Santa Lip Balm Holder Keychain

Crochet Pattern

Today, I'll show you how to make this cute little lip-balm holder that's just perfect for handmade stocking stuffers, quick gifts or gift toppers.

Add a keyring, and you have a useful & cute accessory for your handbag.

It's a jolly little Santa, not bringing gifts... but hugging your favorite lip balm in the most adorable way possible.

He's easy to work up and great to use up those leftover scraps you have from your other Christmas makes.

Let me show you how to make your very own Santa lip-balm holder.

Click the buttons below to scroll down to the FREE PATTERN or purchase the PDF Printable version. You can also buy all 3 Christmas-themed Lip-balm cozy patterns for a discount.

You could add a new lip balm, lipstick or lip gloss to your Santa cozy or simply print out these pre-designed Lip Balm Cards to insert into the cozy so that people know right away what it is 🙂

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Materials Needed

• Yarn in 4 colors - Ricorumi DK 100% cotton, 25 g (57.5 m). Red, Black, Yellow and White (optional white velvet yarn)

• Crochet hook size E (3.5 mm).

• A darning needle

• Stitch markers

• A pair of scissors

• Metal spring hook or keyring

Abbreviations

• MC = magic circle
• ch = chain
• sc = single crochet
• sl st = slip stitch
• st = stitch
• sts = stitches
• fo = fasten off

Skill Level

• Beginner

Gauge

13 stitches and 11 rows = 5 cm in single crochet

Size

This lip balm holder measures approx. 4.13 “ (10.5 cm) in height to the top of the hat.

Yardage

Weight: 6 grams

Yardage: Approximately 14m (15.3 yards)

Notes

- You can make the pattern larger or smaller by changing the type of yarn and/or hook size. Depending on the size of your lip balm, lipstick or lip gloss, you might want to add a few rounds to increase height.

- Numbers at the end of each round (in brackets) indicate the number of final stitches in that round. 

- Please ensure that your lip balm is the size of the bottom of the holder after round 2.

- Insert your lip-balm, lipstick or lip gloss into the holder when you get to almost the end to see if you need to add a few rounds to adjust height.

- We’ll be working in the round, so a stitch marker is advised.

- Please note that I use US crochet terms. 

Santa Lip Balm Holder Keychain Pattern Instructions

Body

• Round 1: With Red yarn, work 6 sc into a MC. If you don’t know how to crochet a MC, start with Ch 2, then crochet 6 sc into the second chain from the hook (6).

• Pull the tail end to close the circle. We will be working in continuous rounds so insert a stitch marker into the first st of each upcoming round.

• Round 2: 2 sc into each stitch around (12).

Note: Place your lip-balm on this circle and check that it fits nicely inside the circle.

• Rounds 3-9: sc into each stitch around (12). [7 rounds]

• Round 10: Drop red yarn, join black yarn, sc into each stitch around (12).

Note: Learn how to join colors neatly.

Note: You do not need to cut the red yarn since you'll be using it again after 2 rounds.

• Round 12-14: Join red yarn, sc into each stitch around (12). [3 rounds]

• Do not cut red yarn & continue to hanger.

Hanger

• Chain 30. Attach the end to the opposite side of the top of the chapstick holder with a sl st, 6 sts apart.
• Leaving a 4” tail, cut your yarn and fasten off.
• Weave in end and secure the hanger with a couple of stitches from the inside. cut off excess.

Buckle

• Cut a 10" piece of yellow yarn and thread through your darning needle.
• Stitch a rectangle on the front black section of Santa's body in the shape of a buckle (2 short stitches on the sides and 2 longer sts on the top & bottom about 4 sts across).
• Tie a double knot with the two ends from the inside of the lip balm holder to secure. Cut off excess.

Hat

• Round 1: With red yarn, start off with a MC, then work 4 sc into the MC. Pull the tail and loosely close the MC (4). Don't close it too tight because we'll be pulling the hanger through this little hole in the end.

Note: We’ll be working in continuous rounds, so best to use a stitch marker to mark the first st of each round.

• Round 2: 2 sc into the first st, sc into the next 3 sts (5).

• Round 3: 2 sc into the first st, sc into the next 4 sts (6).
• Round 4: 2 sc into the first st, sc into the next 5 sts (7).

• Round 5: 2 sc into the first st, sc into the next 6  sts (8).
• Round 6: 2 sc into the first st, sc into the next 7 sts (9).

• Round 7: 2 sc into the first st, sc into the next 8 sts (10).
• Round 8:.2 sc into the first st, sc into the next 9 sts (11).
• Round 9:.2 sc into the first st, sc into the next 10 sts (12). Leave a 4" tail, cut yarn.

• Round 10: Join white yarn, sc into each st around (12). You can use any type of yarn here... the same cotton DK or a more fluffy yarn. I used velvet yarn for this Santa hat.

• Leave a 4” tail, cut your yarn and fo by joining the last st to the first st of this round to smooth out the brim of the hat. 
• Weave in ends.

Attach Keyring

• Insert your hook inwards into the top of the hat and catch the chain that's attached to the body to pull it through the top of the hat.

• Attach the metal keyring to the end of your long red chain.

• You’ll be able to move the hat up and down the chain to open and close the chapstick holder and the metal keyring will keep the hat from falling off.

And there you have it! Your very own Santa lip-balm holder keychain that you can keep for yourself or gift to someone special this Christmas.

I hope you enjoyed this crochet tutorial. Let me know in the comments below if you have any questions or feedback.

I’d love to hear from you!

Happy hooking!

May 🙂

This Santa part of a trio of Christmas Lip Balm Holder Keychain Patterns, so if you'd like the Snowman & Gingerbread Man as well, have a look at these patterns below.

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