serve as feet.
Securely sew the metal keychain loop to the center top of the striped awning.
