If you love gardening or know someone with a green thumb, this adorable crochet shovel keychain is the perfect weekend project. Combining simple stitches and three contrasting yarn colors, this mini trowel makes a fantastic charm for backpacks, keys, or project bags. Our step-by-step free pattern will guide you through crafting your own miniature gardening tool in no time!
Why You’ll Love Crafting This Miniature Garden Trowel
This crochet shovel pattern is not only extremely cute but also incredibly versatile. It is a brilliant scrap-busting project that uses very little yarn, allowing you to utilize your leftover stash. Plus, it serves as a unique, handmade gift for plant lovers, teachers, or gardening club members. Customize the colors to match your favorite gardening gear!
Crochet Pattern: Cute Crochet Shovel Keychain Free Pattern: A Perfect Gift for Gardeners!
Materials
Sport weight cotton yarn in Beige/Light Brown, Green, and Light Grey
2.25 mm (US B-1) crochet hook
Polyester fiberfill stuffing
Keychain ring and lobster clasp metal attachment
Tapestry needle
Scissors
Abbreviations
ch – chain
sc – single crochet
inc – increase (2 sc in one stitch)
dec – decrease (sc 2 together)
sl st – slip stitch
st(s) – stitch(es)
Rnd – round
Instructions
Handle (In Beige/Light Brown Yarn):
Rnd 1: Start with a magic ring and work 6 sc into it. (6 sts)
Rnd 2-15: Sc in each st around. (6 sts)
Stuff the handle lightly with fiberfill using the end of your crochet hook to push it in.
Rnd 16: Change to Green yarn. Sc in each st around. (6 sts)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing the handle to the blade.
Shovel Blade (Make 2 – In Green Yarn):
Row 1: Ch 2, work 3 sc in the 2nd chain from hook, ch 1, turn. (3 sts)
Row 2: Inc in the first st, sc in next st, inc in the last st, ch 1, turn. (5 sts)
Row 3: Inc in the first st, sc in next 3 sts, inc in the last st, ch 1, turn. (7 sts)
Row 4-7: Sc in each st across, ch 1, turn. (7 sts)
Row 8: Dec, sc in next 3 sts, dec, ch 1, turn. (5 sts)
Fasten off for the first blade piece. Do not fasten off the second piece.
Assembly and Grey Border:
Place the two Green blade pieces together, aligning the stitches perfectly.
With Light Grey yarn, join at the top side of the blade. Working through both thicknesses to join them together, sc evenly around the left, bottom curved tip, and right edges.
Leave the flat top edge open. Fasten off and weave in the grey ends.
Insert the green end of the handle into the top opening of the shovel blade.
Using the green yarn tail left on the handle, sew the open top edge of the shovel blade closed, secure it tightly around the handle, and weave in your ends.
Finishing Touches:
Attach Green yarn to the very top tip of the brown handle.
Ch 6, then sl st back into the same stitch to form a sturdy hanging loop.
Fasten off securely and weave in all remaining loose ends.
Attach your metal keychain ring and lobster clasp to the green loop. Your adorable crochet shovel keychain is complete!
