If you love to read using your Kindle or E-Reader then this star stitch crochet kindle cover pattern will be a fun and practical project for you to make.
Are you planning on purchasing a Kindle as a gift this year? Make one of these to go with it! Pairing crochet with store-bought gifts is so fun.
I have always loved to read and finally purchased a Kindle e-reader. I love it so much. Not only can I use it to read books via my Kindle Unlimited subscription, I can also use the Libby app to check out e-books from my library and then read them on my Kindle. (Want to know my top reads of 2024? See the bottom of this post, after pattern)
Get your own kindle from Amazon here. – They go on sale a few times a year. I purchased the Kids Paperwhite because it comes ad-free with a case and is otherwise the same as the adult version.
I always take my Kindle out and about if there’s a chance I have to wait anywhere, so it often gets tossed in my bag. While it has a case I wanted to protect it a little bit more.
I shopped my yarn stash, found a few partial skeins and designed the Stargazer Kindle Cover crochet pattern.
Looking for a different tech case pattern? Try this one!
How to make this pattern in a different size.
If your Kindle is a different size than mine or if you want to make it for a phone, tablet or laptop follow these instructions for crocheting this pattern in a different size. This will change the amount of yarn needed.
Step 1: Measure short side of device.
Step 2: Crochet a chain that length making sure it is an odd number
Step 3: Follow pattern, doing more or less repeats of rows 4 &5. Stop when sleeve measures __ less than height you need.
Step 4: Continue pattern and complete rnds 18-21.
Materials and Pattern Information
- 95 yds worsted weight yarn
- Striped Cover: Loops & Threads Impeccable
- Solid Cover: Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice
- 4.5 mm crochet hook
- Scissors + Yarn Needle
- Button
- Gauge: 5 stars measured from center to center x 4.25 rows = 2 in
- Finished size: 5.5 in x 7.5 in
- See previous section for instructions on how to modify size
Abbreviations
- US Terminology
- Ch(s): chain(s)
- St(s): stitch(es)
- Sc: single crochet
- Hdc: half double crochet
- Rsc: reverse single crochet
Reverse Single Crochet/Crab Stitch (rsc): Insert hook into previous stitch, pull up loop. Yarnover, pull through 2 loops
Star Stitch (also known as Margeuritte stitch): Insert hook and pull up loop in eye of previous star, last loop of previous star, same st last loop of previous star and in next 2 sts. YO and pull through all 6 loops on hook. Ch 1 to close.
Notes
- Ch 1 does not count as stitch
- Worked in joined rounds
- To adjust size to fit any tech (phone, tablet, laptop, bigger/smaller kindle): crochet any odd number of chains and follow pattern. Do more or less repeats of rounds 4&5. Continue with pattern.
- This pattern is great for scraps!
- On striped cover I changed color on rnd 8, 12, and 14
- Star Stitch Tutorial – this tutorial is worked in rows
Stargazer Kindle Cover Crochet Pattern Written Instructions
Rnd 1: Ch 21, 3 sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc across until 1 ch remains. 3 sc in last ch. Continuing on other side of starting ch, sc across. Join to top of 1st sc with sl st. (42 sc)
Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc in same st as ch 1 and each st around. Join to top of 1st sc with sl st. (44 sc)
Rnd 3: as row 2
Rnd 4: Ch 2, Make 1st Star stitch by inserting and pulling up loop in front loop and back loop of 2nd ch from hook, same st as ch 2 and in next 2 chs. Ch 1 to close. Star stitch around. Last leg of final star stitch is worked in 1st stitch of round. Omit ch 1 from final stitch. Join to top of 1st st with sl st. (22 stars)
Rnd 5: Sl St over to ch-1 space, ch 1, 2 hdc in same space as beginning ch 1 and each ch-1 space around. Join to top of 1st st with sl st. (44 hdc)
Rnd 6-17: repeat ends 4 & 5
Rnd 18-20: Ch 1, sc in same st as ch 1 and each st around. Join to top of 1st sc with sl st. (44 sc)
Rnd 21: Ch 1, Insert hook into previous stitch, pull up loop. Yarnover, pull through 2 loops (reverse single crochet made), rsc in next 5, ch 10, rsc around. Join to top of 1st st with sl st. Finish off. Weave in ends. (44 rsc)
Sew button on front, lined up with chain loop.
Heather’s Top Reads of the Year
The year isn’t techincally over but close enough. As my current TBR stands now, I don’t think I’ll be reading anything that will knock these books out of the line-up. In no particular order:
- The Women by Kirsten Hannah: I have yet to meet a Kirsten Hannah book I didn’t love. This one was about an army nurse serving in Vietnam
- What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty: This is a thought-provoking book about a woman who loses her memory and wakes up thinking its years earlier only to find she’s now a completely different person. I am still thinking about this book months later.
- Just for the Summer by Abby Jiminez: I laughed, I cried, it was such a good romance.
- Joe Picket Series by C.J. Box: I’ve been binging this series about a Wyoming game warden on audio all year. Also note, if you read these, don’t watch the Paramount + TV version, it was such a disappointment.
- Fourth Wing and Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros: Who knew I would enjoy a book about dragons because I sure didn’t. For me, this lived up to the hype 100%.