Intermediate
What the pattern's own author called it. Nothing here is graded again.
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Crochet bow phone pouch with flat panel base
Flat pouch panel plus bow overlay. 5ply cotton, 2.5mm hook, single crochet join.
- Skill
- Intermediate
- Time
- 4-6 hours
- Yarn weight
- 5 Ply / Sport
- Hook
- 2.5 mm
- Rounds
- 8
5 Ply / Sport
What the sample was worked in. Any weight works; the size moves with it.
8
Each one is typed out whole and gets its own line.
This pouch is built from a flat double crochet panel worked back and forth, then closed and topped with a separate bow made of two pieces joined at the center. The main panel starts with a 27-chain foundation and grows through rows of double crochet, while the bow pieces are worked as smaller rectangles before being cinched together. Before picking up the hook, have 5 ply cotton yarn and a 2.5 mm hook ready, along with a needle for seaming and weaving in ends once the pieces are complete.
Common mistakes and their fixes
- Miscounting the 27-chain foundation
- Recount the chain before turning to Row 1. A short foundation throws off the panel width and the later row-11 alignment for the bow.
- Losing the 24 double crochet count in bow rows
- Count stitches at the end of each bow row before starting the next. A missed stitch compounds across the rows of the bow piece.
- Joining the bow to the wrong row
- Mark the pouch panel's 11th row with a stitch marker before assembly so the bow's first row lines up correctly during the single crochet join.
The materials list
- 5 ply cotton yarn
- 2.5 mm crochet hook
- Yarn needle (for sewing and weaving in ends)
Listed by the pattern's own author, in their words.
Key to this pattern, 6 short forms
Start
Begin with a slip knot.
Make 27 chains.
Row 1
Start from the third chain from the hook, make one double crochet into this chain. Make one double crochet into each next chain until the end of the row. In the last chain, make two double crochets. Now, working on the other side of the chains, make one double crochet into each stitch across.
Row 2
Make a slip stitch into the first stitch to close off Row 1, then chain 2. Make one double crochet in each stitch across until you have a total of 50 double crochets for the row. Finish with a slip stitch into the first stitch.
Rows 3–9
Repeat Row 2.
Row 10
Chain 2, then turn your work. Make one double crochet in each of the first 23 stitches.
Row 11
Chain 2, then turn your work. Make one double crochet in each stitch across, for a total of 24 double crochets.
Rows 12–17
Repeat Row 11.After Row 17, chain one and cut the yarn to fasten off.
Bow Pattern
With the yarn color of your choice for the bow, start with a slip knot.
Make 26 chains.
Row 1
Start from the third chain from the hook, make one double crochet. Continue making one double crochet in each chain across.
Rows 2–5
Chain 2, then turn your work. Make one double crochet in each stitch across. There should be 24 double crochets in each row.Use single crochets to cover four sides of the crochet piece. Start with a chain one, and make single crochets across each side, ensuring to make 24 single crochets in the longer sides.
Bow Part Two
Make a slip knot, then 23 chains.
Into the fourth chain from the hook, make one double crochet; continue with one double crochet in each chain across until you have 20 double crochets.
Make chain three and slip stitch into the same stitch.
Repeat the pattern as described, ending with 19 double crochets in the final side, then fasten off.
Assembly, in order
Step 1Place the bow on the pouch so the first row of the bow aligns with the 11th row of the pouch.
Step 2Use single crochets to connect the bow to the pouch, ensuring to incorporate increases as described in the original pattern when covering the pouch's sides with single crochets.
Check these before you start
- Work the turning chain of 2 consistently across the bow rows so the stitch count holds at 24 double crochets per row.
- Keep tension even through the pouch panel's increase rows, since the two double crochets worked into the last chain set the shape for the sides.
On one line
| Rounds | 8 |
|---|---|
| Parts | 3 |
| Level | Intermediate |
| Time | 4-6 hours |
| Hook | 2.5 mm |
| Yarn | 5 Ply / Sport |
Set-up
- Wind enough 5 ply cotton to complete both the pouch panel and the two bow pieces without a mid-project color change unless one is planned.
- Count out 27 chains for the pouch start and 26 chains for the bow base before the first double crochet, so the foundation row lands correctly.
- Read through the pouch's 11th row placement now, since the bow's first row will need to align with it later during assembly.
Finishing
- Cut the yarn, thread it through a needle, and sew as indicated in the instructions to join the bow pieces together and attach the bow to the pouch.
- Fasten off and weave in any loose ends.
Construction
The pouch panel increases by two double crochets in the last chain of Row 1, which starts the shaping needed before the sides are closed with single crochet during assembly.
The bow is worked flat in two separate pieces rather than in one, so each half can be gathered at the center with a chain-3 and slip stitch before the two are joined into a single bow shape.
Time per section
| Pouch panel (Start, qty 1) | about 1.5-2 hours because the panel runs to 17 rows total and needs steady double crochet throughout |
|---|---|
| Bow Pattern (qty 1) | about 45 minutes to 1 hour because the piece is shorter at five rows plus edging, and the row count needs checking at 24 stitches |
| Bow Part Two and assembly | about 1-1.5 hours because the second bow piece includes shaping down to 19 double crochets, plus single crochet joining to the pouch |
Photographs of this one
Every one was taken by whoever published the pattern, in the order the source listed them.
Common questions
These answers came from whoever first published the pattern, kept word for word.