Slip-stitch tablet cover
Keep your precious tablet scratch free and fabulously on-trend with our cool cover. By Ann Franklin.
Bold rich colours for your digital kit.
Are you itching to try a new stitch? This diamond slip stitch pattern in two colours is easy to master and creates the most stunning effect. Our designer has used it to create a tablet cover, but once you’ve got the hang of it you can use it to make all manner of beautiful things from scarves to table runners and more. Take two minutes to read the pattern through from start to finish, then cast on and you’re off!
Note The stitches are always slipped with the yarn to the wrong side of the work. i.e. with the yarn to the back on RS rows, and with the yarn forward on WS rows. Do not break off the yarn between different colour rows, but carry the non-working yarn up the side of the work.
MAIN PIECE (MAKE 2) Cast on 53 sts using 3 mm needles and Yarn A. Foundation row Using Yarn A, knit. Row 1 (RS) Using Yarn B, K1, *Sl1, K9; rep from * to last 2 sts, Sl1, K1. Row 2 and all WS rows Using the same colour as the previous row, repeat the previous row, but slip all of the slipped stitches with the yarn in front. Row 3 Using Yarn A, K3, *(Sl1, K1) 3 times, Sl1, K3; rep from * to end. Row 5 Using Yarn B, K2, *Sl1, K7, Sl1, K1; rep from * to the last st, K1. Row 7 Using Yarn A, K4, *(Sl1, K1) twice, Sl1, K5; rep from * to last 5 sts, Sl1, K4. Row 9 Using Yarn B, (K1, Sl1) twice, *K5, (Sl1, K1) twice, Sl1; rep from * to last 9 sts, K5, (Sl1, K1) twice. Row 11 Using Yarn A, K5, *Sl1, K1, Sl1,
K7; rep from * to last 8 sts, Sl1, K1, Sl1, K5.
Row 13 Using Yarn B, K1, (K1, Sl1) twice, *K3, (Sl1, K1) 3 times, Sl1; rep from * to last 8 sts, K3, (Sl1, K1) twice, K1.
Row 15 Using Yarn A, K6, *Sl1, K9; rep from * to last 7 sts, Sl1, K6.
Row 17 Using Yarn B, K1, (K1, Sl1) twice, *K3, (Sl1, K1) 3 times, Sl1; rep from * to last 8 sts, K3, (Sl1, K1) twice, K1.
Row 19 Using Yarn A, K5, *Sl1, K1, Sl1, K7; rep from *, to last 8 sts, Sl1, K1, Sl1, K5. Row 21 Using Yarn B, (K1, Sl1) twice, *K5, (Sl1, K1) twice, Sl1; rep from * to last 9 sts, K5, (Sl1, K1) twice.
Row 23 Using Yarn A, K4, *(Sl1, K1) twice, Sl1, K5; rep from * to last 5 sts, Sl1, K4.
Row 25 Using Yarn B, K2, *Sl1, K7, Sl1, K1; rep from * to the last st, K1.
Row 27 Using Yarn A, K3, *(Sl1, K1) 3 times, Sl1, K3; rep from * to end.
Row 28 Repeat Row 27, slipping all slip stitches with the yarn in front. Rows 1–28 form pattern. Repeat Rows 1–28 until work measures 50cm or length required, ending on Row 2 or Row 16. ( The cover is folded in half, so the required length is twice the tablet’s length).
Next row Using Yarn A, knit. Cast off in Yarn A.
TO MAKE UP
Sew the two sides together and neaten all edges. NEXT MONTH CAST ON SOPHIE JORDAN’S HAT AND COWL SET. ISSUE 168 IS ON SALE THUR 28 DECEMBER.