Digital Camera Pouch pattern

Front

Back with belt loop

Turned inside out to show battery pack pocket and to highlight closure
strap

This is a digital camera pouch with belt loop and internal pocket for extra battery pack. It is my own design. The 2 X 1 rib makes the pouch a snug fit. The monogram is just for fun. Completed September 2005.

Yarn Brand: Main body made from worsted wool (which I got from a big jumble bag, so no brand). Light blue trim is Dale of Norway Svale,a cotton/viscose/silk blend.

Quantity: Scraps

Needles: Size 8 double-pointed needles

Optional items: G crochet hook, button

Gauge: 4 st = 1" stocking stitch

Finished Dimensions: 3" X 4" overall. Closure strap: 1" X 1.75" including button loop. Belt loop: 1.5" X 2.5". Extra battery pack pocket: 2" X 2"

Pattern

Copyright © 2005 by Carolyn Wei. All rights reserved. For non-commercial use only.

The main pouch is knit in the round as a tube and then sewn at the bottom. The belt loop, battery pack, and closure strap are optional: they are knit separately and attached.

2 X 1 rib pattern: *k2, p1, repeat from *.

Main pouch
CO 30 stitches. Distribute evenly over 3 dpn, and join together in a round. If you have a different gauge or wish to make the pouch bigger or smaller, you can adjust the number of stitches you cast on by multiples of 3. Knit in 2 X 1 rib pattern. Knit in rounds until the pouch is 4" tall. For cast off round, attach contrast color yarn, and cast off. Sew the bottom of the tube shut for the main pouch.

Options

Closure strap
CO 5 st.

Row 1: k1, p1, k1, p1, k1.

Row 2: p1, k1, p1, k1, p1.

Repeat these two rows until strap is 1.5" long. Cast off, but don't cut off the tail. Pull the tail out as a "slip stitch," and with the crochet hook, chain 3 stitches. Cast off and attach the end of the chain to the other end of the strap to make a button closure loop. Attach strap to the top center of the back of the pouch. Sew a button to the front of the pouch.

Belt loop
CO 11 st.

Row 1: k2, *p1, k2, *repeat from *.

Row 2: p2, *k1, p2, *repeat from *.

Repeat these two rows until belt loop is 2.75" long. Cast off, and attach to back of camera pouch.

Extra battery pack pocket
CO 9 sts.

Knit in stocking stitch until 2" long. Cast off, and attach to back of the pouch on the inside. Attach on three sides to make a pocket.

Monogram
Use daisy chain stitch to embroider an initial on the front with contrast color yarn.