Crochet Bomb Pop Pen Cozy

The Crochet Bomb Pop Pen Cozy is a fun and quirky accessory that adds a pop of color to your writing routine! This cute and practical cozy is designed to keep your pens or pencils snug and stylish, making them stand out on your desk or pencil case. With its vibrant red, white, and blue colors reminiscent of a classic bomb pop ice cream treat, it not only protects your writing tools but also brings a smile to your face every time you use it. Handmade with love and care, this pen cozy is a great conversation starter and a wonderful addition to any stationery collection. So why settle for a dull pen when you can jazz it up with this charming and unique accessory?

Materials:

Beige: Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice in Beige

Red: Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice in Scarlet

White: Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice in White

Blue: Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice in Aqua or Aquamarine
Pen

polyfil

H hook

I hook

scissors

tapestry needle

Abbreviations:

BLO: back loop only

BPhdc: back post half double crochet

ch(s): chain(s)

FPhdc: front post half double crochet

inv dec: invisible decrease

rnd(s): round(s)

sc: single crochet

sk: skip

sl st: slip stitch

st(s): stitch(es)

( ): work everything inside the parentheses into the next stitch

[ ]: work everything inside the brackets the number of times indicated

Popsicle Stick:

With I hook and Beige, ch 5 and sl st to 1st ch to form ring.

Work 5 sc into ring and continue to work sc evenly in a spiral, without joining rounds, until your tube is 5 inches long. Try it on the pen before breaking off, making sure it’s neither too short nor too long. Sl st to next st to join. Break off and use your tapestry needle to draw up loops from the remaining 5 sts and pull closed. The other end has the opening to insert the pen.

Popsicle:

With H hook and Red, make magic circle, or ch 3 and sl st to 1st ch to form ring.

Rnd 1: 6 sc. Don’t join.

Rnd 2: (2 sc) 6 times. Sl st to next st to join, but not too tightly since you’ll need to work in it like a regular stitch later. – 12 sts

Rnd 3: in BLO, sc evenly – 12 sts

Rnd 4: working in both loops again, sc evenly – 12 sts

Rnd 5: [(2 sc), sc] 6 times – 18 sts

Rnd 6: [(2 sc), 5 sc] 3 times – 21 sts

Rnd 7: hdc evenly – 21 sts

Rnds 8-12: [2 FPhdc, 1 BPhdc] 7 times. – 21 sts

• Drop Red. Join White. Start stuffing as you change each color.

Rnds 13-17: [2 FPhdc, 1 BPhdc] 7 times. – 21 sts

• Drop White. Join Blue.

Rnds 18 – 22: [2 FPhdc, 1 BPhdc] 7 times. – 21 sts

Rnd 23: Sc evenly. Sl st to next st to join. – 21 sts

Rnd 24: In BLO, inv dec 10 times. There is only 1 stitch left in the rnd, but work one more inv dec using the last st and the one following it anyway for a total of 11 decreases. Sl st to next st to join. – 10 sts.

• Break off leaving approx. 18 inches of yarn for sewing.

Weave in all other ends.

Assembly:

• Finish stuffing Rocket Pop, not super firmly, but firmly enough to maintain the shape.
• Insert Popsicle Stick (with pen inside) about 1.5 inches. Make sure there is some stuffing at very bottom of the Popsicle around the opening and around the end of the Popsicle stick, or else the Popsicle Stick will be really wiggly. You want to give it a good foundation, and you don’t want loose, floppy, falling over pen cozies. Getting into stuffing into this spot can be tricky once the Stick is in.
• Use the Popsicle yarn tail to sew Popsicle to Popsicle Stick.