If you are interested in making an adorable holder for your sunglasses, then I have just the thing for you – the Dandelion Crochet Sunglasses Pouch! This crochet sunglasses pouch has the look of knit, combined with the beauty of tapestry crochet.
Because it is made with a double strand of super bulky yarn, this crochet sunglasses pouch is just the right thickness to cushion your glasses nicely. And did I mention it works up really quickly? I made three of them in just one afternoon! This pattern is also great for stash busting since it does not require much yarn.
To achieve the look of knit in this pattern, the center single crochet stitch (aka waistcoat stitch or knit stitch) is used. Although it may seem intimidating at first, the key to mastering this stitch is to crochet very loosely and use a larger sized hook than what your yarn calls for. I hope you enjoy making one (or three) of your very own!
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Dandelion Sunglasses Pouch
Materials Used:
Size 10.0 mm crochet hook
Partial skeins of any super bulky weight yarn
(I used Yarn Bee True Colors in Mango, Ivory, Aqua and White)
Tapestry needle for weaving in ends
Stitch marker
Abbreviations:
ch(s) = chain(s)
st(s) = stitch(es)
sc = single crochet
csc = center single crochet (see description below)
American crochet terms used throughout
Special Stitch Used:
CSC = Center Single Crochet (also known as the Waistcoat Stitch 0r the Knit Stitch): Work the same as a standard single crochet, but instead of working through the upper portion of the next stitch as you normally would, insert your hook into the center of the legs of the next stitch, just under the inverted “v.”
Gauge:
4″ x 4″ = 8 csc, 10 rows
Finished Size Approximately:
4″ wide x 7″ tall
Instructions:
This crochet sunglasses pouch is worked in continuous rounds without turning or chaining between rounds. Use a stitch marker to mark the beginning of each round.
Round 1:
With color A (background color), ch 7, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in each st across, 3 sc in last st, sc in each st across opposite side ending with 2 sc in the 1st ch. (14 sts)
Round 2:
Sc in each of the next 6 sts, 2 sc in the next st, sc in each of the next 6 sts, 2 sc in last st. (16 sts)
Round 3:
Csc in each st around.
Add in color B (contrasting color) by holding new yarn up against your working stitches. Beginning in round 4 and until pattern is complete, you will be working with two strands of yarn. The color not in use will be carried along by stitching over it with the color that is in use.
Round 4:
With color A csc in each of the first 3 stitches, with color B csc in next st, with color A csc in each st around.
Rounds 5-15:
Work rounds 5 – 15 in csc following the graph below to make the dandelion.
Rounds 16-17:
With color A, csc in each st around. Fasten off and weave in ends.
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