Crochet Cow Keychain Pattern

ByEmila Lorein

Looking for a quick, cute, and portable crochet project? This little cow keychain is the perfect companion for your keys, bag, or even as a gift for a friend. With bobble stitch spots, floppy ears, tiny horns, and a sweet little flower, this pattern is packed with personality – and it works up fast using worsted weight yarn and a 3mm hook.

Let’s get started!

🧶 Materials & Tools

  • Crochet Hook – 3mm
  • Yarn – Size #3 (light worsted) in cream, brown, tan, and pink
  • Stuffing – Approximately 3g
  • Scissors
  • Yarn needle
  • Stitch markers
  • Keychain hardware

📌 Pattern Notes

  • Work in continuous rounds unless otherwise noted.
  • “mr alt” = magic ring alternative (standard magic ring).
  • Bobble stitch and dc6tog are used for special details.
  • The pattern includes color changes for the cow’s spots and tail.
Crochet Cow Keychain Pattern

🐮 Cow Body (Cream & Brown)

Rnd 1: With cream, sc 8 into mr alt (8)
Rnd 2: inc ×8 (16)
Rnd 3: (sc 3, inc) ×4 (20)
Rnd 4: sc 20 (20)
Rnd 5: sc 7, bobble, sc 3 – switch to brown on last sc – with brown, bobble (switch back to cream to finish bobble), with cream sc 8 (20)
Rnd 6: (sc 4, inc) ×4 (24)
Rnd 7–8: sc 24 (24)
Rnd 9: dec, sc 3, dec, sc 2 – switch to brown – bobble (switch back to cream), with cream sc 3, bobble, sc 3, dec, sc 3, dec (20)
Rnd 10: sc 20 (20)
Rnd 11: (sc 3, dec) ×4 (16)
Pause here to stuff firmly.
Rnd 12: dec ×8 (8)

Sl st, fasten off. Thread yarn tail through front loops of last 8 stitches, pull closed, fasten off, and hide tail.

Crochet Cow Keychain Pattern

🔵 Bobble Stitch Tutorial

(Yarn over, insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through 2 loops) ×4, then yarn over and pull through all 5 loops on hook.

👂 Ears ×2 (Cream & Brown)

Rnd 1: sc 8 into mr alt (8)
Rnd 2: inc 2, sl st (do not finish round)

Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Pinch ear together with a couple of stitches using the sewing tail.

🔑 Keychain Loop (Tan)

Chain 10. Tie both ends together at the base to create a loop.

🐮 Horns ×2 (Tan)

Rnd 1: sc 3 into mr alt (3)
Rnd 2: sc 3 (3)

Sl st, fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Crochet Cow Keychain Pattern

🐄 Tail (Cream & Brown)

Chain 5 with cream. Fasten off one end, leaving the other end long for sewing.
With brown, tie knots into the last chain, then cut each knot short to create the tail fur.

🌸 Flower (Pink & Brown)

With brown:
Rnd 1: sc 6 into mr alt (6), sl st to first sc, fasten off, leave a small tail.

With pink:
Sl st to attach to one of the scs.
Rnd 1: (ch 2, dc6tog in same stitch as sl st, ch 2, sl st to next stitch) ×6

Last sl st should be in the same stitch as the first petal. Fasten off, leaving a long pink tail.

Dc6tog:

(yarn over, insert hook, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through 2 loops) ×6, then yarn over and pull through all 7 loops on hook.

🧵 Assembly Instructions

  1. Sew ears to the sides of the head.
  2. Sew horns on top of the head between the ears. Fasten tightly and hide tails.
  3. Attach the tail to the back of the cow using the long cream sewing tail.
  4. Attach the keychain loop by tying it through a stitch on the back.
  5. Sew the flower to the head or ear as desired.
  6. Hide all remaining yarn tails, attach to a keychain, and you’re done!

✅ You Did It!

Your little crochet cow is ready to tag along on all your adventures. Whether you keep it for yourself or gift it to a cow-loving friend, this adorable keychain is sure to bring smiles.

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