Crochet Sedge Stitch Keychain
I have really fallen in love with sedge stitch recently. The depth of the texture these simple stitches make is so rewarding in terms of how it looks and feels.
I don’t know about you, but I love a keychain that I can fiddle with and enjoy the feeling of!
We’ve all got our keys in our hands a lot of the time, and you might as well make sure you love the look of them! And what better way to show off your crochet skills than a gorgeous handmade keychain too.
What to use
I used a 4mm crochet hook and DK weight cotton blend yarns to make the keychains that you can see pictured. These varied from a high cotton percentage to an around 50/50 cotton merino wool blend.
Depending upon the weight and fiber of yarn you use, your keychain fob will end up being around 3 inches long.
I recommend that you go with a yarn that doesn’t just have a color that you love, but that is a higher percent cotton because, let’s face it, keychains go through a lot. You shove them in your pocket, drop them in the footwell of the car, leave them in a coffee stain… Maybe that’s just me? But they really do need to stand up to a bit of punishment, and the higher cotton content is going to have a more rigid structure and be easier to wipe clean if it picks up a bit of yuck!
You are also going to need some sort of keychain attachment, I have shown a few options in the photo and as long as it will fit around your crocheted fabric then it’ll be fine to use.
The Stitches
ch – chain
sc – single crochet
hdc – half double crochet
dc – double crochet
sk – skip
You’ll have seen that I mentioned sedge stitch in the title, and yet I haven’t included it in the terms above. That’s because a sedge stitch is simply a series of clusters and skips, where each cluster is made up of a single crochet, half double crochet and double crochet. Impressive name, but actually totally simple to create using some very beginner friendly stitches.
Crochet Keychain Pattern
This is a lovely, quick pattern
Row 1
Make a chain of 34 stitches
Row 2
Skip the first stitch, then make 1hdc and 1dc into the next stitch. *sk2, then make 1sc, 1hdc and 1dc into the next stitch. Repeat from * 9 times. Skip 1 then make 1sc into the last stitch.
Row 3 – 4
Ch1, 1hdc and 1dc into the stitch at the base on the chain. *sk2, make 1sc, 1hdc and 1dc into the next single crochet stitch. Repeat from * 9 times. Sk2 then make 1sc into the final stitch.
Add the Keychain
Pull your chosen keychain onto the crocheted strip, inserting it through the loop.
Row 5
Now fold your fabric so that the narrow ends are next to each other, and single crochet those ends together to join it. Use a yarn needle or your hook to weave in your loose ends.
