I made a row of 49 foundation single crochet, and worked Catherine Wheel stitch in the round (going along top and bottom of the fsc and into the sides of the first and last stitch as well to make a total of 100 stitches / 10 repeats of the pattern).

I used two balls of fuzzy brushed wool from my stash that I believe were purchased on Trade Me; judging by the age of the labels they’re “vintage” :)

I went down to a smaller hook than I would normally use for this yarn to ensure a dense fabric and good scratch protection.

I finished with a row of half double crochet, then a row of single crochet repeating the pattern (3 sc, sc2tog). Those decreases don’t make the top edge much smaller, but just bring it in neatly. I made the fit very snug so that no closures would be needed - even if you hold it upside down and shake the iPad is definitely not going to fall out!

It looks a little like a hot water bottle, but I’m really happy. I got to use up some yarn I wouldn’t use in any of my usual projects, and it works exactly how I intended! Hooray!