I do not know about you, but my nightstand tends to get cluttered with all sorts of random knickknacks by the end of the week. Between the various remotes, my phone, the baby monitor, any crochet or knitting projects, the top of my nightstand tends to look like a disaster of random objects. I wanted to be able to tuck away my remotes and phone from the clutter, but still be easily accessible. (This also hides the remotes from my toddlers from seeing them and wanting to turn on and off the tv)
This is it is a great beginner pattern! When I was first starting off crocheting, I was not wanting to just make a rectangle scarf and work a single stitch for what seemed like endless rows. This is great to practice your tensions with Double Crochets and Treble Crochets. It is also great for those balls of yarn in your stash that you don’t have a lot of. (I am totally guilty of either buying too much yarn for a project or just 1 skein because I fell in love with the color alone)

Pattern can be worked with any worsted weight yarn

Notes:
Ch at the beginning row counts as a DC/TR
Stitch after beginning chain going into the next stitch
TR rows go in between the mattress and box spring to hold up the panel