A while ago I lost my cork phone case. I seriously have no clue where I could have left it. I searched all over the place, but it just seemed to have vanished from the face of the earth.
I was thinking about making a new one. And I did not make one but five, to match every outfit, mood or general urge for colour!
But if you look closely, you can see that it isn’t made out of ordinary single crochets. Instead, I used a stitch called the Herringbone stitch. These stitches are slanted, hence the name. It’s a very textured stitch and feels pretty sturdy, perfect for a protective phone sock!
Materials and preparation
Crochet hook
3.5mm (US size E/4)
Measurements
example is for phone that's 14 x 6.8 x 1cm (5.5 x 2.7 x 0.4in).
Gauge/tension
Not critical
Abbreviations (US terms)
- hhdc
- herringbone half double crochet: yarn over, insert hook in stitch, pull up loop, pull through first loop on hook, yarn over, pull through remaining loops.
- ss
- slip stitch
- st(s)
- stitch(es)
Repeat formats
- […] — Indicates the amount of stitches at the end of a row or round.
Notes
- Keep in mind that every phone size is different, and you can expect a bit of trial and error to get it to fit your particular phone. However, the pattern is easy to modify, and you can see early on if your phone fits.
- If your phone is larger (especially in height), you might want to consider adding one extra row for every colour to cover your entire phone.
Crochet pattern
Bottom part
Check if your phone fits after Round 7 or 8. If so, great job! If not, you can adjust the beginning chain to adjust for the width of your phone.
After finishing round 9, 1ss in next st, cut yarn. I prefer to make my sixth row a few stitches short, so my change of colour will be on the back of the case rather than on the side.
Changing to next colours
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Christine
July 07, 2020 22:45
Kirsten
July 08, 2020 07:53
Christine
July 21, 2020 09:40
Mojamoja
December 01, 2022 22:50