Crochet: make an easy case for your phone or tablet

Keep your tablet and phone safe in their own colourful crochet cases. They make lovely gifts, too.

Note: 2 ch at beg of rnds does not count as st.

With A, make 15 ch.

1st rnd – 1 htr in 3rd ch from hook, 1 htr in each of next

11 ch, 3 htr in last ch, working across opposite side of foundation ch, 1 htr in each of next 11 ch, 1 htr in last ch, join with sl st to first htr – 27 sts. Fasten off.

Note: For rem rnds, work htr in horizontal bar created at back of work between sts of previous rnd (bar is below loops normally worked). This creates a “ridge” across each rnd.

2nd rnd – Join B with sl st in horizontal bar at back of last htr of previous rnd, 2 ch, 1 htr in same sp, ★ 1 htr in horizontal bar at back of next htr, rep from ★ around. Join with sl st to first htr. Fasten off.

3rd rnd – With C, as 2nd rnd.

4th rnd – With D, as 2nd rnd.

5th rnd – With E, as 2nd rnd.

6th rnd – With A, as 2nd rnd. Rep 2nd to 6th rnds twice more. Do not fasten off.

Sl st across each st to centre back of last rnd, make 24 ch (button loop), join with sl st in centre back.

Fasten off.

Sew button to front to correspond to button loop.