Colouring pencils holder

Crochet holder for colouring pencils and other little things

Pattern

Video tutorial in Slovak language

This beautiful crochet pencils holder can be yours in a few minutes, but it will please you and your children for ages ;)

MATERIAL NEEDED:

• wool (I used 5.0-5.5 merino wool)
• hook (mine was 5.0 size)
• scissors and needle
• to embroider the face - buttons, felt, movable eye stickers...

ABBREVIATIONS (American terminology):

• mr - magic ring
• ch - chain
• sc - single crochet
• hdc - half double crochet
• dc - double crochet
• slst - slip stitch
• inc - increase
• st - stitch

PATTERN

The holder is crocheted in rounds, each round is joined by slst (slst to the first sc in round) and next round starts with 1 ch and in the same st 1 sc, so 1 ch is not counted as the first sc, it helps us only to move to the same height as sc is.

The height of the holder can be adjusted. When you need the holder to be higher, just crochet a few more rounds. When you need the holder to be smaller, just leave out a few rounds unworked.

The ears are crocheted after the holder is finished and then you can sew them onto the holder. Then you can embroider the face.

1. mr, 1 ch and 6 sc, slst to the first sc in round (6)

2. 1 ch, inc in all st, slst to the first sc in round (12)

3. 1 ch, *inc, sc* repeat from * to * until the end of round, slst to the first sc in round (18)

4. 1 ch, *inc, sc* repeat from * to * until the end of round, slst to the first sc in round (27)

5. 1 ch, *inc, sc, sc* repeat from * to * until the end of round, slst to the first sc in round (36)

6. 1 ch, sc, sc in back loop in all st, slst to the first sc in round (36)

7. - 15. 1 ch, sc in all st, slst to the first sc in round (36)

EARS (make two)

Crochet 10 ch, in second ch from hook crochet hdc, then in next stitches crochet - hdc, hdc, dc, dc, dc, dc, hdc, hdc in the last ch, here crochet two more hdc to move around the chain, then crochet backwards the same stitches which you crocheted up to this point, so crochet - hdc, dc, dc, dc, dc, hdc, hdc, in the last st crochet 2 hdc. Altogether you should have 20 stitches.

VIDEO TUTORIAL (in Slovak language)

Happy crocheting !