Bring a touch of everlasting spring wherever you go with this adorable crochet cherry blossom flower pot keychain! This tiny, pocket-sized plant features delicate pink blossoms in a miniature textured brown pot. It is the perfect stash-busting project to personalize your keys, backpack, or purse, and it makes an incredibly charming handmade gift for plant lovers.
The Perfect Portable Springtime Accessory
This miniature cherry blossom keychain is not only incredibly cute but also incredibly fast to make. It uses tiny amounts of fingering weight yarn, making it a fantastic scrap-friendly project. Whether you are crocheting for yourself, making gifts for friends, or looking for a high-value item for your next craft market, this project is sure to stand out.
Crochet Pattern: Adorable Crochet Mini Cherry Blossom Flower Pot Keychain Pattern
Materials
Fingering weight yarn in Dark Brown (pot), Medium Pink, Light Pink, and Olive Green (leaves)
Yellow embroidery floss for the flower center details
2.0 mm crochet hook
Fiberfill stuffing
Thin craft wire for flower stems (optional, or stiffened yarn)
Keychain ring with a short chain
Yarn needle, embroidery needle, and scissors
Abbreviations
MR: Magic Ring
ch: Chain
sl st: Slip Stitch
sc: Single Crochet
hdc: Half Double Crochet
dc: Double Crochet
inc: Increase (2 sc in one stitch)
dec: Decrease (sc 2 stitches together)
BLO: Back Loop Only
FLO: Front Loop Only
st(s): Stitch(es)
Instructions
Mini Flower Pot (Dark Brown)
Rnd 1: Start with a Magic Ring, work 6 sc into the ring. Sl st to join, ch 1 (6)
Rnd 2: 6 inc. (12)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc) * 6. (18)
Rnd 4: Working in BLO, 18 sc around. (18)
Rnd 5-8: 18 sc around. (18)
Rnd 9: Working in FLO to create the pot rim, 18 sc around. Sl st to join, fasten off and weave in ends. (18)
Pot Soil (Dark Brown – worked separately to sew inside)
Rnd 1: Start with a Magic Ring, work 6 sc into the ring. (6)
Rnd 2: 6 inc. (12)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc) * 6. (18)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing to the inside BLO of Rnd 9 of the pot. Stuff the pot firmly before sewing completely shut.
Cherry Blossoms (Make 5 – using Light Pink and Medium Pink)
Start with a Magic Ring in Light Pink.
Working into the ring: *(ch 2, 2 dc, ch 2, sl st inside ring) to create one petal. Repeat from * 4 more times to complete 5 petals.
Fasten off, leaving a short tail.
Using Medium Pink yarn, embroider a small star shape or details in the center of the petals.
Using Yellow embroidery floss, create a French knot in the center of each blossom to represent the stamen.
Leaves (Make 3 – Olive Green)
Ch 6, starting in 2nd ch from hook: sl st, sc, hdc, sc, sl st in the last chain. Fasten off, leaving a tail for assembly.
Assembly & Keychain Attachment
Using thin craft wire wrapped in brown yarn, create small stems for your blossoms and leaves. Alternatively, you can sew them directly onto the soil.
Insert the wire stems into the soil, secure them at the base with a dab of fabric glue or by weaving the wire ends securely through the bottom of the pot.
Arrange the five blossoms together in a small dome bouquet, surrounded by the green leaves.
Attach the keychain ring to the center stem structure or securely through the soil and top of the blossom cluster.
