Crochet Cord Keychain Strap: Free Pattern

Start here: chain 3, skip the last chain, pull up a loop in the second and third chains from the hook = 3 loops on your hook.

Watch the Video Tutorial

This two-color crochet cord makes a sturdy little keychain strap with a zigzag look, green and light yellow in the video. You keep 3 loops on the hook, switch colors every row, and the cord grows as long as you want. Then you knot it to a keyring and wrap the join neatly. The same cord works for bag straps and ties too.

Watch the video, then use the written steps below. They are the video’s own subtitles, word for word, so you can follow along at your own pace.

Two-color crochet cord keychain strap free video tutorial

What You’ll Need

Yarn: yarn in two colors (the video pairs green with light yellow).

Hook: a crochet hook. The video does not say which size.

You’ll also need: a keyring and scissors.

Shop the supplies: cotton yarn · crochet hook set · keyrings

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Step-by-Step: The Video Subtitles

These are the video’s subtitles, copied word for word. The video has no chapters, so they are split into four parts, each with the time it starts in the video.

Part 1 (0:01)

Make a keychain strap
Choose any color you like
I like this green color
Just Paired it with light yellow
What colors do you like?
Chain stitch start
Wrap the yarn tail around your left pinky once
Loop over index finger
Pinch the yarn tail with thumb and middle finger
Insert hook under yarn and make a loop
Pinch the crossover point with thumb
Yarn over and pull through
This is how to start a chain stitch

Starting the chain stitch for the two-color crochet cord keychain strap

Part 2 (0:48)

Chain 3 stitches
Skip last chain
Insert hook into second chain from hook
Yarn over and pull through
Then insert hook into third chain from hook
Yarn over and pull through
Now you have 3 loops on your hook

Three loops on the hook at the start of the crochet cord keychain strap

Part 3 (1:21)

Take another color yarn for
Color change
Pinch all strands with thumb
Then pull hook downward through first 2 loops
Yarn over and pull through first loop
Then go through second loop
Yarn over and pull through
Go through third loop
Yarn over and pull through
This completes row 2
Then change colors again
Continue crocheting following this pattern
Work until reaching desired length
Yarn over
Pull through all 3 loops at once
Chain 1 and fasten off

The two-color crochet cord growing row by row

Part 4 (3:24)

Take the keyring
Secure with a tight knot
After knotting, leave about 1cm yarn tail
Take one strand
Place under a section of yarn
Leave a loop at top
Start wrapping from pinched section
After wrapping enough length
Thread end through reserved loop
Pull tight on this end
Trim excess yarn to finish

Wrapping yarn around the crochet cord at the keyring

Stitch count check (added by DailyCrochet)

Not part of the video. Our own count of each round/row, worked out from the subtitles above.

Round / row	Stitches	How it is worked out
Foundation chain	3 chains	“Chain 3 stitches” = 3
First row (not numbered in the video)	3 loops on the hook	1 loop already on the hook + 1 loop from the second chain + 1 loop from the third chain = 3 (“Now you have 3 loops on your hook”)
Row 2	3 loops on the hook	Through the first 2 loops, then the first, second and third loop, each “Yarn over and pull through” = 3
Following rows	3 loops on the hook	“Continue crocheting following this pattern” = same as Row 2 = 3
Finish	3 loops worked together	“Pull through all 3 loops at once” = 3 together, then “Chain 1 and fasten off”

Crochet Cord Tips

Pinch all strands. At each color change the video pinches all the strands with the thumb before working the loops.
Count to 3. Every row ends with 3 loops on the hook. If you have more or fewer, look back one row.
Pick a high-contrast pair. Green and light yellow make the zigzag pop. Two close colors look softer.
Make it any length. Stop at “desired length” for a short keychain strap, or keep going for a bag strap.