Star Trek Kindle Cover

In this instructable, I will show you how to knit a Star Trek kindle cover. 

Let's begin with supplies and materials.

Supplies:

• Size 5 circular needles.  I used Knitpicks interchangeables. (They happen to be on sale right now)
• Scissors
• Darning needle

Materials:

• Knitpicks worsted weight yarn (creme brulee)
• Knitpicks worsted weight yarn (black)
• Black felt
• Liquid Stitch fabric glue

Please note that these are just the exact supplies that I used.  Please feel free to use any yarn you like and just customize to the size of your Kindle or other device.

Also, I made this isntructable with a standard Kindle in mind.  If your device is larger or smaller, you will need to make adjustments as necessary. 

I knit this cover as if I were doing toe-up socks, using Judy's Magic Cast On (fantastic method in case you are not familiar with it)

• Cast on 20 stitches (20 stitches on each needle)
• Begin working in the round, one knit stitch in each stitch around
• Continue until the case covers all but about 1" of the Kindle.

At this point, change to your black yarn.

• Knit one row in black
• Knit 2, Purl 2 for the next 5 rows (or until you reach the desired height.

Time to bind off....

Time to bind off!

• A stretchy bind off is not required for this project.  Just do a normal bind off.
• Knit the first two stitches, then pull the first stitch over the second and off the needle
• Purl the next stitch and slip the knit stitch from your working needle over the purled one and off the needle.
• Purl the next stitch and slip the first purl stitch over this one and off the needle
• Repeat this process until you are finished binding off.
• Be sure to knit the knit stitches and purl the purl stitches.

Download the image of the Star Trek logo here and print to size.  I printed it out at 1.5" tall.

• Cut out your printing
• Hold it to the felt and cut around it
• Trim up your felt as necessary for a nice clean look
• Affix the logo with fabric glue (do not do this with the Kindle in the case as glue could seep through onto it)

Let the glue dry for a few hours to make sure the logo doesn't come off and to make sure you don't get glue on your Kindle.

I wish you luck in your own projects, and as always, if there is anything I can do to help, please ask!