...fit a larger phone? (I designed that cozy for my iPhone 4s, before there was a plus size.)
Sure, I said.
The depth part was easy. I just needed to knit more rows. But the width... Well, if I added a couple stitches...
No. Just no. I can't put my brand on that. That looks terrible.
The customer requested one done in cobalt blue. My go to yarn for this project had several blues, but none a brilliant shade near cobalt. A similar yarn that I had never worked with before had a royal blue. Close enough.
Since I had never worked with that yarn before, there were bound to be some differences.
So, the first go around was kind of like making a test swatch. I figured out that I needed to use a smaller sized needle. And to make the thing wide enough, I added a cable along both sides. Those changes made a world of difference...
A side by side comparison...
I can put my name on that. (The second one. Not the first.)
(And now I need to make one for my bigger iPhone. In orange.)
Looks good.
ReplyDeleteFunny how the phones got really small and now they are getting big again.
Hi Liz - never a dull moment for you ... but I can definitely see the difference between the two ... enjoy doing your orange one .. cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteWell good job figuring that out on the fly.
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DeleteWow. I would so not be able to figure that out. Looks great!
ReplyDeleteThat is so cute! I love the cobalt blue color.
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DeleteThat's great and I love the colour. There's a wonderful sense of accomplishment when you figure out how to change something like that to make it work.
ReplyDeleteThere is. Thanks.
DeleteIt would be easier if they didn't keep changing sizes on the device :P. And the second one really came out nice, so your hard work paid off.
ReplyDeleteCute!!!
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DeleteLooks nice! I like the color of the yarn too and the cable stitch through it!
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Those are adorable!
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DeleteI love it!!
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DeleteThank goodness phones are getting bigger. I have trouble seeing anything on mine as it is. Love your work and that blue colour is lovely.
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DeleteI own a SE, which is the size of the 5S. I've never thought of a crocheted (in my case, as I don't knit) case. Right now this kind of project would be too much thinking for me, lol. Alana ramblinwitham.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteReally, it's just a long strip folded over. At least, that's how mine is constructed. (You could do a tube as well...)
DeleteAdding the cable knit on the sides definitely made a huge difference!
ReplyDeleteIt does. That's what my ereader cover has, and I love it.
DeleteThis looks great! I think that is great way to keep the phone safe and I love that colour!
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DeleteThe uninitiated can never comprehend how skeins of yarn differ. Fascinating. And well done!
ReplyDeleteYeah, even skeins that are supposed to be similar.
DeleteI gotta get me one of those! In orange. Heading to Etsy? Maybe?
ReplyDeleteI haven't gotten around to listing them. But I can do a custom order, no problem.
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