Strawberry Keychain Knitting Pattern

Yarn Type

4 ply / Fingering / Sock
Designer

Val Pierce
Needle Size

US 3 / 3.25mm
Needle Type

Straight
Techniques

Stocking Stitch

Safety Notice: Handmade items made from this pattern may contain small parts or long cords that pose choking or strangulation risks. Not suitable for children under 3 years. Please see the full safety disclaimer at letsknit.co.uk/safety.

What you need to know

Create a sweet keyring charm using 4ply cotton yarn, designed by Val Pierce

This quick-to-make fruit key ring knitting pattern is a great way to bring summer to your accessories, whether you add it to your house keys or use it as a bag charm. You could even knit a whole punnet to gift to your nearest and dearest. It is easy to make using 4ply cotton yarn and simple increase and decrease knitting stitches. You can also make this with DK yarn for a slightly larger strawberry, just switch to 3.75mm needles.

Sizing

Strawberry: 4cm tall
Stem: 9cm wide

What you need?

Yarn: 4ply cotton, shades (A) Red, (B) Green, (C) White, (D) Yellow, small amounts of each
Needles: 3.25mm
Safety toy stuffing
Keyring chain
Tapestry needle

Stitches and skills used

How to cast on
How to knit
How to purl
How to cast off
How to kfb increase
How to k2tog decrease
How to k3tog decrease

Meet the designer

Val Pierce is a great friend of Let's Knit and has designed for us for many years. She has also published several knitting books, specialising in toy and baby knitting patterns. If you enjoyed making this pattern, we think you'll enjoy scaling up and making Val's characterful strawberry toy. View all of Val's patterns here.

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