Ba Nana Monkey Key Pouch Sewing Pattern

Here comes another adorable key pouch pattern to add to the series of Craft Passion animal-themed purse and pouch designs. Please meet Ba Nana, the Monkey Key Pouch, I hope you love it too. Doesn’t he look like the famous Sock Monkey, Marcho?

Kickstarting 2018 with all these lovely and cuteness overloads animal-themed designs really makes my days contented, I feel like I am back to the natures to get more inspirations.

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A key pouch (sometimes called a key cozy, a key holder, or a key purse) is a great key holder as it prevents the keys from wandering around when you put them in the bag. When the keys are wandering in your bag or purse, there is a high tendency that they scratch the lining of your lovely purse or tangled up with loose corded items like headphone wire, charger wire, necklace, hair band, etc. I knew it well as I always pull up a whole bunch of items from my purse to get my keys, so embarrassing.

If you installed a lobster claw clasp together with a keyring as I did, you can simply hook the key holder on the strap of your purse to become a purse charm to decorate your purse or bag.

The fabric key pouch is washable, just pop it into your washing machine while doing your ordinary laundry (remember to remove your keys before washing).

Last but not least, you will get someone to admire your cute extraordinary key holder that is uniquely handmade by you…. and it is a LIMITED EDITION designer key pouch!

Ba Nana
Monkey Key Pouch Sewing Pattern

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Let’s talk about the detail of this little Ba Nana Monkey Key Pouch pattern, it measures around 4.5″ W x 3.75″ H, excluding the lobster claw clasp at the top of the key pouch. The key pouch can easily hold up to 8 normal keys, fully hidden inside and feeling cozy in there too 😀. Besides, this pouch pattern comes with a pocket at the back with a flap-closure, you may keep some small change in there as emergency money.

The main materials are fabric (I used yarn-dyed fabric, just in case you want to know), felt and batting, black button eyes, a snap button for the pocket at the back, a keyring, lobster claw clasp connected to a leather cord. Get more details in the pouch pattern section on the other items and their quantity you will need to sew this.

Often, I received photos from crafters to show me their version of work (thank you for showing me, I really love to see as many as you could show). I have some interesting feedback saying that they can’t make the animals look exactly like mine. No worries if they don’t look the same; no two handmade looks the same even from my own hand, and this is the beauty of handmade. Your creation has your own style and character, which makes it unique. I always encourage my followers to go wild with my patterns; as wild as you can, you will be able to soon come out with your own design.

Put lots of love and patience in your handmade, do it slowly and don’t rush, don’t get angry, enjoy every moment of the togetherness. That’s my principle of handmade. Now you know why I seldom sell my handmade, as I don’t make them in bulk, and each of them has my blessing in it. I somewhat giveaway to some I love and care about. Money is beyond this relationship.

Guess who is coming up next!

Hope you have a great time sewing it. If you have a question, please feel free to ask in the comment area. If you find this pattern and tutorial is good, please rate it in the comment. If you have seen it, please show me via “contact us” or tag @craftpassion on social media: Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter. I love to see your Monkey Key Pouch or Key Holder.

If you would like to make Ba Nana Monkey into coin purse, you may follow the instruction of Cherry Bunny, Boston Terrier, and Jack Russell coin purse method. The key pouch and the coin purse share the same pouch base.

And, if you are after other monkey patterns, here are more for you: Marcho sock monkey, Kimira crochet monkey, Daikichi crochet monkey, and Chi-Chai Monchan Monkey Purse.

Happy sewing!!!