My free crochet phone scroller crochet toilet paper holder is a fun home decor design which gives your TP little arms and legs, making it look like your toilet roll is holding a phone!
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About The Phone Reader Toilet Paper holder
Meet your bathroom’s new best friend: the Phone Scroller Toilet Roll Holder. The hilariously quirky upgrade you didn’t know your home decor needed!
This fun little character gives your toilet roll arms and legs, literally. With a charming, slightly mischievous design, the toilet paper holder sits perched on your shelf, while scrolling through a tiny phone. Relatable, right?
Whether you’re someone who takes their phone breaks on the toilet, or you just love adding a touch of humor to your home, this novelty holder brings a perfect blend of charm and cheekiness.
It’s like your toilet roll has a personality now, one that’s just as addicted to scrolling as the rest of us. Because let’s face it, if your TP’s going to sit around all day, it might as well look like it’s having a good time too.
A conversation starter, a smile inducer, and a surprisingly functional piece of decor, the Phone Scroller Toilet Roll Holder turns your bathroom into a space where style meets silliness.
More of a book Reader?
Prefer reading over scrolling? Meet the Book Reader Toilet Paper Holder, the viral, quirky decor piece for book lovers! With little legs and a tiny book in hand, this fun bathroom buddy adds charm and character to your space. A must-have for anyone who loves a good read, even on the toilet!
How to Crochet a Phone Scroller Toilet Paper holder?
Learn how to crochet your very own Phone Scroller Toilet Paper Cover with this free, beginner-friendly pattern that’s as fun as it is simple.
Using worsted weight yarn and 3.75mm (F) and 2.75mm (C) crochet hooks, you’ll create a quirky little toilet roll holder with arms, legs, and a tiny phone in hand. And don’t forget a little thread to embroider a cute phone camera!
The pattern walks you through each step clearly, making it perfect for first-time crocheters. For extra sturdiness, you can add pipe cleaners and plastic mesh inside the phone reader.
About the yarn
To make my phone scroller holder, I used Lily Sugar’n Cream Cone, a worsted weight 4 yarn in white.
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Phone Scroller Toilet Paper Holder: Free Crochet Pattern
Crochet Pattern Information:
Supplies:
- US F / 3.75 mm crochet hook
- US C / 2.75 mm crochet hook
- Worsted weight 4 cotton yarn (approx. 180 yds)
- Small amount of grey embroidery floss (Or finergering weight yarn) for camera lens on phone
- Plastic Mesh Canvas (1 sheet)
*Note: Pattern can be made without the plastic canvas, but it will not be as sturdy. - Tapestry needle and small sewing needle
- Optional: Pipe cleaners (2) approx. 11” in length
Yarn:
- Lily Sugar’n Cream Cone, weight (4) worsted, 100% cotton, 674 yds / 616 m, 14 oz / 400 g per cone. Shown in color: White; approx. 180 yds.
- Small amount of black cotton yarn for phone
- Small amount of grey embroidery floss (Or finergering weight yarn) for camera lens on phone
Finished Size:
6” (15 cm) wide side to side, 7” (17.5 cm) wide front to back x 3.5” (9 cm) tall at back
Abbreviations (US Terms):
- blo: back loop only
- bpsc: back post single crochet
- ch: chain
- dec: decrease
- FSC: foundation single crochet
- inc: increase (2 sc in same st)
- pm: place marker
- rnd: round
- sc: single crochet
- sl st: slip stitch
- st(s): stitch
Special Stitches:
Invisible Decrease (dec): Insert hook into the front loop only of next 2 sts, yo, pull through all 3 loops.
Gauge:
4 sts x 4 rows = 1” (2.5 cm) in sc
Skill level:
Notes:
- Entire piece is worked with a US F / 3.75 mm crochet hook. Smaller hook is used for the phone camera lens.
- TP holder is worked in parts and sewn together.
- Bottom, back, arms, and phone are all reinforced with Plastic Mesh Canvas cut to size.
Copyright Notice:
Pattern is sole property of Carol Hladik Designs. Please do not copy or reproduce in any way.
You are welcome to sell finished items made from this pattern, but please credit me as the designer in your posts.
Free Crochet Pattern: Phone Scroller toilet paper holder
Mesh Canvas:
Cut Plastic Mesh Canvas for all pieces before beginning. Pieces do not need to be exact, but aim for close.
For Base: Cut a circle with a 4.5” diameter (does not need to be perfectly circle)
For Back: Cut a rectangle 8” long and 2” wide
For Arms: Cut 2 rectangles 3” long and .5” wide
For Phone: Cut a rectangle 2.5” long and 2” wide. (Note: piece in photo is not correct size, I decided to increase the size of the phone last minute)
Base: Make 2
Rnd 1: Working into a magic circle, sc 8, pull tight, do not join, mark first st of round and move up with each new round. (8 sts)
Rnd 2: Inc in each st around. (16 sts)
Rnd 3: *Sc 2, inc; rep from * to last st, sc. (21 sts)
Rnd 4: Sc, inc, *sc 2, inc, sc 3, inc; rep from * one more time, sc 2, inc, sc 2 (27 sts)
Rnd 5: *Inc, sc 4; rep from * around to last 2 sts, sc 2. (32 sts)
Rnd 6: Sc 3, inc, *sc 4, inc; rep from * around to last 3 sts, sc 3. (38 sts)
Rnd 7: *Inc, sc 8; rep from * around to last 2 sts, inc, sc. (43 sts)
Rnd 8: Sc 5, inc, *sc 7, inc; rep from * around to last 5 sts, sc 5. (48 sts)
Rnd 9: *Inc, sc 3; rep from * around. (60 sts)
Rnd 10: *Sc 15, inc; rep from * two more times, sc 11, inc. (64 sts)
Rnd 11: Sc 3, *inc, sc 7; rep from * to last 5 sts, inc, sc 4. (72 sts)
Fasten off first circle, do not fasten off second circle.
Lay first circle with WS facing up, thread the center tail onto a tapestry needle and feed it through the center of the plastic mesh circle, then through the center of the second crocheted circle from WS to RS (RS of both circles should be facing out), tie center tail of both circles to secure. Using the attached yarn, sc around outside edge working each st into the blo of each circle (these loops will be on the inside near the plastic). Join to first sc with a sl st. Fasten off and weave in all ends. Set aside.
Back: Make 2
Row 1: FSC 10 [or ch 11, sc in 2nd ch from hook and across.] (10 sts)
Row 2: Ch 1, sc across.
Rep Row 2 for 38 total rows. Fasten off first piece, do not fasten off second piece.
As with the base, you will be joining the two pieces with the plastic canvas between the pieces. Using the attached yarn, sc across the last row worked, ch 1, turn to work down the side of the rectangle, sc across the ends of the rows. You want the edging to be clean, and not pucker or ruffle, so you may need to sk a row occasionally to achieve the best edging. Check your work every few inches to verify that the seam is straight. Ch 1, turn and sc across Row 1, ch 1, turn and sc across the last side. When you reach the end of the last side, ch 1, sl st to join to first st. Fasten off leaving a 24” tail.
Line up back piece with the base making sure the tail is at the bottom of the back piece. Using the tail and a tapestry needle, seam the back to the base making sure they are secure, and that the back stands on its own.
Set aside.
Arms: Make 1
Row 1: Ch 63, sc in 2nd ch and across. (62 sts)
Rows 2 – 6: Ch 1, sc across.
Row 7: Sc 12, pm, sc across.
Fold work in half lengthwise.
Row 8: Ch 1, working into Row 7 and the starting ch, sl st first 12 sts together, working into just Row 7, sl st across to marked st, working into Row 7 and the starting ch, sl st 12 sts together. Fasten off leaving a 24” tail.
Fold plastic canvas pieces in half lengthwise to create a “c” shape and slide one into each seamed end. I found inserting my hook into the opposite end than where I am pushing the canvas piece into and catching the plastic canvas to guide it through made the task easier.
Slip unseamed part of the arms onto the top of the back panel. Using the tail, seam both sides to the back piece to secure. Weave in ends.
Hands:
Rnd 1: Working directly into the opening at the ends of the arms, sc 8. (8 sts)
For the next few rows, you will be working into the “outside stitches” and “inside stitches”
Outside stitches are the ones that will be on the outside of the arm when the arm is wrapped around the toilet paper. Inside stitches are the ones that will be inside the circle and closest to the toilet paper.
Rnd 2: Inc, in 3 outer sts, sc in remaining 5 sts. (11 sts)
Rnd 3: Working into the 6 inc sts of Rnd 2, [sc, inc] 3 times, sc in remaining 5 sts. (14 sts)
Rnd 4: Working into center 4 outer sts, [inc, sc] 2 times, sc in remaining sts. (16 sts)
Fasten off leaving a 24” tail. Lightly stuff ends of arm and hands. With a tapestry needle and the tail, seam inside sts to outside stitches working through both loops of the inside sts, and the blo (closest to the opening) of the outside sts. Do not weave in ends, you will use this same tail to attach hands to the phone.
Feet and Legs: Make 2
Rnd 1: Working into a magic circle, sc 6, pull tight, do not join, pm in first st of round and move up with each new round. (6 sts)
Rnd 2: Inc in each st around. (12 sts)
Rnd 3: *Sc, inc; rep from * around. (18 sts)
Rnds 4 – 5: Sc around.
Rnd 6: *dec, sc; rep from * around. (12 sts)
Rnd 7: [dec, sc] 3 times, sc 3. (9 sts)
Stuff foot.
Rnds 8 – 15: Sc around
Rnd 16: Sc 7, dec. (8 sts)
Press opening flat with front of foot facing forward. If you are not lined up to start at the side of the leg, sc across until you are. Once you are lined up, proceed to Rnd 17.
Rnd 17: Working through both sides of the leg, sc across. (4 sts)
Rnd 18: Sc across. Fasten off leaving a 6” tail.
Attach legs to the front of the base leaving 6 sts between the legs. The top of the legs should overlap the bottom circle edge. Make sure each leg is secure before weaving in ends.
With a separate piece of yarn and a tapestry needle, seam across the top of the foot, where the stuffing ends and the leg begins to give the feet some definition. Weave in ends.
Phone (Make 2):
With Black
Row 1: FSC 10 [or ch 11, sc in 2nd ch from hook and across.] (10 sts)
Rows 2 – 14: Ch 1, sc across.
Fasten off first piece, do not fasten off second piece. Set aside.
Phone Camera Lens: With Embroidery Floss and a size C 2.75 mm hook
Rnd 1: Ch 2, work 8 sc into 1st ch, do not join, pm in first st of round and move up with each new round. (8 sts)
Rnd 2: Inc in each st around, sl st to first st of round. (16 sts)
Fasten off leaving a long tail to attach.
Using a needle, sew camera lens to the top corner of one of the phone panels.
Place plastic mesh canvas between the two phone pieces with RS of both pieces facing out. Sc around entire phone in same fashion as the back piece.
With camera lens at the top, use the tails of the hands, seam the hands to the phone with one hand on the outside holding the phone, and one on the inside scrolling.
If you are not using a jumbo size roll of toilet paper, you may need to reinforce your arms with pipe cleaners to keep the weight of the phone from pulling the arms down.
Line up the pipe cleaners side by side and twist one end together approx ¾ of an inch from the end.
Straighten the pieces so the join is in the middle and you have one long piece approx. 20.5” in length. Twist the ends onto the pipe cleaners to hide them.
Thread one end of the pipe cleaner onto a tapestry needle and insert into the top of the arm working toward the cell phone. You may need to work a few sts at a time, pull through, and continue until you reach the end of the hand.
Work pipe cleaner across the inside of the phone and out to the second arm. Work across second arm. Weave both ends through the top of the back piece so they end at the very center. Pull tight making sure your toilet paper will still fit inside the holder before securing. Once your size is determined, twist the ends together. Trim ends to approx. ½ inch and weave in to hide.
Weave in any remaining yarn ends, and add a roll of toilet paper!
