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Got some spare ribbon lying around? Turn it into a crochet phone strap!
Phone straps are so useful for keeping hold of your phone, and making sure you don’t drop it on your face. Instead of buying a generic strap, why not try crocheting your own out of some interesting ribbon? This tutorial is a simple crochet chain that is finished off with a bow, a perfect afternoon craft! What ribbon will you choose? Please note that this tutorial contains affiliate links.
You’ll need the following tools and materials to make your crochet phone strap:
1: A ribbon that is about 1m to 1.5m long. I used this ribbon that was left over from a gift.
You can get some similar ribbon here:
2: A crochet hook. If you ribbon is thicker I recommend using a thicker hook, if it is thinner, use a thinner hook. I used a 6mm crochet hook.
You can get a crochet hook here:
3: A pair of scissors for trimming your ribbon if you need too.
You can get some here:
4: A phone charm strap.
You can get something similar here:
Follow these steps to make your crochet ribbon phone strap:
1: Create a slip knot at one end of the ribbon, leaving enough length for tying the bow at the end.
2: Put the knot over the crochet hook and pull it tight.
3: Take the long end of the ribbon and loop it over the hook in front of the first knot.
4: Take the first loop and pull it over the second one you just made. This is the start of the crochet chain.
5: Continue step 3 and 4 to continue forming the chain.
6: When your chain is long enough, thread the end of the ribbon through the end loop and pull it tight.
7: Trim any excess ribbon so that both ends are the same length.
8: Tie the ends of the crochet chain around the end of the phone charm strap.
9: Tie the ends into a bow.
Now your phone strap is finished and ready to use! How handy and satisfyingly simple to make!
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Get Hands-Free and Stylish with a DIY Crochet Phone Wrist Strap: Follow our Step-by-Step Tutorial Now!
It’s great to keep track of your phone without having to old it in your hands all the time, strap on this crochet wrist strap to ensure you don’t lose yours! This tutorial is a beginners crochet tutorial, and the results are pretty cool! Please note that it contains affiliate links.
You’ll need these tools and materials to make your crochet phone strap:
1: Some yarn or thread. I used this beaded thread.
2: A crochet hook. I used this 3.5mm hook, If you like the loose look you can see in this tutorial, this size is fine for the thickness of thread I used, but if you want it to be tighter, try using a smaller crochet hook.
3: Scissors.
4: Super Glue.
5: A phone strap keychain.
Follow these steps to make your cute crochet wrist strap:
1: Take your chosen yarn and create a slip knot.
2: Slide the knot over the crochet hook and then pull it tight.
3: Take the long end of the yarn and loop it over the crochet hook in front of the first loop you added.
4: Take the first loop and pull it over the second loop and off the crochet hook. You can find a video demonstration here.
5: Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you have a length of crochet chain you like. I made mine about 30cm long but you might want to make yours longer or shorter depending on your wrist size.
6: Once you have a length you like, cut the end of the yarn so that you have a 12cm tail.
7: Take the final loop off of the crochet hook and thread the tail through the loop pulling it tight to secure it.
8: Knot the ends of the crochet chain together.
9: Thread the yarn through the jump ring on the keychain and create a few knots to secure it.
10: Trim the ends of the yarn and add a dab of superglue to secure it.
Now your crochet phone wrist strap is finished and ready to use! How fun?!
Here are some other wrist strap tutorials to follow:
1: A chain and rhinestone phone strap
3: This simple chain phone strap
4: A tutorial that shows you how to transform a necklace into a phone strap.
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Never Lose Your Phone Again: Learn How to Crochet Your Own Stylish Phone Lanyard!
I sometimes worry that my phone could be easily lost or stolen from me, so I decided to make this sweet crochet lanyard so I can wear my phone and tuck it into my bag or pocket at the same time! This lanyard uses loose crochet and thin thread to add length. Kinda cute and also practical! Please note that this is a beginner crochet tutorial that contains affiliate links.
You’ll need the following tools and materials to make this phone lanyard:
1: Some yarn. I used two yarns held together, purple bamboo yarn and thin beaded thread.
Get some purple bamboo yarn here: https://amzn.to/41yN7Qa
Get some black sequin yarn here: https://amzn.to/44VeNS8
or here: https://tidd.ly/3O34oxP
2: A crochet hook. I used one that was 3.5mm in size. If I made this again I would use a crochet hook that was slightly smaller. The size crochet hook you will need depends on the thickness of your yarn.
You can get a 3.5mm crochet hook here
Here: https://amzn.to/3Ml08si
or here: https://tidd.ly/3O2YDQF
3: A phone loop keychain.
You can get one here: https://amzn.to/42vJzzs, or
5: A pair of scissors.
Here are all the steps you need to follow to make your crochet phone lanyard:
1: Hold the two yarns together.
2: Create a slip knot with the two yarns held together.
3: Slide the open knot over the crochet hook and then tighten it around the hook.
4: Take the long thread and loop it around the hook close to the hook end and in front of the slip knot loop you just tightened. You can see a video of this technique here.
5: Now take the first loop and pull it over the second one and off the crochet hook.
6: Continue steps 4 and 5 to create your crochet chain. Keep making loops until you have a chain long enough to fit across your body like a cross body bag. You can use your favourite cross body back to measure a length you like.
7: Once your crochet chain is long enough, cut the yarn so that you have a shorter length of yarn.
8: Take the last loop off of the crochet chain and loop the end of the yarn through it, pull it tight to create a knot and finish the crochet chain.
9: Knot the two ends of the crochet chain together.
10: Slide the excess yarn through the jump ring at the end of the phone loop and then create a couple of knots.
11: Use the needle to weave the ends of the yarn into the crochet chain. Trim any excess.
Now your crochet phone lanyard is finished and ready to use! Make one to protect your phone during your travels, or to keep it safe at home! I’ll be wearing mine across my body to protect my neck and help keep track of my phone.
If you want some other phone strap tutorials, you can find some here:
1: Turn a chain necklace into a phone wrist strap.
2: Transform some string into an amazing beaded phone strap.
3: Make your own sparkly rhinestone wrist strap for your phone.
4: Construct a simple chain phone strap.
And if you want some lanyard inspiration, here are some additional tutorials you can try:
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Here’s how to make a colorful crochet lanyard!
I have a teacher friend who loves a colourful lanyard, so this tutorial is inspired by her! This lanyard uses basic crochet combined with a large claw clasp to create a fun and practical accessory. I think this tutorial is a great way to use up scrap yarn and turn it into something useful. Please note that this tutorial contains affiliate links.
You’ll need these tools and materials to make this lanyard:
1: A crochet hook, large enough for chunky yarn. I used a 7mm hook.
2: Some yarn. I used three strands held together, two green strands and one pink strand.
Green yarn
Pink yarn
3: Scissors.
4: A darning needle.
5: A large lobster claw or similar. I used this chunky one that was recycled from an old keychain.
Here are the steps to make your own crochet lanyard.
1: Gather the three strands together.
3: Create a slip knot.
4: Place the loop around the crochet hook and pull the short end of the yarn to tighten it around the loop.
5: Take the long end of the yarn and wrap it around the hook before the first loop you made.
6: Grab the first loop and pull it over the top of the yarn you just wrapped around the crochet hook. This will leave you with just one loop on the hook again.
7: Repeat steps 5 and 6 to start creating a single row of crochet. Here’s a video that shows you what that looks like.
8: Continue crocheting until you have a length you like.
9: Cut the yarn leaving a reasonably long tail, about 15cm.
10: Remove the crochet hook and then loop the end of the yarn through the loop at the top.
11: Pull the yarn tight to secure the end of the crochet cord closed.
12: Once you’ve got your preferred lanyard length and have the ends secured, take two of the strands (out of three) on each side and tie them together.
13: Use the needle to weave the paired threads through the crocheted part of the lanyard, trim the ends when you’re done. Do this for both sides of the lanyard.
14: Use the remaining strands to tie the claw clasp to the lanyard. Do a couple of knots to secure it, and then use the needle again to weave in the ends. Trim any excess yarn.
Once you’ve completed this step, your lanyard is ready to wear! Here’s what it looks like on using my needle sleeve as a sample ID 😉
What colours will your crochet your lanyard in? This is such a versatile technique, once you have your crochet base, you can add decorations by sewing in beads or buttons! You can even use a beaded yarn to add beads right from the start!
If you want to develop a lanyard collection, you can find out how to make a beaded lanyard here.
Here are some other yarn-based tutorials you can follow:
