Create a beautiful, shabby chic, lavender cellphone pouch to store your phone in. The finished pouch has dimensions measuring 7.8 cm in length, 16.5 cm in height and 1.5 cm in width and can carry medium to large smartphones.

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With your natural coloured yarn and 5 MM crochet hook, create a Slip Knot and Chain (CH) 17.

ROUND 1: Single Crochet Increase (SC INC) in the second CH from the hook, Single Crochet (SC) in the next 14 CHS, SC INC in the next CH. Now working on the bottom part of the CH, SC in the next 14 CHS, Slip Stitch (SL ST) in the beginning stitch to join. Total Stitches: 32

ROUND 2 TO ROUND 4: CH 1, SC in the next 32 stitches, SL ST in the beginning stitch to join.

ROUND 5: CH 1, skip the next stitch, SC in the next stitch, * CH 1, skip the next stitch, SC in the next stitch. Repeat * 15 times. SL ST in the first stitch to join. Total SC stitches: 16

ROUND 6: CH 1, skip the next stitch, SC in the next stitch. * CH 1, skip the next stitch, SC in the next stitch, repeat * 14 times, SC in the last stitch. SL ST in the first stitch to join. Total SC Stitches: 16

ROUND 7: CH 1, SC in the first stitch, SC in the first CH-1 space, * ch 1, skip the next stitch, SC in the next CH-1 space. Repeat * 13 times, SC in the last stitch, SL ST in the first stitch to join. Total SC Stitches: 16

ROUND 8: CH 1, SC in the first stitch, * CH 1, skip the next stitch, SC in the next CH-1 space. Repeat * 15 times, SC in the last stitch. SL ST in the first stitch to join. Total SC Stitches: 16

ROUND 9: CH 1, SC in the first stitch, SC in the first CH-1 space, * ch 1, skip the next stitch, SC in the next CH-1 space. Repeat * 13 times, CH 1, SC in the last stitch, SL ST in the first stitch to join. Total SC Stitches: 16

ROUND 10: CH 1, SC in the first stitch, * CH 1, skip the next stitch, SC in the next CH-1 space. Repeat * 15 times, SC in the last stitch. SL ST in the first stitch to join. Total SC Stitches: 16

ROUND 11: CH 1, SC in the first stitch, SC in the first CH-1 space, * ch 1, skip the next stitch, SC in the next CH-1 space. Repeat * 13 times, CH 1, SC in the last stitch, SL ST in the first stitch to join. Total SC Stitches: 16

ROUND 12: CH 1, SC in the first stitch, * CH 1, skip the next stitch, SC in the next CH-1 space. Repeat * 15 times, SC in the last stitch. SL ST in the first stitch to join. Total SC Stitches: 16

ROUND 13: CH 1, SC in the first stitch, SC in the first CH-1 space, * ch 1, skip the next stitch, SC in the next CH-1 space. Repeat * 13 times, CH 1, SC in the last stitch, SL ST in the first stitch to join. Total SC Stitches: 16

ROUND 14: CH 1, SC in the first stitch, * CH 1, skip the next stitch, SC in the next CH-1 space. Repeat * 15 times, SC in the last stitch. SL ST in the first stitch to join. Total SC Stitches: 16

ROUND 15: CH 1, SC in the first stitch, SC in the first CH-1 space, * ch 1, skip the next stitch, SC in the next CH-1 space. Repeat * 13 times, CH 1, SC in the last stitch, SL ST in the first stitch to join. Total SC Stitches: 16

ROUND 16: CH 1, SC in the first stitch, * CH 1, skip the next stitch, SC in the next CH-1 space. Repeat * 15 times, SC in the last stitch. SL ST in the first stitch to join. Total SC Stitches: 16

ROUND 17: CH 1, SC in the first stitch, SC in the first CH-1 space, * ch 1, skip the next stitch, SC in the next CH-1 space. Repeat * 13 times, CH 1, SC in the last stitch, SL ST in the first stitch to join. Total SC Stitches: 16

ROUND 18: CH 1, SC in the first stitch, * CH 1, skip the next stitch, SC in the next CH-1 space. Repeat * 15 times, SC in the last stitch. SL ST in the first stitch to join. Total SC Stitches: 16

ROUND 19: CH 1, SC in the first stitch, SC in the first CH-1 space, * ch 1, skip the next stitch, SC in the next CH-1 space. Repeat * 13 times, CH 1, SC in the last stitch, SL ST in the first stitch to join. Total SC Stitches: 16

ROUND 20: CH 1, SC in the first stitch, * CH 1, skip the next stitch, SC in the next CH-1 space. Repeat * 15 times, SC in the last stitch. SL ST in the first stitch to join. Total SC Stitches: 16

ROUND 21: CH 1, SC in the first stitch, SC in the first CH-1 space, * ch 1, skip the next stitch, SC in the next CH-1 space. Repeat * 13 times, CH 1, SC in the last stitch, SL ST in the first stitch to join. Total SC Stitches: 16

ROUND 22: CH 1, SC in the first stitch, * CH 1, skip the next stitch, SC in the next CH-1 space. Repeat * 15 times, SC in the last stitch. SL ST in the first stitch to join. Total SC Stitches: 16

** If you want a longer cellphone pouch, repeat Rounds 7 and 8 of the pattern.

ROUND 23: CH 1, SC in every CH and stitch in the round. Total Stitches: 32

ROUND 24: SL ST in every stitch of the round. Fasten off and weave in any loose ends.

Lay your finished pouch flat, from the last stitch, count 7 stitches moving towards the middle part of the pouch and mark with a stitch marker. Take your wooden bead and position and sew between the 7th and 10th stitch.