From Pantyhose to Phone Sock

This phone sock is made from old pantyhose cut into yarn. The material is quite flexible and - in knitted form -  makes a good protective layer around electronic equipment.

It's not much of a fancy pattern, but maybe an interesting idea for recycling.



Material:

• 8mm dpns (or 8mm circular knitting needles using magic loop technique)
• about two pairs of pantyhose cut into yarn (a tutorial can be found here).
• tapistry needle

Instructions:

• CO24 sts (I used knitted cast on to minimize the tail)
• join in round
• knit 35 rounds (depending on the size of your phone)
• bind off using kitchener stitch (a tutorial can be found here)
• weave in ends

I experimented a bit with different colours (stripes from light to dark) or patterns (e.g. k3 p1), but in the end I like the plain stockinette stitch best - without stripes or colourwork.