🐝✨ Buzzing with excitement! 🎉

Because I’ve got a new free crochet pattern for you: The Busy Bee Key Fob! 🧶💛

This charming wristlet keychain features an adorable bee embroidery and offers two delightful options for adding a fabric backing. Perfect for using up scrap yarn and fabric, this quick and fun project will leave you with a handy keychain that makes going hands-free during your busy day a breeze. 🌸✂️ Embrace the joy of handmade and add a touch of whimsy to your everyday essentials with this sweet and practical creation!

Not only will I be giving you the pattern for the crochet portion, but I have included step by step photo instructions for both the adorable little bee’s embroidery, and TWO ways to cover the back of your crochet with fabric.

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Materials:

Approximately 36 yds/33 m of fingering weight yarn
D/3.5 mm hook or size needed to obtain gauge for the body
Embroidery floss in yellow, black and white
1″ Key Fob Hardware
Tapestry Needle
Measuring Tape
Scissors
Thread
Sewing Needle
Fabric
Fabric Fusion glue (Optional: if you choose to use the glue method for backing)

Sizing:

Finished piece should measure approximately 6″ long and 1.25″ wide.

Gauge:

Single Crochet- 16 sts by 16 rows = 2″

Gauge is important to your project so your finished piece will be the size specified in the pattern and the materials specified in the pattern will be sufficient. The hook size for the pattern is based on what I used, but gauge can vary from person to person and be affected by yarn. If it takes you fewer stitches and rows to make 2”, try using a smaller size hook; if more stitches and rows, try a larger size hook. The pattern also provides measurements to obtain for a specific size. Using a combination of matching gauge and measuring, as closely as possible, should get you close to the desired size.

Stitches and Abbreviations (US Terms):

ch(s) – chain(s)
RS – right side
sc – single crochet
sl st – slip stitch
st(es) – stitch(es)
WS – wrong side

Notes:

Beginning chains do not count as stitches.
Created in 1 piece, then layered with a fabric backing and key fob hardware attached.
Stitches with the number appearing first will all be worked into the same stitch. For example, 5dc would be 5 double crochets all worked in the same stitch. Whereas, dc 5 would be one double crochet worked into each of the next five stitches.

Busy Bee Key Fob Pattern

Main Body

Ch 7.

Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across. (6)

Rows 2-81: Ch 1, turn, sc each st across. (6)

**Should measure 1″ wide, add or remove stitches to meet this measurement.

**Should measure 11“ long, add or remove rows to meet this measurement.

Edge: Ch 1, turn your piece and work into the sides of the rows, [sl st, ch 1] 81 times all the way down, turn your piece and work a sl st into each beginning ch, ch 1, turn your piece and work into the sides of the rows, [sl st, ch 1] 80 times all the way up to the side of row 80, sl st in row 81.

Fasten off.