Cell Phone Belt
I used some stash Debbie Bliss Rialto Aran in dark grey and size 6 needles (dpn's because they're conveniently short). Gauge 5-1/2 sts/inch (I never bother with checking rows, so I can't tell you that).
Stockinette pocket with a seed stitch border on the top edge, flap, and belt. This is knit down the front, around the bottom, up the back, and over the top flap. A belt and wide belt loop are knit separately and the loop sewn on. I will use a magnetic closure for the flap, and buttons on the belt. Seed stitch is knit 1, purl1 every row, but not lining up the knits and purls, otherwise it'd be 1x1 rib.
C/o 19 st.
Rows 1-8: Knit 4, seed stitch 11, knit 4. Purl 4, seed stitch 11, purl 4. Repeat for the next 6 rows.
Row 9: K4, p11, k4.
Rows 10-21: Continue in Stockinette Stitch for 11 rows.
Rows 22-31: (still in st. st.) k to last 5, k2tog, turn work, slip first stitch, p to last 5, p2tog, turn work and slip the first stitch. Continue the same way - getting one closer to the edge on both sides each time - until the decrease happens on the both edges.
Row 32: ssk, k to last three, k2tog. Treat last stitch as below.
Now, at the end of EACH row, slip last st to right needle, put left needle through the edge 2 rows up the front, transfer slipped stitch back, and work them together as one, turn, slipping first stitch. Continue this pick-up decrease in stockinette until the top edge is reached. (When I worked purl rows, I turned it inside-out to work easier, and flipped it back to work knit rows. It’s quick, just a little poke of the fingers.)
Do one row reverse stockinette (purl instead of knit).
(Work in Seed stitch from here to the end.)
Work 9 or 10 rows (however many needed to wrap over top of phone to the speaker at the top).
Next row bind off the two middle stitches (unless you ended up with an odd number, then b/o 3) and continue, casting on replacement stitches above those bound off. (Here I used ONE twisted c/o and knit into the front and back of it on the next row - those twisted ones tend to be loose.)
Continuing in seed st, work rows to about where seed st ends on the front of the pocket (use your phone to check the fit - for mine it was about 8), ending with a wrong side row. (If you want to put in a buttonhole, do it the same as for the speaker hole, about 7 rows later.)
Now, work short rows: work seed pattern to next-to-last, turn, slip first, and work seed pattern to next-to-last, turn, slip first. Continue like this for second-to-last and third-to-last on both edges. After turn and slip, seed pattern to end. Cast off all stitches (should be on wrong side).
Knit a narrow (preferably 1-1/2 or 2”) strip for a belt, using your hips as a guide for length. (I’m doing seed stitch to match, but a 1x1 rib would probably work well too - just don’t do stockinet, as it would curl). Account for the stretch in the fabric when you determine length, and make sure there’s enough overlap to put in 3 buttonholes and 2 buttons - that makes it a little adjustable. Or, make it plenty long and tie it.
Knit a small patch, 8 stitches wide by as many rows as needed to be just longer (by maybe 3 rows) than the belt is wide, and sew it (at the top and bottom) on the back of the pocket near the top. Slide belt through.
Rows 1-8: Knit 4, seed stitch 11, knit 4. Purl 4, seed stitch 11, purl 4. Repeat for the next 6 rows.
Row 9: K4, p11, k4.
Rows 10-21: Continue in Stockinette Stitch for 11 rows.
Rows 22-31: (still in st. st.) k to last 5, k2tog, turn work, slip first stitch, p to last 5, p2tog, turn work and slip the first stitch. Continue the same way - getting one closer to the edge on both sides each time - until the decrease happens on the both edges.
Row 32: ssk, k to last three, k2tog. Treat last stitch as below.
Now, at the end of EACH row, slip last st to right needle, put left needle through the edge 2 rows up the front, transfer slipped stitch back, and work them together as one, turn, slipping first stitch. Continue this pick-up decrease in stockinette until the top edge is reached. (When I worked purl rows, I turned it inside-out to work easier, and flipped it back to work knit rows. It’s quick, just a little poke of the fingers.)
Do one row reverse stockinette (purl instead of knit).
(Work in Seed stitch from here to the end.)
Work 9 or 10 rows (however many needed to wrap over top of phone to the speaker at the top).
Next row bind off the two middle stitches (unless you ended up with an odd number, then b/o 3) and continue, casting on replacement stitches above those bound off. (Here I used ONE twisted c/o and knit into the front and back of it on the next row - those twisted ones tend to be loose.)
Continuing in seed st, work rows to about where seed st ends on the front of the pocket (use your phone to check the fit - for mine it was about 8), ending with a wrong side row. (If you want to put in a buttonhole, do it the same as for the speaker hole, about 7 rows later.)
Now, work short rows: work seed pattern to next-to-last, turn, slip first, and work seed pattern to next-to-last, turn, slip first. Continue like this for second-to-last and third-to-last on both edges. After turn and slip, seed pattern to end. Cast off all stitches (should be on wrong side).
I’m using a magnetic closer for mine.
Knit a narrow (preferably 1-1/2 or 2”) strip for a belt, using your hips as a guide for length. (I’m doing seed stitch to match, but a 1x1 rib would probably work well too - just don’t do stockinet, as it would curl). Account for the stretch in the fabric when you determine length, and make sure there’s enough overlap to put in 3 buttonholes and 2 buttons - that makes it a little adjustable. Or, make it plenty long and tie it.
Knit a small patch, 8 stitches wide by as many rows as needed to be just longer (by maybe 3 rows) than the belt is wide, and sew it (at the top and bottom) on the back of the pocket near the top. Slide belt through.
Removable belt means that when you replace your phone, if it’s a different size, you can knit a new adjusted pouch and reuse the belt!
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