Eye Need a Free Case

I'm getting older. And with that increase in age comes the need for reading glasses. The other day, I removed my favorite glasses and dropped them in my purse. Bad idea. A sharp edge of something scratched them--right in the middle of the lens. But with a crochet hook and some yarn--a lot of problems can be solved, right? So, I'm sharing a free crochet pattern for an Eyewear Case with you!

I immediately went to my Scheepjes Catona yarn as the mercerized cotton is perfect for the durable project I needed. And the colors are so fabulous!

Left: Scheepjes Catona in 25g balls Right: Scheepjes Cotton 8 in 50 g balls

So I grabbed some beautiful basic brights of this splendid yarn, raided my button collection, and went to work. It's really simple and quick. 

Here's how I did it...

Materials:

--C (2.75mm) hook

--Scheepjes Catona (25g balls of colors of your choice; 1 ball/case)

--Decorative Button: 1in (2.5cm)

--Sewing needle with eye large enough for yarn

Skill Level: Easy

Notes: 

--You can adjust the size of the pouch by altering your foundation chain to any odd number

--All joining at the end of a Rnd is completed with a sl st

--You may change colors as you wish, to add stripes of varying thicknesses. Have fun with color, I say!

Stitch Abbreviations: (US terms)

ch = chain

sc = single crochet

sl st = slip stitch

st = stitch

Rnd = Round

BLO = Back Loop Only

dc = double crochet

Gauge: 

--In pattern, 11 sts X 10 rows = 2in (5cm) square

Dimensions:

--Small: 6 1/8" X 2 1/4" (15.6cm X 5.7cm)

--Medium: 6 3/4" X 2 3/8" (17.1cm X 6cm)

--Large: 7 1/4" X 2 1/2" (18.4cm X 6.4cm)

Large Eyewear Case Shown

Ch 11 (13, 15)

Row 1: Working in back bump (shown above by black lines), sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across (10, 12, 14), do not turn

Note: by working in the back bumps of the chain you leave both loops available to be worked on Row 2 without leaving gaps--it looks very tidy!

Row 2: working on the opposite side of the first row, 2 sc in first st, sc in next 8 (10, 12), 2 sc in last st, sl st to first sc (22, 26, 30 around)

The photo above shows working around the end into the base of the previous row. Place another sc in this stitch (2sc total) and sc across to within the last st.

Place 2 sc in that last st, then join to the first st. Now you will continue in Rnds.

Rnd 1: in BLO around, ch 1 (does NOT count as st), sc in same st as joining, dc in next, (sc in next, dc in next) around, join to first sc 

You can see that by working in the back loops and not increasing around, the case begins to "cup". For the remaining parts of the pattern you will not be working in the back loops. Remember as you go, you will always be placing a sc in a dc, and a dc in a sc. Easy peasy!

Rnd 2: ch 1 (does NOT count as st), (dc in sc, sc in dc) around, join to first dc

Note: You will always be work your first st into the same st that you joined in on the previous round. If you find it tricky to work a dc after a ch-1, just pull your ch-loop a bit longer, but it will still NOT count as a st

This shows a dc placed in the first sc of the previous round.

Rnd 3: ch 1 (does NOT count as st), (sc in dc, dc in sc) around, join to first sc

Rep Rnds 2-3 until piece measures approximate length as outlined in the Dimensions above or to an appropriate length for your glasses.

Making progress...

If you want to change up the colors, go ahead and join a new color at the beginning of a round and work with that color for as many rounds as you wish. The stripes above were changed every 2 rows.

When you reach the desired height (this is the large one so it measures about 7.25in, sl st around so that your st is about 1/3 of the distance from the edge as shown below. Depending on the number of rows you work will result in ending up in a different place when you reach the desired height, so don't sweat it--just sl st to a position about where the hook is pictured below.

First sc of Row 1 of Button Tab

Button Tab: You will work in rows, turning at the end of each. 

Rows 1-4: Ch 1, sc in next 4 sts, turn

Button Loop: ch 7, sl st to first of sc across tab

Note: You can adjust this loop depending on the size of the button you want to use. Just make certain the loop fits over the button.

Fasten off and weave in those ends!! Now sew on that button, as shown so the tab fits nicely over the end. Ta-Dah!!

I'm really happy with these! Since I have several pair of glasses, I made three...

It's really easy to change up the size for your eyeglasses. The smallest size is just perfect for a wee pair of readers. If you have a large pair of sunglasses, you'll need to adjust even bigger than the large size as written, I suppose, but it's simple to do. Remember, any odd number of chains will do the trick!

I hope you enjoy the pattern. I would love to see what you work up--and your thoughts about the Catona! Feel free to share your projects on my Facebook page, too. I love to see what you work up with my patterns! 

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