Pocket Tissue Holder - Redux
by Pam Black (May 2011)
on-line crochet groups I belonged to. At the time, there was not the amount
of patterns available on the web as there is now. It's a fairly simply pattern
that I made up and wrote down quickly. Recently my daughter saw the one
I had in my purse and asked me to make one for her. I decided to use some
Speed-Cro-Sheen I had so it would be a little stiffer. The one I made with
the baby yarn was a little too soft for my taste. Using the same pattern, the
Speed-Cro-Sheen worked up almost the same but it was a tad too small for
the kleenex package. It seems the baby yarn stretched to fit and the
Speed-Cro-Sheen did not. So it was back to the drawing board.
Kleenex® pocket pack
which is about 4 ¼” x 2 ¼” x 1”
Speed-Cro-Sheen (size 3) thread
3/4” button
Size E (or 3.5MM) hook
Gauge:
5 sc = 1inch; 6 rows = 1 inch
Ch 19
Bottom -
Rnd 1: Sc in second chain from hook, sc in next 16 chains, 5 sc in last chain, working in the remaining loops
of the
original foundation chain, sc in the next 16 loops, 4 sc in the last remaining loop of chain,
join with sl st in
first sc. Do not turn. (42sc)
Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc in same sc, sc in next 17 sc, 2 sc in next sc, sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc, sc in next
18 sc, 2 sc
in next sc, sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc, join with sl st in first sc. Do not turn. (46sc)
Rnd 3: Ch 1, sc in same sc, sc in next 18 sc, 2 sc in next sc, sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc, sc in next 20 sc, 2 sc
in next sc, sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc, join with sl st in first sc, turn. (50sc)
Sides -
Rnd 4: Ch 1, in front loops only, sc in same sc, sc in next 49 sc, join with sl st in first sc, turn. (50sc)
Rnd 5 thru 16: Ch 1, working in both loops, sc in same sc and in remaining 49 sc, join with sl st in first sc, turn.
Top -
Row 17: Ch 1, working in back loops only, sc in same sc and in next 19 sc, turn. (leaving remaining stitches
unworked) (20sc)
Row 18 thru 22: Ch 1, working in both loops, sc in same sc and in next 19 sc, turn. (20sc)
Flap -
Row 23: Ch 1, working in back loops only, sc in same sc and in next 19 sc, turn.
Row 24: Ch 1, working in both loops, sc first 2 sc together (dec), sc in next 16 sc, sc next 2 sc together (dec),
turn. (18sc)
Row 25: Ch 1, dec, sc in next 14 sc, dec, turn. (16sc)
Row 26: Ch 1, dec, sc in next 12 sc, dec, turn. (14sc)
Row 27: Ch 1, dec, sc in next 10 sc, dec, turn. (12sc)
Row 28: Ch 1, dec, sc in next 8 sc, dec, turn. Finish off. (10sc)
Edging for Top and Flap -
Join thread in the side of Row 17, ch 1, sc the side of Rows 17 thru 28, sc in the 10 sc of Row 28, sc in the
sides of Row 28 thru 23. Finish off.
To make a loop for the buttonhole, I did a chain of about 20 with a smaller hook (1.75 mm steel) and hand sewed
it to the center front edge of the flap.
My daughter suggested that I make the flap wider so I have added instructions for a wider flap here.
