Pretty Blossoms Eyewear Case
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Case: 71/2 inches long x 4 inches wide Flower: 11/2 inches in diameter
MATERIALS
• Lily Sugar ‘n Cream medium (worsted) weight cotton yarn (21/2 oz/120 yds/71g per ball): 1 ball each #1530 country red, #1004 soft ecru and #0084 sage green • Sizes G/6/4mm and H/8/5mm crochet hooks or size needed to obtain gauge • 1/2-inch (12.5mm) Sew-Ology #460592 buttons from Hobby Lobby: 3 • Sewing needle • Tapestry needle • Sewing thread to match buttons
GAUGE
With size H hook: 8 sc dec sts = 4 inches; 6 rows = 4 inches
PATTERN NOTES
Weave in loose ends as work progresses. All single crochet decrease stitches are worked in the same stitch as the last stitch worked and in the next 2 stitches (which may be a stitch or a chain). Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.
SPECIAL STITCH
Single crochet join (sc join): Place a slip knot on hook, insert hook in indicated st, yo and draw up a lp, yo and draw through both lps on hook.
CASE
Row 1 (RS): With size H hook and red, ch 32, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc dec (see Stitch Guide) in same ch as st just made and in next 2 chs (see Pattern Notes), *ch 1, sc dec in same ch as st just made and next 2 chs, rep from * across, sc in last ch (same ch as st just made), turn. (17 sc, 14 ch-1 sps)
Row 2: Ch 1, sc in first st, sc dec in same sc as st just made, next sc and next ch-1 sp, [ch 1, sc dec in same ch-1 sp of st just made, next sc and next ch-1 sp] 13 times, ch 1, sc dec in same ch-1 sp of st just made and last 2 sc, sc in last sc again, turn.
Rows 3–22: [Rep row 2] 20 times. Fasten off at end of row 22.
FLOWER
Make 3. Rnd 1 (RS): With size G hook and ecru, ch 2, 4 sc in 2nd ch from hook. (4 sc) Rnd 2: 2 sc in each st around, join (see Pattern Notes) in beg sc. Fasten off. (8 sc) Rnd 3: Join red in any sc of rnd 1, ch 1, sc in same st, 2 sc in each rem st around, join in beg sc. Fasten off. (16 sc)
STEM
Short Stem
Make 2.
With size G hook and WS of Flower facing, join green to back post of any sc, ch 20. Fasten off.
Long Stem
Make 1.
With size G hook and WS of Flower facing, join green to back post of any sc, ch 25. Fasten off.
FINISHING
Place a button in center of each Flower and sew button through both thicknesses of Flower and Case. With RS of Case facing, position Flowers with edges touching as follows: Sew Flower with Long Stem at top right of Case, near top edge and 1/2 inch from right side edge. Sew 1 Flower with Short Stem 3/4 inch from top and to left of first Flower. Position last Flower below and between first 2 Flowers.
Edging
With WS tog, fold Case in half. With size G hook and working through both thicknesses of opposite side of foundation ch, sc join (see Special Stitch) red in first ch, sc in each ch across to last ch, 3 sc in last ch, working in both thicknesses of ends of rows, sc evenly up side. Fasten off.
Bow
Cut 12-inch strand of red and ecru. Gather stems tog and, with both strands held tog, tie a bow around all 3 stems.