Pattern: Comic Book Cozy

This cozy can also be used for an iPad or tablet. Sydney doesn't have either, but she does have a scheduled weekly shopping trip to our favorite comic shop in town.

This pattern was adapted from this cabled iPad sleeve by Sarah Davis. I followed her pattern up until the end where I cast off one complete side and start knitting back and forth for the handle / flap.

Cabled Tablet / Comic Book Cozy

{Materials}

1 skein worsted weight acrylic yarn

US 8 16" circular needles

US 8 straight needles (optional)

Stitch markers

Button
Cable needle

{Dictionary}
[ ] - pattern notes
BO - bind off
C8B - slip 4 stitches onto your cable needle held to back of work. Knit next 4 on your working needle, then knit the 4 on your cable needle.

C8F - slip 4 stitches onto your cable needle held to front of work. Knit next 4 on your working needle, then knit the 4 on your cable needle.
CO - cast on
K - knit
K2tog - knit 2 together
KtoE - knit to end
KtoM - knit to marker
P - purl
PM - place marker
PtoE - purl to end
PtoM - purl to marker
SSK - slip the next 2 stitches knitwise, then knit through back of 2 stitches together

{Directions}

Holding yarn doubled (I used the center pull strand and the strand from the outside of the skein), cast on 72 stitches.

Rounds 1 - 2: K all

{Cable Pattern}

Rounds 3 - 6: (K8, P2, K16, P2, K8) repeat

Round 7: (K8, P2, C8B, C8B, P2, K8) repeat

Rounds 8 - 12: (K8, P2, K16, P2, K8) repeat

Round 13: (K8, P2, K4, C8F, K4, P2, K8) repeat

Rounds 14 - 46: follow rounds 3 - 13

{Handle}

This is where you can switch to straight needles if you wish (or you can keep knitting back and forth on your circs).

Row 47: K8, BO20, K8, BO36

Row 48: K8, CO20, K8 [36 stitches total]

Row 49: P8, K2, P16, K2, P8

Row 50: K8, P2, K16, P2, K8

Rows 51 - 52: follow rounds 49 - 50

Row 53: P8, BO20, P8

{Flap}

Row 54: K8, PM, CO20, PM, K8 [36 stitches total]

Rows 55 and 57: PtoM, K2, P16, K2, PtoE

Row 56: KtoM, P2, K16, P2, KtoE

Rows 58 and 70: SSK, KtoM, P2, C8B, C8B, P2, K until 2 stitches remain, K2tog

Rows 59, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, and 71: PtoM, K2, P16, K2, PtoE

Rows 60, 62, 66, and 68: SSK, KtoM, P2, K16, P2, K until last 2 stitches, K2tog

Row 64: SSK, KtoM, P2, K4, C8F, K4, P2, K until 2 stitches remain, K2tog

Remove markers as you get to them.

Row 72: SSK, K8, BO2, K8, K2tog

Row 73: P9, CO2, P9 [20 stitches total]

Row 74: SSK, K until last 2 stitches, K2tog

Row 75: P across

Rows 76 - 79: follow rows 74 - 75 [14 stitches should remain at end]

Bind off, weave in ends, seam up bottom, block, and sew on a button.

Note: I blocked my piece before seaming up the bottom to make it easier for me to align the bottom correctly.