How to Crochet Guitar Keychain For Kids

Learn how to crochet a mini guitar keychain for holding your keys in a rocking style with a step-by-step tutorial for beginners. It will be a lovely gift for a little rockstar around you. You will find two variations in the colour and they are very well-detailed.

This post will provide you with the important details before getting started!

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Crochet Guitar Keychain Tutorial

Crocheting a guitar keychain is a unique and fun beginner project. The tutor in the below crochet guitar keychain guide provides instructions and a pattern for easily recreating it. You will find two nice personalizations in colour schemes perfect to try within an hour. This cute keychain can be used for gifts or personal use, adding a musical touch to your keys or bags. Here are the video tutorial notes:

Materials: You will need yarn, a 3.5mm crochet hook, scissors, and a darning needle. Felt, glue, and stitch markers are also used for added details like the guitar's bridge, strings, and decorations.
Creating the Body: Start by making a slip knot and chain 8 stitches. Followed by single crochets and increases to form the body’s base. This includes working in both the top and bottom parts of the chain to form a symmetrical guitar body.
Shaping the Neck: Once the body is complete, use a different colour yarn to create the guitar neck by working 10 rounds of 6 single crochets. The neck is closed with half-double crochets at the end.
Adding Details: The guitar’s bridge and pickups are made from felt and glued onto the body. The strings are crafted from a single strand of yarn, attached to the bridge, and secured with glue.
Finishing Touches: The tutorial concludes with the final assembly, including securing the string, attaching felt decorations, and weaving in loose ends.

Materials Needed

Following are the supplies needed to crochet this cute little guitar keychain for kids:

Sports yarn (Sply) (Light Blue, Light brown, black)
2.5mm crochet hook
Felt (white, light blue)
Scissors, darning needle

The best yarn for crocheting a guitar amigurumi is cotton yarn. Cotton yarn is durable, holds its shape well, and provides a neat finish, making your amigurumi look professional and long-lasting.

Abbreviations and Stitch Guides

Here is the list that mentions how to crochet each stitch used to crochet Guitar Keychain:

Ch (Chain): Yarn over and pull through the loop on your hook.
DC (Double Crochet): Yarn over, insert into the stitch, yarn over and pull through, yarn over and pull through two loops twice.
mr (Magic Ring): Form a loop with the yarn and crochet the first round into the loop, pulling the tail to close the ring.
hdc (Half Double Crochet): Yarn over, insert into the stitch, yarn over and pull through, yarn over and pull through all three loops.
st (Stitch): Refers to any single crochet, half double crochet, etc. Any one unit of crochet.
slst (Slip Stitch): Insert into the stitch, yarn over and pull through both the stitch and the loop on your hook.
R (Round): Refers to a circular row of stitches.
*(Repeat): Do the instructions within the asterisks as many times as specified.
sc (Single Crochet): Insert into the stitch, yarn over and pull through, yarn over and pull through both loops.
[ ] (Total Stitch Count in Each Round): Indicates the number of stitches you should have at the end of the round.
inc (Increase): Crochet two stitches in the same stitch to increase.
dec (Decrease): Crochet two stitches together to decrease.