A Knitted Mock Honeycomb Pouch | Free Knitting Pattern

I designed a knitted mock honeycomb powerbank pouch for my Samsung powerbank and a short charging cable I bought separately.

A friend gave me a Samsung powerbank a couple of years ago. It was small and light, excellent for travelling. The charging cables came and went, and it is still going strong. I wanted to make sure the powerbank and the charging cable are kept together when I travel with them. The best solution a knitter can think of is to knit a pouch that can carry both.

My powerbank measures 9.3 cm x 6.5 cm x 2.2 cm (3.7 in x 2.5 in x 0.8 in). The charging cable is 11 cm (4.3 in) folded.

Mock Honeycomb Stitch

I was really taken with the mock honeycomb stitch. I like the symmetry and the depth created by the shadows cast by the raised stitches. I thought it was complicated, but it is actually simple slip stitch knitting. The stitch pattern requires a cast on in multiples of 4+1 and is a 12-row repeat. The written instructions are:

Row 1: knit 1, *slip 3 purlwise with yarn in front (wyif), knit 1*, repeat from * to * until the end.
Row 2 and all wrong side (aka even) rows: Knit all stitches.
Row 3: k1, *sl3 wyif, k1*, repeat from * to * until the end.
Row 5: k2, *k1 under loose stitches (uls), k3, *, repeat from * to * until last 3 stitches, k1 ups, k2.
Row 7: k3, *sl3 wyif, k1*, repeat from * to * until last 2 stitches, k2.
Row 9: k3, *sl3 wyif, k1*, repeat from * to * until last 1 stitch, k1.
Row 11: k4, *k1 uls, k3*, repeat * to* to last stitch, k1.

ULS is picking up the 2 loose stitches in front of the work onto the needle before knitting the next stitch.

Knit in the Round

I want to knit this pouch in the round because I want a snug fitting pouch. I do not want the powerbank to shift around in the pouch. If I knit this flat, I will need to seam an edge. In my experience, edges do not work well with snug fit.

However, a continuous mock honeycomb stitch does not work in the round because the slip stitches need to be carried over 3 stitches on alternate rows. My solution is to use the magic loop technique and knit each side as a separate mock honeycomb panel. That is, calculate and cast on a multiple of 4+1 for each side. If you are using 3 double-pointed needles, you can cast on a multiple of 4+1 for 3 sides.

Turkish Cast On

I am also going to use the Turkish cast on knitting technique. It is a wrapped, double-sided closed cast on technique that create 2 rows of stitches that flows into stockinette stitch seamlessly. Here are the written instructions:

1. Create a slip knot and slip it onto a circular needle. Leave a tail long enough for weaving in.
2. Line up both needle tips parallel to each other with the tips pointing to the right and the slip knot on the bottom needle.
3. Wrap the yarn over both needles anti-clockwise from the back to the front. Each wrap represents one stitch on each needle.
4. Pull the bottom needle out and let the stitches rest on the other needle and the cable of the circular needle.
5. Knit all the stitches on the needle.
6. Rotate the work so that the top needle is now at the bottom. Adjust the stitches on the cable back onto the knitting needle
7. Pull the bottom needle out and knit the first stitch after the slip knot, removing the slip knot at the same time.
8. Knit the rest of the stitches.

If you do not intend to use the Turkish cast on, especially if you do not have circular needles, then cast on as you normally would and join to knit in the round. You can seam up the bottom edge later.

Materials & Gauge

I am using DK acrylic yarn with 3.5mm circular needles. Examples of suitable yarns: Lion Brand Basic Stitch Anti-Pilling yarn [https://amzn.to/3VcwOJc] or Paintbox Simply DK [Lovecraft link].

My gauge using the selected yarn is approximately 10 stitches and 15 rows to 5 cm (2 in). Therefore, I am going to cast on 16 +1 stitch per side, making it a total of 34 stitches (17 per side).

Instructions for the knitted mock honeycomb stitch powerbank pouch

Using Turkish cast on, wind 17 loops. Knit into these loops for 2 rounds. Start the stitch pattern:

Round 1: knit 1, *slip 3 purlwise with yarn in front (wyif), knit 1*, repeat from * to * until the end of the first side. Repeat for the other side.
Round 2 and all even rounds: Knit all stitches.
Round 3: k1, *sl3 wyif, k1*, repeat from * to * until the end of the side. Repeat for the other side.
Round 5: k2, *k1 under loose stitches (uls), k3, *, repeat from * to * until last 3 stitches, k1 ups, k2. Repeat for the other side.
Round 7: k3, *sl3 wyif, k1*, repeat from * to * until last 2 stitches, k2. Repeat for the other side.
Round 9: k3, *sl3 wyif, k1*, repeat from * to * until last 1 stitch, k1. Repeat for the other side.
Round 11: k4, *k1 uls, k3*, repeat *–* to last stitch, k1. Repeat for the other side.

End with Round 12 to complete one repeat.

Repeat Round 1 to Round 12 one more time. Then Round 1 to Round 6 again to complete the body of the pouch.

Change to 1×1 ribbing for 5 rounds for the opening of the pouch.

Bind off and sew in the ends.

My powerbank pouch or cozy is ready.

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