iTouch Jumper free pattern (iPod/iPhone sock)

Here's the pattern for my iPod jumper/sweater/sock/cozy (blogged previously). It's quick and takes, if my scale is to be believed, less than 10g of sock yarn, so it's perfect for scraps. It's easy to customize to fit your device - I made mine to fit my new (4th generation) iPod Touch, but with some adjustments it can be made to fit any generation iTouch or iPhone, or any similar device. Play around it with; you can 'try it on' as you go to ensure a good fit.

A fingering weight yarn with a good elasticity is important, so yarns with a large wool content are recommended. Smooth yarns are also better than fuzzy ones - I did my first one in Wisdom Poems, which is a fuzzy singles yarn, so when I tried to use the camera it ended up with a halo all around my photos ;) My second one was done in Knit Picks Essential kettle-dyed, a much smoother yarn.

The "jumper" starts with an invisible cast-on, is worked in the round for a while then worked flat across the back of the iPod, then joined in the round again, and finishes with a grafted bottom, leaving room for the USB cable and headphone jacks. Then stitches are picked up around the screen hole for increased stability, and finally stitches are picked up for the screen cover. Read on for the pattern.


This is a fairly quick-and-dirty pattern, designed to be modified on the fly to suit your own gauge and the size of your iPod or phone. If the numbers don't quite add up, don't freak out. :)

iTouch Jumper pattern
Materials:
US1.5 (2.5mm) DPNs
Superba Poems (aka Wisdom Yarns Poems Sock) color 2 / Knit Picks Essential Kettle Dyed color Timber - a small amount (approx 45 yards), or any fingering weight yarn.
A small (1cm diameter) button

Using Judy's Magic Cast-on, CO38 sts.
Power button hole: k5, dyo, k to end.
k5, drop the first yo loop, k1, k2tog, k to end.
k 1 round.
Front camera hole: k27, bo4, k to end.
Back camera hole: k2, bo3, k13, k8, co4, k8.
k1, co3, k to end.
k 2 rounds.
k22, bo16, k to end.
Begin working flat. The last 2 stitches of the previous round are now the beginning of the row.
Knit 1 row. From now on, slip the first stitch of each row.
Work 3 rows in stockinette stitch.
Up volume hole: sl1, k to 2 before end, dyo, k to end.
sl1, p1, drop 1st yo loop, p, p2tog, p to end.
Work 2 rows.
Down volume hole: sl1, k to 2 before end, dyo, k to end.
sl1, p1, drop 1st yo loop, p, p2tog, p to end.
Work about 6.5cm (2.5in) further.
At the end of the next knit row, co 16 and rejoin to work in the round.
Knit 6 rounds.
k2, bo12, k11, bo12, k2.
Kitchener or seam the sides together.

PU about 60 sts around the opening of the case. (round down as opposed to up, if you can't get an even 60 - these are the stitches that will 'hug' your iPod.)
Work 3 rounds of 2x2 rib and bind off in pattern.

Screen cover:
PU 20 sts on the back of the case, just under the back camera hole.
Slipping the first stitch of each row, work in alternating patterns of stockinette and garter stitch. I used 7 rows of stockinette, 5 rows of garter, but you can change the ratio and even change the stitch patterns to suit your taste. The garter stitch adds visual interest and also keeps the cover from curling.
After your last garter stitch section (I did 5), begin decreases:
sl1, ssk, k to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1.
sl1, p to end.
Button hole: sl1, ssk, k4, bo3, k5, k2tog, k1.
sl1, p6, co3, p to end.
sl1, ssk, k10, k2tog, k1.
sl1, p to end.
BO.

Finishing: 'Try it on' on your device to make sure the button holes, etc. are positioned properly. If they need some minor adjusting, block accordingly. After blocking, sew your 1cm button on over the home button of the iPod. Done!

~Joyuna


If you enjoyed this free pattern, please check out my other patterns as well! :)