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Crochet plum keychain pattern for keys and bag charms

A small crocheted plum with leaves and a key ring, built in rounds from a magic ring.

Level
Intermediate
Time
4-6 hours
Hook
4.5 mm
Yarn
Worsted
Crochet plum keychain pattern for keys and bag charms

Pattern highlights

  1. Start the plum body with a magic ring in purple yarn and work the early increase rounds.
  2. Continue straight single crochet rounds to build the widest part of the plum.
  3. Decrease back in, stuffing the body as it closes toward the top.
  4. Fasten off the plum body and leave a long tail for sewing later.
  5. Make four flat green leaves from chains and slip stitches, joining one directly to the plum.
  6. Sew the leaves onto the top of the plum where they were joined.
  7. Attach a purple key ring to that same spot and fasten it securely.

About This Pattern

I keep a shelf for the small stuff — the pieces too tiny to be a project but too charming to skip. This plum keychain sits right there. It is not a toy and not quite jewelry. It is the kind of thing that ends up clipped to a bag, handed to someone at the door, or dropped in a drawer until it is needed.

The body is standard amigurumi math: a magic ring start, a run of increases, a few flat rounds, then decreases pulling it back in. The leaves are the odd note — worked flat in chains and slip stitches, not rounds, which makes them quick and a little rough-edged on purpose. Two different grammars in one small object.

Finished, it is a rounded purple plum no bigger than the yarn and hook size suggest, with four green leaves gathered at the top and a key ring holding the whole thing together. It reads as fruit from across a room and as yarn up close. That tension is most of its charm.

Common mistakes

  • Stuffing too late Add stuffing while the decrease rounds are still open, since the opening closes faster than it looks. Trying to stuff through a nearly-closed top is a losing fight.
  • Losing count on the increase rounds Rounds two and three both double the stitch count, so a stray extra increase shows immediately as a lumpy edge. Count stitches at the end of each round before moving on.
  • Leaves cut too short to sew Leave a generous tail when fastening off each leaf, since they need to reach and anchor at the top of the plum. A short tail means re-joining yarn mid-assembly.
  • Uneven leaf chains Keep the chain-5 count identical across all four leaves before working the slip stitches. One short leaf throws off the whole cluster at the top.
  • Key ring attached off-center Attach the key ring at the same point where the leaves gather, not off to one side. The plum will hang straight once the weight lines up with the leaf cluster.
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Intermediate

The kit

Crochet hooks

  1. 4.5 mm and 3.5 mm (optional)
  2. Scissors
  3. Stuffing fibers
  4. Needle
  5. Key Rings

Yarns

  1. Purple yarn for the plum body, Green yarn for the leaves

Plum Body

Stuff the plum body before closing.

Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Remove the stitch marker, add final stuffing, and sew the part closed.

Round 1Start with a purple yarn to create a magic ring. Work 6 single crochet (SC) into the ring; close the magic ring. (6 SC)

Round 2Work 2 SC into each stitch from the previous round for a total of 6 increases. (12 SC)

Round 31 SC in the next stitch, then 2 SC (increase) in the following stitch. Repeat 6 times. (18 SC)

Rounds 4–5Work 18 SC around. (18 SC)

Round 64 SC, then decrease 1. Repeat 3 times. (15 SC)

Round 73 SC, then decrease 1. Repeat 3 times. (12 SC)

Round 8Perform 6 decreases across the round. (6 SC)

Leaves

Make 4

Repeat the process a total of 4 times to create 4 leaves.

Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing onto the top of the plum body.

Round 1With green yarn, make a slip knot and chain 5; starting from the third chain from the hook, perform 3 slip stitches. This creates the first leaf.

Round 2Chain 5 again, and just like before, starting from the third chain, perform 3 slip stitches for the second leaf.

Round 3Attach to the plum body by making a slip stitch into the center of the plum body; then chain 5, and from the third chain, perform 3 slip stitches.

Assembly

Step 1Sew the leaves onto the top of the plum.

Step 2Attach a key ring to the top.

Step 3Choose a purple key ring to match the plum and securely attach it to the top portion where the leaves are sewn in.

Step 4Fasten it securely.

From the collection

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Finishing

  1. Stuff the plum body as the decrease rounds close it in, not after.
  2. Fasten off both the plum and each leaf, leaving long tails for sewing.
  3. Sew the four leaves to the top of the plum, then attach the key ring at that same point.

Why it works

The increases are front-loaded — rounds two and three double the stitch count twice before the piece ever goes flat.

Rounds four and five hold steady at the same stitch count, which is what gives the plum its rounded middle instead of a point.

The leaves are worked flat in chains and slip stitches rather than in rounds, since a leaf doesn't need volume, just a flat shape to sew down.

What it becomes

  • Clipped to a bag zipper, where it pairs well with other small amigurumi fruit charms.
  • Hung on a set of house keys as a quick visual marker in a pocket or bowl.
  • Given as a small handmade gift alongside a card, no wrapping required.

Original pattern: https://crocheteverything.com/crochet-cute-plum-keychain-tutorial-ideal-for-key-bag-charm/

FAQ

Can I make the leaves a different green?

Yes, the leaf color is just yarn choice and doesn't affect the chain-and-slip-stitch construction. Pick whatever green you have on hand.

Why are the leaves flat instead of worked in rounds?

A leaf doesn't need volume the way the plum body does. Chains and slip stitches give a flat shape fast, which suits something this small.

How much stuffing does the plum body need?

Enough to round it out without stretching the single crochet stitches tight. Add it gradually during the decrease rounds rather than all at once.

Does the key ring attach to the plum or the leaves?

It attaches at the top, through the same point where the leaves are sewn. That spot carries the weight once the keychain is in use.

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