Keychain Chapstick Holder

The Keychain Chapstick Holder is a super quick and easily customizable gift for every occasion. Not to mention a great handmade item to have at craft shows!

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The Inspiration

Recently my girls and I were putting together a little gift for one of their friends. My girls are both at the age where they enjoy giving and receiving gifts that have a touch of personalized pampering to them.

For example, we usually start with a Simple Crochet Treat Basket and then add things to it like nail polish, face masks, jewelry, chapstick, bath bombs, lotion, and treats. You get the idea. Depending on the occasion, if the package gets too expansive then I just make a gift bag and use this instead or in conjunction with the Treat Basket. All in all, it’s a fun way to put together a thoughtful and individualized gift.

One of the times we were putting a basket together my youngest little girl, who happens to be learning to crochet, decided that is would be fun if she made a cover for the chapstick that she wanted to include in her gift. She worked so diligently on it for a couple days, even hand stitching designs into it. She was so pleased and excited to give something that she had made all by herself to her friend!

Then of course, when the next party came around and we were putting together a little basket she wanted to do it again. However, this time we only had limited notice about the party (read a couple hours to get the gift together) so this time I designed the holder and she got to put the basket together. This pattern is the design that I made for that gift.

I can work up a piece in approximately 15 minutes start to finish. Maybe less without all the interruptions that come with being a mom, but very quickly all the same. The ease, quickness, and usability of this project really got me thinking of all the possibilities. They’re easily customizable for every holiday or occasion. Make great party or wedding favors. Are easy gifts either as a small stand-alone thank you, random act of kindness, an I’m thinking of you, or included with other items in a larger gift package.

I also think that they could potentially be great at craft markets (I’m thinking with chapstick included, but could be without as well). You know, as one of those smaller affordable items that allow you to sell to individuals at all price points?!! Thus, allowing all those that want to support you but may not be able to purchase a more expensive piece to be able to do so. Win-win!

I mean who doesn’t use chapstick? And year round even! Ok, maybe there are some and those that will be more particular in what they use, but depending on your audience it’s simple enough to change out the chapstick brand to cater to even more individuals.

I’ve used a favorite all natural chapstick to fill my holders this year (it even comes in bulk), but any 0.15 oz (4.25 g) tube works. In fact, as I write this I think that it would also be fun to collaborate with another maker who makes their own chapstick to be used along with my holders! You get the idea. If you like it, go for it! I’d love to hear your feedback.

The Yarn

The beauty of this project is that you can use up all the scrap yarn in your stash to make something useable and fun! I personally used worsted weight acrylic for my pieces because this is what I have the most of in my stash, but the pattern is easily customizable to accommodate other options from your stash.

Difficulty

Beginner

Materials

• Crochet Hook, Size E/4 (3.5 mm)  
• Stitch Marker(s)
• Scissors
• Tapestry Needle
• Keyring
• Tube(s) of Chapstick – regular 0.15 oz (4.25 g) size
• Worsted, 4-Medium weight yarn in any color and brand that you choose. This makes a great stash buster. Other yarn weights could be used, but pattern adjustments may be needed.

Gauge

Using hook size E/4 (3.5 mm) the first two rounds measure 7/8 inch.

When you’ve made 4-5 rounds double check to make sure that your chapstick tube will fit inside the piece you’re creating. If not, then adjust hook accordingly.

Finished Measurements

Using hook size E/4 (3.5 mm) the crocheted tube is approximately 2 inches (5 cm) tall.

Design Notes

• This pattern is written using US crochet terminology.
• This pattern is written in rounds.
• It may be helpful to place a stitch marker at the beginning stitch of the round and to move it up as you start each additional round.
• At the end of each round, I will note in parenthesis how many stitches you should have once completed.
• I made my holder so that it stops about where the cap of the chapstick is. Add three more rows or so if you want it to completely cover the chapstick tube.

Abbreviations/Stitches Used

blo – back loop only
ch – Chain
Row(s) – Rows
sc – Single crochet
sl st – Slip stitch
st(s) – Stitch(s)
[ ] – Work instructions between brackets as many times as directed
magic circle/adjustable ring

Let’s Make Our Keychain!

Using the color of your choice

• Rnd 1: 6sc in adjustable (magic) circle. (6sts)
• Rnd 1 alternative: If you don’t know how to/do not like using an adjustable circle you can ch2 and then 6sc in 2nd chain from hook. (6sts)
• Rnd 2: 2sc in each st (12sts)

>Design Note: Weave in the starting tail. From here the tube will get taller and the tail will be stuck at the bottom.

• Rnd 3: Working in blo: Sc in each st around (12sts)
• Rnds 4-13: Working in both loops: Sc in each st around (12sts for 10 rows)

>Design Note: I made my holder so that it stops about where the cap of the chapstick is. Add three more rows or so if you want it to completely cover the chapstick tube, fewer rows if you want more of the tube exposed.

• Sl st to the 1st st, ch 6, cut a long tail but do not fasten off. Remove hook from the loop and add keyring, sl st again into the 1st st and fasten off. Weave in the end. Alternatively, sl st to the 1st st, ch 6, sl st again into the same st and fasten off, weave in the end. Then fiddle with opening the keyring and adding it to your piece. I found it more enjoyable to do it the first way but got carried away several times just making the pieces and had to add the keyring afterward. They both work!

Let’s Talk About Changing Colors and Embellishments

In the end, I decided to make most of my holders in one solid color, but really you can add as many colors as you’d like until it reaches the desired height. That said, whenever you add a new color you also add extra ends to weave in. Weaving extra ends in isn’t all that fun, but having more than one color can be, so let me give you a tip that I came across when I was making color changes.

I advise that you take care of your ends before you get too far up the tube. For this, as soon as I finished changing colors I threaded the loose tail ends from the color change with my tapestry needle and threaded them out to the right side of the work.

You can weave them in right away or continue making the piece and then weave all of them in at the end.  Using a variegated yarn is a great way to add more color without adding ends to weave in!

Really these holders are a blank canvas. Aside from changing colors, you could also embellish them with buttons, beads, stitchwork, tassels; really the skies the limit. Let your creativity guide you and have fun!

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