http://www.pinkhairedgirl.com/archives/SquiPod.JPGYarn: Brown Sheep Nature Spun, color 115 Bit of Blue, less than one skein. Tiny bit of misc black sport weight yarn for eyes.
Needles: Size 4 dpns
Gauge: 5 stitches per inch
Pattern:
Body:
Cast on 32 st. Join for knitting in the round. Knit 5 inches of stockinette.
Head:
One first round, bind off 16 stitches – the stitches on needles 3 & 4. On the next round, Cast on 16 stitches to replace the stitches you just bound off.
Switch to the following decrease pattern:
Rnd 1 – Needle 1 – k1, k2tog, knit to end of needle
Needle 2 – knit to last 3 stitches, ssk, k 1
Needle 3 – k1, k2tog, knit to end of needle
Needle 4 - knit to last 3 stitches, ssk, k 1
Rnd 2 – knit
Repeat rounds 1 and 2 until 8 stitches remain. Bind off in purl.
Back flap:
Pick up 16 st above where you cast off for the head. Knit in stockinette for 2 ¼ inches. Bind off.
Tentacles:
Sew together the cast-on edge of the body, using back stitch. Mark with safety pins 4 evenly spaced places on both the back and the front for the legs (8 places total). At each marker, pick up three stitches and work in I-cord for 2 inches.
Eyes:
For the eyes, I placed the cozy on my iPod, marked the center of the front, and then spaced the eyes so they were each two stitches out from the center. I duplicate stitched the eyes using the black yarn. Here is the pattern:
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Finishing:
Using sewing thread, sew a snap on the back of the cozy and the wrong side of the back flap, so the cozy can be snapped shut.
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I hope people like it! Please feel free to ask if you have questions about the pattern, and if anyone makes it, I would love to see pictures of how it turns out.
