February 2012

The good, the bad, and the monsters.

It was an interesting weekend here. Doug got home a little early on Saturday, so he and the girls spent some quality time together. Doug bought some new Dinosaur Train figures for the girls, and much fun was had by the three of them. Apparently there was a carnivore convention. When I came back to check on them, the convention had grown. Later there was light saber fun to be had. Everything was going well until dinner. So many times … Read more

More projects done, and even more to make!

I’ve been knitting and crocheting like a mad woman lately. I want my patterns to the best I can make them before I post them.

But in the mists of all that, I got a little commission from one of the lovely ladies at my grocery store.

Crochet Nook case

Nook Case
a flip~top case for your favorite e~books
Crochet Pattern
Beginner to Intermediate Skill Level
Designed by Jessie Rayot

I made this for my wonderful mother for Christmas, and have been meaning to share with you. So here it is!! I wish I had taken better notes, I didn’t write down the gauge and my parents are currently in Germany, so it’s kind hard to check. Uggg.

I used TLC Cotton Plus yarn with a 4.5mm hook. Any DK or light worsted weight yarn should work.

I seem to have had a not~so~bright moment. I did have many process pictures to go along with this tutorial. So many. I moved them into the pattern I had written in a Word doc, and then deleted them from my photos. Now I can’t get them into Blogger, and they won’t re~save as photos. I really have no idea how I managed to make this mess. I’m going to blame the bad cold. It seems the only photos I have left are of the finished object. The patterns should still be fine, I just prefer to give you lots of helpful photos along the way. Sorry about that. :^