Perfect 🌸 Let’s make this crochet mini book keychain step-by-step, including stitch counts, measurements, and assembly instructions.
🧶 Crochet Mini Book Keychain – Full Tutorial
🪡 Materials
- Yarn: Cotton or acrylic (size 2 or 3). You’ll need:
- 1 main color (for cover)
- White (for pages)
- Hook: 2.5 mm or 3 mm
- Yarn needle
- Scissors
- Keychain ring
- Optional: A bit of cardboard or felt (to make the book firm)
📏 Finished Size
About 5 cm x 3 cm (2″ x 1.2″), depending on your yarn and tension.
🧵 Part 1: Crochet the Book Cover
Yarn color: Any (for the outer cover)
- Start:
Make a slip knot, ch 16 (this will be the length of the cover).
→ You can adjust this chain for a bigger or smaller book. - Row 1:
SC in the 2nd ch from the hook and in each ch across.
→ (15 SC total)
Ch 1, turn. - Row 2–14:
SC in each stitch across.
→ Continue until the rectangle is roughly 6 cm long. - Finish:
Fasten off, cut yarn, and weave in the ends.
✅ You should now have a neat rectangular piece — this will fold in half like a small book cover.
📄 Part 2: Crochet the Book Pages
Yarn color: White
- Start:
Ch 14. - Row 1:
SC in the 2nd ch from hook and in each across. (13 SC)
Ch 1, turn. - Row 2–10:
SC in each stitch across. (13 SC)
Ch 1, turn after each row. - Finish:
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
✅ This piece should be slightly smaller than your cover rectangle so it fits neatly inside.
📚 Part 3: Assemble the Mini Book
- Fold the white “pages” in half so it looks like a little stack.
- Fold the cover in half too, so it wraps around the pages like a real book.
- Place the white piece inside the cover — make sure it fits evenly.
- Sew the center seam:
- Thread the yarn needle with the white tail.
- Stitch down the center (spine area), sewing through both the white pages and the cover.
- This creates the book spine and holds everything together.
- Optional:
- Insert a small piece of cardboard or felt between the cover and pages to make it stiffer.
🔗 Part 4: Add the Keychain
- Use a metal keychain ring or chain hook.
- Insert the hook or small jump ring through one corner of the book spine.
- Secure it tightly with your yarn needle or small metal ring pliers.
🌈 Optional Decorations
- Embroidery: Add initials, stars, or hearts on the cover.
- Buttons: Sew a tiny button or bead to look like a book clasp.
- Color: Try different colors — red, blue, pink, yellow — for a full rainbow set!
🧩 Pattern Recap (in crochet shorthand)
Cover:
Ch 16
Row 1: SC in 2nd ch from hook, SC across. (15)
Rows 2–14: Ch 1, turn, SC across.
Fasten off.
Pages:
Ch 14
Row 1: SC in 2nd ch from hook, SC across. (13)
Rows 2–10: Ch 1, turn, SC across.
Fasten off (leave long tail).
Fold and sew into cover.
Finish:
Attach keychain ring to top corner.
