Colored granny cover for pencils: step by step tutorial

As promised yesterday, I share with you a how to work these cute crocheted cover pot :

To cover a pot:

• diameter : 6 cm
• circumference 20 cm
• high 9 cm

Yarn: Fingering sock yarn, (200 m / 50g) about 10 g for each pot

Hook: 3 mm

Abbreviation and Stitches (US terminology):

• Ch: chain
• dc: double crochet
• sc: single crochet
• beg: beginning

Here is the way I have changed the colors, but you can do the color change as you desire.

• Color A : Round 1 to 3
• Color B : Round 4 and 5
• Color C : Round 6 to 10
• Color B : Round 11 and 12
• Color A : Round 13 to 15

Begin with a sliding loop

• Round 1 Ch 3, 2dc, ch 1 *3 dc, ch 1* repeat from * to * 5 times around, join with slip stitch in top of 3 beg ch. (6 groups of 3 dc)
• 
• Round 2 (ch 3, 2 dc) in 1st ch space, ch 1 *(3 dc, ch 1, 3dc, ch1) in next ch space,* repeat from * to * 5 times, 3dc in next ch space, ch 1, join with slip stitch in top of 3 beg chain. (12 groups of 3dc)
• 
• Round 3 (ch 3, 2 dc) in 1st ch space, ch 1 *3 dc in next ch space, ch 1* * repeat from * to * 11 times, join with slip stitch in top of 3 beg chain. (12 groups of 3dc)
• 
• Round 4 to 14 repeat round 3
• Round 15 (ch 3, 3 dc) in 1st ch space, sc in next ch space, *7dc in next ch space, sc in next ch space*, repeat from * to * 5 times, 3 dc in next ch space, join with slip stitch in top of 3 beg chain. ( 6 shells)
• 

Cut the yarn and weave in end.

Put the colored pencils in the pots .

 

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By Stefanina © January 2011
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Hope you’ll enjoy it!

Happy crocheting

Bien à vous

Stefanina