Marianna's Lazy Daisy Days: Child's Play Pencil Case

Tuesday, 4 November 2025

This is a fun pencil case - easy to knit and practical too.

A great little gift idea.

Child’s Play Pencil Case

Requires:

DK yarn (around 17g – 20g, if using acrylic DK)

4mm needles

I large button

Tension / Gauge:

22sts = 4” (10cm)

Instructions:

Using 4mm needles & DK yarn, cast on 36sts

1^st Row: S1, knit to end

2^nd Row: S1, purl to last st, k1

Repeat the last 2 rows 25 times, or until work measures around 7½ “

Next Row: S1, knit to end

Place a stitch marker or safety pin on the first stitch of the last row worked

Next Row: Cast off 18sts knitwise, purl to last st, k1 (18sts)

Next Row: K2tog, knit to last 2sts, k2tog (16sts)

Next Row: S1, k2, purl to last 3sts, k3

Next Row: S1, knit to end

Next Row: S1, k2, purl to last 3sts, k3

Next Row: S1, knit to end

Next Row: S1, k2, purl to last 3sts, k3

Next Row: S1, k6, cast off 2sts, knit to end

Next Row: S1, k2, p4, cast on 2sts, p4, k3

Knit 3 rows

Cast off

Fold in half lengthways, and join the side seam (from the cast on up to the stitch marker)

Join the lower edge seam

Darn away ends

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