Knit up a simple sleeve to protect your tablet from scratches on the go! The Comfy Tablet Sleeve knits up so quickly, making it a great gift-giving idea too.

This pattern is free on the Hands Occupied Blog, and it is also available as an affordable, ad free, printer-friendly PDF in the Hands Occupied Shop.

Skill level: easy

Supplies
1, 50g skein each of Debbie Bliss Rialto DK yarn in 2 colors. Pictured colors: Mustard (yellow), Sea (light blue).
US 6 (4 mm) knitting needles, straight
tapestry needle for seaming & weaving in ends

Abbreviations & Terms
CO – cast on
sts – stitches
Clr A – color A (Pictured: light blue)
RS – right side
Clr B – color B (Pictured: yellow)
sl 1 wyib – slip 1 stitch with yarn in back
WS – wrong side
sl 1 wyif – slip 1 stitch with yarn in front
rep from - repeat the instructions following the asterisk as directed
BO – bind off

Notes: Visit this blog post to find a tutorial for how to seam the two panels of this Sleeve together using a modified mattress stitch.

Gauge & Dimensions: Approx. 24 sts x 42 rows = 4 inches (10 cm). Each finished panel measures 6.8 by 9.6 inches after wet blocking, but before seaming. The finished, seamed sleeve measures approx. 6.25 by 9.5 inches.

This sleeve was designed to fit the iPad 9.7-inch, which measures 6.6 inches wide by 9.4 inches tall. There is a modest amount of negative ease built into this pattern so the sleeve may fit its tablet snugly. You may alter this pattern to fit your own device by changing the number of stitches cast on and/or by working more or fewer rows. of the pattern repeat.