Mobile Phone Case #01

Simple Mobile Phone Case #01

Knitting is something new for me. I have been learning knitting for two months. I got interested in knitting when I saw my friend’s handmade scarf. I intended to learn knitting three years ago but I could make it come true just in the last two months.

Being in Oz was very enjoyable when I need to go to the craft shop because it very closes to my apartment. In my country, I must order the knitting yarns and other knitting stuff in a big city of Indonesia because in my hometown it rather difficult to find a craft shop which sell knitting materials.

I chose a simple cell phone case as my first knitting project. I got the pattern from one of Indonesian knitting book. It’s quite easy actually, but because I am a beginner in knitting, so I experience difficulties. However, from those difficulties, I learnt how to knit well. Here is the pattern which I got from the book with little bit modification.

SIZE

10 cm x 12 cm

MATERIALS

5 mm needles

Small amount of any type of yarns (2 colours) which we call yarn A & B

Crochet hook

Large eye sewing needle

A bead

ABBREVIATIONS

BO        bind off

CO        cast on

K          knit

K2tog   knit two stitches together

SSK       slip slip knit

Sts        stitches

KNIT

Using yarn A and 5 mm needles, CO 16 sts

Row 1: k

Repeat this row 40 times or suit it with the length of your mobile phone

Do decreasing

          1^st row     : k2tog, k until remain 2 stitches, SSK

          2^nd row    : k

Repeat this way for the next two rows, then BO

Continue to make some chains with crochet hook and make a loop in the centre of BO side to put the bead.

Fold case in half and ignore the decrease rows and then sew the two sides using yarn B

Make a handle with yarn B, CO 3 sts and knit it for 20 more times (or intended length), joint the two points and attach it to one side of case.

Make a flower for beautify.

Happy Knitting