For Valentine’s Day, I made Slobo a bean bag for his IPOD. Since he got his new video IPOD, every night he would lay in bed, Video IPOD on belly, and comment …. “*sigh* sure wish I had a bean bag for my IPOD”….. Okay, so VDay comes along and of course, had to make him one! Why spend 35$ or more for something I could make for free.

I used the naugha patent leather from one of our son’s old costume boots . It was backed with foam, which I peeled away - as it made it too thick. The liner was the black nylon that was backing it. I would recommend a cotton muslin tho. The pattern with instructions is from sewing.org I used the adult size pattern (no scaling). In case their site is down, here is the bag pattern gif. I cut open a beanbag chair we had in hopes it had the little beads in it… but alas … the thing was filled with shredded egg cartons and paper pulp! WHO KNEW! Since the chunks were too large to use in this small beanie, I used the only small dried beans I had in the pantry - Lentils with a garlic herb scent. LOL. Now when Slobo lies in bed to watch his videos at night - he gets hungry! Hey - At least no vampires will get him!

If you make this pattern, I would suggest making it about a 1/4″ larger on all sides so that you end up with a beanie that’s a little bigger. Also, prepare to hand sew the circles on top and bottom. They are too small to get into a sewing machine and chew lots of licorice while trying to see to hand sew them. They are a bit of a booger.

Also - I highly suggest using the poly beads. The beans come out to a bit of a stiff bag. Might even want to use some cotton fabric too, as the nylons / polysters etc. can transmit a static charge which we all know can be deadly to an electronic circuit. The patent leather turned out to not be needed for grip as the bag settles down to conform to the shape anyway.

Think I’ll knit him another one - it might be great practice for some short row shaping skills.