Simple Crochet Fruit Charm Pattern With Tutorial Step by Step

Give your everyday accessories a cheerful update with this Free Crochet Cherry Fruit Keychain Pattern designed with peach cherries and a tiny leaf.

A small peach-colored cherry project can be a pleasant way to use a little yarn while practicing simple crochet shaping. Ada's Handmade features this fruit keychain as a compact design with two soft peach cherries, green stems, and a small leaf that gives the piece its recognizable fruit-like appearance. The tutorial is presented mainly through visual steps, making it useful for crocheters who prefer watching stitch placement and shaping rather than following long spoken explanations. Its petite size also makes it suitable for a quick handmade accessory, especially when only a small amount of yarn is available.

Cute Crochet Cherry Charm Tutorial Pattern for Beginners

The Free Crochet Cherry Fruit Keychain Pattern has a cute, lightweight appearance that works well as a keyring, bag charm, backpack decoration, purse accessory, or zipper pull. The two rounded peach fruit pieces provide the main focus, while the green stem and leaf add contrast and help the cherries look more complete. The project can also be useful for practicing basic amigurumi techniques, such as crocheting in rounds, increasing, decreasing, adding stuffing, and securing small parts. Its modest yarn requirement makes it a practical choice for leftover yarn from larger crochet projects.

One appealing feature of this design is its small finished form, which makes the accessory easy to carry and simple to attach to everyday items. The soft peach shade gives the cherries a gentle, playful look rather than the usual bright red fruit color. Beginners can use the project to build confidence with rounded shapes and neat finishing, while more experienced crocheters can adjust the yarn shades or size for different styles. The finished cherries can also serve as handmade gifts, small party favors, or decorative pieces for crochet collections, offering useful value beyond their simple appearance.

Cherry Fruit Keychain Crochet Pattern

This Cherry Fruit Keychain is a small crochet project featuring two rounded red cherries joined by a green stem and finished with a small leaf and keychain ring. The design is worked mainly in single crochet and uses simple increases and decreases to shape the cherry bodies into compact spheres. The stem and leaf are crocheted separately and then attached to the cherries.

The supplied tutorial transcription does not provide exact stitch counts for every round, so the pattern below is a beginner-friendly reconstruction based on the described process and timing, rather than a verbatim stitch-for-stitch transcription of the original video. The stated construction, sequence, materials, and finishing method are retained while clear working counts are provided to make the project easier to follow.

Pattern Basic Points

• Project Type: Small fruit amigurumi keychain
• Construction: Two crocheted cherry spheres, one green stem, and one small leaf
• Main Technique: Crocheting in continuous rounds
• Cherry Shape: Increase, work even, then decrease
• Joining: The cherries are attached to the lower ends of the green stem
• Keychain Attachment: A keychain ring is secured to the upper stem
• Stuffing: Add fiberfill before the final opening is completely closed
• Finishing: Weave in and secure all yarn tails carefully
• Number of Cherries: 2

Special Notes

• Work the cherry bodies tightly so the stuffing does not show through the stitches.
• Use a stitch marker to identify the beginning of each continuous round.
• The stitch counts below assume US crochet terminology.
• The two cherries should be made separately before the final assembly.
• Do not overstuff the cherries; they should be firm but still retain a rounded shape.
• When decreasing, use single crochet decreases (sc2tog) to create a smooth, compact finish.
• The tutorial transcription does not specify an exact chain count for the original stem or exact stitch sequence for the leaf. The counts given here create a proportionate version suitable for a small keychain.
• Adjust the hook size if your stitches are too loose or the stuffing becomes visible.

Skill Level

Beginner

The project uses basic crochet stitches, a magic ring, increases, decreases, chains, slip stitches, and simple assembly. Beginners familiar with single crochet should be able to complete the project with careful counting.

Materials

• Red worsted-weight or DK-weight yarn for the cherries
• Green worsted-weight or DK-weight yarn for the stem and leaf
• 2.5-3.5 mm crochet hook appropriate for the yarn
• Fiberfill or poly-fil stuffing
• Small keychain ring
• Tapestry needle
• Scissors
• Stitch marker
• Optional: small amount of black or brown yarn for decorative details

Measurements / Sizing

Using DK or light worsted-weight yarn with a 2.5-3.5 mm hook:

• Each cherry: approximately 3-4 cm wide
• Complete keychain: approximately 8-10 cm from the top of the ring to the bottom of the cherries
• Size will vary according to yarn weight, hook size, and individual crochet tension.

Gauge and Stitch Pattern

Gauge is not critical for this small accessory. The important requirement is a tight fabric that prevents the stuffing from showing.

Primary Stitch Pattern: Single crochet worked in continuous rounds.

A typical gauge for this project is approximately 18-22 single crochet stitches over 10 cm, depending on yarn and hook size.

Stitch Abbreviations

• MR: Magic Ring
• ch: Chain
• sc: Single Crochet
• sl st: Slip Stitch
• inc: Increase - work 2 sc into the same stitch
• dec / sc2tog: Single Crochet Decrease - crochet 2 stitches together
• hdc: Half Double Crochet
• dc: Double Crochet
• st/sts: Stitch/Stitches
• FO: Fasten Off

Special Stitches

Magic Ring (MR): Make an adjustable loop and work the required stitches into the center. Pull the yarn tail to close the center tightly.

Increase (inc): Work 2 sc into the same stitch.

Single Crochet Decrease (sc2tog): Insert the hook into the next stitch, pull up a loop, insert the hook into the following stitch, pull up another loop, then yarn over and pull through all loops on the hook.

Cherry Body - Make 2

Make the following spherical body twice using red yarn. Work in continuous rounds and place a stitch marker in the first stitch of every round.

Round 1 - 6 sc

• Make a Magic Ring.
• Work 6 sc into the ring.
• Pull the center closed.
• Do not join unless specifically preferred; continue working in continuous rounds.

Round 2 - 12 sc

• Work 2 sc in each stitch around.
• Total: 12 sc.

Round 3 - 18 sc

• Repeat (sc in next stitch, inc in next stitch) around.
• Total: 18 sc.

Round 4 - 24 sc

• Repeat (sc in next 2 sts, inc in next stitch) around.
• Total: 24 sc.

Round 5 - 30 sc

• Repeat (sc in next 3 sts, inc in next stitch) around.
• Total: 30 sc.

Rounds 6-9 - 30 sc each

• Work 1 sc in each stitch around.
• Keep the tension even.
• These rounds create the rounded middle portion of the cherry.
• Check the shape as you work so the body remains spherical rather than flat.

Round 10 - 24 sc

• Repeat (sc in next 3 sts, dec) around.
• Total: 24 sc.

Round 11 - 18 sc

• Repeat (sc in next 2 sts, dec) around.
• Total: 18 sc.
• Begin adding stuffing at this stage if the opening is becoming difficult to access.

Round 12 - 12 sc

• Repeat (sc in next stitch, dec) around.
• Total: 12 sc.
• Add enough fiberfill to make the cherry firm and rounded.
• Shape the stuffing with your fingers so there are no large empty spaces.

Round 13 - 6 sc

• Work 6 sc2tog around.
• Pull the remaining opening closed with a tapestry needle.
• Secure the yarn firmly.
• Weave the remaining yarn tail through the body and trim the excess.

Repeat Rounds 1-13 to make the second red cherry.

Stem Assembly

Use green yarn for the stem.

Stem Chain

• Make a chain of 16 ch for the central stem.
• Slip stitch back along the chain to create a firm, narrow stem.
• Continue to the top as needed, keeping the stitches tight.
• Leave a yarn tail at both ends for attachment.

For a slightly thicker stem, work sc rather than sl st back across the chain. Keep the finished stem flexible enough to curve naturally between the cherries.

Leaf

The leaf is worked from a short foundation chain and shaped with different stitch heights.

Leaf Foundation

• Chain 8 ch.
• Beginning in the second chain from the hook, work:
  • sl st in the next stitch
  • sc in the next stitch
  • hdc in the next stitch
  • dc in the next 2 stitches
  • hdc in the next stitch
  • sc in the final stitch
• Work along the opposite side of the foundation chain to mirror the shape.
• Use sl st near the base to secure the leaf.
• Fasten off, leaving a yarn tail for sewing.

The combination of sc, hdc, and dc creates the tapered cherry-leaf shape. If necessary, gently arrange the leaf with your fingers before attaching it.

Assembly

1. Position the two completed red cherries side by side.
2. Place the lower ends of the green stem between or above the cherries.
3. Use the green yarn tails and a tapestry needle to sew the first cherry securely to one end of the stem.
4. Attach the second cherry to the opposite side.
5. Sew through several stitches of both the stem and cherry rather than attaching through only one stitch.
6. Pull the yarn firmly enough to create a secure connection without distorting the cherry shapes.
7. Attach the leaf near the upper section of the stem.
8. Stitch through the base of the leaf several times.
9. Secure the leaf with small, neat stitches and weave the remaining yarn tail into the stem.
10. Attach the keychain ring to the top of the stem assembly.
11. Wrap the yarn securely around the ring connection or sew the stem around the ring several times.
12. Check every attachment point and reinforce any loose area before trimming the yarn ends.
13. Weave in all remaining loose ends with the tapestry needle.

Finished Size

The completed piece should resemble a compact pair of cherries with a curved green stem, small leaf, and keychain ring at the top. With the recommended yarn and hook size, the finished accessory measures approximately 8-10 cm long and is suitable for attaching to keys, bags, pouches, backpacks, or zipper pulls.

Conclusion

This Cherry Fruit Keychain combines simple amigurumi construction with basic shaping and small decorative elements. The cherry spheres are created through evenly spaced increases and decreases, while the green stem and leaf provide the recognizable fruit-pair silhouette. Firm stuffing, tight crochet tension, and secure stitching are particularly important because the finished piece will be handled regularly as a keychain.

Since the supplied transcription does not state every original stitch count from the video, the detailed counts in this written version should be treated as a practical reconstruction. The proportions can be adjusted by adding or removing even rounds from the cherry bodies, changing the stem chain length, or modifying the leaf size while keeping the same construction principles.