These are some of the earbud pouches I am often making these days. You can keep your earbuds intact inside your bag without getting them tangled. Knitted top-down, the bottom is closed with Kitchener stitches, which I still need to improve my skill. I tend to make the corners too sharp or pointy, or sometimes I find out, in the end, that the stitches don't match. Therefore this pattern is a good practice. Also suitable for practicing ribbed cast-on. I use the magic loop method. I like it the best when I knit in the round. The cable of circular needles used to be too stiff, we had to use 4 or 5 DPNs when working on small circles. Since I find it pretty hard, the magic loop method saved my life.
The one on the left is made from a 2-ply handspun yarn. This was spun from a rolag which I made at the colour blending lesson with hand carders. I remember using various fibres and some silk pieces. Since it was just an experiment, I had just one rolag and the spun yarn was a little on the thicker side. So I had to add some gray blend in order to get the length. That's why it is a bit larger than others. The fibre used here was almost all Corridale.
The one in the centre is made of BFL, Blueface Leicester, if I remember correctly. This fibre is soft but its staple is much longer than Merino wool. Very easy to spin.
The one on the right is made of Targhee, American Wool, the wool from the States. It's also very soft and so cushy. I spun this one rather thin but then wanted to keep the colour gradation. So I decided to keep it as singles yarn. I washed it in warm water and let it settle. Since the yarn weight is light, the finished product is cute and tiny. However, according to a friend of mine who was using a similar pouch that I made, hers was losing its shape as she was using it. I guess the yarn was not really settled well. By raising the water temperature, rubbing a little more in the soapy water, and beating the skein on a flat surface might be some of the solutions. I have to try that next time.