30-Min. Super Easy No-Sew Elf Eyeglasses Case 

Free Crochet Pattern 

If you're looking for a super quick Christmas gift idea for someone who wears eye-glasses, this one is fun and useful too!

I'm going to be making a few of these for my kids' teachers this Christmas. You can have a look at the Snowman Eyeglasses Pouch and the Santa Eyeglasses Pouch if you want to make several of these to gift or sell. 

I also designed some Eyeglasses Templates that you could print out and include in your gifts or when you're selling at a craft fair so people know immediately what this pouch is for. You'll find the templates below.

Materials Needed

• Yarn: Bulky or Worsted Weight yarn (acrylic or cotton) in green, white and black. Small amount of yellow yarn (preferably T-shirt yarn) for buckle
• Hook: 5 mm crochet hook
• A tapestry needle
• A pair of scissors

Abbreviations

• Ch = Chain
• sc = single crochet
• hdc = half double crochet
• dc = double crochet
• flo = front loop only
• sl st = slip stitch
• st = stitch
• sts = stitches
• fo = fasten off

Skill Level

Beginner

Gauge

Gauge = 6 dc and 3 rows with a 5 mm crochet hook = 5 cm (2.5").

Size

Height by width = (17 cm x 9.5 cm) (6.5 inches x 3.7 inches)

Yardage

Approx. = 17 m (18.5 yards)

Notes

- You can make the pattern larger or smaller by changing the type of yarn and/or hook size. 

- Numbers at the end of each row (in brackets) indicate the number of final stitches in that row. 

- Please note that I use US crochet terms. Here's a US/UK Conversion Chart.

Crochet Christmas Gift Tags (PDF Printable)

If you're crocheting this pouch to give away as a gift or to sell at a craft market, here are some PDF printable Christmas Gift Tags for you.

Elf Eyeglasses Pouch Crochet Pattern Instructions

Body

Row 1: With green, ch 12, dc into 3rd ch from hook, dc across, work 2 more dc into the last st (12)

Rotate your project clockwise and work into the other side of the chain (try working over the yarn tail)

9 dc across, 1 more dc into last st, sl st to join. (10)

R 2 - 4: Ch 2, dc around, sl st to join (22)

Leave a short tail, cut your yarn and fasten off. (Or, you might want to keep your green yarn attached since you'll be using it again in 1 round).

R 5: Join Black, ch 2, dc around, sl st to join (22)

Leave a short tail, cut your yarn and fasten off.

R 6: Join green, ch 2, dc around, sl st to join (22)

R 7-10: Ch 2, dc around, sl st to join (22)

Note: Measure your eyeglasses or print eyeglasses template to measure the sizing of your pouch. If you need to add another row, do that after R 10.

Leave a short tail, cut your yarn and fasten off.

Collar

R 11: Join white, ch 1, sc around, sl st to join (22)

Note: Try working over your yarn tails so you don't have to weave them in later.

R 12: [Ch 3, sl st into the second ch from hook, hdc into the next ch st, sl st into the flo of next 2 sts of R 11], repeat [ ] 11 times.

Fold the collar downwards.

Leave a short tail, cut your yarn and fasten off.

Weave in ends neatly.

Note: If the yarn you're using doesn't allow the collar to fold down nicely, you can add a round of sc to the top of your pouch. This should push the collar down some more.

Buckle

Cut an arm’s length of yellow yarn (I used T-Shirt yarn), thread your darning needle and sew a buckley in the shape of a rectangle across 3 dc sts and 1 row in the center of the black row. If using thinner yarn, you can make it thicker using this method.

I hope you liked this tutorial, here are some other festive makes for you to try: