Knitted Kindle Cover

The  Double Moss Stitch is such a fun textured stitch, it is definitely one of my favs 🙂 I just posted the stitch pattern and thought I would share a freebie pattern to go along with it.

This Knitted Kindle Cover is a perfect pattern to practice this stitch. It is a quick and simple knit project.

Double Moss Stitch Knit Kindle Cover

Needles: US 7 knitting needles

Yarn: Medium Weight (no. 4) 1 Skein, you will use a small amount of yarn.

Yarn used in image – Knit Picks Comfy Worsted Yarn 

Purple Cover knit with Lily Sugar’n Cream Hot Purple

Darning Needle

Button

Gauge:

20 stitches x 28 rows = 4” x 4” (knit in the Double Moss Stitch Pattern)

Size:

Approximately 6” x 6.75”

Terms:

k =  knit            p = purl             sl = slip            sts = stitches           rep = repeat

Cast on 23 sts. I use a double tail cast on, but any cast on method should work.

When slipping the first stitch, you can slip the stitch as if you are going to purl, with the yarn in front, or as if you are going to knit, with yarn in back, either way will be fine for the edge of the work to sew in later, just make sure you slip the stitch the same way for each row. The finished Yellow Cover is slipped with the yarn in back, the purple cover is slipped with the yarn in front (images of purple cover at end of post).

Row 1:  sl1, *p1, k1; rep from * to end.

Row 2:  sl1, *k1, p1; rep from * to last 2 sts, k2.

Row 3: as row 2.

Row 4: as row 1.

Repeat these 4 rows until work measures 13.5” from the cast on edge.

Bind Off. Cut yarn leaving a long (20” or more) tail for sewing up the side.

Cast on 21 sts and bind off this will create a thin cord, approximately 4” long.

You can use any method to make your cord, I like the look of this cord, and that you end up with a yarn tail on each end of the cord. If you are using a different method than a double tail cast on, you will need to tie your slip knot about 5” from the end of the yarn, so you end up with a yarn tail on each end of the cord.

You can use any method you choose to create a cord, you just want your cord to be at least 4” long and wide enough to work with the button you have for the cover. Leave long yarn tails so that you can use the yarn to sew onto cover.

Fold work in half, sew side closed using tail yarn, cut and tie off when you reach the end. Repeat on the other side.

After both sides have been sewn closed attach cord using yarn tails, center cord in the middle of the cover.

You can use a piece of felt on the inside of the cover to add some stability to the cord placement.

Flip cover over, so cord is on the backside and put Kindle inside. Fold cord over to see where button should be, and then sew button onto front of cover.

And that is it, you now have a completed Kindle Cover ready to for you to use 🙂

I hope you have liked this free pattern!

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