They say you make handmade gifts for those you love. Since I love reading, I decided I needed to make something for the device that lets me read at night without blinding me. Now that I’ve made two of them for my Kindle and can personally vouch for how handy this little sleeve is, I’m sharing this pattern with you.

For this project, you’ll need around 50gm of sports weight yarn in the primary color and another 20-25gm in the secondary color, a 3.5mm hook, and a 38mm round button. The piece is worked flat and later joined at the seams. What makes this otherwise simple pattern fun to make is the use of spike stitch which—with its triangular motifs in a contrasting color—makes the design pop. If you are not familiar with this stitch, don’t panic. I’ve included a full-page photo tutorial on how to make a spike stitch.

This crochet sleeve is designed for Kindle Paperwhite (7th generation) but the pattern can be adapted to fit other eReaders and tablets as well. Look up the section on sizing (under Special Notes) in the PDF to see how this can be done.

Materials
• Sports weight yarn in two contrasting colors (for this tutorial, I’ve used yellow and brown)
• 3.5mm hook
• 38mm white button
• yarn needle
• a pair of scissors
• pearl headed pins

Terminology (US)
ch (chain)
st (stitch)
sc (single crochet)
skip
spike stitch 
dec (decrease)
YO (yarn over)
RS (right side)

Size: Approximately 7.5 inches X 5 inches when made with the indicated yarn

Difficulty: Easy