Cheeseburger Keychain – Free Crochet Pattern & Tutorial

Hi everyone! Hungry for a cheeseburger? I have a pattern with step by step photos to make your own cheeseburger keychain. This would be perfect to attach to a school bag or a plain black or brown tote as a charm or just simply with your keys!

This cheeseburger was crocheted using joined rounds, where we chain 1 at the beginning of each round and joining to that ch 1 to complete the round. However, if you prefer crocheting in continuous rounds, that is also fine. Just ignore the slip stitches and chains after each round.

There are 7 parts to this cheeseburger, but it’s a very easy pattern as each piece (except the cheese) have the same stitch count. 4 of the pieces require stitching together and the rest need to be glued together.

I used cotton yarn for the majority and used acrylic yarn for the buns as I couldn’t find any light brown cotton yarn at home. The finished burger measures about 5cm x 5cm (2 inch x 2inch).

CHEESEBURGER KEYCHAIN – PATTERN

Scroll below to the end of this post for video tutorial.

MATERIALS REQUIRED:

8 ply cotton (or acrylic) yarn (US = Light Worsted / UK = DK) in light brown, cream, red, yellow and brown
3.5mm crochet hook (US = 4/E / UK = 9)
scissors
yarn needle
hot glue gun
toy stuffing
keychain or keyring or charm cord

ABBREVIATIONS (US Terminology)

ch – chain
sk – skip
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet
inc – single crochet increase (2 single crochet in 1 stitch)
st – stitch
f/o – fasten off

NOTE – Ch 1 is not counted as a stitch.

Tomato sauce (Red), Patty (Brown) and underside of buns x2 (Cream)

Rnd 1: Work 5 sc in a magic ring. Join with sl st to 1st sc. (5 sts)
Rnd 2: Ch 1. Inc in same space as sl st from previous round. Inc in each st around. Join with sl st to ch 1. (10 sts)
Rnd 3: Ch 1. Sc 1, inc; rep 5 times. Join with sl st to ch 1. (15 sts)
Rnd 4: Ch 1. Sc 2, inc; rep 5 times. Join with sl st to ch 1. Fasten off. (20 sts)
Weave in tails for the tomato and patty. Leave long tails for the underside of the buns.

Cheese (Yellow)

Ch 8.
Row 1: Sk 1st ch st from hk. Sc in next 7 ch sts. (7 sts)
Row 2: Ch 1, turn. Sc 7. (7 sts)
Rows 3 – 7 : Ch 1, turn. Sc 7. (7 sts)
F/o and weave in tail ends.

Top Bun (Light Brown)

Rnd 1: Work 5 sc in a magic ring. Join with sl st to 1st sc. (5 sts)
Rnd 2: Ch 1. Inc in same space as sl st from previous round. Inc in each st around. Join with sl st to ch 1. (10 sts)
Rnd 3: Ch 1. Sc 1, inc; rep 5 times. Join with sl st to ch 1. (15 sts)
Rnd 4: Ch 1. Sc 2, inc; rep 5 times. Join with sl st to ch 1. (20 sts)
Rnd 5: Ch 1. Sc around. Join with sl st to ch 1. (20 sts)
Rnd 6: Ch 1. Sc around. Join with sl st to ch 1. F/o and weave in tails. (20 sts)

Bottom Bun (Light Brown)

ASSEMBLY

Embroider sesame seeds on top bun using cream coloured yarn. Secure ends with a tight knot.
Whipstitch one underside of bun to top bun – stitching front loops to back loops.
Fill with stuffing halfway through stitching. Do not over stuff. Continue to stitch shut. Do not weave in ends yet. Repeat steps 2 & 3 for bottom bun. Weave in and hide yarn ends for the bottom bun only.
Flip bottom bun so the underside is showing. Glue patty followed by cheese on the underside using hot glue gun.
Glue the corners of the cheese down to make it appear the cheese has melted.
Glue tomato on top of cheese then glue top bun onto tomato.
With the cream coloured yarn end from the top bun, create a loop on top of the bun – insert yarn in needle and weave into the bun, and push out onto the top of the bun, in the centre. Insert the needle back into the centre and create a small loop. Weave the yarn in and out of the bun several times to secure it. Cut yarn.
Finally, insert the loop into the keychain/keyring.

You can skip steps 7 & 8 if you don’t want to create a loop on top for the keychain. Instead, just attach the keychain directly onto one of the stitches on top of the bun.

This, along with the donut would be my favourite crocheted food so far. It’s simple enough but I like how it really looks like a mini cheeseburger – especially with the melted cheese.

You can also make use of this as a fridge magnet – just remove the keychain and glue a strip of magnet on the side.

I have attached mine to my bag and I love how the colours match! It was definitely not intentional!

I hope you enjoy crocheting this little cheeseburger. Feel free to ask me questions about the pattern if you’re stuck – I’m happy to help.

I would love to see your finished burger. Post it here on the comments, post on Facebook or instagram and tag me @maryjcarlos.

Happy crocheting!

xxx
MJ

© 2016 MJ Carlos. Please do not copy, sell, alter or re-distribute this pattern in any form. If you would like to share this pattern, please link back to this post. Finished item using this pattern can be sold as long as it is handmade by yourself and please give credit to me for the pattern and design. Images from this pattern (digital & print) are not to be used when selling the finished item.

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