Festivity Cell Phone/Eyeglass Cover, PDF pattern

About the Design:

Whether you call it an iCozy, iSleeve, iSock, or iCover, this pattern is the first in a series of knit covers for your cell phone or eyeglasses. Cell phones are ubiquitous, so, with a small investment of time, you can knit yourself, family, and your friends a colorful i-cover!

The covers only weigh about an ounce, so they make good use of all those tiny balls of stash yarns we can’t bear to get rid of, or the discontinued yarns or colors we can’t get more of!

This is one of my favorite Faroe patterns – I find it rather addictive! I usually work it using white for the contrast stitches, but using only color is also playful. If you only have very short lengths of yarn to use up, the main color of each 3-round repeat only needs about 2.3 yds. yarn, so each rep could be worked in a different color!

Size: 3.25” wide x 7.25” long

Materials

Cascade Yarns Eco+, 100% wool, 478 yds. / 250 gr.:

Sample 1: yellow dashes & I-cord:

.39 oz. / 22 yds. #6913 Azalea Pink (A),

.31 oz. / 17 yds. #7009 Kiwi (B), and

.52 oz. / 28 yds. #8457 Sunshine Yellow (C).

Sample 2: green dashes, I-cord, and strap:

.39 oz. / 22 yds. #8457 Sunshine Yellow (A),

.31 oz. / 17 yds. #6913 Azalea Pink (B), and

.52 oz. / 28 yds. #7009 Kiwi (C).

Sample 3: white dashes & I-cord:

.14 oz. / 8 yds. #6913 Azalea Pink (A),

.14 oz. / 8 yds. #0507 Lipstick (B),

.14 oz. / 8 yds. #7098 Merlot (C),

.14 oz. / 8 yds. #7009 Kiwi (D),

.14 oz. / 8 yds. #2749 Pumpkin (E), and

Brown Sheep Lamb’s Pride Worsted, 85% wool / 15% mohair, 190 yds. / 4 oz.:

.42 oz. / 20 yds. #M10 Creme (F).

Lamb’s Pride Worsted:

Sample 4: 5 colors with white dashes & I-cord:

.18 oz. / 9 yds. #M194 Blue Suede (B),

.18 oz. / 9 yds. #M79 Blue Boy (C),

.18 oz. / 9 yds. #M82 Blue Flannel (D),

.18 oz. / 9 yds. #M159 Deep Coral (E),

.42 oz. / 20 yds. #M10 Creme (F), and

Brown Sheep LanaLoft Worsted, 100% wool, 160 yds. / 100 gr.: .18 oz. / 9 yds. #LLW Sky Blue (A).

Sample 5: 5 colors with white dashes, I-cord, & strap:

.18 oz. / 9 yds. #M166 Plum Smoke (A),

.18 oz. / 9 yds. #M199 Supreme Purple (B),

.18 oz. / 9 yds. #M157 Orchid Blush (C),

.18 oz. / 9 yds. #M189 Blooming Fuchsia (D),

.18 oz. / 9 yds. #M155 Lemon Drop (E), and .85 oz. / 40 yds. #M10 Creme (F).

US size 6 (4 mm) dpns, set of 5

Tapestry ndl, waste yarn, stitch marker

1” diameter button for each cover, sewing ndl, and thread

Gauge

20 sts and 28 rnds = 4” (10 cm) in St st; and 22 and 26 sts = 4” in color patt with size 6 ndls, or size to give gauge. To save time, take time to check gauge.

Substitute Yarn Weight: Heavy Worsted

Happy Knitting!

Dawn