Looking for a quick spring-themed accessory? Learn how to crochet a cute little tulip amigurumi keychain with a step-by-step tutorial presented by Anutha - The Crochet World. It includes intricate puff stitches, which create a robust and textured look for the tulip’s leaf and don't need crocheting the stem.
Add to your market bags, other small amigurumi or anything else. You will crochet it using 100% cotton yarn giving the quality result perfect for gifting.
Explore this post to check out the tutorial at the end and the necessary guidance for beginners.
Skill Level: Intermediate. As along with the basic crochet stitches a special stitch and attachment skill is also needed. Crocheting that special stitch with consistent tension will be somehow difficult for beginners.
Video Span: 23 Minutes
Personalization Tips: With a craft wire, glue gun and some cord, insert a stem in the crochet tulip keychain for the vessel. Since tulip comes in a range of colours you can imagine, choose from red to yellow.
Amigurumi Tulip Tutorial
The below quick and easy tutorial creates an amigurumi tulip keychain that can be completed in just a few minutes. The use of different yarn-over-puff stitches helps add texture to the project, creating a more realistic leaf effect. The tutorial covers essential techniques like the magic circle and single crochet, providing a solid foundation for future crochet projects.
One of the highlights of the tutorial is the focus on assembly—the instructor explains how to attach the different parts of the tulip securely, ensuring the flower and leaf are well-positioned. It can be the best embellishment for gifts. Below are important video highlights:
- Introduction: The tulip consists of the flower, leaf, and stem.
- Starting with the Leaf: Begin by creating the leaf using green yarn. After making a slip knot, chain two stitches. The puff stitch technique is used for the leaf, with varying yarn overs (three, four, six, and eight) to form the leaf’s texture. The leaf consists of eight puff stitches, with the last one made with three yarnovers.
- Puff Stitch Technique: Each puff stitch is made by yarn overs, pulling up loops and passing through multiple loops to create a “puffed” effect. The pattern starts with three yarnovers for the first puff stitch, progressing to four, six, and eight yarnovers for the subsequent puff stitches.
- Single Crochet for Joining Puff Stitches: After finishing the puff stitches, a row of single crochets is worked between the puff stitches to give the leaf a structured form. The tutorial explains how to make longer single crochets in the middle to create a pointed shape for the leaf.
- Making the Flower: The tulip flower is created using yellow yarn. The tutorial begins with a magic circle, followed by six single crochets in the first round. Subsequent rounds involve increasing stitches to form the tulip’s base, reaching 24 stitches by round four. The tulip is worked in continuous rounds, making the flower full and symmetrical.
- Creating the Stem and Assembling: The stem is made with 30 chains, and the leaf and flower are assembled by sewing them together. The leaf is attached slightly lower on the flower to give it a natural look. The parts are sewn together using a darning needle.
- Final Touches: Once assembled, the tulip is stuffed with fiberfill, and the top of the flower is closed using decreased stitches. The tutorial shows how to create a loop for the keyring using the stem chain.
How to Crochet Puff Stitch?
To crochet a puff stitch, follow these simple steps: yarn over and insert your hook into the designated stitch, then yarn over and pull up a loop. Repeat this process two more times into the same stitch, ensuring you have seven loops on your hook.
Next, yarn over once more and pull through all seven loops on your hook, creating a puffed effect. For the 3 puff stitch, reduce the yarn overs. Finally, secure the puff stitch by making a chain stitch.
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