Last year, my mother used her Amazon credits to buy the original Kindle. I went to visit her in June and she gave it to me. She had trouble figuring it out and decided she’d rather read her traditional books. Lucky me, I get to play with it now. I’ve pretty much fallen in love with it, and take care not to damage it. I’ve been using the black leather case, but I’d rather have something less bulky.
I decided to knit a case! Surprise! I pulled out some colorful old yarn, Caron Simply Soft Embroidery Print. This yarn is slightly thicker than the regular Caron Simply Soft Yarn. I love the bright colors and have made some eye catching cat toys out of it.
The pattern below is for the original Kindle. The Kindle dx is slightly smaller and the nine inch version is larger. Please adjust per size of device.
Gauge 7 stitches = 1 inch /5 rows = 1 inch on size seven needles.
Hold aside about 3 feet of yarn for button hole. Button used is slightly over 1 inch in diameter.
Cast on 24 stitches (or in multiples of 4)
Row 1: K2P2, continue to end.
Row 2: K2P2, continue to end
Do this for 20 inches.
Creating the Button Hole:
K2P2 for 12 stitches (1/2 the width of case). Continue rib for 12 stitches with 3 feet of yarn placed aside earlier. Turn work and rib for 12 stitches with short yarn. Continue with row using the orginal yarn. Do this until hole is about 1 inch in size. The hole should not be larger than the button used. Once the hole is the appropriate size, continue rib pattern for full row using original length of yarn.
Continue rib pattern for an additional 2 inches. Bind off.
Fold 8 inches of the material in on itself and sew the seams together. You should have approximately 6 inches to ‘fold over’ the case with the button hole in place. Flip the case inside out so that the seam binding is on the inside. Sew the button onto the front panel about 3 1/2 inches from the top. Check your button hole location before adding button.
Insert Kindle and have fun!!!
Knitwerks 