Description
A small and calming crochet project to create a pouch for your cellphone using varied colors and double crochet stitches.
Ingredients
- Worsted weight yarn (weight 4, medium), cotton, about 170 yards total or about 50 g, divided between two or three colors
- H-8 (5.0 mm) crochet hook
- Yarn needle for sewing the side seams and weaving in the ends
- Small scissors
- One stitch marker (optional)
- Tape measure for checking the finished width and height
- One 0.75-inch button
Instructions
- With your first color, make a foundation chain of 17 chains.
- Row 1: Skip the first 2 chains from the hook and work 1 double crochet in each remaining chain. You will have 15 double crochet.
- Chain 2 to turn. Turn your work.
- Row 2: Work 1 double crochet in each of the 15 stitches across.
- Change colors at the end of Row 2 if you would like three color bands.
- Rows 3 through 8: Chain 2 and turn, work 1 double crochet in each of the 15 stitches. Change colors after Row 4 and Row 6.
- Rows 9 through 14: Continue with chain 2, turn, and 15 double crochet across.
- Rows 15 and 16: Work two more rows in the color you want for the flap.
- Make the border: Chain 1, then work single crochet evenly around the rectangle.
- Join the border with a slip stitch into the first single crochet. Fasten off and leave a 10-inch tail for sewing if you want to use that tail for one side seam.
- Fold the lower portion upward, leaving the top four rows free as the flap.
- Align the side edges carefully, then use a yarn needle and matching yarn to sew both side seams.
- Add the closure: Sew the button to the front center, then make a loop with a short strand of yarn.
Notes
A stitch marker can help mark the first stitch while you are getting used to turning chains and counting the row. For children under three, avoid buttons and ensure safety measures.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 180 minutes