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Crocheted iPad Cover

  • June 10, 2012 7:10 pm

After mulling it over for a month or so, I decided that the business needed an iPad. Hey, it’s a big part of the web design/development market now, OK?

Bought an iPad 3 from Apple about 2 weeks ago (it was the free engraving from Apple that swung it in terms of a supplier). Needless to say, within a few days I was looking through my stash looking for some suitable yarn to make a cover. I decided that a crocheted cover would be better than a knitted one as it would be slightly thicker and, therefore, more protective.

Materials

Less than 100g DK or worsted yarn
4mm crochet hook
2 buttons

Cover Body

Chain 27
Row 1: sc into the second stitch from the hook, sc to end working a further 2 sc into the last stitch. DO NOT TURN. Instead sc along the back of the chain — working 2sc into the first stitch at the other end. Slip stitch into first sc to join. (56 stitches)
Row 2: Chain 1, sc all the way around, slip stitch into first sc.

Repeat Row 2 until the case is large enough to fit your iPad.

Flap

Row 1: sc into first 28 stitches.
Row 2: chain 1, turn, sc into second stitch, sc across to end, putting an sc dec in last two stitches.
Repeat Row 2 6 times.

Buttonholes

Row 1: Chain 1, turn, sc into first 3 stitches stitch, chain 2, skip 2 stitches, sc across to the last 5 stitches, chain 2, skip next 2 stitches, sc to end.
Row 2: DO NOT TURN. Slip st to end of flap, turn and sc along the flap edge — including the buttonhole chains.

Finishing

Break yarn and weave in the ends.
Add buttons.

At this point, I decided to line my case body with soft cotton — slip stitching the lining to the case body whilst the iPad was inside to ensure a good fit.

End result: one nice snug & protective iPad cover.

1 Comment

  1. Frea says:

    I made this and it is so pretty! Not sure I did it completely according to pattern but it worked 🙂
    Thanks for the idea and the pattern!

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