This tapestry crochet apple pencil case is a fun and colorful zippered pouch that is perfect for your pens, crochet hooks, makeup, or anything that you need to fit in a bag!
This crochet pencil case is also a cute back-to-school gift for your children or a teacher appreciation gift.
The pattern is worked in tapestry crochet in the round working each round with 4 strands of yarn. Of these 4 strands of yarn, one is the active/working yarn, and the other three strands are carried inside your stitches.
The pencil case looks exactly the same on both sides but you can personalize it so that the apples are only on one side if you prefer.
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AD-FREE DOWNLOADABLE PATTERN
Get the ad-free, printable PDF pattern of the Apple Pencil Case with the pattern color chart and a step-by-step tutorial on how to line your crochet bag with a zipper on Ravelry HERE, LoveCrafts HERE, or Etsy HERE!
MATERIALS
- 3.0 mm (11 UK) Hook
- Sport (2, Fine) Yarn
- Tapestry Needle
- One Stitch Marker to Work in the Round
- For Lining: Zipper, 6.7″ (17 cm), Lining fabric, Pins, Sewing Needle, Sewing Thread
Yarn & Yardage
I used Schachenmayr Catania (137 yds / 125 m per 50 g) in the following colors and amounts:
- Y – Sun (208) – 58 yds, 53 m
- R – Red (115) – 50 yds, 46 m
- W – Nature (105) – 25 yds, 23 m
- B – Marone (157) – 6 yds, 5.5 m
- G – Greenery (418) – 6 yds, 5.5 m
ABBREVIATIONS (US TERMS)
- BLO – Back Loop Only
- Ch – Chain
- Sc – Single Crochet
- Sk – Skip
- Sl St – Slip Stitch
- St – Stitch
- Yo – Yarn over
Special Stitches
Back Loop Only (BLO)
This pattern is mostly worked by crocheting in the back loop only. Learn how to single crochet in the BLO in this post.
Invisible Color Change
See here how to change color invisibly in tapestry crochet.
Invisible Join
Learn how to join the round with an invisible join with this step-by-step tutorial.
Size
7.5″ (19 cm) by 3.8″ (9.7 cm)
Gauge
14.5 BLO sc for 11 rows in 2″ (5 cm) worked in tapestry crochet with 4 strands of yarn.
PATTERN NOTES
- Crochet in the round using 4 strands of yarn.
- Except for round 1, always crochet BLO sc!
- If the pattern says “Y5”, you have to make one BLO sc using color Y in each of the next 5 sts.
- (…) – Repeat the instructions within round parenthesis for the indicated number of times.
- *… – Repeat the instructions from * for the indicated number of times.
- […] – Crochet the instructions within brackets all in the same indicated st.
- The stitch count is 112 sts throughout the pattern.
- Find the written instructions on page 2 and the color chart on page 3.
apple pencil case – Free Tapestry CROCHET Pattern
For a printable color chart of the pattern, get the PDF pattern in my Ravelry, LoveCrafts, or Etsy shops!
Do not join each round with a sl st but work in the round in a continuous spiral.
With Y, ch 55.
Round 1. Starting from the second ch from your hook, sc 53 (mark the first st with a st marker), [sc 4] in the last ch. Working on the other side of the initial ch, sc 52, [sc 3] in the next ch (where you worked the first sc). (112 sts)
Start carrying R, Y, and B inside your sts, and crocheting BLO sc sts.
Rounds 2-4 (3 rounds). Y112. (112 sts)
Round 5. *Y16, (Y1, R3) twice, Y20, (Y1, R3) twice, Y4. Repeat from * twice.
Round 6. *(Y1, R1) 6 times, Y4, R1, (R1, W2) twice, R2, Y4, (R1, Y1) 6 times, Y3, R1, (R1, W2) twice, R2, Y3. Repeat from * twice.
Round 7. *(R1, Y1) 7 times, Y1, R2, W7, R2, Y1, (Y1, R1) 7 times, Y2, R2, W7, R2, Y2. Repeat from * twice.
Round 8. *Y14, R2, W2, (W1, B1) twice, W3, R2, Y15, R2, W2, (W1, B1) twice, W3, R2, Y1. Repeat from * twice.
Round 9. *Y14, R1, W4, (B1, W1) twice, W3, R1, Y15, R1, W4, (B1, W1) twice, W3, R1, Y1. Repeat from * twice.
Round 10. (Y3, R3, Y1, R3, Y4, R1, W11, R1, Y1) 4 times.
Round 11. (Y2, R9, Y3, R1, W11, R1, Y1) 4 times.
Round 12. (Y1, R11, Y2, R1, W4, R3, W4, R1, Y1) 4 times.
Round 13. (R13, Y2, R1, W2, R2, B1, R2, W2, R1, Y2, R13, Y2, R1, W2, R2, B1, R2, W2, R1, Y2) twice.
Cut W and start carrying G.
Round 14. (R13, Y3, R3, Y1, B1, G1, R3, Y3, R13, Y3, R3, Y1, B1, G1, R3, Y3) twice.
Round 15. (R13, Y6, B1, Y1, G3, Y4, R13, Y6, B1, Y1, G3, Y4) twice.
Cut B and start carrying W.
Round 16. (R11, W1, R1, Y9, G3, Y3, R11, W1, R1, Y9, G3, Y3) twice.
Round 17. (R10, W1, R2, Y15, R10, W1, R2, Y15) twice.
Cut G and start carrying B.
Round 18. (Y1, R5, B1, R2, W1, R2, Y16) 4 times.
Cut W and start carrying G.
Round 19. (Y2, R3, Y1, B1, G1, R3, Y4, (R1, Y1) 6 times, Y1) 4 times.
Round 20. Y5, B1, Y1, G3, Y4, (R1, Y1) 7 times, Y5, B1, Y1, G3, Y4, (R1, Y1) 7 times.
Round 21. (Y8, G3, Y25, G3, Y17) twice.
Rounds 22-23 (2 rounds). Y112.
Fasten off, make an invisible join, and weave in all your ends.
Learn how to line your pouch and add a zipper in this step-by-step tutorial!
Your Tapestry crochet apple pencil case is ready!
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