Kindle love and free tutorial for Kindle Cover!

So, I am officially in love with Kindle! I resisted for a very long time as I always thought I would not enjoy it. I love books! I love to hold a book in my arms. I adore the smell of a new book! For me always was very important the quality of the paper, illustrations and photos, how the book is designed and so on… well, it was always so much more than just a book with a content. And when people were telling me how much they love Kindle I always thought – it is not for me. Once I even ordered it and then sent it back. I wasn’t impressed. But then my big brother (who lives in London) got it and he was so happy about it that I begin to have doubts and thought about giving it a second chance. Very soon I got it as a present from my brother and I didn’t have a choice now, I had to try it again… And oh my, how I was wrong! It is such a great thing! Don’t get me wrong, I still buy printed books and I still love them so much, but thanks to Kindle I can read wherever I am, I can take it with me wherever I go, and I am reading so much more lately, only because of my Kindle!

So, shortly after I got my Kindle I had to make a cover for it, as I was always taking it with me to all children activities, when I had to wait, to all our trips and so on… and finally I finished the tutorial for the cover in case if you want to make one for your Kindle! I hope you will enjoy it and will love it!

Happy crocheting!

Crochet pattern for Kindle Cover

Skill level: intermediate

Size: the cover should be 13cm wide and 18cm long

Materials:

· 50g of any DK weight yarn (for the sample I used Sirdar Simply Recycled DK (discontinued) yarn, shade Grape). Here is an alternative yarn you could use: LoveCrafts – Sirdar Snuggly Replay DK

Hooks and notions:

· crochet hook 3.5mm (E) or size needed to obtain the gauge

· tapestry needle

Stitches used:

st(s) – stitch(es)

ch – chain stitch

sc – single crochet

dc – double crochet

sl st – slip stitch

GAUGE

With DK weight yarn – work 10sts and 10rows in sc to measure 5x5cm or 2x2in using 3.5mm hook, or size required to obtain the gauge.

Special Stitches:

Front post double crochet (FP dc)
Yarn over, insert hook from front to back around next stitch, yarn over, pull through (photo 1), there will be 3 loops on your hook (photo 2), finish your front post double crochet (FP dc) as normal dc (photo 3).
  

Puff stitch:
Yarn over, insert hook in specified st and pull the yarn through, yarn over and pull the yarn trough the same st, repeat from * two times more (photo 1).

Now you have 9 loops on your hook (photo 2), yarn over and pull it through all loops you have on the hook and work ch1. This completes puff stitch (photo 3).
  

Printable version you can download on Craftsy or Ravelry!

Cover

Rnd 1: Ch27, sc in second ch and each next ch to end(26sc), rotate the work and work in remaining loop of foundation chain,
sc in each st to end (26sc), join with sl st in first sc of the round (all together 52sc)


Rnd 2: ch1, sc in base of ch1, sc in each sc, join with sl st in first sc (52sc)
Rnd 3: ch1, sc in base of ch1, sc in next 2sts, FP dc around each of next 2sc two rows below (see next photo),

* sc in next 4sc, FP dc around each of next 2sc two rows below*, repeat from * 2 times more, sc in next 6sc, FP dc around each of next 2sc two rows below, repeat from * 3 times more, sc in next 3 sc, join with sl st in first sc (52sts)


Take care – when you work FP dc two rows below, here and throughout, for each FP dc you always have to skip one sc of the actual row.
Rnd 4: ch1, sc in base of ch1, sc in each st, join with sl st in first sc (52sc)
Rnd 5: ch1, sc in base of ch1, FP dc around first FP dc two rows below, sc in next 4sts, FP dc around each of next 2 FP dc two rows below, sc in next 4sts, repeat from * 2 times more, FP dc around last FP dc two rows below, sc in next 2sts, FP dc around first FP dc two rows below, sc in next 4sts, repeat from * 3 times more, FP dc around last FP dc two rows below, sc in next st, join with sl st in first sc (52sts)

Rnd 6: ch1, sc in base of ch1, sc in each st, join with sl st in first sc (52sc)
Rnds 7-10: repeat Rnds5 and 6 twice more.


Rnd 11: ch1, sc in base of ch1, sc in next 2sts, FP dc around each of first 2 FP dc two rows below, sc in next 4sts, FP dc around each of next 2 FP dc two rows below, repeat from * 2 times more, sc in next 6sts, FP dc around each of next 2 FP dc two rows below, repeat from * 3 times more, sc in next 3sts, join with sl st in first sc (52sts)


Rnd 12: ch1, sc in base of ch1, sc in each st, join with sl st in first sc (52sc)
Rnds 13-16: repeat Rnds 11 and 12 twice

Repeat Rows 5 – 16 – two times more. But in the very last round work the loop for button in following way:
Last rnd: ch1, sc in base of ch1, sc in next 12sts, ch15, sc in next 39sts, join with sl st in ch1. Fasten off.
Button
Foundation ring: ch3, join with sl st into first ch
Rnd 1: ch1, 7sc into the ring, join with sl st into first sc
Rnd 2: ch2, puff st in base of ch2, puff st in each next 6sts, join with sl st in top ch of ch-2
Last rnd: ch1, sc in next st, skip next st, repeat from * until one st remain, fasten off, but leave long tail. Thread with it the tapestry needle and sew the button on the front of the cover (take care that you when you sew you work through both layers).


*This blog entry is my submission to the Deramores Blog Awards 2014. Deramores is the UK’s number one online retailer of knitting and crochet supplies www.deramores.com/blog-awards .