A cozy little sleeve for your favorite stories. The Vanilla Kindle Cover turns a single skein into something both practical and charming—perfect for tucking your device safely into a tote or adding a handmade touch to your reading ritual. With a delicate picot cast-on and a simple eyelet detail, it’s as soothing to knit as it is to use.
Step-by-step video here.
The Vanilla Kindle Cover is worked in the round from the top down. It begins with a picot cast-on, followed by a decorative eyelet round. The body is worked in stockinette stitch until the desired length is reached. The pattern includes instructions for three sizes: Standard, Paperwhite, and Scribe. Designed to use a single skein, this project is ideal for quick, functional knits with a clean finish.
Needles
US 8 – 5 mm 32”- 80 cm circular needles.
Yarn
Worsted weight – I used: Hobbii Jade in color 01 (328 yds / 300 m; 100% Acrylic)
Yardage
approx. 109 yds / 100 m
Gauge
17 stitches and 23 rounds = 4″ / 10 cm in Stockinette st
Other notions
1 BOR marker
Tapestry needle
Sizing
3 Sizes: Standard (Paperwhite, Scribe)
Standard: 6.2 x 4.3 x 0.32 inches (157.8 x 108.6 x 8.0 mm)
Paperwhite: 6.9 inches x 4.9 inches x 0.3 inches (176.7 mm x 127.6 mm x 7.8 mm)
Scribe: 7.7 inches x 9 inches x 0.22 inches (196 mm x 230 mm x 5.6 mm)
GLOSSARY:
Picot cast on:
Step 1: CO 6 sts using Knitted Cast-On Method. (For the first time ONLY cast on 6 sts, after that CO 4sts)
Step 2: K2.
Step 3: BO 1 on your right-hand needle by slipping the far-right stitch over the second stitch on the needle.
Step 4: K1 (2sts on your right-hand needle.)
Step 5: BO 1 (1st on the right-hand needle.)
Step 6: Slip the right-hand needle stitch onto the left needle.
Repeat steps 1 – 6 (CO4, k2, BO1, k1, BO1, sl 1, etc) until you have the required number of CO sts.
3-Needle Bind Off
Step 1: Arrange the two pieces with their WS facing out.
Step 2: Hold the needles parallel, slip a third needle into the first st on each of the two needles, and knit the 2 sts together.
Step 3: Knit together the new first stitch on both parallel needles, then bind off.
Repeat step 3 until only one stitch remains on the working needle.
Break yarn and pull the tail through the last stitch to fasten off.
ABBREVIATIONS
approx – Approximately
BO – Bind off
BOR – Beginning of the round
CO – Cast on
k – Knit
k2tog – Knit 2 sts together; decrease
m – Marker
p – Purl
st (sts) – Stitch (stitches)
YO – Yarn over
PATTERN
Beginning – PICOT:
Cast on 40 (44, 78) sts using the picot cast-on method. Place BOR m and join in the round, being careful not to twist the stitches.
Body
Rnd 1: *K2tog, YO; rep from * to end.
Rnd 2: Knit
Rnd 3: Purl
From the next round, continue working in stockinette stitch until you work measures approx 6.5 (7, 8)” / 23 (23.5, 24) cm, or you have worked 36 (40, 44) rounds from the purl round.
Ending
With a third needle, BO with the three-needle bind off to close your cover.
Finishing
Weave in ends and block the accessory to finished measurements.