I <3 To Crochet

2008-09-02

Great Forms of Protection with Yarn

So I had one of oldest cell phones around and was in dire need of an upgrade. So I went to the local store to pick one out. How new should I go? How expensive can I afford? Well I am not one who spends my time buying the current toy to have so I settled on one I liked but that was pretty cheap. As I was playing with the new phone I realized I now have a camera.. (yeah the other one was that old!) and was super excited.

On the way home after changing the settings all around I put my new cell phone in my pocket. By the way, who really

wants it to beep when you hit a key? Upon

arriving home as I was getting out the car I hear this crunch of plastic and pavement and I filled with dread. Scanning the ground I found my cell phone underneath the car still intact. Went to view the screen and noticed that it just so happened to land on the one part that makes the phone worthless. The screen had a crack and it was "leaking" into the screen ("I cracked the LCD.")

Well I was bummed about the drop though and I went back to my old phone.

I spent the next few days debating on if I should get a new phone and if so the same style. But then I decided I liked the other one and began deciding how to best protect it. With my yarn and needles in hand I made the following case. It is a typical bag just made in rounds. I made a small square patch and put it inside and then put a smaller piece of cardboard in the pocket made with the square patch. This means even if I do drop it, it will have cushion and protection from ever hitting that spot again.

And this other case is for a camera. This is just a rectangle folded over and sewn together lengthwise. But this "shape" comes in handy in lots of things. This particular rectangle has been a container for scraps, knitting needle cushion, crazy creature and then the camera case. It is not as sturdy as to protect it during a drop, but it is good enough to protect it in a bag or a pocket.

2008-05-12

Random Creations

Check out what my friend made! The black kitty is a dead on replica of my cat Buddy and this crocheted version includes a squeaky toy inside. She also made the cupcake (left of the other image).

The right side of the image with the cupcake is a coffee I made from a cute book I picked up recently. The bottom image is something coming soon. Can you figure out what it is?

Here Piggy Piggy Piggy

This pattern was featured on Annie's Attic: Free Pattern of the Day. For whatever reason I made them for my dentist. Maybe next time I will try a different piggy pattern. One is creme. One is camp (Forest Merino Wool). The last is pink. Some pictures are from before adding the black on the eyes and snout. The one picture is of the pink pigs ears and tail before it was attached.

2008-05-08

Things Remembered

How great does it feel when you run across a picture of something you completed a while ago and you did not have a picture before? I made a red, white and blue lapghan for my mother and I did not take a picture before it was given away. Luckily, I have a mom who likes to take pictures and was nice enough to give me one.

It is made from Red Lion Brand yarn. I was learning how to make small ripples and followed no pattern. The red/white/blue multi-color sections are made with the multicolor yarn and not me changing yarn every so many stitches. I changed colors every so many rows depending on what section.