Sugar'n Cream - Door Catch-All (crochet)

Hang this catch-all on the back of a door or in the close for convenient storage. Shown in Lily Sugar'n Cream.

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MATERIALS
Lily Sugar ’n Cream (70.9 g/2.5 oz)
Main color (MC) (White): 7 balls
Contrast A (Cream): 1 ball

Size 4 mm (U.S. G or 6) crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge. Garment hanger. Glue gun and glue stick to cover hanger hook with yarn if desired.

GAUGE
14 sts and 10 rows = 4 ins [10 cm] in pat.

INSTRUCTIONS
FRONT
**With MC, ch 57.
1st row: (WS). 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook. 1 sc in each ch to end of ch. Turn. 56 sc.
2nd row: Ch 3 (counts as dc). Miss first st. 1 dc in next st and each st to end of row. Turn.
3rd row: Ch 1. 1 sc in each st to end of row. Turn.
Last 2 rows form pat.**
Cont in pat until work from beg measures 24 ins [61 cm], ending with RS facing for next row:
***Next row: Ch 4 (counts as tr). (Yoh and draw up a loop in next st. Yoh and draw through 2 loops on hook) twice. Yoh and draw through all loops on hook – dc2tog made.
Dc2tog over next 2 sts. 1 dc in each dc to last 5 sts. (Dc2tog over next 2 sts) twice. 1 tr in last st. Turn.
Next row: Ch 1. 1 sc in first st. Draw
up a loop in each of next 2 sts. Yoh and
draw through all 3 loops on hook – sc2tog made. Sc2tog over next 2 sts. 1 sc in each st to last 5 sts. (Sc2tog over next 2 sts) twice. 1 sc in last st. Turn.
Rep last 2 rows 5 times more. 8 sts. Fasten off.**
Place markers at each end of last row.

BACK
Work from ** to ** as given for Front.
Cont in pat until work from beg measures 3 ins [7.5 cm] ending with RS facing for next row.
Work from *** to *** as given for Front.
Joining Back and Front: Place WS of Back and Front tog, matching shapes and pin them tog. With RS of work facing, join MC with sl st to left marked corner of Front.
Proceed as follows:
1st rnd: Working through both thicknesses: ch 1. 1 sc in same sp as last sl st. Work 22 sc evenly down left “shoulder” and 10 sc down left side.
Working in Front only: 72 sc down left side of Front. 3 sc in corner st. 1 sc in each of next 54 sc across bottom of Front. 3 sc in corner st. 72 sc up right side of Front. Working through both thicknesses: 10 sc up right side and 22 sc evenly up right “shoulder”. Working in Front only , 8 sc across top of Front. Join with sl st in first sc.
2nd rnd: Ch 1. 1 sc in each sc around, working 3 sc in corners. Join A with sl st to first sc.
3rd rnd: With A, ch 1. (1 sc. Ch 3. 2 dc) in same sp as last sl st. *Miss next 2 sc. (1 sc. Ch 3. 2 dc) in next sc. Rep from * around. Join with sl st to first sc. Fasten off.

POCKET (make 2)
With MC, ch 56.
1st row: (WS). 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook. 1 sc in each ch to end of ch. Turn. 55 sc.
2nd row: Ch 3 (counts as dc). Miss first st. 1 dc in next st and each st to end of row. Turn.
3rd row: Ch 1. 1 sc in each st to end of row. Turn.
Last 2 rows form pat.
Cont in pat until 18 rows in total have been worked.
Next row: (RS). With A, ch 1. (1 sc. Ch 3. 2 dc) in first st. *Miss next 2 sts. (1 sc. Ch 3. 2 dc) in next st. Rep from * to last 3 sts. Miss next 2 sts. 1 sc in last st. Fasten off.

FLOWER
With A, ch 4.
1st rnd: 1 dc in 4th ch from hook.
Ch 3. (Sl st. Ch 3. 1 dc. Ch 3) 4 times in same sp. Sl st in same sp. Fasten off.
Sew Pockets in position stitching top Pocket into 3 divisions and bottom Pocket into 2 divisions. Sew Flower in position, as shown in picture.
If desired, use hot glue to attach MC to hanger hook wrapping 2 strands tog at same time around hook.