Keeping Your Phone Cozy

I'm not sure how often you drop your phone -- or if you lose it in the deep recesses of your bag. But add a cozy, and you get a little cushion, plus the texture should be easier to find by feel. (You get the added bonus of coordinating in your favorite colors, too!). I'd probably add a button and a loop to mine. What embellishments would you use?

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SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

• Lion Brand® Vanna’s Choice® Baby Yarn: 1 skein Goldfish (A), 1 skein Aqua (D), or colors of choice
• Lion Brand® Vanna’s Choice® Yarn: 3 skeins Black (B), 1 skein Honey (C), 1 skein Beige (E), 1 skein Mustard (F), or colors of choice
• Crochet hook, size H-8
• Large-eyed blunt needle

DIRECTIONS:
GAUGE:
Exact gauge is not essential to this project.

NOTES
1. To change color, work last st of old color to last yarn over. Yarn over with new color and draw through all loops to complete st. Fasten off old color.
2. To make finishing easier, work over ends of old colors as work progresses, or weave in ends as work progresses.

STRIPE SEQUENCE:
Work 2 rows with A, 1 row with B, 1 row with C, 2 rows with B, 1 row with D, 2 rows with C, 1 row with E, 2 rows with F, 1 row with A, 2 rows with B, 1 row with C, 1 row with F, 2 rows with E, 1 row with B, 1 row with A, 2 rows with D, 1 row with F, 1 row with C, 2 rows with A, 1 row with B, 1 row with C, 2 rows with D.

COZY:
With A, ch 14.
Row 1: Work 2 sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc3tog, sc in each of next 2 ch, 3 sc in next ch, sc in each of next 2 ch, sc3tog, 2 sc in last ch – 13 sts. 
Row 2: Ch 1, turn, 2 sc in first st, sc3tog, sc in each of next 2 sts, 3 sc in next st, sc in each of next 2 sts, sc3tog, 2 sc in last st – 13 sts.
Rep Row 2, following Stripe Sequence, until entire Stripe Sequence has been worked once.
Fasten off.

FINISHING:
Fold Cozy in half so that first row meets last row. Seam sides. Weave in ends.

ABBREVIATIONS & STITCHES: ch = chain, rep = repeat, sc = single crochet, st(s) = stitch(es), Sc3tog = sc 3 sts together – Insert hook into st and draw up a loop. Insert hook into each of next 2 sts and draw up a loop. Yarn over and draw through all 4 loops on hook – 2 sts decreased.

Finished size approximately 3"x5"