Wait a sec…let me get my cell. You see, it is protected by this very fashionable cell phone holder (graciously modeled by my own dear mother)!
In the fall of 2003 I was unemployed. It was very boring and not at all filled with the fun things one usually associates with unemployment (sleeping in, taking vacations, watching movies, laughing, loving life). It was, however, rife with self-realization. I realized that when underutilized, I find myself only able to create things that have utility (sort of like counteracting the lack of utility I feel). By create, I of course mean knit, as I have no other creative or even marginally creative endeavors. During this time of limited cash flow, I knitted many things, all useful.
One of my favorite projects was the cell phone holder. It’s possibly the easiest project in the world, so it’s crucial to get yarn that really makes you happy. This project came from my beloved “Stitch ‘n Bitch” book (pages 178-179), but I didn’t follow the pattern at all. The pattern given in the book is pretty much a rectangle with some increasing and decreasing stitches at the top to account for the flap and antennae. I found that it was easier to simply figure out how big the cell phone was, and make an appropriately oversized rectangle.
To make:
First, measure the length and width of the cell phone. The size of the rectangle you’re going to knit is going to be twice the length plus an additional 3 inches, by the width of your cell phone plus 1 inch. (or in math speak ((L (of cell phone) x 2) + 3”) x (W (of cell phone) + 1”)).
Now figure out how many stitches in your particular yarn and on your particular needle size equal one inch (this info will be on the yarn label) and go to town with the garter stitch. This stitch is basically alternating a row of knit with a row of purl and looks like most socks.
Once the rectangle is finished, use a needle and thread to stitch up the two sides to equal the length of your cell phone, making sure to leave the extra 3” to be a flap at the top that will fold down over the cell phone and close on the front. I sewed some Velcro pieces on the holder as a closure, but you can probably use snaps as well. Finally, sew a decorative button on the front (yarn stores have really unique ones that can add a personal flourish, like a ram’s head, or piece of quartz!) and voila! Everyone can be as fashionable as my mom!
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