Crochet phone holder pattern: a ginger cat in eight pieces, 69 rounds
A free crochet phone holder pattern shaped as a ginger cat, measuring ~10 cm across the base and ~11 cm tall with the back upright, holding a phone at roughly a 20 degree lean, worked on a 4.0 mm hook in four colours over about three and a half hours. The face is tapestry colourwork carried inside the round rather than embroidered on afterwards — charcoal eyes across rounds 4 and 5 of the back support, a cream muzzle across rounds 6 to 8 — and the base is filled with plastic pellets at round 18, while the opening is still wide, then closed over them in the last two rounds. That weight is the whole reason the stand does not tip when a phone leans on it. All 69 rounds are written out below across eight pieces, each one carrying the stitch count it ends on.
Maths verified, not yet made. Every one of the 69 rounds was checked against the round before it by machine — the counts, the increases and the decreases all add up. What nobody can promise you yet is how it sits in the hand.How we check
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Why it is rated Medium
Medium for the colourwork: eyes and muzzle are carried inside rounds 4 to 8 of the back support, and that tube has to be pressed flat with the face centred before anything is sewn.
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00What you need before you start
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What you need before you start
Yarn — four colours, all weight 4
1 skein (~85 g)Worsted / aran weight acrylic or cotton
scraps (~10 g)Worsted / aran weight, same yarn family as the ginger
scraps (~5 g)Worsted / aran weight, plus a length for the embroidered nose and mouth
scraps (~5 g)Worsted / aran weight, plus a length for the embroidered pads
Tools
5 you probably own, 3 to buyYou likely have
Tapestry needle
Scissors
Stitch markers
Pins
Measuring tape
You need to buy
Poly-pellets or dry rice (~120 g) for the base
Polyester stuffing (~30 g)
A small drawstring bag to hold the pellets, if your stitches are loose
Optional
A stitch marker in a contrast colour for the round start
A scrap of non-slip shelf liner for the underside of the base
Gauge and finished size
the last check before you cast onTension
Tight enough that no pellet can find a way between stitches. Gauge is not critical to the look, but a loose base leaks.
Finished size
~10 cm across the base and ~11 cm tall with the back upright, holding a phone at roughly a 20 degree lean
Any worsted or aran yarn works on the 4.0 mm hook. The weight in the base is what makes the stand hold a phone, so if you fill it with rice or dried beans instead of plastic pellets, keep the finished stand away from water.
How to make the cat phone stand, piece by piece
Switching rewrites every round:US6 sc in mrUK6 dc in mrWork a US sc as a UK single crochet and the fabric comes out looser and taller.
1
01The base
A disc that opens to 48 stitches, runs straight for five rounds, then…20 RNDS
starts in ginger· magic ring· Piece 1 of 8
First six rounds[6] [12] [18] [24] [30] [36]
Opening out
RND 1–81[6]
2[12]
3[18]
4[24]
5[30]
6[36]
7[42]
8[48]
Straight sides
RND 9–139[48]
10[48]
11[48]
12[48]
13[48]
Closing in, and the weighting
RND 14–2014[42]
15[36]
16[30]
17[24]
18[18]
19[12]
20[6]
US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreasest(s)stitch, or stitches
When this piece is donePour the pellets in at round 18 while the opening is still wide, shake them level, then work the last two rounds and fasten off. Roll it under your palm to settle the weight.
2
02The back and head
A tube worked from the top of the head down. Pressed flat it makes…14 RNDS
starts in ginger· magic ring· Piece 2 of 8
First six rounds[6] [12] [18] [24] [30] [30]
The crown of the head
RND 1–31[6]
2[12]
3[18]
Eyes, then the muzzle
RND 4–84[24]
5[30]
6[30]
7[30]
8[30]
Straight down the back
RND 9–149[30]
10[30]
11[30]
12[30]
13[30]
14[30]
US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreasest(s)stitch, or stitches
When this piece is doneLeave the last round open and leave a long tail. Press the tube flat with the face centred before you pin it to the base.
3
03The front lip
A short flat tube, folded forward along the front of the base to…7 RNDS
starts in ginger· magic ring· Piece 3 of 8
First six rounds[6] [12] [18] [24] [24] [24]
1[6]
2[12]
3[18]
4[24]
5[24]
6[24]
7[24]
US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreasest(s)stitch, or stitches
When this piece is doneSew it down about a stitch back from the front edge, so the phone drops into the groove instead of sliding off.
4
04The ears
Two the same. Six stitches out to twelve, then two rounds with blush…4 RNDS
starts in ginger· magic ring· Piece 4 of 8
First four rounds[6] [12] [12] [12]
1[6]
2[12]
3[12]
4[12]
US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreasest(s)stitch, or stitches
When this piece is donePinch each one flat with the blush facing you and sew the open edge to the top of the head.
5
05Right ear
— the same 4 rounds again, worked from piece 044 RNDS
starts in ginger· magic ring· Piece 5 of 8· mirrors the ears
First four rounds[6] [12] [12] [12]
1[6]
2[12]
3[12]
4[12]
US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreasest(s)stitch, or stitches
6
06The paws
Two small cream stubs, out to nine stitches and back to six. Stuff…4 RNDS
starts in cream· magic ring· Piece 6 of 8
First four rounds[6] [9] [9] [6]
1[6]
2[9]
3[9]
4[6]
US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreasest(s)stitch, or stitches
When this piece is doneSew one to each end of the front lip, angled slightly inward. Embroider three blush pads on each once they are in place.
7
07Right paw
— the same 4 rounds again, worked from piece 064 RNDS
starts in cream· magic ring· Piece 7 of 8· mirrors the paws
First four rounds[6] [9] [9] [6]
1[6]
2[9]
3[9]
4[6]
US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreasest(s)stitch, or stitches
8
08The tail
A six-stitch tube, twelve rounds long, with the last three in cream…12 RNDS
starts in ginger· magic ring· Piece 8 of 8
First six rounds[6] [6] [6] [6] [6] [6]
1[6]
2[6]
3[6]
4[6]
5[6]
6[6]
7[6]
8[6]
9[6]
10[6]
11[6]
12[6]
US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreasest(s)stitch, or stitches
When this piece is doneStuff it barely at all so it curls. Sew it around the right side of the base along its whole length so it cannot flick out and unbalance the stand.
You are here
Eight pieces from six lists. Two lists — the ears and the paws — are written once and worked twice, identical round for round; the grey bars are piece length, all drawn to the same scale.69 ROUNDS IN ALL
Nine notes on the cat phone stand
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01An original Crochet Genie design.
02Every piece is smooth single crochet worked in a continuous spiral — nothing to join, nothing to turn over, and no ribbing or open work anywhere in the fabric.
03The back support and the front lip are worked as tubes and then pressed flat, which gives a firm double-thick panel without leaving the round.
04The face is tapestry colourwork carried within the round: charcoal eyes on rounds 4 and 5, a cream muzzle on rounds 6 to 8. Carry the resting colour loosely behind the stitches so the panel stays flat.
05The nose, mouth and paw pads are embroidered on afterwards with a tapestry needle.
06Weighting matters more than anything else here. Pour the pellets in around round 18 of the base, settle them flat, then finish the closing rounds. A light base tips forward under a phone.
07The lean is set when you sew. Pin the back support to the base so it stands about 20 degrees off vertical, stand a phone against it, and adjust before a single stitch goes in.
08The front lip is folded forward and sewn along the front of the base so it catches the phone's bottom edge. The paws sit on top of the lip, so the cat reads as holding the phone.
09The tail curls around the right side of the base and is sewn down along its length.
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