Cozy Fire: a Kindle Cover
A seamless, protective Cozy to pamper your Kindle
Cozy Fire is knit like a toe-up sock on a magic loop, so you can try it on as you go. It has a simple flame lace pattern and a one-button closure. It is a quick knit and a perfect companion to your Kindle Fire, Kindle 2, Kindle 3, Kindle HD, or Kindle HD 8.9"!
Kindle Fire (Left) and Kindle 2 (Right) Cozy Fire knit in Knit Picks Brava Worsted
Materials
US 6 (4.25 mm) 32-inch or longer circular needle or size needed to obtain gauge (or 2 circular US 6 needles) 1 3/4-inch button Tapestry needle
Size
To fit Kindle Fire/3 (Kindle 2, Kindle HD, Kindle HD 8.9") 10.4" around x 7.5" tall (11.4" x 8", 11.6" x 7.6", 13.7" x 9.5") when stretched
Yarn
Gauge
60 (70, 100, 105) yards Worsted Weight Yarn 20 sts and 30 rows = 4" in SS
Designer's Note
You can find links to useful tutorials for techniques used in this pattern (like Judy's Magic Cast-On and Jeny's Surprisingly Stretchy Bind-Off) and ideas for extra touches to perfect your Cozy Fire at knit-knerd.blogspot.com.
Cozy Fire unstretched, knit in Knit Picks Shine Worsted
Directions
Body
Cast on 42 (46, 46, 58) sts using Judy's Magic Cast-On or your favorite provisional "toe" cast-on. 21 (23, 23, 29) sts on each needle. K21(23, 23, 29) sts to the end of the first needle. This marks the beginning of rnd. K 1 complete rnd. 42 (46, 46, 58) sts. Begin lace pattern on next rnd. K2, PM, work row 1 of Flame Lace Chart, PM, k to end of rnd. Continue knitting rnds, working Flame Lace Chart between markers, repeating the chart every 10 rnds. Work until the cozy reaches the top of the Kindle with Kindle inside. Piece measures about 8.5" (9.25", 8.75", 10.5") tall unstretched and about 7.5" (8", 7.6", 9.5") when covering the Kindle. Be sure to end after row 5 or row 10 of lace chart. K 1 rnd. Bind off 21 (23, 23, 29) sts from the front of the cozy using Jeny's Surprisingly Stretchy Bind-Off.
Flap
Working back and forth, work in SS for 2 in, ending on a WS row. First decrease row (RS): k1, ssk, k until 3 sts remain, k2tog, k1. 19 (21, 21, 27) sts. Next row (WS): P to end. Buttonhole row (RS): k1, ssk, k6 (7, 7, 10), yo, k2tog, k5 (6, 6, 9), k2tog, k1. 17 (19, 19, 25) sts. P 1 row. Final decrease row (RS): repeat first decrease row. 15 (17, 17, 23) sts. P 1 row. Work 2 rows evenly. Bind off all sts (RS).
Finishing
Secure button. Weave in ends. (Optional: add a single crochet or crab stitch border to the flap.) Enjoy! Cozy Fire for Kindle Fire knit in KnitPicksBravaWorsted
Abbreviations and Stitch Definitions
KKnit PPurl SS Stockinette Stitch K2tog Knit 2 stitches together SSK Slip 2 stitches knitwise, St(s) Stitch(es) pass left needle through the fronts of the stitches, knit together back loops YO Yarn over PM Place Marker Rnd(s) Round(s)
Cozy Fire for Kindle 2 knit in Knit Picks Brava Worsted
Flame Lace Chart1
| Legend | |
| o | YO |
| K2tog | |
| SSK | |
| K |
