About the Crochet Basketball Keychain Pattern
This quick pattern is a fun way to learn about making
a crochet sphere, which will come in handy when
making all sorts of amigurumi designs. You’ll just start
from the bottom with a magic circle and continue
working in continuous rounds until you reach the
widest part of the ball. Next, you’ll make simple
decreases until the top of the ball and close it off.
Then, there’s just the sewing of the lines and
attaching a keyring and you’re done.
But you’re not on your own! Those who are visual
learners will appreciate the included video tutorial,
which provides step-by-step instructions to help you
complete the free pattern. So even a beginner can
gain the skills and resources needed to design and
make your very own basketball key ring, that you can
use to show your loyalty to your team, all year long.
Customizing Your Basketball Keychain
The best thing about this keychain is that it’s easy to
customize to make a one-of-a-kind gift. You could
make a traditional orange basketball with black lines,
as pictured here. Or you could even choose your
favorite yarn colors as a memento of your favorite high school, college, or NBA team.
You can also change the size of this crochet basketball by experimenting with yarn
weight and hook size. I used worsted weight yarn and a 3.0 mm crochet hook to make
a basketball that’s 1.75 inches in diameter. But for a bigger basketball, you could use
super bulky weight to make a super squishy basketball pillow.
However you make them, these basketballs are so much fun and make delightful
handmade gifts for the sports lovers in your life. Now let’s get started with this lovely
crochet pattern!
How to Crochet a Basketball Keychain
Materials you will need
Premier Anti-Pilling Everyday Yarn (100g) – worsted (#4) yarn
Pumpkin (1 skein)
Premier Minikins Yarn (50g) – fine (#2) yarn
Black (1 skein)
3.00 mm hook → WeCrochet Dots Hook
Scissors
tapestry needle
Polyfill Stuffing
Keychain Rings
Jewelry Pliers
Gauge
5 sts x 5 rounds = 1 square inch
Size
1.75 inches in diameter
Stitches used in the pattern
Learn all the basic crochet stitches HERE
st/sts = stitch/stitches
ch = chain
sc = single crochet
sl st = slip stitch
inc = increase
dec = decrease
Magic ring
inv = invisible join
R1: Magic Ring and add 6 sc, close ring
R2: 2 sc per st
R3: *1 sc, 2 sc in the next st, repeat from * until the end of the round
R4: *1 sc in the next 2 sts, 2 sc in the next st, repeat from * until the end of the round
R5-8: 1 sc per st
R9: *1 sc in the next 2 sts, 1 inv sc dec in the following st, repeat from * until the end
R10: *1 sc in the next sts, 1 inv sc dec in the following st, repeat from * until the end
Stuff the ball
R11: 1 inv sc all around
Close the hole by sewing through each stitch of the last round
