MillaMia Laholm Mini Tablet Case Knitting Pattern

MillaMia Laholm Mini Tablet Case

What is Being Made

The Laholm Mini Tablet Case is a compact protective accessory designed to hold small tablets and similar devices. With finished dimensions of 14cm (5½ inches) wide by 20½cm (8 inches) long, this case provides a snug fit for portable electronics. The project is constructed as a flat knitted piece that creates a structured yet flexible protective covering, making it an ideal beginner-friendly introduction to functional accessory knitting.

Techniques Used

This beginner-level project employs fundamental knitting techniques suitable for those new to the craft. The primary construction method involves working flat on straight needles, building the case from a single piece of fabric. The pattern demonstrates basic shaping and stitch manipulation, with decreasing techniques used to create finished edges. The design encourages experimentation with colour combinations, allowing knitters to add creative variations such as introducing additional colours within the existing structure.

Stitches Used

Moss Slip Stitch forms the primary fabric texture throughout the case. This stitch is worked over the main body using 3.25mm (US 3) needles and creates a dense, textured surface that provides both visual interest and structural integrity. The moss slip stitch technique produces a fabric with excellent drape and stability, making it particularly suitable for a protective case that requires durability without excessive bulk.

Additional stitch techniques referenced in the pattern include garter stitch, stocking stitch, and standard decreasing methods such as knit two stitches together (k2tog) and slip, knit, pass slipped stitch over (skpo) for shaping the finished edges.

Materials

The Laholm Mini Tablet Case is designed to use MillaMia Naturally Soft Merino yarn, exclusively available through Love Knitting. The pattern calls for one 50g (1¾oz) ball each of two complementary colours: Forget me Not (120) serving as colour A, and Putty Grey (121) serving as colour B. This merino wool blend provides a soft, breathable yarn suitable for a case that will contact devices and hands regularly.

The project requires two pairs of needles: 2.75mm (US 2) needles and 3.25mm (US 3) needles. The smaller needles are typically used for ribbed edges or cuffs, while the larger needles accommodate the main moss slip stitch fabric. The tension specification of 33 stitches and 80 rows to a 10cm (4 inch) square over moss slip stitch using 3.25mm needles ensures proper gauge and finished dimensions.

Colourway Options

While the pattern features the primary colourway of Forget me Not and Putty Grey, suggested alternative colourway combinations are provided to inspire creative variations: Plum, Claret, Snow, Lipstick, Midnight Sky, Red, and Blue. The pattern notes specifically encourage knitters to test bold colour combinations and even suggests adding extra rows in a third colour for additional creative expression.