Mouth Guard Cover by Joan of Dark aka Toni Carr

Mouth Guard Cover

Knitting
August 2008
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
24 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette stitch
US 4 - 3.5 mm
220 yards (201 m)
English

Pattern description from Knockdown Knits: “Every girl has at least one great fashion purchase in her life. You know, the purchase that other girls ooh and ahh over and is always a conversation piece when worn. Alas, for me it was not a little black dress that made me look 10 lbs. slimmer or fantastically expensive boots that were snagged on sale for only $3. It was a little purse that looked like boys underwear. I carry that bag around and every girl I bump into comments on it and asks me where I got it. I decided to mimic that awesome fashion find to hide my least favorite piece of roller-girl gear: the mouth guard. It’s ugly, uncomfortable, and I have lost at least two of them! (I found one, but didn’t want to put it back in my mouth after I found it.) By knitting this cute little pair of boys undies, it not only gives you a cute way to store that ugly bit of gear, it also makes it a lot harder to mix up your mouth guard with any other girl’s guard. Knit this in any color or get clever and put some initials or striping on it!”

Skill Level: Rookie

Materials:

  • Knit Picks Wool of the Andes (100% wool, 110 yd. 100m per 1.75 oz. 50g ball): 1 skein #23764 Red (MC) and 1 skein #23432 Cloud (CC)
  • US 4 3.5mm straight needles
  • Tapestry needle
  • White thread
  • Sewing needle
  • 6” zipper

Finished Measurements:

  • Width: 4.5”
  • Height: 3.5”