Description
This Crochet Pencil Case Pattern for Calm Making uses a simple fabric, a steady rhythm, and just enough shaping to keep your attention gently nearby.
Ingredients
- Worsted weight cotton yarn, about 90 yards total, or 53 g
- H-8 (5.0 mm) crochet hook
- Yarn needle for sewing seams and weaving in the ends
- Small sharp scissors
- One 1/2-inch button for the closure
- Optional stitch markers for marking the first stitch or flap placement
- Tape measure for checking the rectangle and finished size
Instructions
- Make a slip knot and chain 29.
- Row 1: Yarn over, insert your hook into the second chain from the hook, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over again, then pull through all three loops. Work 1 hdc in each chain across, then chain 1 and turn.
- Rows 2 through 20: Work 1 hdc in each stitch across. Chain 1 and turn at the end of every row.
- For the flap, chain 1 and turn. Work 1 hdc in each of the first 14 stitches, then chain 1 and turn.
- Flap rows 2 through 5: Work 1 hdc in each stitch across, chain 1, and turn.
- Buttonhole row: Chain 1 and turn. Work 5 hdc, chain 3, skip 3 stitches, then work 6 hdc.
- Final flap row: Chain 1 and turn. Work 6 hdc, then work 3 hdc into the chain-3 space, followed by 5 hdc. Fasten off, leaving a 20-inch tail for sewing the sides.
- Fold the rectangle so the bottom edge meets the row where the flap begins.
- Sew one side from the bottom fold to the flap beginning using small, even stitches through both layers.
- Weave in the ends by running the yarn needle through several stitches in different directions.
- Sew the button to the front of the case, lining it up with the buttonhole.
- Shape the case and let it rest flat.
Notes
Cotton suits this project because it gives the pencil case a firm shape and handles frequent washing well.