We're going to make a simple cell phone holder

Hi, Everybody!! Happy Tuesday!!

I hope all are well!
Today, we are going to make a simple single crochet cell phone holder. Easy peasy!
 

First, we need to measure our cell phones to make sure it will fit. Mine measures
about 4 inches high (or long) , about 2 inches across( or wide)  and about 3/4's of an inch thick.

If you have questions or want to contact me, please do so AND give me a head's up on here so I don't accidently delete you from my SPAM folder!!

Landon_Eason@yahoo.com
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You will need your yarn you have selected and your hook.
I am using Peaches & Creme yarn called Billow Blue and my hook is size  is H/8  5MM. You'll also need scissors and a tapestry needle to weave in your ends.

So, based on those measurements, I will make a foundation chain of 8 and a half inches to make sure it will fit comfortably. Not that my cell phone complains about tight spaces, LOL just to make sure it will fit nicely.

I choose 8.5 inches because if it is 4 inches high, I need fabric to cover both sides. The half inch is to give me a little extra room for the thickness. That covers it in one direction; the other direction will be the width with a little added on to compensate for the thickness.

Excuse me for a moment will I clean off my cellphone! How smudgey is that??

I am making my piece so that the rows are obvious running up and down. If you want your piece so that the rows are obvious sideways, then you need to make your width the largest number.

Like always, any questions, just email me ::

Landon_Eason@yahoo.com

Ok, we have the  dimensions for my phone: the case I am making needs to be 8.5 by about 2.5. We will have plenty of room for our cell phone and also the stitches won't be stretched out and lose their prettiness.

Ok, I am assuming that you have measured your cell phone and we are ready to start the foundation chain.


So, I have made a chain about 10 inches long. For me, I did this:

ch 30

We ready to go?

Work a sc in the 2nd ch from your hook. ( Remember the loop on the hook is your 1st ch, so you will insert your crochet hook into the back loop of the 2nd ch) We are beginning our stitches, so on the foundation chain, you insert the hook into the back loop.

So, go ahead and work a sc in each ch of your row. We are going to repeat those instructions for how ever many rows you want to have to fit your phone's dimensions.

For me, this would be the instructions I would follow from beginning to end:

ch30
1st row, sc in 2nd ch and every sc til end of row.
repeat until desired length achieved....but read on, first.....


Just a REMINDER:::

When you are making your foundation chain, you insert your hook into the back loop of each chain.

When you are actually crocheting your stitches, you insert your hook into both loops, from front to back in this style of single crochet.

There are other stitches that can be achieved by inserting your hook into either the front or back loops in single crochet as well, but for this exercise, we will insert under both loops, from front to back. We will do exercises each for the front loop as well as the back loop another day.


A couple of tips here, when you are pulling more yarn from your yarn ball or whatever is your yarn source, place your finger tightly on the loop on your hook keeping the strand that goes from your piece you are working to the source in place.  If you pull the yarn from your hook hand, you will increase the tension in your piece you are crocheting. I pull my yarn with my opposite hand.


Also, I believe that it is smart to measure as you go so you can make any changes earlier than having to pull apart several rows. For example, I have 3 rows done, so I am going to check out how it compares to my cell phone:

I have plenty of room as far as my length is concerned, of course, I still have several rows left to crochet to get the width I want.



Ok, once you have your piece crocheted, fasten it off. Remember how to do that? Cut the yarn from it's source and run it through the loop and pull it tight. With the proper size tapestry needle, sew it into loops on the backside of your piece. Do that with the tail as well. Then fold your piece in half with the backside out. So, the inside of the fold will be the front.

Now, to sew the sides, you can use whatever you want to. If you want to sew it closed with something that shows, simply flip it inside out and sew it that way. Am I making sense?

Email me if you need to! Either email address will reach me:

Landon_Eason@yahoo.com
eason.landon.clary@gmail.com