Crochet Rainbow Keyring - FREE pattern

Crochet Rainbow Keyring - easy crochet pattern (UK TERMS)

Materials
    • Small amounts of DK yarn in various rainbow colours – eg Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, Red
    • 3.5mm hook

    • Key ring

Special Stitches (*UK crochet terms)
- dc (double crochet) = insert hook into indicated stitch and draw up a loop,  yarn over and draw through both loops

*NB the UK double crochet stitch is equivalent to the USA single crochet 

BEGIN
Using Blue, ch4, join with slip st to form a ring (or make a Magic Ring – video tutorial available here)
Round 1: Ch1, 12dc in the ring, join with slip st to first dc. Fasten off Blue [12dc]
TIP: To fasten off using the invisible join method, watch this video tutorial here

Round 2 (NB. On this round your work will go frilly, this is desired): Join Green to any dc, ch1, 2dc in same st, *3dc in next st, 2dc in next st; rep from * around, join with slip st to first dc. Fasten off Green [30dc]
TIP: To begin the round with a standing dc, watch this video tutorial here

Round 3: Join Yellow to any dc, ch1, 2dc in same st, 1dc in each of the next 2sts, *2dc in next st, 1dc in each of the next 2sts; rep from * around, join with slip st to first dc. Fasten off Yellow [40dc]

Round 4: Join Orange to any dc, ch1, 1dc in same place, 1dc in each st around, join with slip st to first dc. Fasten off Orange [40dc]

At this stage, knot your ends securely together and trim.  They can be stuffed into the pocket of the rainbow before closing

Round 5 (Closing Round): Fold work in half to form a semicircle, tucking the ends in.  Starting at far edge and working through both thicknesses to secure, join Red to outermost st, ch1, 2dc in same place, 1dc in each st across, ending with 2dc in last st. DO NOT fasten off

LOOP: Ch8, slip st to same last st on the rainbow.  Cut yarn and sew in ends.
Feed this loop through your key ring.

Fun right?! I love a little make like this in between bigger projects. It's nice to use up little bits of yarn too.

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