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Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Free iPhone Cozy Pattern


"OMG! I'm so excited I know what to do with my leftover sock yarn!"
I'm on my way to the Big Apple, getting ready to tell the national media what's so great about knitting nowadays. One of my favorite things? All the accessories you can make. So here's a quick and easy pattern for a perfectly-fitting iPhone cozy - the perfect way to use up leftover sock yarn, practice magic loop, and protect your precious screen!

It even features a slot to plug the phone in, as well as a ribbed "cuff" to keep the top secure.

Materials
  Yarn: 25 yards fingering-weight (sock) yarn
  Needles: One US Size 1 40- or 47-inch long circular needle, or a set of US size 1 DPNs
Gauge: 7 sts/in in St st.

Finished Measurements: 4.5 inches tall x 2.5 inches wide. Fits perfectly over an iPhone that ALREADY has a case on it. Can easily be adjusted to fit Blackberries and other phones.
Notes: This iPhone cozy is worked in the round, from the "bottom" up.


Pattern Instructions:
CO 36 sts, leaving a 12-inch tail for sewing up the bottom edge. Join for working in the round.
Round 1: K
Round 2: *(K1, M1, k17), rep from * around (38 sts total).
Next: K until cozy measures 4.5 in from CO edge.
Next round: K1, p2tog, *(k1, p1) 8 times, rep from * around.
Work next 4 rounds in 1x1 rib.
BO using invisible ribbed bind-off, or other stretchy bind-off.

Finishing:
Using rem CO tail, and mattress st, sew up bottom of cozy on one corner for approx. 0.5 inches. Weave tail through one side of CO for 1 inch, then sew up other corner.
Weave in all tails.

Be fabulous! Make a new cozy to match each pair of socks!

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