Crochet Basketball Key Chain: Your New Favorite Accessory

Looking for a fun way to add a touch of sports-inspired charm to your keys? Why not try the adorable Crochet Basketball Key Chain! This miniature hoop and ball duo is handcrafted with love and attention to detail, making it a unique accessory that is both playful and practical. Whether you're a basketball enthusiast or looking for a quirky gift for a friend, this key chain is sure to score big points in style. Just imagine your keys dangling with this cute crochet creation - a slam dunk addition to your everyday essentials!

• The Hook Nook Main Squeeze Yarn (Worsted) – Marigold Fields
• The Hook Nook Small Stuff Yarn (DK) – Tattoo Ink
• Crochet hook – B 2.25mm
• Metal Pull Ring Rivets with Screws
• Metal Lobster Claw Clasp and Split Key Rings
• Fabri-Tac, Permanent Adhesive, Fabric Glue
• Polyester Fiberfill
• Tapestry needle
• Scissors

• magic ring
• rnd, rnds – round, rounds
• st, sts – stitch, stitches
• sc – single crochet
• inc – increase, 2 sc sts into the same st
• invsc2tog – invisible single crochet 2 together, this is essentially a decrease, but done in such a way as to make the continuous stitching smoother, and the decrease not as noticeable.

Insert hook into front loop only of next stitch, DO NOT yarn over. Insert hook into front loop of second st. Yarn over. Pull through 2 loops. Yarn over and pull through last 2 loops.

Begin with magic ring.

Rounds Instructions

1. Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring; 6 sts
2. Rnd 2: inc in each st around; 12 sts
3. Rnd 3: (inc, sc in next st)6x; 18 sts
4. Rnd 4: (sc in next 2 sts, inc)6x; 24 sts
5. Rnd 5: (inc, sc in next 3 sts)6x; 30 sts
6. Rnds 6-12: sc in each st around; 30 sts

Stop here to attach the metal pull rivet and screw. Put the screw through from the inside of the basketball, through the top, center of rnd 1. With the screw poking out of the top of the basketball, dab some of your Fabri-Tac onto the top of the screw. Then quickly screw the metal pull rivet to the screw. The glue helps to keep it from unscrewing during use!

13. Rnd 13: (invsc2tog, sc in next 3 sts)6x; 24 sts
14. Rnd 14: (sc in next 2 sts, invsc2tog)6x; 18 sts
15. Stuff firmly and continue to close.
16. Rnd 15: (invsc2tog, sc in next st)6x; 12 sts
17. Rnd 16: (sc in next st, invsc2tog)4x; 8 sts

Note: I did not decrease down to 6 sts in the final round because they become too tight, and then protrude during closing, instead of a smooth, round finish. Use your needle and ending strand to sew the bottom closed. Weave in ends.

The lines of the basketball key chain are sewn on with the black yarn. You need approximately 2 yds of black yarn to cover over the ball. The lines go around from top, to the other side of the top, then across the middle. The curved parts are a bit trickier. They make an hourglass type shape, across the center of the ball.