Hanging Cozy for JBL Clip 2 Bluetooth Portable Speaker

A sling that solves the problem of how to hang your speaker after the carabiner's silicone attachment breaks. I have two of these speakers, and they both broke the exact same way!

MATERIALS

•  Cotton yarn, medium/worsted weight

•  4.5 mm crochet hook

•  Stitch markers

NOTE: Ch-3 at beg of a rnd counts as a dc.

RND 1 Ch 28, PM on 1st ch, 7th ch, 14th ch, and 21st ch, sl st join to 1st ch. [28]

RND 2 Ch 3, dc in first MS [result is a dc-inc], PM, dc around to next MS, dc-inc, PM, dc around to next MS, dc-inc, PM, dc around to last MS [the last ch], dc-inc, PM, sl st join to top of 1st dc. [32]

RND 3 Ch 3, dc around except dc-dec over every 4th-5th st. [26]

RND 4 (Ch 2, dc-dec) over 1st 2 sts, dc-dec around. [13]

RND 5 Sl st around. Fasten off. Weave in ends.

HANGING LOOP (optional; you could just use the original or similar carabiner)

Fit cozy onto speaker. At top where there's a short row of dc, sc-join yarn around post of 2nd dc from end, ch 10, 2 sc around post of dc 2nd from opposite end, turn, 10 sc around string of chs, sc around starting post. Fasten off, weave in ends.

ABBREVIATIONS

beg – beginning

ch – chain

dc – double crochet

dc-dec – double crochet decrease (dc2tog)

dc-inc – double crochet increase (2 dc in same st)

MS – marked stitch

PM – place marker

rnd – round

sc – single crochet

sl st – slip stitch