Platypus iPhone Cozy

March 2nd was Platypus Day, so in celebration I designed this platypus phone cozy.  His tail is earbud storage.  The hat can be added to make him a secret agent.  The side of his mouth is open for when he makes platypus sounds.  I really enjoyed making it, and have already received lots of compliments on it.

Platypus iPhone Cozy

by Kristy Medina

Size D hook and worsted weight yarn
This is the hook size that I used, but feel free to change it to meet the size that you need or feel comfortable with.  The body of the case can be adjusted as well by adding or decreasing the number of chain stitches.  

Body - green / teal (I used Vanna's Choice yarn)

• ch 16
• sc in 2nd chain from hook and to the end = 15 sts
• flip and crochet on the opposite side of the chain for 15 sts.
• join and continue to sc in every stitch (no sl sts) until you achieve the height needed
• end with a slip stitch and weave in the ends

Hat - brown and black (I used Vanna's Choice yarn)

• with brown ch 20
• sc in 2nd chain from hook and to the end = 19 sts
• flip and crochet on the opposite side of the chain for 19 sts.
• join and continue to sc in every stitch (no sl sts) for 6 rounds.
• switch to the black and continue for 2 or 3 more rounds.
• switch back to the brown and 2 sc in every st for 1 round
• sl st to finish and weave in the ends.

Tail / headphone storage - orange (I used Super Saver yarn)

• ch 9
• sc in 2nd chain from hook and to the end = 8 sts
• flip and crochet on the opposite side of the chain for 16 sts.
• join and continue to sc in every stitch (no sl sts) for 2 rounds
• (2 sc in next, sc in the next 7 sts) x 2 = 18 sts
• (2 sc in next, sc in the next 8 sts) x 2 = 20 sts
• sc in every st for 2 rounds
• (sc 2 sts together, sc in next 8 st) x2 = 18 sts
• sc in every st for 1 round
• (sc 2 sts together, sc in next 7 st) x2 = 16 sts
• sc in every st for 1 round
• (sc 2 sts together, sc in next 6 st) x2 = 14 sts
• sc in every st for 5 rounds
• sl st in next st
• cut yarn leaving a long tail for sewing
• sew the tail to the back of the body - only sew 5 to 7 stitches to the body. I only sewed through 5 stitches.
• Optional: tack the tail down towards the bottom of the body as well, only going through the back half of it. Also you can use puff paint or brown yarn to make diagonal lines on the tail.

Eyes - white - make 2 (I used Caron's Simple Soft yarn)

• ch 2
• sc in 2nd ch from the hook 6 times = 6 sts
• 2 sc in every stitch = 12 sts
• (2 sc in next st, and sc in next stitch) repeat around = 18 sts.
• sl st in next stitch and cut the yarn leaving a long tail for sewing.

Eyes - black - make 2 (I used Caron's Simple Soft yarn)

• ch 2
• sc in 2nd ch from the hook 6 times = 6 sts
• sl st in next stitch and cut the yarn leaving a long tail for sewing.

Sew the black eye on top of the white eye. Then sew the white and black combo to the body.

Bill - orange (I used Super Saver yarn)

• ch2
• sc in 2nd ch from the hook 6 times = 6 sts
• 2 sc in every stitch = 12 sts
• (2 sc in next st, and sc in next stitch) repeat around = 18 sts.
• (2 sc in next st, and sc in next 2 stitches) repeat around = 24 sts.
• sl st in next stitch and cut the yarn leaving a long tail for sewing.
• Fold circle so that the top bill is a little further out than the bottom. Sew the folded part (from the inside of the bill) to the body, then continue to sew the bottom bill to the top bill. Leave one side of the 2 parts of his bill separate / un-sewn (so that it looks like Perry when he makes the platypus noise).

Hat off = Perry
Hat on = Agent P

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