How to… floral phone protector

Y’know? When you’ve sacrificed the security of a fully-protective phone case in favour of one that’s, frankly, a bit of a Cath Kidston knock-off (but she doesn’t do those spots in a Samsung Edge… 😦 ) and you’ve stuffed it in your bag and there are other things in there that might give it a bit of a hard time…

So you decide to make something pretty to keep it in.

Frankly, it’s not going to rescue your phone from your keys in there. But it does look pretty 😉

Look no further!

And if you want to make it, here’s how:
(UK terms:
dc [double crochet] = sc [single crochet] US
tc [treble crochet] = dc [double crochet] US

But it’s all very simple:

I used Drops Safran which is a DK cotton in all sorts of delightful spring colours, and a 3mm crochet hook.

• ch 21, dc back through chain to beginning.
• 3dc in first ch  and continue to work around in dc to end
• 3dc in first dc and continue to work around in dc to end.
• ch 2 and tc around the entire piece, sl st in original ch2.

• repeat twice more
• switch to green, ch2 and 2tc in same tc. [Skip 2, 3tc in next] to end. Sl st in original ch2. {ref point 1}

• switch to flower colour. Ch2, make 1tc through middle of the 3 green tc, but leave last loop on hook, make another tc in same green tc, but leave last loop on hook, pull yarn through all loops on hook, ch1. [Skip 2 (always making these flowers in the middle of the three green tc), make 3tc, leaving the last loops on hook, in middle green tc, pull yarn through all loops on hook, ch1] repeat to end.

• switch to original blue. Ch2 and make 3tc in each 1ch gap to end. Sl st to original ch2.

• Ch 2, tc in each tc around. Sl st to original ch2
• repeat. {ref point 2}

• Repeat from {ref point 1} to {ref point 2} until you have 3 rows of flowers in total. Change flower colours if you like 🙂 After the last flower row:
• ch1 and 3dc in each 1ch gap. Sl st to original ch1
• ch1 and dc around. Sl st to original ch1
• THEN on JUST ONE SIDE (working back and forth and no longer in the round): ch2 and tc to end of side. TURN, repeat.
• ch1, dc2tog, then dc to half way along row. Ch3 for button loop and sl st into last dc worked, dc to last 2, dc2tog. Cut yarn, fasten and sew in ends
• sew a button to middle stitch of front.

TADA!

As ever, if you decide to make it and anything I’ve written doesn’t make sense… just give me a holler ❤

 

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