Christmas Crochet Letter B Keychain – Free Pattern with Snowflakes & Mini Tree
🎄 Christmas Crochet Letter "B" Keychain with Snowflakes & a Mini Tree ❄️
A puffy cranberry-red initial with embroidered snow, holly berries and a tiny crochet Christmas tree charm ✨
Hi lovely crafters! 💕 This is the Christmas edition of my Cozy Alphabet letters: a soft, puffy letter "B" in cranberry red with a cream band at the bottom, a white snow zigzag, little embroidered snowflakes and a sprig of holly. 🎄 A mini crochet Christmas tree, a pearl and a gold clasp finish it like a real little ornament. It makes a perfect handmade gift for a Bella, a Ben, a Brother… or anyone whose name starts with B. 🎁
🔤 Looking for another letter?
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More letters coming soon 🌼
Colors used: cranberry red · cream · white · holly green · a little brown · gold accents
📏 Finished size: about 7.5 cm wide, 9 cm tall and 1.5 cm thick.
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🎁 Want the printable PDF version?
This Christmas B is part of The Cozy Christmas Pack: 3 ad-free PDFs with the Christmas Letter B (12 pages: stitch chart, real-size template, snowflake map, row tracker, "fix it" page), the Cranberry Christmas Flower Curtain and a bonus guide of 6 Christmas colourways for any letter.
Get the Christmas Pack – $4.99🧵 Materials
- Worsted weight mercerized cotton yarn: cranberry red, cream, white, holly green and a little brown 🎨
- 3 mm crochet hook (keep your tension tight) 🪝
- Polyester fiberfill ☁️
- Stitch markers and a tapestry needle 🪡
- Gold key ring with a swivel clasp and a short chain 🔑
- 1 pearl bead on an eye pin, 2 small jump rings, optional tiny gold star charm ⭐
📖 Abbreviations (US terms)
MR magic ring · ch chain · sc single crochet · inc 2 sc in the same stitch · sc2tog single crochet 2 together (decrease) · hdc half double crochet · dc double crochet · sl st slip stitch · BLO back loop only · st(s) stitch(es)
Gauge: about 5 sc and 5 rows = 2 cm. It isn't critical for a keychain, but tight stitches keep the white stuffing hidden behind the red.
🔤 The Letter
The "B" is made from two identical flat pieces (a front and a back) worked in rows of sc from the bottom up. Rows 1–5 are cream, the rest is red. At the end of every row, ch 1 and turn (the ch 1 does not count as a stitch). Put a stitch marker on the right edge at the end of row 1: every increase and decrease happens on that edge (odd rows end there, even rows start there). 📍
1 · The cream band
| Row | Instructions |
|---|---|
| Foundation | with cream, ch 16 |
| 1 | sc in the 2nd ch from the hook and in each ch across (15) |
| 2 | inc in the first st (marker edge), sc in each st across (16) |
| 3 | sc in each st across to the last st, inc in the last st (17) |
| 4–5 | sc in each st across (17). Fasten off cream. |
2 · The lower bowl and the stem (red)
Now the work splits in two, with the lower hole of the "B" in between.
| Rows | Instructions |
|---|---|
| Bowl 6–9 | join red in the last st of row 5 (marker edge). Sc in the first 6 sts only, 4 rows in total (6). Fasten off. |
| Stem 6–9 | join red in the first st of row 5 at the left edge. Sc in the first 5 sts only, 4 rows in total (5). Fasten off. |
3 · The waist
| Row | Instructions |
|---|---|
| 10 | join red at the top right corner of the bowl. Sc in the 6 sts of the bowl, ch 6 across the hole, sc in the 5 sts of the stem (17 = 6 sc + 6 ch + 5 sc) |
| 11 | sc in each st and ch across to the last 2 sts, sc2tog (16) |
| 12 | sc in each st across (16) |
| 13 | sc in each st across to the last st, inc in the last st (17) |
Rows 11 and 12 are one stitch shorter: that little dip on the right is what makes the "B" shape. ✨
4 · The upper bowl and the stem
| Rows | Instructions |
|---|---|
| Bowl 14–17 | ch 1, turn. Sc in the first 6 sts of row 13 only, 4 rows in total (6). Fasten off. |
| Stem 14–17 | join red in the first st of row 13 at the left edge. Sc in the first 5 sts only, 4 rows in total (5). Fasten off. |
5 · The top bar
| Row | Instructions |
|---|---|
| 18 | join red at the top right corner of the upper bowl. Sc in the 6 sts of the bowl, ch 6 across the hole, sc in the 5 sts of the stem (17) |
| 19 | sc in each st and ch across (17) |
| 20 | sc2tog over the first 2 sts (marker edge), sc in each st across (16) |
| 21 | sc in each st across to the last 2 sts, sc2tog (15). Fasten off. |
Make a second identical piece. Block both pieces flat with pins: stem edge straight, bowls round. 📌
❄️ The Snow & Holly
Do all the embroidery on the front piece now, before joining. It's much easier on a flat piece.
🤍 Snow zigzag
Thread a tapestry needle with white. Work straight stitches from the top of cream row 5 up to the middle of red row 6 and back down, moving one stitch to the right each time. You'll get a row of little "V"s that hides the color change. Keep the stitches relaxed so the edge doesn't pucker.
❄️ Snowflakes (make 7)
Each snowflake is 4 straight stitches about 1 cm long, all crossing in the same center: one up-down, one left-right and two diagonals. Scatter them over the letter: on the top bar, on both bowls and on the stem, leaving the top left corner free for the holly. Come up and go down between stitches so the snow sits on top.
🌿 Holly leaves (make 2, holly green)
Ch 7. From the 2nd ch from the hook:
- Side 1: sl st, sc, hdc, (dc, ch 2, sl st in the dc), hdc, sc
- Tip: (sc, ch 2, sc) in the last ch
- Side 2 (along the bottom loops): sc, hdc, (dc, ch 2, sl st in the dc), hdc, sc, sl st
Leave a tail for sewing. The little ch-2 picots give the pointy holly edge.
🔴 Berries (make 3)
Make 3 French knots with red yarn between the two leaves: come up, wrap the yarn 3 times around the needle, go down right next to where you came up and pull gently.
🪡 Joining & Stuffing
Place the two pieces together, wrong sides facing. With red, sc evenly around the edge of each hole through both layers, so the openings are neat. Then join red at the bottom left corner and sc evenly around the whole outline through both layers, with 3 sc in each outer corner (switch to cream along rows 1–5 for a clean band).
When you have about 4 cm left, stuff in small tufts: the bowls first, then the stem and the bars. Finish the round, sl st to the first sc. Ch 8 at the top left corner for the hanging loop, sl st back into the corner and fasten off. ☁️
🎄 The Mini Christmas Tree Charm
With holly green, work in continuous rounds:
| Round | Instructions |
|---|---|
| 1 | MR, 4 sc (4) |
| 2 | (inc, sc) × 2 (6) |
| 3 | sc around (6) |
| 4 | (inc, sc) × 3 (9) |
| 5 | in BLO: sc around (9) |
| 6 | (inc, 2 sc) × 3 (12) |
| 7 | in BLO: sc around (12) |
| 8 | (inc, 3 sc) × 3 (15) |
| 9 | in BLO: sc around (15) |
| 10 | change to brown. In BLO: (sc2tog, sc) × 5 (10). Stuff the tree firmly. |
| 11 | sc2tog × 5 (5) |
| 12–13 | sc around (5). Fasten off and close the hole. |
The unused front loops of rounds 5, 7 and 9 make the three little "branches". Add 5–6 tiny gold French knots as ornaments and a gold star on top (a tiny charm or 3 crossed stitches). Sew a small jump ring into the tip.
Final assembly: attach the gold chain and swivel clasp to the ch-8 loop, then hang the tree and the pearl on the key ring with jump rings. 🔑
Measurements may vary slightly depending on your yarn and tension.
⏱️ Skill Level & Time
Skill level: Easy to intermediate. If you can work rows of single crochet, a simple increase and a decrease, you can make this keychain.
Time: About 4–5 hours in total. The two letter pieces take the most time; the tree takes about 30 minutes.
💡 Tips for a Perfect Christmas "B"
- Count your stitches. Every bowl row is exactly 6 sts and every stem row 5 sts. One extra stitch makes the bowls wobble.
- Embroider before joining. Snowflakes are easier and neater on a flat piece than on a stuffed letter.
- Don't pull the snow tight. Snug stitches sit on top; tight ones pucker the red fabric.
- Stuff in small pieces. Small tufts of fiberfill give a smooth surface with no lumps around the holes.
- Stuff the tree firmly. Push the fiberfill right up into the tip so the tree stands straight.
🎁 Make It Personal
Use the same snowy Christmas style for any initial in The Cozy Alphabet: swap the cranberry red for forest green, ice blue or navy with gold snowflakes. Hang one on each gift bag instead of a name tag, or on the Christmas tree as a personalized ornament. 🎄
🧼 Care
Hand-wash only. Spot-clean with a damp cloth and a little mild soap, then let it air-dry flat. Gently reshape the letter and the tree with your fingers while still damp.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Can I make another letter in this Christmas style?
Yes! Follow any letter of The Cozy Alphabet, work the first 5 rows in cream, then add the zigzag, the snowflakes, the holly and the tree.
Do I need wire for this letter?
No. The two flat pieces stuffed together hold the shape without wire.
Is it suitable for small children?
Not for babies or toddlers, because of the small sewn-on parts, the bead and the metal key ring.
✅ Enjoy making it, Merry Christmas and happy crocheting! 🧶💖
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