This little crochet fish keychain is one of the quickest makes you will find: a flat fish with a curved tail, worked along a single foundation chain in a handful of stitches. Make two pieces and glue them together, and you have a sturdy little fish for your keys, a bag zip or a hair clip. String three in different colors together and you get the cute fish pendant from the video.
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.
What You’ll Need
Yarn: the video uses a soft pastel yarn (blue for the fish being made, with pink, yellow and white ones in the finished set). A small amount is enough, so this is a great way to use up leftovers.
Hook: the one recommended on your yarn label. A smaller hook gives tighter stitches, which helps a keychain keep its shape.
You’ll also need: glue to join the two pieces, scissors, and a keyring, clasp or hair clip to finish it.
Shop the supplies: pastel yarn · crochet hook set · fabric glue · keychain rings · hair clips
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Watch the Video Tutorial
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 six parts, each with the time it starts in the video.
Part 1 (0:00)
Today I’ll teach you how to crochet this small fish rod. It can be made into a pendant or a hair clip.
You can put three of them
together to make a small fish pendant.
Part 2 (0:14)
Wrap the yarn around your finger. Chain stitch to start. Hold the crochet hook below the yarn and make a slip knot.
This knot doesn’t count as a stitch. Chain eleven stitches.
After crocheting eleven chains, make a single crochet in the second chain from the hook.
One half double crochet.
Part 3 (0:48)
One double crochet.
Three treble crochets (US term).
Ok
The
third one, one double crochet.
One half double crochet.
One single crochet.
Part 4 (1:53)
For the last stitch, first make a slip stitch, then chain three.
Stitches.
Make one double crochet.
Chain three, then slip stitch.
Chain three more.
One double crochet.
Three
chain stitches, slip stitch.
Part 5 (2:50)
Make one single crochet in the first stitch.
One half double crochet.
One double crochet.
Three treble crochets.
One double
crochet, one half double crochet.
For the last
stitch, make a single crochet and slip stitch to the first stitch.
Part 6 (4:10)
Cut the yarn.
Pick up the first and last stitches for half stitches.
Insert the hook from the back, hide the yarn tail. Crochet two pieces and glue them together, and you’re done.
Fish Keychain Tips
- Count your chains. The whole fish is built on that first foundation chain, so it is worth counting it twice before you start.
- Make two pieces. The video glues two pieces together, which makes the fish thicker and neater on both sides.
- Let the glue dry flat. Press the two pieces together and leave them under something light until the glue sets.
- Make a school of fish. They take only a few minutes each, so try three colors and link them into a pendant, as in the video.
More Keychains to Crochet
If you enjoyed this one, try the Crochet Banana Keychain, the Crochet Butterfly Keychain, the Crochet Biscuit Keychain, the Little Turtle Keychain, or browse 5 WOW Crochet Keychain Ideas. For a bigger fish, see the Crochet Fish Scrubbie.
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Happy hooking!
