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i recently had an idea to create fluffy starfish for an ocean themed messenger bag 🪸🌊🦑, & liked it so much that i decided to turn them into keychains! ⭐️
these are perfect if you’re looking for a handmade gift for a friend 🎁💝, & it’ll be sooo cute to have matching ones in a friend group! if you’d like to know how to make your own star keychain, here’s a tutorial~
before you start:
⏰ it takes me about 1.5 hours to make one (embroidering the beads take about 45 mins 😭)
💪 difficulty level: beginner-friendly! (ps! if you’re unsure about how to do certain stitches, just search “how to ____(eg: half double crochet)___ on youtube”!)
🧺 materials:
- milk cotton yarn (any color!)
- fluffy yarn
- crochet hook (I’m using 4.5mm)
- beads (optional): glass beads, pearl 🦪, toho beads
- scissors
- embroidery thread (optional)
- embroidery needle (optional)
once you’ve gotten your items, let’s begin! 🍓
1. make a magic circle ⭕️
- I’m not too sure how to explain this clearly, so a video tutorial on YouTube might help better! but let me try~
- hold yarn between thumb and index finger
- wrap yarn around index and middle finger twice, making sure to form a cross cross
- slide your crochet hook under the outer circle, and pull through the inner circle
- chain 1!
2. make 14 double crochet stitches 🌱
- this creates the centre of your star!
3. slip stitch to close the magic circle
- if done correctly, you shld have a full circle (shown in the pic!)
4. chain ___ stitches 👀
- this depends on how long you want your star arms
- refer to the guide i made! I normally do one short arm (4 chains), two arms with medium length (5/6 chains), one slightly longer arm (7 chains) and one super long arm (9 chains) to create an asymmetrical star
- ofc, if you prefer a symmetrical star ⭐️, just stick to one chain length (maybe 5 chains!)
- if you’d notice the pattern, just decrease the stitches from the back as your chain length decreases~
5. add fluffy yarn along the border ☁️
- I LOOOVE how my stars turned out after adding a fluffy border
- this is achieved by single crochet along the sides!
6. adding beads🍥
- for if you want to add texture + color!
- i mix toho beads & pearls to give more texture~
- ❣️rmbr to reinforce your beads by looping the thread multiple times!
aaand you’re done! turn them into keychains using key rings + jump rings & you’ll be able to hang them anywhere you like 🌱
do let me know if you need any help, I’d love to see your creations if you ever do attempt to make these keychains hehehe 🤭
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