Knitted Penguin Books Book/Nook/Kindle Cover

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  Step 1

  Print out your image and grab some graph paper. Put the image behind the graph paper to trace a pattern.

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  Step 2

  In pencil, mark the boxes that are mostly filled with the main color.

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  Step 3

  Use different markers or symbols on your chart for each yarn color. Download this chart in this tutorial's attachments. It's a bit different from the one I used to knit the pictured cozy, but there's no perfect chart. Just go with what looks good to you.

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  Step 4

  Knit a swatch to determine the number of stitches (width) and rows (height) needed to snuggle your reading material. I knitted this cover with worsted weight yarn and 3.25 mm needles (I knit super loosely) and added two stitches to the L and R and 4 rows to the top and bottom of the chart. It fits the devices loosely.

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  Step 5

  Knit the front panel bottom-up, then slip the last row onto some extra yarn. Knit a plain white panel of the same size, and slip the stitches onto another bit of yarn.

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  Step 6

  Sew together the bottom (inside-out) and sides (right-side-out). Refer to a knitting reference for how to sew ladders together.

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  Knit a 2 knit - 2 purl rib for several rows until you reach your desired height. I did about 5. Bind off, sew in ends, and snuggle your devices immediately!

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† Wayward Deer † · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, US · 7 projects 3rd November 2011

I have a nook. On the screensaver Virginia Wolf or however you spell it is my old teacher. She actually looks exactly like my teacher. It's soooo creepy.

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Lorna at Knits for Life · 5 projects 2nd November 2011

@Andrea, I recommend the nook. The SD card allows you to view other files on it. You can read up for more info.

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· 5 projects 2nd November 2011

great idea! love that little logo on penguin books. it's high time I got a kindle now that you've reminded me

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