Pattern: Cell phone cozy for him

I suppose I could finally get around to posting this pattern. Like I said, the bf started complaining that the back of his phone was falling off, so I made him a cozy... of my own creation, because I couldn't find a single pattern that was suited for a guy. The concept kinda weirded him out at first, mainly because he says he's the only person he knows who owns a phone cozy, but he's come to love it. The back stays on now, and he reports that it keeps his phone warm. So, yep.



Size: to fit your average-sized flip phone (i.e. not a Razr). You could always take measurements of your phone and knit a cozy to fit, though. The rib pattern's kinda stretchy, so keep that in mind.

You’ll need:
Cascade 220 – you won’t use anywhere near the whole skein. I used leftovers from a hat, and I still have a bunch left over. (Any worsted weight yarn will do.)
US #6 DPNs

Base: (worked flat)
CO 12 sts
P 1 row (WS)
Next row (RS): k1, m1, k to last st, m1, k1 – 14 sts
Work 3 rows in st st
Next row (RS): k1, ssk, k to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1 – 12 sts
P 1 row (WS)

K 1 more row on base. With a second needle, pick up and k 4 sts from side of base and 6 sts from the first half of the bottom of the base; with a third needle, pick up and k 6 sts from the last half of the bottom and 4 sts from the other side. 32 sts. Place marker to indicate beginning of round.

K 1 row

Tweed Mock Rib pattern: (from KnitPicks’ Scarf Patterns - scroll down to "download free pattern" for a whole pile of simple stitch patterns all bundled together into one happy .pdf)
Row 1: *sl 1 purlwise, k1, yo, psso k st and yo; rep from * to last st
Row 2: k all sts
^repeat these two rows for 3.25” (or desired length)
BO all sts; weave ends in. Be careful; don't screw up like I did (you can see the "seam" in the photo above). I suck at this step. If you suck too, go read the Fall '04 edition of Techniques with Theresa.
Put phone in, and tadah!

If you'd like to adapt this pattern to a phone that's a completely different shape, just make sure you have an even number of stitches when you're knitting in the round. If you have one of those creepy flat phones (or even a Razr), you could skip the base and seam the bottom shut... or, if you prefer knitting flat, just purl all stitches in Row 2 of the pattern, the way the KnitPicks pattern is written.

Another option is to make the cozy a wee bit larger - i.e. pick up five stitches from each side of the base instead of four - and felt it a wee bit. Not too much, though. Enough to shrink it a bit while still keeping the stitch pattern visible. Just make sure to use 100% wool yarn if you go this route.

So, there you have it... my first pattern! It's not much, but you gotta start somewhere...

(Comments would rock.)

(And I suppose I should note the usual copyright crap: I made this, don't copy it [except for your own personal use], don't try to pass it off as your own, don't make one of these cozies for profit, etc. Play nice. I know where you live. Okay, no, I don't. But still.)