Yarn Buddy – FREE crochet pattern

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This pattern came togheter beacuse i was tired of the dogs and kids getting to my yarn ball when i was crocheting on the couch, always leaving it a mess, i have tried yarn bowls and they dont quite get the job done, i needed something that could be closed to protect the yarn from sticky kid fingers and rolling around on the floor. Thats when the yarn buddy came to life. As a bonus i made a pocket to be able to have all i need for my current project in one place, always having markers, siccors and my needle in one place and not having to look for them all the time, wich is also a problem for me. This yarn buddy solved that problem, when i am done crocheting for the night i put my hook in the buddy and have all i need in one place for the next day.

The yarn buddy is fast and easy to make, it fits chunky yarn balls as well as the smaller ones. It has the option to add a strap to easily carry your yarn buddy around, make a removable strap or sew your strap in place. It is all up to you.

I used Paintbox simply chunky, i opted for a smaller hook then suggested to get a sturdier feel. It took little less then 2 balls including the strap.

I used 3 coat buttons from an old coat that i already had.

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For this you will need:

Hook: 5,0mm

Yarn: 2 balls of paintbox simply chunky

Needle

siccors

Ch 8, Sl st into first ch, creating a circle

1. Ch1, 12 sc over chain, sl st tog (12)
2. Ch1, *1sc, Inc* x 6, sl st tog (18)
3. Ch1, *1sc in 2 sts, inc* x 6, sl st tog (24)
4. Ch1, *1sc in 3 sts, inc* x 6, sl st tog (30)
5. Ch1, *1sc in 4 sts, inc* x 6, sl st tog (36)
6. Ch1, *1sc in 5 sts, inc* x 6, sl st tog (42)
7. Ch1, *1sc in 6 sts, inc* x 6, sl st tog (48)
8. Ch1, *1sc in 7 sts, inc* x 6, sl st tog (54)
9. Ch1, work 1 sc each st in back loop only,(54) Ch1 turn
   

10-21. 1 sc in each st, Ch1 turn (54)

22. 1 sc in each st, ch 10 turn (64)

23. Skip ch 10, 1 sc in 54 sts, ch 1 turn (54)

24-37. 1 sc in each s,  ch 1 turn (54)

38. 1 sc in each st, sl st tog, Ch1 turn (54)

From now on do not turn your work

39. Working in back loops only, *1sc in 7 sts, dec* x 6, sl st tog, ch 1 (48)

40. *1 sc in 6 sts, dec* x 6, sl st tog, ch 1 (42)

41. *1 sc in 5 sts, dec* x 6, sl st tog, ch 1 (36)

42. *1 sc in 4 sts, dec* x 6, sl st tog, ch 1 (30)

43. *1 sc in 3 sts, dec* x 6, sl st tog, ch 1 (24)

44. *1 sc in 2 sts, dec* x 6, sl st tog, ch 1 (18)

45. *1 sc, dec* x 6, sl st tog, ch 1 (12)

46. *dec* x 6 (6)

Sew The hole shut and fasten yarn.

Pocket.

Ch 26

1. In 2nd ch from hook make 1 sc in each ch, ch 1 turn (25)

2-15. 1 sc in each st, Ch1 turn (25)

Strap

Here you can choose any length you want your strap to be by removing or Adding rows before the last Button hole. Or if you don’t want a strap you can just skip this part.

Ch 6.

1. In 2^nd ch from hook make 1 sc in each st, ch 1 turn (5)
2. 1 sc in each st, ch 1 turn (5)
3. 1 sc, ch 3, skip 3 sts, 1 sc in last st, ch 1 turn (5)
4. 1 sc, 3 sc in ch-sp, 1 sc in last st, ch1 turn (5)

5-160. 1 sc in each st, ch 1 turn (5)

161. 1 sc, ch 3, skip 3 sts, 1 sc in last st, ch 1 turn (5)

162. 1 sc, 3 sc in ch-sp, 1 sc in last st, ch1 turn (5)

163. 1 sc in each st. Fasten yarn

Assembling the bag:

Measure where you want to place your pocket, 1 sewed mine in place approx. 9 sts, from the opening. Sew along the short sides and the bottom of the pocket, sew the pocket down in the middle creating 2 pockets.

Sew a button for the closure and one button on each side if you made a strap.

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