Flash Drive Sweater Pattern

Flash Drive Sweater
By Nancy Hay
2-5-2011, revised 2-9-11


Always looking for your flash drive?  A flash drive sweater is the answer!  The opening allows you to slide out the USB connector while the drive is still wearing the sweater or you can take it out.  The loop lets you attach it to your key ring, belt loop, or, make it longer and you can wrap it around your wrist. 

My flash drive is a SanDisk cruzer 4 GB.  The measurements are 2.25” H x .75” W x .375”.  To adjust to a different size, add or decrease rounds or stitches per round.

Yarn: small amount of dk or worsted weight yarn, maybe 20 yards?
Gauge: 5 sts/inch, 9 rows/inch
Needle: US #2 circular, for Magic Loop technique
Also needed, crochet hook, size 00, one US #2 double-pointed needle, stitch marker, yarn needle for finishing

CO 8 sts
Round 1 - kfb, k2, kfb, kfb, k2, kfb (12 sts)
Rounds 2 – *k1, s1* repeat from * twice more, turn, repeat from * to * 3 times, pm
Round 3-7 – repeat round 2
When there is enough slack, change the stitches so you are knitting in the round by transferring every other stitch to one needle  (using a third needle or the crochet hook) so the tube is revealed.
Round 8 – BO 6 sts, k 6 sts
Row 9-  p 1 row (6 sts)
Row  10- k 1 row
Row 11 - p 1 row, turn
Round 12 – k 6 sts,
Round 13 - CO 6 sts, join to form round, k 6 sts
Round 14 - k 1 round
* Row 15 – k 6, k5, W&T for short row
   Row 16 – p 4 W&T for short row
   Row 17 – k5, picking up wrap when you get to it
   Round 18 – k 1 round, picking up wrap when you get to it*
# 19-22 - Repeat from * to * 1 more time
Rounds 23-24 – k 2 rounds
BO sts, with the last st make a crochet chain of 31 sts.  Make chain into a loop, using the final st into the 1 st chain st.  Fasten off.
Weave in ends

Abbreviations
k = knit
p = purl
s = slip 1 (as if to purl)
st(s) = stitch(es)
kfb = knit front and back, 1 increase made
pm = place marker
BO = bind off
CO = cast on
W&T = wrap and turn